Desktop Team Leader Jobs

Desktop Team Lead
UK

The median Desktop Team Lead salary in the UK is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 August 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 717 819 808
Rank change year-on-year +102 -11 +390
DemandTrendPermanent jobs requiring a Desktop Team Leader 1 3 13
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.002% 0.003% 0.018%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% 0.004% 0.019%
Number of salaries quoted 1 3 9
10th Percentile - - £37,737
25th Percentile - - £39,547
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £29,605 £42,433
Median % change year-on-year +68.89% -30.23% -0.16%
75th Percentile - - £44,617
90th Percentile - - £46,343
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £29,605 £42,433
% change year-on-year +68.89% -30.23% +41.44%

All DemandTrendPermanent 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.

DemandTrendPermanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 54,778 82,845 66,698
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.27% 95.23% 92.07%
Number of salaries quoted 30,038 52,325 47,360
10th Percentile £26,750 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £43,800
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% -
75th Percentile £73,000 £71,915 £80,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £90,519 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £52,750
% change year-on-year - -5.21% +0.48%

Desktop Team Leader
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Desktop Team Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Team Leader in the UK

Desktop Team Leader
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Desktop Team Leader job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Desktop Team Leader job vacancies in the UK

Desktop Team Leader
Top 4 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Team Leader within the UK over the 6 months to 22 August 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
DemandTrendPermanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
UK excluding London +100 1 £50,000 +68.89%
England +91 1 £50,000 +68.89% 1
Midlands - 1 £50,000 -
West Midlands - 1 £50,000 -

Desktop Team Leader Skill Set
Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 22 August 2025, Desktop Team Leader 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 Team Leader in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) HP
1 1 (100.00%) Apple
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (100.00%) Law
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) People Management

Desktop Team Leader 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 1 (100.00%) Law
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) People Management
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Apple
1 1 (100.00%) HP
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft