Desktop Engineer
UK
The median Desktop Engineer salary in the UK is £32,500 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 | |
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| Rank | 660 | 678 | 891 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +18 | +213 | -105 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer | 253 | 290 | 342 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.25% | 0.29% | 0.21% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.27% | 0.32% | 0.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 229 | 250 | 272 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,240 | £25,225 | £25,775 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,000 | £26,250 | £27,688 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £32,500 | £33,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -1.52% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £38,000 | £38,750 | £42,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £54,600 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £29,000 | £29,400 | £30,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.36% | -2.00% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 94,634 | 91,081 | 154,945 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.69% | 91.52% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,599 | 57,631 | 84,466 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,974 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,183 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.98% | +6.37% | +5.26% |
Desktop Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Desktop Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Desktop Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Desktop Engineer.
Desktop Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Desktop Engineer over the 6 months to 19 May 2024.
Desktop Engineer
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Engineer within the UK 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 |
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| England | +17 | 218 | £32,500 | -1.52% | 49 |
| UK excluding London | +3 | 169 | £29,000 | -1.36% | 39 |
| London | +59 | 82 | £42,500 | +11.84% | 19 |
| South East | -27 | 43 | £31,250 | +6.29% | 8 |
| South West | -14 | 31 | £29,290 | +6.51% | 5 |
| North of England | +51 | 30 | £32,500 | +6.56% | 5 |
| Work from Home | +41 | 29 | £47,000 | +34.29% | 7 |
| Wales | +16 | 20 | £28,290 | +2.87% | 2 |
| North West | +3 | 20 | £27,000 | -2.70% | 2 |
| Midlands | +6 | 18 | £32,500 | +22.64% | 6 |
| East of England | +2 | 14 | £24,240 | -30.74% | 6 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 13 | £32,500 | +21.50% | 1 |
| Scotland | -61 | 12 | £24,240 | -25.42% | 6 |
| Yorkshire | +89 | 10 | £32,500 | -15.13% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +8 | 5 | £29,750 | +12.26% | 5 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | £35,000 | - | 1 |
Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 19 May 2024, Desktop Engineer 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 featuring Desktop Engineer in the job title.
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Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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