Desktop Engineer
UK > Work from Home
The median Desktop Engineer salary for remote/hybrid work is £36,420 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 332 | 393 | 452 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +61 | +59 | +167 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer | 43 | 53 | 42 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 0.28% | 0.31% | 0.20% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.30% | 0.33% | 0.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 14 | 41 | 42 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £26,500 | £26,700 |
| 25th Percentile | £19,750 | £32,750 | £31,438 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £36,420 | £33,500 | £37,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.72% | -11.26% | +16.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £40,000 | £40,000 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £57,500 | £67,968 | £72,375 |
| UK median annual salary | £36,500 | £37,000 | £34,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.35% | +7.25% | +4.55% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Work from Home
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title | 14,134 | 16,257 | 19,706 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 93.55% | 96.14% | 95.81% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9,119 | 9,929 | 16,028 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £35,000 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £46,250 | £46,032 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £61,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.74% | +1.67% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £97,500 | £97,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | - |
Desktop Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Desktop Engineer' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Desktop Engineer
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Salary distribution trend for remote Desktop Engineer job vacancies.
Desktop Engineer
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Desktop Engineer over the 6 months to 2 January 2026.
Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 2 January 2026, Desktop Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Desktop Engineer in the job title.
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Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: