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 19 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 19 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 671 | 864 | 857 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +193 | -7 | +219 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Analyst | 41 | 26 | 120 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.073% | 0.026% | 0.12% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.081% | 0.027% | 0.13% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 34 | 23 | 93 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,500 | £27,650 | £25,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £32,250 | £26,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,500 | £40,000 | £34,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.25% | +17.65% | +1.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £49,688 | £47,500 | £42,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £64,625 | £50,200 | £52,600 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £31,000 | £30,000 | £28,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.33% | +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 | 50,683 | 94,601 | 90,752 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.72% | 94.69% | 91.52% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,196 | 67,610 | 57,343 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,320 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.37% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £71,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,564 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.13% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
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 19 May 2025.
Desktop Analyst
Top 10 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 19 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 | +162 | 41 | £40,500 | +1.25% | 23 |
| London | +129 | 32 | £45,000 | - | 18 |
| UK excluding London | +185 | 9 | £31,000 | +3.33% | 10 |
| Work from Home | +122 | 5 | £50,000 | +75.44% | |
| South West | +105 | 3 | £31,000 | -27.06% | 2 |
| South East | +95 | 3 | £37,500 | +10.29% | 5 |
| Midlands | +68 | 2 | £31,500 | +11.50% | 1 |
| West Midlands | +42 | 1 | £33,000 | +22.22% | 1 |
| East Midlands | +24 | 1 | £30,000 | +1.69% | |
| East of England | - | 1 | £27,500 | - | 1 |
Desktop Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 19 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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