Desktop Engineer Jobs in London

Desktop Engineer
England > London

The median Desktop Engineer salary in London is £41,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 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
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 407 494 741
Rank change year-on-year +87 +247 -155
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer 92 113 179
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.38% 0.35% 0.24%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.40% 0.37% 0.25%
Number of salaries quoted 76 102 155
10th Percentile £30,250 £31,250 £29,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,875 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,500 £38,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.21% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £52,500 £48,438 £48,750
90th Percentile £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
England median annual salary £32,500 £32,500 £34,000
% change year-on-year - -4.41% -2.86%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 22,868 30,463 70,595
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.46% 95.03% 96.24%
Number of salaries quoted 16,938 22,839 34,712
10th Percentile £37,500 £41,875 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £72,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% +3.57% -
75th Percentile £93,750 £95,000 £91,250
90th Percentile £115,000 £115,000 £110,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,567 £60,000
% change year-on-year -13.32% +0.95% +9.09%

Desktop Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Engineer in London

Desktop Engineer
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for Desktop Engineer in London

Desktop Engineer
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Desktop Engineer in London over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Desktop Engineer in London

Desktop Engineer
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Engineer within the London region over the 6 months to 2 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
Central London +52 21 £50,000 +39.37%
West London +14 17 £32,500 -10.34% 1
North London - 1 £37,500 -
Desktop Engineer
England

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

For the 6 months to 2 June 2024, 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 across the London region featuring Desktop Engineer in the job title.

1 72 (78.26%) Active Directory
2 68 (73.91%) Windows
3 60 (65.22%) Microsoft 365
4 56 (60.87%) Microsoft
5 41 (44.57%) Finance
6 38 (41.30%) Microsoft Exchange
7 33 (35.87%) Windows 10
8 32 (34.78%) Social Skills
9 30 (32.61%) Microsoft Office
10 24 (26.09%) ITIL
11 23 (25.00%) Microsoft Intune
12 22 (23.91%) Azure
13 21 (22.83%) DNS
14 20 (21.74%) SCCM
15 15 (16.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 15 (16.30%) Entra ID
16 14 (15.22%) Customer Service
17 13 (14.13%) Smartphone
17 13 (14.13%) Bloomberg
18 12 (13.04%) Apple
18 12 (13.04%) Degree
18 12 (13.04%) ServiceNow
18 12 (13.04%) Problem-Solving
19 11 (11.96%) Firewall
19 11 (11.96%) VPN
20 10 (10.87%) ITSM
20 10 (10.87%) Skype
21 9 (9.78%) Cisco
21 9 (9.78%) SQL
21 9 (9.78%) Citrix

Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 38 (41.30%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (6.52%) Skype for Business
3 4 (4.35%) SharePoint
4 3 (3.26%) Exchange Server 2010
4 3 (3.26%) IBM Domino
5 1 (1.09%) CMS
Applications
1 30 (32.61%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (4.35%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (3.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (3.26%) Eikon
Cloud Services
1 60 (65.22%) Microsoft 365
2 22 (23.91%) Azure
3 15 (16.30%) Entra ID
4 7 (7.61%) Mimecast
5 6 (6.52%) WhatsApp
6 3 (3.26%) OneDrive
6 3 (3.26%) Slack
7 1 (1.09%) Google Workspace
7 1 (1.09%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 21 (22.83%) DNS
2 11 (11.96%) Firewall
2 11 (11.96%) VPN
3 10 (10.87%) Skype
4 6 (6.52%) DHCP
5 5 (5.43%) Cisco IOS
5 5 (5.43%) TCP/IP
6 4 (4.35%) Remote Desktop
7 3 (3.26%) FTP
7 3 (3.26%) LAN
7 3 (3.26%) SMTP
7 3 (3.26%) SNMP
7 3 (3.26%) Telepresence
7 3 (3.26%) WAN
7 3 (3.26%) WebEx
7 3 (3.26%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (2.17%) Network Security
9 1 (1.09%) PSTN
9 1 (1.09%) VLAN
9 1 (1.09%) VoIP
Development Applications
1 1 (1.09%) JIRA
1 1 (1.09%) MSI
General
1 41 (44.57%) Finance
2 32 (34.78%) Social Skills
3 15 (16.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 8 (8.70%) Banking
5 6 (6.52%) Legal
6 3 (3.26%) Automotive
6 3 (3.26%) Pharmaceutical
6 3 (3.26%) Telecoms
7 2 (2.17%) Analytical Skills
7 2 (2.17%) Manufacturing
7 2 (2.17%) Retail
8 1 (1.09%) Marketing
8 1 (1.09%) Public Sector
8 1 (1.09%) Spanish Language
Miscellaneous
1 13 (14.13%) Smartphone
2 7 (7.61%) Onboarding
3 5 (5.43%) Video Conferencing
4 4 (4.35%) CMDB
5 3 (3.26%) iPad
5 3 (3.26%) Management Information System
6 2 (2.17%) Blackberry
6 2 (2.17%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (1.09%) Data Protection Act
7 1 (1.09%) Derivative
7 1 (1.09%) Driving Licence
7 1 (1.09%) EPoS
7 1 (1.09%) Hybrid Cloud
7 1 (1.09%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 68 (73.91%) Windows
2 33 (35.87%) Windows 10
3 8 (8.70%) Windows 7
3 8 (8.70%) Windows Server
4 6 (6.52%) Android
4 6 (6.52%) Mac OS X
5 5 (5.43%) Apple iOS
6 4 (4.35%) Windows Server 2008
7 3 (3.26%) Mac OS
8 1 (1.09%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (26.09%) ITIL
2 14 (15.22%) Customer Service
3 12 (13.04%) Problem-Solving
4 10 (10.87%) ITSM
5 8 (8.70%) Root Cause Analysis
6 7 (7.61%) Change Management
7 6 (6.52%) Asset Management
8 5 (5.43%) Service Management
9 3 (3.26%) Break/Fix
9 3 (3.26%) Computer Science
9 3 (3.26%) Configuration Management
9 3 (3.26%) Patch Management
9 3 (3.26%) Stakeholder Management
9 3 (3.26%) Ticket Management
10 2 (2.17%) Continuous Improvement
10 2 (2.17%) Customer-Centricity
10 2 (2.17%) Cybersecurity
10 2 (2.17%) Mobile Device Management
11 1 (1.09%) Collaborative Working
11 1 (1.09%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 9 (9.78%) SQL
2 3 (3.26%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 12 (13.04%) Degree
2 6 (6.52%) Microsoft Certification
3 3 (3.26%) A+ Certification
3 3 (3.26%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (3.26%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 3 (3.26%) Master's Degree
3 3 (3.26%) MBA
3 3 (3.26%) Security Cleared
4 2 (2.17%) DBS Check
4 2 (2.17%) MCP
4 2 (2.17%) SC Cleared
5 1 (1.09%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (1.09%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (1.09%) MCSA
5 1 (1.09%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (4.35%) SLA
2 1 (1.09%) Accessibility
2 1 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (1.09%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 72 (78.26%) Active Directory
2 9 (9.78%) Hyper-V
3 5 (5.43%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (3.26%) vSphere
5 1 (1.09%) Firmware
5 1 (1.09%) KVM
Systems Management
1 23 (25.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 20 (21.74%) SCCM
3 2 (2.17%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (1.09%) AirWatch
4 1 (1.09%) Backup Exec
4 1 (1.09%) Cisco CUCM
4 1 (1.09%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (1.09%) WSUS
4 1 (1.09%) XenMobile
Vendors
1 56 (60.87%) Microsoft
2 13 (14.13%) Bloomberg
3 12 (13.04%) Apple
3 12 (13.04%) ServiceNow
4 9 (9.78%) Cisco
4 9 (9.78%) Citrix
5 8 (8.70%) VMware
6 5 (5.43%) Dell
7 3 (3.26%) Ivanti
7 3 (3.26%) Lotus
7 3 (3.26%) Okta
7 3 (3.26%) Polycom
7 3 (3.26%) Reuters
8 2 (2.17%) HP
8 2 (2.17%) Trayport
9 1 (1.09%) Avaya
9 1 (1.09%) Google
9 1 (1.09%) SolarWinds
9 1 (1.09%) Symantec
9 1 (1.09%) Trend Micro