Remote Desktop
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Remote Desktop skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Remote Desktop over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 655 700 885
Rank change year-on-year +45 +185 -203
Permanent jobs citing Remote Desktop 239 285 367
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.24% 0.29% 0.23%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.77% 1.82% 1.71%
Number of salaries quoted 221 230 319
10th Percentile £25,760 £25,500 £25,000
25th Percentile £26,500 £27,750 £27,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £35,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% -12.50% +3.90%
75th Percentile £50,000 £45,000 £54,375
90th Percentile £53,750 £58,750 £66,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £30,000 £33,750 £35,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% -3.57% -2.10%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

Remote Desktop is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 13,478 15,631 21,424
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.49% 15.76% 13.33%
Number of salaries quoted 9,397 7,898 11,750
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,750 £28,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £35,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,250 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.47% -4.29% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,580 £87,500 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £43,500 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -3.33% -5.26% +5.56%

Remote Desktop
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Remote Desktop as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Remote Desktop in the UK

Remote Desktop
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Remote Desktop in the UK

Remote Desktop
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Remote Desktop over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Remote Desktop in the UK

Remote Desktop
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Remote Desktop within the UK over the 6 months to 18 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
England +23 204 £32,500 -7.14% 56
UK excluding London -75 180 £30,000 -11.11% 50
Work from Home +90 86 £45,000 - 22
London +113 51 £52,500 +50.00% 12
South East -19 39 £32,500 -18.75% 10
South West -28 37 £41,500 +43.10% 9
North of England +34 35 £32,000 -8.57% 8
North West +8 29 £30,000 -31.43% 4
East of England -4 23 £32,500 +15.04% 9
Midlands -30 19 £27,000 -19.40% 9
Wales - 17 £28,290 - 3
West Midlands +2 15 £27,000 -33.33% 4
Scotland -62 7 £29,500 +2.16% 5
North East - 5 £41,500 - 2
East Midlands -19 4 £48,500 +51.56% 5
Northern Ireland - 3 £40,000 -
Yorkshire +57 1 £42,500 +30.77% 2

