Junior Desktop Engineer Jobs

Junior Desktop Engineer
UK

The median Junior Desktop Engineer salary in the UK is £24,240 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 15 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
15 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 861 964 1230
Rank change year-on-year +103 +266 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Desktop Engineer 34 13 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.034% 0.013% 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.036% 0.014% 0.002%
Number of salaries quoted 34 13 3
10th Percentile £24,072 £19,596 £19,700
25th Percentile - £19,980 £20,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £24,240 £20,850 £21,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.26% -0.71% -
75th Percentile £26,000 £24,750 £24,375
90th Percentile £27,000 £33,750 £26,100
UK excluding London median annual salary £24,240 £20,850 £20,250
% change year-on-year +16.26% +2.96% -

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 93,908 91,208 153,609
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.68% 91.47% 96.09%
Number of salaries quoted 67,161 57,434 84,375
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,521
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £80,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,950
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,173
% change year-on-year -5.66% +5.64% +5.63%

Junior Desktop Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Junior Desktop Engineer in the UK

Junior Desktop Engineer
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Junior Desktop Engineer.

Salary trend for Junior Desktop Engineer in the UK

Junior Desktop Engineer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Junior Desktop Engineer over the 6 months to 15 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Junior Desktop Engineer in the UK

Junior Desktop Engineer
Top 10 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior Desktop Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 15 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
UK excluding London -7 31 £24,240 +16.26%
England +85 28 £24,240 +16.26% 1
North West - 10 £27,000 -
North of England - 10 £27,000 -
East of England - 9 £24,240 -
Midlands - 6 £24,240 -
Scotland - 6 £24,240 -
East Midlands - 5 £24,240 -
London +119 3 £30,000 +46.63% 1
West Midlands - 1 £14,000 -

Junior Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 15 May 2024, Junior 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 Junior Desktop Engineer in the job title.

1 28 (82.35%) Microsoft
1 28 (82.35%) Windows
2 25 (73.53%) Driving Licence
3 20 (58.82%) SLA
3 20 (58.82%) Wi-Fi
4 19 (55.88%) Dell
4 19 (55.88%) BPSS Clearance
4 19 (55.88%) KVM
4 19 (55.88%) Asset Management
4 19 (55.88%) PCI DSS
4 19 (55.88%) Security Cleared
4 19 (55.88%) Proactive Maintenance
5 9 (26.47%) Microsoft Office
6 6 (17.65%) Continuous Improvement
7 3 (8.82%) Active Directory
8 2 (5.88%) DNS
8 2 (5.88%) Microsoft Exchange
8 2 (5.88%) Smartphone
9 1 (2.94%) Degree
9 1 (2.94%) SCCM
9 1 (2.94%) Time Management
9 1 (2.94%) Mac OS
9 1 (2.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
9 1 (2.94%) Windows 10
9 1 (2.94%) Analytical Skills
9 1 (2.94%) OneDrive
9 1 (2.94%) Microsoft 365
9 1 (2.94%) ServiceNow
9 1 (2.94%) VPN
9 1 (2.94%) MCSE

Junior 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (5.88%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 9 (26.47%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.94%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.94%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (2.94%) OneDrive
1 1 (2.94%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 20 (58.82%) Wi-Fi
2 2 (5.88%) DNS
3 1 (2.94%) VPN
General
1 1 (2.94%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (2.94%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 25 (73.53%) Driving Licence
2 2 (5.88%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 28 (82.35%) Windows
2 1 (2.94%) Mac OS
2 1 (2.94%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (55.88%) Asset Management
1 19 (55.88%) Proactive Maintenance
2 6 (17.65%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (2.94%) Customer Service
3 1 (2.94%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (2.94%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 19 (55.88%) BPSS Clearance
1 19 (55.88%) Security Cleared
2 1 (2.94%) Degree
2 1 (2.94%) MCSE
2 1 (2.94%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (58.82%) SLA
2 19 (55.88%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 19 (55.88%) KVM
2 3 (8.82%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (2.94%) SCCM
Vendors
1 28 (82.35%) Microsoft
2 19 (55.88%) Dell
3 1 (2.94%) Apple
3 1 (2.94%) Cisco
3 1 (2.94%) ServiceNow