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 1 June 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 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 615 | 565 | 731 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -50 | +166 | -33 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support | 312 | 424 | 592 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.30% | 0.45% | 0.35% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.31% | 0.49% | 0.37% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 254 | 353 | 477 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,240 | £25,250 | £24,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £27,625 | £26,250 | £27,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £31,000 | £33,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.84% | -6.06% | +1.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £38,750 | £38,000 | £42,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £47,500 | £48,750 | £55,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £29,000 | £27,500 | £27,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.45% | - | -5.98% |
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 | 99,552 | 86,380 | 162,088 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.85% | 91.27% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,786 | 55,655 | 84,889 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,244 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.48% | +5.78% |
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 1 June 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 1 June 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 | -63 | 277 | £32,500 | +3.17% | 50 |
| UK excluding London | -69 | 193 | £29,000 | +5.45% | 39 |
| London | +43 | 113 | £41,250 | +8.55% | 17 |
| South East | -25 | 44 | £30,000 | +2.04% | 4 |
| South West | -47 | 42 | £29,290 | +6.51% | 9 |
| Work from Home | +15 | 32 | £36,000 | +2.86% | 11 |
| North of England | +19 | 29 | £28,000 | +8.36% | 8 |
| Midlands | 0 | 29 | £32,500 | +21.50% | 4 |
| North West | -13 | 22 | £27,000 | +4.49% | 5 |
| East of England | -12 | 20 | £25,870 | -0.50% | 7 |
| East Midlands | -5 | 18 | £31,000 | +8.77% | 1 |
| Scotland | -54 | 15 | £24,240 | -25.42% | 7 |
| Wales | +8 | 13 | £28,290 | +2.87% | |
| West Midlands | -14 | 11 | £32,500 | +22.64% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +63 | 7 | £32,500 | +16.07% | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | £35,000 | - |
Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 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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