Desktop Analyst
UK
The median Desktop Analyst salary in the UK is £40,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 665 | 880 | 861 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +215 | -19 | +217 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Analyst | 37 | 27 | 107 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.066% | 0.026% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.073% | 0.027% | 0.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 30 | 23 | 82 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,500 | £28,250 | £25,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £31,750 | £26,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,500 | £37,500 | £33,722 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.00% | +11.20% | +1.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £52,500 | £47,500 | £40,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £65,500 | £50,200 | £53,700 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £32,000 | £30,000 | £28,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.67% | +5.26% | +3.64% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 50,444 | 98,297 | 87,491 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.33% | 94.81% | 91.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,384 | 69,991 | 55,965 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,748 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -6.54% | +6.49% |
Desktop Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Desktop Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Desktop Analyst
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Desktop Analyst.
Desktop Analyst
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Desktop Analyst over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.
Desktop Analyst
Top 9 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 31 May 2025. 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 |
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| England | +181 | 37 | £40,500 | +8.00% | 10 |
| London | +119 | 29 | £46,250 | +2.78% | 9 |
| UK excluding London | +179 | 8 | £32,000 | +6.67% | 1 |
| Work from Home | +121 | 5 | £50,000 | +66.67% | |
| South West | +112 | 3 | £31,000 | -27.06% | 1 |
| South East | +77 | 3 | £37,500 | +17.19% | |
| Midlands | +64 | 2 | £31,500 | +6.78% | |
| West Midlands | +56 | 1 | £33,000 | +22.22% | |
| East Midlands | +42 | 1 | £30,000 | +1.69% |
Desktop Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, Desktop Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Desktop Analyst in the job title.
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Desktop Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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