Desktop Support Jobs in London

Desktop Support
England > London

The median Desktop Support salary in London is £41,250 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 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
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 418 411 580
Rank change year-on-year -7 +169 -39
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support 112 187 362
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.46% 0.60% 0.49%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.48% 0.63% 0.51%
Number of salaries quoted 90 153 288
10th Percentile £28,929 £30,977 £29,275
25th Percentile £30,625 £32,750 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,250 £38,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.55% +1.33% +4.17%
75th Percentile £48,438 £47,500 £48,750
90th Percentile £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
England median annual salary £32,500 £31,908 £33,250
% change year-on-year +1.85% -4.04% +2.31%

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 23,153 29,839 71,327
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.46% 94.99% 96.18%
Number of salaries quoted 17,040 22,415 34,936
10th Percentile £37,500 £41,578 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £54,750 £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 £60,331 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.98% +0.55% +9.09%

Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support in London

Desktop Support
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for Desktop Support in London

Desktop Support
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Desktop Support in London over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Desktop Support in London

Desktop Support
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 Support within the London region over the 6 months to 9 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 +18 26 £43,750 +21.53% 1
West London +5 18 £32,500 -10.34% 2
Desktop Support
England

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

For the 6 months to 9 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 across the London region featuring Desktop Support in the job title.

1 80 (71.43%) Active Directory
2 77 (68.75%) Windows
3 72 (64.29%) Microsoft
4 71 (63.39%) Microsoft 365
5 54 (48.21%) Finance
6 44 (39.29%) Microsoft Office
7 43 (38.39%) Social Skills
8 38 (33.93%) Microsoft Exchange
9 36 (32.14%) Windows 10
10 29 (25.89%) Microsoft Intune
10 29 (25.89%) Azure
11 28 (25.00%) ITIL
12 25 (22.32%) Customer Service
13 21 (18.75%) DNS
14 20 (17.86%) SCCM
15 19 (16.96%) Entra ID
16 18 (16.07%) Problem-Solving
16 18 (16.07%) Smartphone
17 17 (15.18%) ITSM
18 15 (13.39%) Degree
19 14 (12.50%) VMware
19 14 (12.50%) ServiceNow
20 13 (11.61%) Bloomberg
20 13 (11.61%) Cisco
21 12 (10.71%) Citrix
21 12 (10.71%) Apple
21 12 (10.71%) Video Conferencing
22 11 (9.82%) VMware Infrastructure
22 11 (9.82%) Asset Management
23 10 (8.93%) Banking

