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 to 3 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 3 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 654 | 696 | 908 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +42 | +212 | -139 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer | 254 | 300 | 324 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.26% | 0.29% | 0.21% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.27% | 0.32% | 0.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 228 | 259 | 261 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,240 | £24,000 | £26,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £27,750 | £28,750 | £27,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £34,000 | £33,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.41% | +3.03% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £37,850 | £40,000 | £42,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £55,000 | £50,000 | £57,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £29,000 | £29,700 | £29,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.36% | +0.68% | -1.67% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 93,314 | 94,990 | 150,394 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.53% | 96.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,914 | 59,752 | 85,367 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,508 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.49% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
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 3 May 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 3 May 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 | +28 | 219 | £32,500 | -4.41% | 47 |
| UK excluding London | +15 | 168 | £29,000 | -2.36% | 37 |
| London | +78 | 84 | £42,500 | +11.84% | 22 |
| South East | -25 | 48 | £32,500 | +10.54% | 4 |
| North of England | +57 | 30 | £28,000 | -8.20% | 2 |
| Work from Home | +57 | 29 | £47,000 | +34.29% | 5 |
| South West | -23 | 26 | £29,290 | +6.51% | 9 |
| Wales | +23 | 20 | £28,290 | +2.87% | 2 |
| Midlands | +23 | 19 | £27,250 | +2.83% | 1 |
| North West | +6 | 19 | £27,000 | -10.00% | 1 |
| East Midlands | +7 | 14 | £30,000 | +12.15% | |
| East of England | +9 | 12 | £24,240 | -30.74% | 7 |
| Scotland | -54 | 12 | £24,240 | -25.42% | 12 |
| Yorkshire | +87 | 11 | £32,500 | -15.13% | |
| West Midlands | +14 | 5 | £26,500 | - | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | £35,000 | - |
Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 May 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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