The median Desktop Engineer salary in Watford is £35,340 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 November 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
29 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
38 |
- |
31 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Watford |
1.09% |
- |
1.16% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.18% |
- |
1.24% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
£31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£35,340 |
- |
£32,500 |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
£33,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Hertfordshire median annual salary |
£35,340 |
£37,500 |
£32,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-5.76% |
+15.38% |
-7.14% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Watford. 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 Watford with a recognized job title |
170 |
196 |
161 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
92.90% |
98.99% |
93.60% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
138 |
108 |
133 |
| 10th Percentile |
£31,100 |
£26,250 |
£33,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£32,500 |
£36,250 |
£39,085 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£58,750 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-14.89% |
-2.08% |
+9.09% |
| 75th Percentile |
£63,563 |
£70,000 |
£73,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£83,750 |
£87,875 |
£82,500 |
| Hertfordshire median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£55,320 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-9.62% |
+0.58% |
+4.76% |
