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 20 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 20 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 680 | 748 | 996 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +68 | +248 | -158 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support Engineer | 208 | 229 | 249 |
| 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 | 203 | 210 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,240 | £25,500 | £25,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £26,900 | £26,250 | £27,813 |
| 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 | £45,750 | £45,800 | £57,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £28,290 | £27,500 | £30,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.87% | -8.33% | +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 | 94,627 | 91,047 | 156,403 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.71% | 91.54% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,562 | 57,571 | 85,106 |
| 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 | £70,750 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| 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 20 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 20 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 | +57 | 186 | £32,500 | - | 29 |
| UK excluding London | +5 | 140 | £28,290 | +2.87% | 19 |
| London | +74 | 68 | £40,000 | +5.26% | 13 |
| South East | +1 | 34 | £29,500 | +0.34% | 4 |
| South West | -23 | 30 | £29,290 | +6.51% | 3 |
| North of England | +48 | 26 | £28,000 | +12.00% | 2 |
| North West | +8 | 20 | £27,000 | +8.00% | 1 |
| Midlands | -2 | 16 | £32,500 | +22.64% | 5 |
| Work from Home | +59 | 15 | £35,000 | - | 4 |
| Wales | +13 | 13 | £28,290 | +2.87% | |
| East of England | +6 | 12 | £24,240 | -30.74% | 2 |
| East Midlands | -8 | 12 | £32,500 | +21.50% | 1 |
| Scotland | -59 | 8 | £24,240 | -25.42% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +87 | 6 | £32,500 | -7.14% | 1 |
| West Midlands | +8 | 4 | £32,500 | +22.64% | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | £35,000 | - | 1 |
Desktop Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 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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