Desktop Engineer Job Trends in Tyne and Wear

Desktop Engineer
North East > Tyne and Wear

The median Desktop Engineer salary in Tyne and Wear is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 May 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
23 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 86 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Tyne and Wear 0.12% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 - -
North East median annual salary £35,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Tyne and Wear

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Tyne and Wear. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Tyne and Wear with a recognized job title 1,568 357 1,316
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.38% 94.95% 96.69%
Number of salaries quoted 1,242 235 1,094
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,087 £29,575
25th Percentile £38,750 £36,125 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +10.53% -9.52%
75th Percentile £69,390 £68,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £75,772
North East median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -0.36%

Desktop Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Desktop Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear.

Desktop Engineer job vacancy trend in Tyne and Wear

Desktop Engineer
Salary Trend in Tyne and Wear

Salary distribution trend for Desktop Engineer job vacancies in Tyne and Wear.

Salary distribution trend for Desktop Engineer job vacancies in Tyne and Wear

Desktop Engineer
Job Locations in Tyne and Wear

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Engineer within the Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 23 May 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Newcastle upon Tyne - 1 - -
Sunderland - 1 £35,000 - 2
Desktop Engineer
North East

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Tyne and Wear

For the 6 months to 23 May 2026, Desktop Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Tyne and Wear region featuring Desktop Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
2 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (50.00%) AI
2 1 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Cisco
2 1 (50.00%) Data Loss Prevention
2 1 (50.00%) Entra ID
2 1 (50.00%) Kalman Filter
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Copilot
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (50.00%) Mobile Device Management
2 1 (50.00%) OneDrive
2 1 (50.00%) Power BI
2 1 (50.00%) Power Platform
2 1 (50.00%) PowerShell
2 1 (50.00%) SCCM
2 1 (50.00%) SharePoint
2 1 (50.00%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (50.00%) Virtual Desktop
2 1 (50.00%) Web Filtering
2 1 (50.00%) Windows 10

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Tyne and Wear by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (50.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) Entra ID
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Copilot
2 1 (50.00%) OneDrive
2 1 (50.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Power BI
General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Onboarding
1 1 (50.00%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
2 1 (50.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) AI
1 1 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Data Loss Prevention
1 1 (50.00%) Kalman Filter
1 1 (50.00%) Mobile Device Management
1 1 (50.00%) Web Filtering
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) PowerShell
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (50.00%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (50.00%) SCCM
1 1 (50.00%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Cisco
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft