Desktop Engineer
UK
The median Desktop Engineer salary in the UK is £32,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 July 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Jul 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 606 | 653 | 928 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +47 | +275 | -59 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer | 242 | 238 | 349 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.27% | 0.29% | 0.20% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.28% | 0.32% | 0.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 218 | 208 | 270 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,122 | £26,100 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,290 | £26,250 | £28,563 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £32,500 | £34,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -6.47% | +5.30% |
| 75th Percentile | £43,750 | £43,750 | £43,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £55,375 | £60,000 | £58,875 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £29,440 | £27,500 | £29,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.05% | -6.78% | +1.72% |
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 | 85,709 | 74,085 | 167,386 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.83% | 91.81% | 95.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 58,134 | 51,472 | 87,435 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £43,800 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £52,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +1.92% | +9.47% |
Desktop Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Desktop Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Desktop Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Desktop Engineer.
Desktop Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Desktop Engineer over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.
Desktop Engineer
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 26 July 2024. 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 | +20 | 212 | £32,500 | -2.99% | 21 |
| UK excluding London | -10 | 147 | £29,440 | +7.05% | 15 |
| London | +63 | 90 | £41,000 | +2.50% | 9 |
| Work from Home | +52 | 45 | £40,000 | - | 1 |
| South West | -12 | 33 | £29,245 | +6.35% | 3 |
| North of England | +11 | 29 | £32,500 | +18.18% | 5 |
| Midlands | -8 | 23 | £32,500 | +20.37% | 1 |
| South East | -4 | 20 | £28,000 | -6.67% | 2 |
| North West | -14 | 18 | £27,000 | - | 3 |
| East of England | +5 | 15 | £24,240 | -36.21% | 1 |
| East Midlands | - | 15 | £32,500 | - | 1 |
| Wales | +30 | 13 | £28,290 | +2.87% | |
| Scotland | -30 | 13 | £27,500 | - | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +67 | 11 | £32,500 | +22.64% | 2 |
| West Midlands | -6 | 8 | £43,227 | +60.10% | |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | £35,000 | - | 1 |
Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 July 2024, Desktop Engineer 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 Engineer in the job title.
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Desktop Engineer 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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