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 23 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 23 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 600 | 553 | 730 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -47 | +177 | -26 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support | 307 | 460 | 572 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.30% | 0.47% | 0.35% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.32% | 0.51% | 0.36% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 257 | 386 | 461 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,240 | £25,000 | £24,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £27,500 | £26,250 | £27,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £31,250 | £32,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -3.85% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £39,000 | £38,000 | £42,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £49,350 | £48,125 | £55,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £29,000 | £27,500 | £27,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.45% | - | -6.78% |
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 | 95,626 | 90,111 | 157,385 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.75% | 91.48% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 68,292 | 56,801 | 84,606 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,250 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,250 | £50,173 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.10% | +6.13% | +5.63% |
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 23 May 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 23 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 |
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| England | -34 | 273 | £32,500 | +3.17% | 51 |
| UK excluding London | -48 | 194 | £29,000 | +5.45% | 43 |
| London | +27 | 108 | £41,500 | +9.21% | 21 |
| South East | -17 | 45 | £30,000 | +2.04% | 4 |
| South West | -36 | 44 | £29,440 | +7.05% | 10 |
| Work from Home | +19 | 34 | £36,000 | +2.86% | 9 |
| North of England | +15 | 29 | £28,000 | +8.36% | 4 |
| Midlands | +3 | 28 | £31,000 | +15.89% | 5 |
| North West | -15 | 22 | £27,000 | +4.49% | 1 |
| East of England | -6 | 19 | £24,240 | -11.85% | 7 |
| East Midlands | +6 | 17 | £31,000 | +8.77% | 1 |
| Scotland | -48 | 15 | £24,240 | -37.45% | 12 |
| Wales | +10 | 13 | £28,290 | +2.87% | |
| West Midlands | +8 | 11 | £29,750 | +12.26% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | +78 | 7 | £32,500 | +25.00% | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | £35,000 | - | 1 |
Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 23 May 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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