Desktop Support
UK
The median Desktop Support salary in the UK is £32,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 12 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 12 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 606 | 547 | 725 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -59 | +178 | -35 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support | 310 | 481 | 563 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.31% | 0.47% | 0.36% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.33% | 0.52% | 0.37% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 261 | 402 | 462 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,240 | £25,000 | £24,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £27,500 | £26,250 | £27,063 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £32,500 | £33,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -1.52% | +1.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £40,000 | £38,750 | £42,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £52,500 | £50,000 | £54,875 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £29,000 | £27,500 | £28,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.45% | -1.79% | -6.67% |
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 | 93,937 | 92,745 | 151,578 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.52% | 96.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,282 | 58,546 | 84,308 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,604 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £80,627 | £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
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Desktop Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Desktop Support
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Desktop Support.
Desktop Support
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Desktop Support over the 6 months to 12 May 2024.
Desktop Support
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 within the UK over the 6 months to 12 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 | -56 | 276 | £32,500 | - | 60 |
| UK excluding London | -76 | 191 | £29,000 | +5.45% | 43 |
| London | +31 | 114 | £41,500 | +6.41% | 25 |
| South East | -26 | 46 | £30,000 | +2.04% | 6 |
| South West | -41 | 41 | £29,440 | +7.05% | 12 |
| Work from Home | +40 | 37 | £43,750 | +25.00% | 9 |
| North of England | +28 | 30 | £28,000 | +8.36% | 3 |
| Midlands | +4 | 27 | £29,500 | +3.51% | 6 |
| North West | -13 | 22 | £27,000 | +4.49% | 1 |
| East of England | -7 | 18 | £24,240 | -14.95% | 8 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 17 | £31,000 | +3.33% | 4 |
| Scotland | -46 | 15 | £24,240 | -46.13% | 8 |
| Wales | +20 | 13 | £28,290 | +2.87% | |
| West Midlands | +24 | 10 | £27,000 | +1.89% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +79 | 8 | £32,500 | +25.00% | |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | £35,000 | - | 1 |
Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 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 featuring Desktop Support in the job title.
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Desktop Support 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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