Desktop Support Analyst
UK
The median Desktop Support Analyst salary in the UK is £40,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 683 | 881 | 868 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +198 | -13 | +220 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support Analyst | 37 | 23 | 88 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.065% | 0.021% | 0.094% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.073% | 0.023% | 0.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 30 | 19 | 63 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,500 | £28,100 | £25,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £31,250 | £26,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,500 | £37,500 | £33,444 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.00% | +12.13% | +2.12% |
| 75th Percentile | £53,438 | £46,875 | £39,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £50,950 | £49,000 |
| 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 | 50,996 | 101,545 | 85,653 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.28% | 94.91% | 91.24% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,743 | 71,806 | 55,466 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £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 | £50,818 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.64% | -6.54% | +6.48% |
Desktop Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Desktop Support Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Desktop Support Analyst
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support Analyst.
Desktop Support Analyst
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Desktop Support Analyst over the 6 months to 7 June 2025.
Desktop Support 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 Support Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 7 June 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 | +175 | 37 | £40,500 | +8.00% | 18 |
| London | +132 | 29 | £48,750 | +8.33% | 8 |
| UK excluding London | +184 | 8 | £32,000 | +6.67% | 14 |
| Work from Home | +131 | 5 | £50,000 | +66.67% | 1 |
| South West | +115 | 3 | £31,000 | -27.06% | 6 |
| South East | +95 | 3 | £37,500 | +25.00% | 4 |
| Midlands | +64 | 2 | £31,500 | +6.78% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +72 | 1 | £33,000 | +22.22% | 2 |
| East Midlands | +36 | 1 | £30,000 | +1.69% |
Desktop Support Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 7 June 2025, Desktop Support 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 Support Analyst in the job title.
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Desktop Support 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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