Desktop Support Engineer
UK
The median Desktop Support Engineer salary in the UK is £29,605 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 10 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 10 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 695 | 751 | 965 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +56 | +214 | -143 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support Engineer | 207 | 230 | 237 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.21% | 0.23% | 0.15% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.22% | 0.25% | 0.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 188 | 202 | 203 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,240 | £25,000 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £26,575 | £26,250 | £28,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £29,605 | £32,500 | £33,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.91% | -1.52% | +1.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £35,000 | £38,000 | £41,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £47,500 | £45,000 | £57,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £28,290 | £29,400 | £30,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.78% | -2.00% | +1.69% |
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 | 93,878 | 92,381 | 151,160 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.45% | 96.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,248 | 58,258 | 84,340 |
| 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 | £71,250 | £81,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Desktop Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Desktop Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Desktop Support Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support Engineer.
Desktop Support Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Desktop Support Engineer over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.
Desktop Support 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 Support Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 10 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 | +64 | 185 | £32,500 | - | 24 |
| UK excluding London | +3 | 138 | £28,290 | -3.78% | 16 |
| London | +81 | 69 | £40,500 | +6.58% | 11 |
| South East | -9 | 35 | £30,000 | +2.04% | 3 |
| South West | -18 | 28 | £29,290 | +6.51% | 4 |
| North of England | +62 | 26 | £27,500 | +10.00% | 1 |
| North West | +12 | 19 | £27,000 | +8.00% | 1 |
| Midlands | -8 | 15 | £32,500 | +22.64% | 2 |
| Work from Home | +36 | 14 | £38,750 | +10.71% | 4 |
| Wales | +15 | 13 | £28,290 | +2.87% | |
| East of England | +13 | 12 | £24,240 | -30.74% | 2 |
| East Midlands | -5 | 12 | £32,500 | +21.50% | 1 |
| Scotland | -53 | 8 | £24,240 | -25.42% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +94 | 7 | £32,500 | -7.14% | |
| West Midlands | -3 | 3 | £29,750 | +12.26% | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | £35,000 | - | 1 |
Desktop Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 10 May 2024, Desktop Support 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 Support Engineer in the job title.
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Desktop Support 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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