Desktop Support Engineer
UK
The median Desktop Support Engineer salary in the UK is £33,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 633 | 701 | 741 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +68 | +40 | +300 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support Engineer | 88 | 208 | 190 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.15% | 0.19% | 0.21% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.17% | 0.20% | 0.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 76 | 180 | 168 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,500 | £24,240 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £28,250 | £26,250 | £26,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £33,000 | £29,365 | £31,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.38% | -7.51% | -6.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £40,500 | £35,000 | £38,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £53,750 | £45,000 | £48,225 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £30,000 | £28,290 | £27,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.04% | +2.87% | -6.78% |
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 | 52,512 | 102,387 | 81,388 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.85% | 94.81% | 91.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 28,421 | 72,229 | 54,035 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | £38,750 | £44,250 |
| 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 | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.66% | +4.95% |
Desktop Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Desktop Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Desktop Support Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support Engineer.
Desktop Support Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Desktop Support Engineer over the 6 months to 2 July 2025.
Desktop Support Engineer
Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Support Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 2 July 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 | +48 | 83 | £35,500 | +19.91% | 99 |
| UK excluding London | +106 | 55 | £30,000 | +6.04% | 60 |
| London | +58 | 33 | £39,000 | -4.88% | 45 |
| South East | +86 | 22 | £29,500 | +14.52% | 17 |
| North of England | +39 | 11 | £33,000 | +22.22% | 12 |
| South West | +88 | 9 | - | - | 15 |
| Yorkshire | +60 | 9 | £33,000 | +1.54% | 5 |
| Work from Home | +114 | 6 | £45,000 | +30.43% | 12 |
| East of England | +27 | 6 | £22,500 | -7.18% | 2 |
| Scotland | +94 | 5 | £30,000 | +23.76% | 4 |
| Midlands | +55 | 3 | £38,000 | +16.92% | 7 |
| West Midlands | +64 | 2 | £38,000 | +12.59% | 5 |
| North West | +8 | 2 | £30,000 | +11.11% | 5 |
| East Midlands | +32 | 1 | £23,000 | -29.23% | 2 |
Desktop Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 July 2025, Desktop Support 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 Support Engineer in the job title.
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Desktop Support 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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