Junior Desktop Support
UK

The median Junior Desktop Support salary in the UK is £24,240 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 14 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
14 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 863 959 1227
Rank change year-on-year +96 +268 -291
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Desktop Support 33 16 10
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.033% 0.016% 0.006%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.035% 0.017% 0.007%
Number of salaries quoted 33 11 7
10th Percentile - £19,500 £20,100
25th Percentile - £19,980 £23,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £24,240 £20,500 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.24% -31.67% +25.00%
75th Percentile £26,000 £27,638 -
90th Percentile £27,000 £33,750 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £24,240 £20,675 £20,250
% change year-on-year +17.24% +2.10% -

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 93,739 91,836 153,630
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.65% 91.52% 96.11%
Number of salaries quoted 67,104 57,926 84,939
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 £80,750 £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%

Junior Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Junior Desktop Support in the UK

Junior Desktop Support
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Junior Desktop Support in the UK

Junior Desktop Support
Top 9 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior Desktop Support within the UK over the 6 months to 14 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 +8 30 £24,240 +17.24%
England +92 27 £24,240 +18.24% 1
North of England - 10 £27,000 -
North West - 10 £27,000 -
East of England - 9 £24,240 -
Scotland - 6 £24,240 -
East Midlands - 5 £24,240 -
Midlands - 5 £24,240 -
London +123 3 £30,000 +46.63% 1

Junior Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 14 May 2024, Junior 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 Junior Desktop Support in the job title.

1 27 (81.82%) Microsoft
1 27 (81.82%) Windows
2 25 (75.76%) Driving Licence
3 19 (57.58%) BPSS Clearance
3 19 (57.58%) KVM
3 19 (57.58%) Proactive Maintenance
3 19 (57.58%) Dell
3 19 (57.58%) SLA
3 19 (57.58%) Wi-Fi
3 19 (57.58%) PCI DSS
3 19 (57.58%) Security Cleared
3 19 (57.58%) Asset Management
4 8 (24.24%) Microsoft Office
5 6 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (6.06%) Active Directory
6 2 (6.06%) Smartphone
6 2 (6.06%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (6.06%) DNS

Junior 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (6.06%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 8 (24.24%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 19 (57.58%) Wi-Fi
2 2 (6.06%) DNS
Miscellaneous
1 25 (75.76%) Driving Licence
2 2 (6.06%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 27 (81.82%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (57.58%) Asset Management
1 19 (57.58%) Proactive Maintenance
2 6 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
Qualifications
1 19 (57.58%) BPSS Clearance
1 19 (57.58%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (57.58%) PCI DSS
1 19 (57.58%) SLA
System Software
1 19 (57.58%) KVM
2 2 (6.06%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 27 (81.82%) Microsoft
2 19 (57.58%) Dell