Hybrid/Remote Desktop Technician Job Trends

Desktop Technician
UK > Work from Home

The median Desktop Technician salary for remote/hybrid work is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 November 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 358 - 467
Rank change year-on-year - - +298
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Technician 14 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.092% - 0.014%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.099% - 0.015%
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 3
10th Percentile - - £27,300
25th Percentile £29,000 - £29,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 - £35,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +16.67%
75th Percentile £31,000 - £37,500
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £32,500 £29,000 £29,000
% change year-on-year +12.07% - +41.46%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 14,182 18,781 20,022
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.45% 96.47% 95.78%
Number of salaries quoted 9,030 11,771 16,390
10th Percentile £29,750 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £60,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% -0.83% -3.20%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £54,855 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.60% -4.17% -

Desktop Technician
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Desktop Technician' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Desktop Technician job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Desktop Technician
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote Desktop Technician job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote Desktop Technician job vacancies

Desktop Technician Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 30 November 2025, Desktop Technician 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 Technician in the job title.

1 14 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 14 (100.00%) ITIL
1 14 (100.00%) SLA
2 8 (57.14%) Analytics
2 8 (57.14%) Cisco
2 8 (57.14%) Continuous Improvement
2 8 (57.14%) CTC Cleared
2 8 (57.14%) Customer Acquisition
2 8 (57.14%) Customer Experience
2 8 (57.14%) Cybersecurity
2 8 (57.14%) Degree
2 8 (57.14%) Entra ID
2 8 (57.14%) Microsoft
2 8 (57.14%) Microsoft 365
2 8 (57.14%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (57.14%) Patch Management
2 8 (57.14%) SC Cleared
2 8 (57.14%) Security Cleared
2 8 (57.14%) Software Deployment
2 8 (57.14%) Ticket Management
2 8 (57.14%) Windows
2 8 (57.14%) Windows 10

Desktop Technician 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:

Applications
1 8 (57.14%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 8 (57.14%) Entra ID
1 8 (57.14%) Microsoft 365
General
1 8 (57.14%) Back Office
1 8 (57.14%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 8 (57.14%) Windows
1 8 (57.14%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 14 (100.00%) ITIL
2 8 (57.14%) Analytics
2 8 (57.14%) Continuous Improvement
2 8 (57.14%) Customer Acquisition
2 8 (57.14%) Customer Experience
2 8 (57.14%) Cybersecurity
2 8 (57.14%) Patch Management
2 8 (57.14%) Software Deployment
2 8 (57.14%) Ticket Management
Qualifications
1 8 (57.14%) CTC Cleared
1 8 (57.14%) Degree
1 8 (57.14%) SC Cleared
1 8 (57.14%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (100.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 8 (57.14%) Cisco
1 8 (57.14%) Microsoft