Desktop Support Engineer
UK
The median Desktop Support Engineer salary in the UK is £29,605 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 674 | 697 | 1013 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +23 | +316 | -105 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support Engineer | 168 | 191 | 262 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.19% | 0.24% | 0.15% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.20% | 0.26% | 0.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 149 | 167 | 219 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,240 | £26,050 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £26,500 | £26,250 | £28,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £29,605 | £31,500 | £33,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.02% | -5.97% | +5.51% |
| 75th Percentile | £37,500 | £39,125 | £42,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £45,000 | £58,500 | £58,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £28,290 | £27,500 | £28,750 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.87% | -4.35% | +2.68% |
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 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 26 July 2024.
Desktop Support 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 Support 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 | +11 | 153 | £32,500 | - | 14 |
| UK excluding London | -24 | 104 | £28,290 | +2.87% | 10 |
| London | +51 | 63 | £40,500 | +6.58% | 6 |
| South West | -8 | 32 | £29,200 | +6.18% | 2 |
| North of England | +11 | 20 | £30,250 | +14.15% | 4 |
| Midlands | -13 | 15 | £32,500 | +21.50% | |
| Work from Home | +36 | 14 | £32,500 | -13.33% | |
| North West | -9 | 14 | £27,000 | +1.89% | 3 |
| South East | -1 | 12 | £25,760 | -11.78% | 1 |
| East Midlands | - | 12 | £32,500 | - | |
| East of England | +3 | 11 | £24,240 | -19.20% | 1 |
| Scotland | -36 | 7 | £24,240 | - | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +62 | 6 | £32,500 | +22.64% | 1 |
| Wales | +23 | 6 | £28,290 | +2.87% | |
| West Midlands | -8 | 3 | £33,750 | +26.17% | |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | £35,000 | - | 1 |
Desktop Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 July 2024, 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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