Desktop Support 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 (33.93%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (7.14%) SharePoint
3 6 (5.36%) Skype for Business
4 4 (3.57%) IBM Domino
5 3 (2.68%) Exchange Server 2010
6 1 (0.89%) CMS
Applications
1 44 (39.29%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (4.46%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (2.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (3.57%) Eikon
Cloud Services
1 71 (63.39%) Microsoft 365
2 29 (25.89%) Azure
3 19 (16.96%) Entra ID
4 8 (7.14%) WhatsApp
5 6 (5.36%) Mimecast
5 6 (5.36%) OneDrive
6 3 (2.68%) Slack
7 1 (0.89%) Google Workspace
7 1 (0.89%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 21 (18.75%) DNS
2 9 (8.04%) Skype
3 7 (6.25%) DHCP
4 6 (5.36%) TCP/IP
5 5 (4.46%) Cisco IOS
6 4 (3.57%) Remote Desktop
6 4 (3.57%) VPN
6 4 (3.57%) Wi-Fi
7 3 (2.68%) Firewall
7 3 (2.68%) Telepresence
8 2 (1.79%) LAN
8 2 (1.79%) Network Security
8 2 (1.79%) WAN
8 2 (1.79%) WebEx
9 1 (0.89%) PSTN
9 1 (0.89%) VoIP
9 1 (0.89%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 2 (1.79%) JIRA
2 1 (0.89%) MSI
General
1 54 (48.21%) Finance
2 43 (38.39%) Social Skills
3 10 (8.93%) Banking
4 9 (8.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 9 (8.04%) Legal
5 8 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
6 4 (3.57%) Front Office
6 4 (3.57%) Telecoms
7 3 (2.68%) Automotive
7 3 (2.68%) Manufacturing
7 3 (2.68%) Pharmaceutical
8 2 (1.79%) Financial Institution
8 2 (1.79%) Marketing
8 2 (1.79%) Public Sector
9 1 (0.89%) Electronics
9 1 (0.89%) Law
9 1 (0.89%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (0.89%) Retail
9 1 (0.89%) Spanish Language
Miscellaneous
1 18 (16.07%) Smartphone
2 12 (10.71%) Video Conferencing
3 9 (8.04%) iPad
4 6 (5.36%) iPhone
4 6 (5.36%) Onboarding
5 5 (4.46%) Blackberry
5 5 (4.46%) Management Information System
6 3 (2.68%) Hedge funds
7 2 (1.79%) BYOD
7 2 (1.79%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (0.89%) CMDB
8 1 (0.89%) Data Protection Act
8 1 (0.89%) Derivative
8 1 (0.89%) Driving Licence
8 1 (0.89%) EPoS
8 1 (0.89%) Hybrid Cloud
8 1 (0.89%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 77 (68.75%) Windows
2 36 (32.14%) Windows 10
3 8 (7.14%) Android
3 8 (7.14%) Windows 7
3 8 (7.14%) Windows Server
4 7 (6.25%) Apple iOS
4 7 (6.25%) Mac OS
5 5 (4.46%) Mac OS X
6 3 (2.68%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.89%) Linux
7 1 (0.89%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.89%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (25.00%) ITIL
2 25 (22.32%) Customer Service
3 18 (16.07%) Problem-Solving
4 17 (15.18%) ITSM
5 11 (9.82%) Asset Management
6 8 (7.14%) Service Management
7 7 (6.25%) Break/Fix
7 7 (6.25%) Root Cause Analysis
8 5 (4.46%) Service Delivery
8 5 (4.46%) Stakeholder Management
9 4 (3.57%) Cybersecurity
9 4 (3.57%) Mobile Device Management
9 4 (3.57%) Software Deployment
10 3 (2.68%) Change Management
10 3 (2.68%) Computer Science
10 3 (2.68%) Continuous Improvement
10 3 (2.68%) Customer Experience
10 3 (2.68%) Investment Management
10 3 (2.68%) Ticket Management
11 2 (1.79%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 7 (6.25%) PowerShell
2 1 (0.89%) SQL
Qualifications
1 15 (13.39%) Degree
2 7 (6.25%) Microsoft Certification
3 3 (2.68%) A+ Certification
3 3 (2.68%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (2.68%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 3 (2.68%) Master's Degree
3 3 (2.68%) MBA
3 3 (2.68%) Security Cleared
4 2 (1.79%) DBS Check
4 2 (1.79%) MCP
4 2 (1.79%) MCSE
4 2 (1.79%) SC Cleared
5 1 (0.89%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (0.89%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (0.89%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (6.25%) SLA
2 1 (0.89%) Accessibility
2 1 (0.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (0.89%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 80 (71.43%) Active Directory
2 11 (9.82%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (8.04%) Hyper-V
4 4 (3.57%) vSphere
5 1 (0.89%) Firmware
5 1 (0.89%) KVM
5 1 (0.89%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.89%) XenApp
5 1 (0.89%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 29 (25.89%) Microsoft Intune
2 20 (17.86%) SCCM
3 3 (2.68%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (0.89%) Backup Exec
4 1 (0.89%) Cisco CUCM
4 1 (0.89%) McAfee ePO
4 1 (0.89%) NetBackup
4 1 (0.89%) Norton AntiVirus
4 1 (0.89%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.89%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
4 1 (0.89%) vCenter Server
4 1 (0.89%) WSUS
Vendors
1 72 (64.29%) Microsoft
2 14 (12.50%) ServiceNow
2 14 (12.50%) VMware
3 13 (11.61%) Bloomberg
3 13 (11.61%) Cisco
4 12 (10.71%) Apple
4 12 (10.71%) Citrix
5 4 (3.57%) Dell
5 4 (3.57%) Ivanti
5 4 (3.57%) Lotus
5 4 (3.57%) Samsung
6 3 (2.68%) Okta
6 3 (2.68%) Polycom
7 2 (1.79%) Reuters
7 2 (1.79%) Symantec
7 2 (1.79%) Trayport
8 1 (0.89%) Avaya
8 1 (0.89%) HP
8 1 (0.89%) McAfee
8 1 (0.89%) Murex