Desktop Engineer
UK
The median Desktop Engineer 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 | |
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| Rank | 649 | 677 | 920 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +28 | +243 | -118 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer | 267 | 275 | 351 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.25% | 0.29% | 0.21% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.27% | 0.32% | 0.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 238 | 240 | 273 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,240 | £25,750 | £26,050 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,290 | £26,250 | £28,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £32,500 | £34,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.41% | -2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £40,000 | £39,063 | £43,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £52,500 | £50,250 | £57,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £29,000 | £27,750 | £30,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.50% | -7.50% | - |
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 Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Desktop Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Desktop Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Desktop Engineer.
Desktop Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Desktop Engineer over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Desktop Engineer
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 Engineer 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 | +9 | 231 | £32,500 | - | 35 |
| UK excluding London | -21 | 172 | £29,000 | +4.50% | 34 |
| London | +93 | 92 | £41,500 | +9.21% | 9 |
| South East | -23 | 41 | £30,000 | -1.64% | 6 |
| Work from Home | +31 | 32 | £45,000 | +28.57% | 11 |
| South West | -34 | 32 | £29,290 | +6.51% | 5 |
| North of England | +36 | 29 | £30,250 | -0.82% | 8 |
| Midlands | -5 | 21 | £32,500 | +22.64% | 4 |
| Wales | +18 | 20 | £28,290 | +2.87% | 2 |
| North West | -5 | 19 | £27,000 | -1.82% | 5 |
| East of England | +6 | 16 | £24,240 | -30.74% | 2 |
| East Midlands | -6 | 13 | £32,500 | +44.44% | 1 |
| Scotland | -56 | 12 | £24,240 | -25.42% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +69 | 10 | £32,500 | -11.32% | 3 |
| West Midlands | -18 | 8 | £32,500 | +21.50% | 3 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | £35,000 | - | 2 |
Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 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 featuring Desktop Engineer in the job title.
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Desktop Engineer 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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