Desktop Support Analyst
UK
The median Desktop Support Analyst salary in the UK is £41,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 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 21 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 678 | 861 | 868 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +183 | +7 | +210 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support Analyst | 40 | 23 | 108 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.072% | 0.023% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.079% | 0.024% | 0.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 33 | 20 | 82 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,700 | £27,400 | £24,100 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £31,438 | £26,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £41,000 | £38,750 | £34,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.81% | +12.32% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £50,000 | £46,563 | £40,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £64,750 | £50,600 | £49,600 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £32,000 | £29,750 | £28,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.56% | +4.39% | +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 | 50,627 | 94,635 | 91,055 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.61% | 94.71% | 91.54% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,942 | 67,569 | 57,579 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,444 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £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 | £70,750 | £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 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 21 May 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 21 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 | +182 | 40 | £41,000 | +5.81% | 16 |
| London | +144 | 32 | £45,000 | +2.86% | 14 |
| UK excluding London | +170 | 8 | £32,000 | +7.56% | 6 |
| Work from Home | +112 | 5 | £50,000 | +75.44% | |
| South West | +124 | 3 | £31,000 | -27.06% | |
| South East | +88 | 3 | £37,500 | - | 4 |
| Midlands | +59 | 2 | £31,500 | +11.50% | |
| West Midlands | +56 | 1 | £33,000 | +22.22% | |
| 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 21 May 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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