Desktop Support Jobs in Yorkshire

Desktop Support
England > Yorkshire

The median Desktop Support salary in Yorkshire is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 101 215 297
Rank change year-on-year +114 +82 -32
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support 46 8 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 1.72% 0.14% 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.83% 0.15% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 46 8 10
10th Percentile - £26,195 £23,675
25th Percentile £28,500 £30,088 £24,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £32,500 £26,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +25.00% -8.77%
75th Percentile £33,000 £33,750 £33,250
90th Percentile £33,500 £34,575 £33,875
England median annual salary £32,750 £32,500 £32,000
% change year-on-year +0.77% +1.56% -4.48%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Yorkshire. 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 Yorkshire with a recognized job title 2,516 5,488 7,521
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.92% 95.28% 91.21%
Number of salaries quoted 1,354 4,235 3,548
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,000 £31,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,500 £49,136 £54,882
Median % change year-on-year +0.74% -10.47% +9.76%
75th Percentile £69,938 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £87,125 £80,000 £83,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,773 £60,567
% change year-on-year +6.93% -11.22% +0.95%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in Yorkshire

Desktop Support
Salary Trend in Yorkshire

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

Salary trend for Desktop Support in Yorkshire

Desktop Support
Salary Histogram in Yorkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Desktop Support in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Desktop Support in Yorkshire

Desktop Support
Job Locations in Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Support within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
East Yorkshire +21 19 £32,000 +25.49%
West Yorkshire +59 4 £29,250 -8.59% 1
South Yorkshire +50 1 £23,000 -29.23%
Desktop Support
England

Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, 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 across the Yorkshire region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 38 (82.61%) ITIL
2 34 (73.91%) Windows
3 30 (65.22%) Android
4 25 (54.35%) Customer Service
5 24 (52.17%) SLA
6 20 (43.48%) Active Directory
6 20 (43.48%) Microsoft Exchange
7 19 (41.30%) Social Skills
8 17 (36.96%) Windows Server
8 17 (36.96%) Microsoft 365
8 17 (36.96%) Apple
9 16 (34.78%) Problem-Solving
10 14 (30.43%) Microsoft Intune
10 14 (30.43%) Microsoft
11 13 (28.26%) Cisco
11 13 (28.26%) Cisco IOS
12 11 (23.91%) Degree
13 6 (13.04%) Retail
13 6 (13.04%) Preventative Maintenance
13 6 (13.04%) Vulnerability Management
14 5 (10.87%) Inventory Management
14 5 (10.87%) Mobile Device Management
14 5 (10.87%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 5 (10.87%) User Experience
14 5 (10.87%) Analytical Skills
14 5 (10.87%) AirWatch
14 5 (10.87%) Time Management
14 5 (10.87%) Wireless
15 2 (4.35%) Law
15 2 (4.35%) Azure

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Yorkshire 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 20 (43.48%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (2.17%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 17 (36.96%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (4.35%) Azure
2 2 (4.35%) Entra ID
3 1 (2.17%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 13 (28.26%) Cisco IOS
2 5 (10.87%) Wireless
3 1 (2.17%) LAN
3 1 (2.17%) VPN
3 1 (2.17%) WAN
General
1 19 (41.30%) Social Skills
2 6 (13.04%) Retail
3 5 (10.87%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (4.35%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 1 (2.17%) CMDB
1 1 (2.17%) Driving Licence
1 1 (2.17%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 34 (73.91%) Windows
2 30 (65.22%) Android
3 17 (36.96%) Windows Server
4 1 (2.17%) Mac OS
4 1 (2.17%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (82.61%) ITIL
2 25 (54.35%) Customer Service
3 16 (34.78%) Problem-Solving
4 6 (13.04%) Preventative Maintenance
4 6 (13.04%) Vulnerability Management
5 5 (10.87%) Inventory Management
5 5 (10.87%) Mobile Device Management
5 5 (10.87%) Time Management
5 5 (10.87%) User Experience
6 2 (4.35%) Asset Management
7 1 (2.17%) Change Control
7 1 (2.17%) Migration
7 1 (2.17%) Problem Management
Qualifications
1 11 (23.91%) Degree
2 5 (10.87%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (52.17%) SLA
System Software
1 20 (43.48%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 14 (30.43%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (10.87%) AirWatch
3 2 (4.35%) SCCM
4 1 (2.17%) Backup Exec
Vendors
1 17 (36.96%) Apple
2 14 (30.43%) Microsoft
3 13 (28.26%) Cisco
4 1 (2.17%) Veritas