Desktop Support Jobs in London

Desktop Support
England > London

The median Desktop Support salary in London is £41,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 405 416 579
Rank change year-on-year +11 +163 -57
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support 111 205 336
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.47% 0.61% 0.48%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.50% 0.64% 0.50%
Number of salaries quoted 99 169 273
10th Percentile £29,000 £30,400 £28,360
25th Percentile £31,125 £32,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,500 £38,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.21% +1.33% +7.14%
75th Percentile £52,500 £47,500 £48,750
90th Percentile £57,500 £60,000 £58,750
England median annual salary £32,500 £32,000 £33,000
% change year-on-year +1.56% -3.03% +1.54%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 22,313 32,109 66,771
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.22% 95.14% 96.28%
Number of salaries quoted 16,649 23,746 34,560
10th Percentile £37,500 £42,449 £41,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £55,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £72,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% +3.57% -
75th Percentile £93,750 £95,000 £91,250
90th Percentile £115,000 £115,000 £110,000
England median annual salary £53,000 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.83% +1.33% +9.09%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in London

Desktop Support
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for Desktop Support in London

Desktop Support
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Desktop Support in London over the 6 months to 19 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Desktop Support in London

Desktop Support
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Support within the London region over the 6 months to 19 May 2024. 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
Central London +34 26 £43,750 +21.53% 3
West London +12 19 £32,500 - 2
Desktop Support
England

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

For the 6 months to 19 May 2024, 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 London region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 84 (75.68%) Active Directory
2 83 (74.77%) Windows
3 75 (67.57%) Microsoft 365
4 74 (66.67%) Microsoft
5 56 (50.45%) Finance
6 46 (41.44%) Microsoft Office
7 44 (39.64%) Microsoft Exchange
8 43 (38.74%) Windows 10
9 42 (37.84%) Social Skills
10 30 (27.03%) Microsoft Intune
10 30 (27.03%) Azure
11 26 (23.42%) ITIL
12 23 (20.72%) SCCM
13 21 (18.92%) DNS
13 21 (18.92%) Entra ID
13 21 (18.92%) Customer Service
14 19 (17.12%) Smartphone
15 17 (15.32%) Problem-Solving
16 15 (13.51%) Degree
16 15 (13.51%) Banking
16 15 (13.51%) ITSM
17 14 (12.61%) Cisco
17 14 (12.61%) VMware
18 13 (11.71%) Video Conferencing
18 13 (11.71%) Apple
18 13 (11.71%) ServiceNow
19 12 (10.81%) Asset Management
20 11 (9.91%) SLA
20 11 (9.91%) VMware Infrastructure
21 10 (9.01%) Skype

Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 44 (39.64%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (7.21%) SharePoint
3 6 (5.41%) Skype for Business
4 2 (1.80%) Exchange Server 2010
5 1 (0.90%) CMS
Applications
1 46 (41.44%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (4.50%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (2.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (3.60%) Eikon
Cloud Services
1 75 (67.57%) Microsoft 365
2 30 (27.03%) Azure
3 21 (18.92%) Entra ID
4 8 (7.21%) Mimecast
5 7 (6.31%) WhatsApp
6 6 (5.41%) OneDrive
7 2 (1.80%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 21 (18.92%) DNS
2 10 (9.01%) Skype
3 6 (5.41%) Cisco IOS
3 6 (5.41%) DHCP
4 4 (3.60%) Remote Desktop
4 4 (3.60%) TCP/IP
4 4 (3.60%) VPN
5 3 (2.70%) Firewall
5 3 (2.70%) Telepresence
6 2 (1.80%) Network Security
6 2 (1.80%) VoIP
6 2 (1.80%) WebEx
6 2 (1.80%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.90%) LAN
7 1 (0.90%) PSTN
7 1 (0.90%) WAN
7 1 (0.90%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 2 (1.80%) JIRA
2 1 (0.90%) MSI
General
1 56 (50.45%) Finance
2 42 (37.84%) Social Skills
3 15 (13.51%) Banking
4 8 (7.21%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (7.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 8 (7.21%) Legal
5 4 (3.60%) Front Office
5 4 (3.60%) Law
5 4 (3.60%) Telecoms
6 3 (2.70%) Automotive
6 3 (2.70%) Pharmaceutical
7 2 (1.80%) Financial Institution
7 2 (1.80%) Public Sector
8 1 (0.90%) Electronics
8 1 (0.90%) Manufacturing
8 1 (0.90%) Marketing
8 1 (0.90%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (0.90%) Retail
8 1 (0.90%) Spanish Language
Miscellaneous
1 19 (17.12%) Smartphone
2 13 (11.71%) Video Conferencing
3 9 (8.11%) Blackberry
3 9 (8.11%) iPad
4 8 (7.21%) Onboarding
5 7 (6.31%) iPhone
6 6 (5.41%) BYOD
7 3 (2.70%) Hedge funds
8 2 (1.80%) CMDB
8 2 (1.80%) Management Information System
8 2 (1.80%) Self-Motivation
9 1 (0.90%) Derivative
9 1 (0.90%) Driving Licence
9 1 (0.90%) EPoS
9 1 (0.90%) Mobile App
9 1 (0.90%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 83 (74.77%) Windows
2 43 (38.74%) Windows 10
3 9 (8.11%) Android
3 9 (8.11%) Windows 7
3 9 (8.11%) Windows Server
4 7 (6.31%) Apple iOS
4 7 (6.31%) Mac OS
5 6 (5.41%) Mac OS X
6 4 (3.60%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.90%) Linux
7 1 (0.90%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.90%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (23.42%) ITIL
2 21 (18.92%) Customer Service
3 17 (15.32%) Problem-Solving
4 15 (13.51%) ITSM
5 12 (10.81%) Asset Management
6 9 (8.11%) Stakeholder Management
7 7 (6.31%) Break/Fix
7 7 (6.31%) Root Cause Analysis
7 7 (6.31%) Service Management
8 5 (4.50%) Service Delivery
8 5 (4.50%) Software Deployment
9 4 (3.60%) Change Management
9 4 (3.60%) Customer Experience
9 4 (3.60%) Cybersecurity
9 4 (3.60%) Mobile Device Management
10 3 (2.70%) Computer Science
10 3 (2.70%) Investment Management
10 3 (2.70%) Ticket Management
11 2 (1.80%) Agile
11 2 (1.80%) Identity Management
Programming Languages
1 8 (7.21%) PowerShell
2 1 (0.90%) SQL
Qualifications
1 15 (13.51%) Degree
2 5 (4.50%) Microsoft Certification
3 3 (2.70%) A+ Certification
3 3 (2.70%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (2.70%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 3 (2.70%) Master's Degree
3 3 (2.70%) MBA
3 3 (2.70%) Security Cleared
4 2 (1.80%) DBS Check
4 2 (1.80%) MCP
4 2 (1.80%) SC Cleared
5 1 (0.90%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (0.90%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (0.90%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (9.91%) SLA
2 1 (0.90%) Accessibility
2 1 (0.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (0.90%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 84 (75.68%) Active Directory
2 11 (9.91%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (8.11%) Hyper-V
4 4 (3.60%) vSphere
5 1 (0.90%) Firmware
5 1 (0.90%) KVM
5 1 (0.90%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.90%) XenApp
5 1 (0.90%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 30 (27.03%) Microsoft Intune
2 23 (20.72%) SCCM
3 3 (2.70%) Jamf Pro
4 2 (1.80%) Cisco CUCM
4 2 (1.80%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.90%) Backup Exec
5 1 (0.90%) McAfee ePO
5 1 (0.90%) NetBackup
5 1 (0.90%) Norton AntiVirus
5 1 (0.90%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
5 1 (0.90%) vCenter Server
5 1 (0.90%) WSUS
Vendors
1 74 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 14 (12.61%) Cisco
2 14 (12.61%) VMware
3 13 (11.71%) Apple
3 13 (11.71%) ServiceNow
4 10 (9.01%) Bloomberg
5 9 (8.11%) Citrix
6 4 (3.60%) Dell
6 4 (3.60%) Ivanti
6 4 (3.60%) Samsung
7 3 (2.70%) Polycom
8 2 (1.80%) iManage
8 2 (1.80%) Okta
8 2 (1.80%) Reuters
8 2 (1.80%) Symantec
8 2 (1.80%) Trayport
9 1 (0.90%) Becrypt
9 1 (0.90%) Meraki
9 1 (0.90%) SolarWinds
9 1 (0.90%) Veeam