Junior Desktop Support Jobs

Junior Desktop Support
UK

The median Junior Desktop Support salary in the UK is £24,240 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

 6 months to
7 May 2024		 Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 872 978 1226
Rank change year-on-year +106 +248 -314
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Desktop Support 35 17 9
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.036% 0.017% 0.006%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.038% 0.018% 0.006%
Number of salaries quoted 35 12 6
10th Percentile - £19,548 £23,125
25th Percentile - £19,980 £26,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £24,240 £20,500 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.24% -31.67% +25.00%
75th Percentile £26,500 £24,581 -
90th Percentile £27,000 £33,750 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £24,240 £20,500 £21,000
% change year-on-year +18.24% -2.38% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 93,191 92,882 151,282
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.63% 91.46% 96.10%
Number of salaries quoted 66,790 58,425 84,716
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,517
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

Junior Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Junior Desktop Support in the UK

Junior Desktop Support
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Junior Desktop Support.

Salary trend for Junior Desktop Support in the UK

Junior Desktop Support
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior Desktop Support within the UK over the 6 months to 7 May 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
UK excluding London +11 31 £24,240 +18.24%
England +102 29 £24,240 +18.24% 3
North of England - 11 £27,000 -
North West - 10 £27,000 -
East of England - 9 £24,240 -
Scotland - 6 £24,240 -
East Midlands - 5 £24,240 -
Midlands - 5 £24,240 -
London +119 4 £30,000 +46.63% 3
Work from Home +71 1 £25,500 -21.54%
Yorkshire - 1 £25,500 -

Junior Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 7 May 2024, Junior 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 Junior Desktop Support in the job title.

1 29 (82.86%) Windows
1 29 (82.86%) Microsoft
2 25 (71.43%) Driving Licence
3 19 (54.29%) SLA
3 19 (54.29%) KVM
3 19 (54.29%) PCI DSS
3 19 (54.29%) Security Cleared
3 19 (54.29%) Proactive Maintenance
3 19 (54.29%) BPSS Clearance
3 19 (54.29%) Dell
3 19 (54.29%) Asset Management
3 19 (54.29%) Wi-Fi
4 9 (25.71%) Microsoft Office
5 6 (17.14%) Continuous Improvement
6 4 (11.43%) Active Directory
7 3 (8.57%) Microsoft Exchange
7 3 (8.57%) DNS
7 3 (8.57%) Smartphone
8 1 (2.86%) ITIL
8 1 (2.86%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (2.86%) Microsoft 365
8 1 (2.86%) Windows 10
8 1 (2.86%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (2.86%) Customer Service
8 1 (2.86%) Problem-Solving

Junior 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (8.57%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 9 (25.71%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.86%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 19 (54.29%) Wi-Fi
2 3 (8.57%) DNS
General
1 1 (2.86%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 25 (71.43%) Driving Licence
2 3 (8.57%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 29 (82.86%) Windows
2 1 (2.86%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (54.29%) Asset Management
1 19 (54.29%) Proactive Maintenance
2 6 (17.14%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (2.86%) Customer Service
3 1 (2.86%) ITIL
3 1 (2.86%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 19 (54.29%) BPSS Clearance
1 19 (54.29%) Security Cleared
2 1 (2.86%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (54.29%) PCI DSS
1 19 (54.29%) SLA
System Software
1 19 (54.29%) KVM
2 4 (11.43%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 29 (82.86%) Microsoft
2 19 (54.29%) Dell