Desktop Support
UK
The median Desktop Support salary in the UK is £32,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 482 | 593 | 543 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +111 | -50 | +176 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support | 215 | 320 | 505 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.41% | 0.32% | 0.49% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.46% | 0.34% | 0.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 187 | 268 | 422 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,100 | £25,425 | £24,025 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,500 | £27,500 | £26,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,750 | £32,500 | £32,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.77% | +0.78% | -2.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £41,375 | £40,000 | £38,563 |
| 90th Percentile | £51,000 | £52,500 | £47,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £30,000 | £29,000 | £27,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.45% | +5.45% | -1.79% |
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 | 46,902 | 93,183 | 95,132 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.12% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,275 | 66,883 | 59,840 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Desktop Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Desktop Support
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support.
Desktop Support
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Desktop Support over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Desktop Support
Top 13 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Support within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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 | +108 | 214 | £32,750 | +0.77% | 55 |
| UK excluding London | +142 | 131 | £30,000 | +3.45% | 36 |
| London | +76 | 83 | £45,000 | +8.43% | 32 |
| North of England | +108 | 53 | £30,000 | +7.14% | 5 |
| Work from Home | +205 | 50 | £29,000 | -33.71% | 10 |
| Yorkshire | +114 | 46 | £30,000 | -7.69% | 1 |
| South East | +104 | 46 | £31,500 | +5.00% | 14 |
| East of England | +53 | 15 | £22,500 | -7.18% | 2 |
| South West | +76 | 9 | £31,000 | +5.30% | 12 |
| Midlands | +63 | 9 | £32,750 | +11.02% | 2 |
| East Midlands | +41 | 8 | £32,750 | +5.65% | |
| North West | +17 | 7 | £24,500 | -9.26% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +40 | 1 | £33,000 | +22.22% | 2 |
Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Desktop Support 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 in the job title.
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Desktop Support 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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