Remote Desktop
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 70 (29.29%) Microsoft Exchange
2 61 (25.52%) SharePoint
3 5 (2.09%) IIS
4 3 (1.26%) IBM Notes
5 2 (0.84%) WordPress
6 1 (0.42%) CMS
6 1 (0.42%) Exchange Server 2010
6 1 (0.42%) Exchange Server 2013
6 1 (0.42%) Site Server
6 1 (0.42%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 43 (17.99%) Microsoft Office
2 29 (12.13%) Microsoft Excel
2 29 (12.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 11 (4.60%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (2.09%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 185 (77.41%) Microsoft 365
2 138 (57.74%) Azure
3 58 (24.27%) Entra ID
4 38 (15.90%) OneDrive
5 10 (4.18%) Power Platform
6 9 (3.77%) AWS
7 7 (2.93%) IaaS
8 6 (2.51%) GCP
8 6 (2.51%) PaaS
9 4 (1.67%) Azure DevOps
10 2 (0.84%) Azure Sentinel
10 2 (0.84%) Mimecast
10 2 (0.84%) PowerApps
10 2 (0.84%) WhatsApp
11 1 (0.42%) Apple Pay
11 1 (0.42%) Dynamics 365
11 1 (0.42%) Google Workspace
11 1 (0.42%) Power Automate
11 1 (0.42%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 69 (28.87%) Firewall
2 57 (23.85%) DNS
3 52 (21.76%) DHCP
4 44 (18.41%) VPN
5 37 (15.48%) LAN
6 36 (15.06%) WAN
7 32 (13.39%) Wi-Fi
8 30 (12.55%) TCP/IP
9 28 (11.72%) Wireless
10 26 (10.88%) VLAN
11 19 (7.95%) SAN
12 17 (7.11%) MPLS
13 16 (6.69%) VoIP
14 6 (2.51%) Fibre Channel
15 5 (2.09%) Internet
15 5 (2.09%) NAS
16 3 (1.26%) Network Security
16 3 (1.26%) SSL
16 3 (1.26%) VSAN
17 2 (0.84%) DKIM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (10.46%) Amazon RDS
2 13 (5.44%) SQL Server
3 10 (4.18%) Power BI
4 4 (1.67%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (1.67%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 3 (1.26%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 5 (2.09%) GitLab
2 2 (0.84%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.42%) Subversion
General
1 126 (52.72%) Social Skills
2 38 (15.90%) Finance
3 14 (5.86%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (4.60%) Public Sector
5 10 (4.18%) Legal
6 7 (2.93%) Documentation Skills
6 7 (2.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 5 (2.09%) Organisational Skills
7 5 (2.09%) Retail
8 3 (1.26%) Marketing
8 3 (1.26%) Norwegian Language
8 3 (1.26%) Presentation Skills
8 3 (1.26%) Telecoms
9 2 (0.84%) Banking
9 2 (0.84%) French Language
9 2 (0.84%) Investment Banking
9 2 (0.84%) Law
10 1 (0.42%) Back Office
10 1 (0.42%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 75 (31.38%) Support Engineer
2 46 (19.25%) IT Support
3 35 (14.64%) Analyst
4 33 (13.81%) Desktop Support
5 32 (13.39%) Desktop Engineer
6 31 (12.97%) IT Engineer
7 30 (12.55%) Desktop Support Engineer
8 28 (11.72%) IT Support Engineer
9 23 (9.62%) 2nd Line Support
10 22 (9.21%) Service Analyst
11 18 (7.53%) 3rd Line Support
11 18 (7.53%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 18 (7.53%) Project Manager
11 18 (7.53%) Service Desk Analyst
12 17 (7.11%) Senior
12 17 (7.11%) Technical Support
13 15 (6.28%) 3rd Line Engineer
14 14 (5.86%) Support Analyst
15 13 (5.44%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
15 13 (5.44%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.93%) X-Windows
2 4 (1.67%) .NET
2 4 (1.67%) ASP.NET
2 4 (1.67%) ASP.NET MVC
3 3 (1.26%) XML
4 2 (0.84%) CSS
4 2 (0.84%) HTML
5 1 (0.42%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 24 (10.04%) iPad
2 18 (7.53%) Data Centre
3 16 (6.69%) Public Cloud
4 15 (6.28%) Driving Licence
4 15 (6.28%) Self-Motivation
5 11 (4.60%) Enterprise Software
6 10 (4.18%) Smartphone
7 9 (3.77%) Replication
8 6 (2.51%) Onboarding
9 5 (2.09%) Low-Code
10 4 (1.67%) CCTV
10 4 (1.67%) PKI
