Desktop Support Engineer
Hertfordshire > Watford
                        The median Desktop Support Engineer salary in Watford is £35,340 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 November 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
                        
	
		| 
 | 
		6 months to 3 Nov 2025 | 
		Same period 2024 | 
		Same period 2023 | 
	
	
		| Rank | 
		38 | 
		- | 
		33 | 
	
	
		| Rank change year-on-year | 
		- | 
		- | 
		- | 
	
	
		| Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support Engineer | 
		1 | 
		0 | 
		2 | 
	
	
		| As % of all permanent jobs in Watford | 
		0.59% | 
		- | 
		1.08% | 
	
	
		| As % of the Job Titles category | 
		0.63% | 
		- | 
		1.13% | 
	
	
		| Number of salaries quoted | 
		1 | 
		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 | 
		- | 
		£32,500 | 
	
	
		| % change year-on-year | 
		- | 
		- | 
		-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 | 
		158 | 
		187 | 
		177 | 
	
	
		| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 
		92.94% | 
		98.94% | 
		95.16% | 
	
	
		| Number of salaries quoted | 
		134 | 
		104 | 
		149 | 
	
	
		| 10th Percentile | 
		- | 
		£26,075 | 
		£33,000 | 
	
	
		| 25th Percentile | 
		£32,500 | 
		£32,188 | 
		£37,500 | 
	
	
		| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | 
		£44,107 | 
		£55,000 | 
		£60,000 | 
	
	
		| Median % change year-on-year | 
		-19.81% | 
		-8.33% | 
		+16.50% | 
	
	
		| 75th Percentile | 
		£62,875 | 
		£70,000 | 
		£72,500 | 
	
	
		| 90th Percentile | 
		£83,750 | 
		£89,625 | 
		£78,250 | 
	
	
		| Hertfordshire median annual salary | 
		£48,000 | 
		£55,000 | 
		£55,000 | 
	
	
		| % change year-on-year | 
		-12.73% | 
		- | 
		+4.76% |