Desktop Support
UK
The median Desktop Support salary in the UK is £33,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 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 19 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 498 | 599 | 562 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +101 | -37 | +179 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support | 222 | 309 | 468 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.40% | 0.31% | 0.47% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.44% | 0.33% | 0.52% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 190 | 259 | 390 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,500 | £24,240 | £25,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,500 | £27,750 | £26,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £33,000 | £32,500 | £31,688 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.54% | +2.56% | -3.98% |
| 75th Percentile | £43,750 | £39,500 | £38,563 |
| 90th Percentile | £50,250 | £51,300 | £50,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £30,000 | £29,000 | £27,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.45% | +5.45% | -0.72% |
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 | 50,683 | 94,601 | 90,752 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.72% | 94.69% | 91.52% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,196 | 67,610 | 57,343 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,320 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.37% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £71,000 | £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
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 19 May 2025.
Desktop Support
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 within the UK over the 6 months to 19 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 | +96 | 220 | £33,000 | +1.54% | 97 |
| UK excluding London | +126 | 131 | £30,000 | +3.45% | 74 |
| London | +90 | 90 | £45,000 | +8.43% | 48 |
| Work from Home | +140 | 53 | £29,000 | -31.76% | 1 |
| North of England | +68 | 53 | £30,000 | +3.45% | 13 |
| Yorkshire | +102 | 46 | £30,000 | -7.69% | 4 |
| South East | +91 | 41 | £30,500 | +1.67% | 17 |
| South West | +78 | 16 | £31,000 | +5.30% | 15 |
| East of England | +33 | 12 | £22,500 | -7.18% | 14 |
| Midlands | +51 | 9 | £32,750 | +5.65% | 6 |
| East Midlands | +16 | 8 | £32,750 | +5.65% | 2 |
| North West | -21 | 7 | £24,500 | -9.26% | 9 |
| West Midlands | +33 | 1 | £33,000 | +10.92% | 3 |
| Wales | +26 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 19 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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