11 3 (1.26%) Clustering
11 3 (1.26%) Data Structures
11 3 (1.26%) EPoS
11 3 (1.26%) iPhone
11 3 (1.26%) Team-Oriented Environment
12 2 (0.84%) Educational Technology
12 2 (0.84%) Handset
12 2 (0.84%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 168 (70.29%) Windows
2 83 (34.73%) Windows Server
3 43 (17.99%) Windows 10
4 22 (9.21%) Windows Server 2016
5 20 (8.37%) Windows Server 2019
6 15 (6.28%) Windows Server 2012
7 12 (5.02%) Windows 7
8 11 (4.60%) Linux
8 11 (4.60%) Mac OS X
9 9 (3.77%) Windows Phone
9 9 (3.77%) Windows Server 2008
10 8 (3.35%) Android
10 8 (3.35%) Apple iOS
11 6 (2.51%) Mac OS
11 6 (2.51%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 4 (1.67%) CentOS
12 4 (1.67%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 74 (30.96%) Customer Service
2 58 (24.27%) ITIL
3 51 (21.34%) Problem-Solving
4 35 (14.64%) Ticket Management
5 33 (13.81%) Agile
6 30 (12.55%) Break/Fix
7 26 (10.88%) Project Management
8 23 (9.62%) Problem Management
9 22 (9.21%) PRINCE2
10 20 (8.37%) ITSM
10 20 (8.37%) Service Delivery
11 19 (7.95%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 18 (7.53%) Incident Management
13 17 (7.11%) Continuous Improvement
13 17 (7.11%) Service Management
14 16 (6.69%) Mentoring
15 15 (6.28%) CRM
15 15 (6.28%) Remote Monitoring and Management
16 14 (5.86%) Decision-Making
16 14 (5.86%) Line Management
Programming Languages
1 28 (11.72%) PowerShell
2 20 (8.37%) SQL
3 8 (3.35%) T-SQL
4 6 (2.51%) Bash
5 4 (1.67%) C#
5 4 (1.67%) VBA
6 3 (1.26%) Python
7 2 (0.84%) Korn
7 2 (0.84%) Perl
7 2 (0.84%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 37 (15.48%) Degree
2 28 (11.72%) Microsoft Certification
3 16 (6.69%) APMP
4 11 (4.60%) A+ Certification
4 11 (4.60%) MCP
4 11 (4.60%) Security Cleared
5 9 (3.77%) Azure Certification
6 8 (3.35%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 7 (2.93%) CCNA
7 7 (2.93%) Cisco Certification
8 6 (2.51%) HND
8 6 (2.51%) ITIL Certification
9 5 (2.09%) SC Cleared
10 4 (1.67%) AWS Certification
10 4 (1.67%) DBS Check
11 3 (1.26%) CCA
11 3 (1.26%) HNC
11 3 (1.26%) MCDST
11 3 (1.26%) MCSA
11 3 (1.26%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (6.28%) SLA
2 10 (4.18%) GDPR
3 5 (2.09%) QA
4 3 (1.26%) Cyber Essentials
4 3 (1.26%) Disclosure Scotland
4 3 (1.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.42%) PMO
System Software
1 152 (63.60%) Active Directory
2 77 (32.22%) VMware Infrastructure
3 66 (27.62%) Hyper-V
4 33 (13.81%) VMware ESXi
5 23 (9.62%) Virtual Desktop
6 16 (6.69%) Terminal Services
7 9 (3.77%) XenApp
8 8 (3.35%) XenDesktop
9 7 (2.93%) vSphere
10 5 (2.09%) Virtual Servers
11 4 (1.67%) VMware NSX
11 4 (1.67%) VMware Server
12 3 (1.26%) Terminal Server
13 2 (0.84%) Docker
13 2 (0.84%) Virtual Machines
14 1 (0.42%) DFS Replication
Systems Management
1 60 (25.10%) Microsoft Intune
2 19 (7.95%) SCCM
3 17 (7.11%) WSUS
4 9 (3.77%) AirWatch
5 7 (2.93%) vCenter Server
6 3 (1.26%) Backup Exec
6 3 (1.26%) Failover Clustering
6 3 (1.26%) Microsoft Clustering
6 3 (1.26%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
7 2 (0.84%) Ansible
7 2 (0.84%) Jamf Pro
7 2 (0.84%) Puppet
7 2 (0.84%) Red Hat Satellite
7 2 (0.84%) Terraform
8 1 (0.42%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 197 (82.43%) Microsoft
2 83 (34.73%) VMware
3 38 (15.90%) Citrix
4 32 (13.39%) Cisco
5 21 (8.79%) Veeam
6 19 (7.95%) Ruckus Wireless
7 12 (5.02%) HP
8 8 (3.35%) Dell
9 7 (2.93%) Aruba
9 7 (2.93%) Datto
9 7 (2.93%) Ubiquiti
10 6 (2.51%) Meraki
11 5 (2.09%) Apple
11 5 (2.09%) ConnectWise
11 5 (2.09%) iManage
11 5 (2.09%) Intapp
12 4 (1.67%) Draytek
12 4 (1.67%) Fortinet
12 4 (1.67%) Sophos
12 4 (1.67%) WatchGuard