Desktop Support Engineer Jobs in London

Desktop Support Engineer
England > London

The median Desktop Support Engineer salary in London is £40,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 June 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 431 514 785
Rank change year-on-year +83 +271 -183
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support Engineer 78 89 141
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.31% 0.29% 0.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.33% 0.30% 0.20%
Number of salaries quoted 60 79 124
10th Percentile - £30,500 £29,500
25th Percentile £30,250 £33,250 £31,156
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,500 £38,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.58% +1.33% -6.25%
75th Percentile £47,500 £45,000 £48,750
90th Percentile £57,500 £58,000 £60,000
England median annual salary £32,000 £32,500 £33,250
% change year-on-year -1.54% -2.26% +0.76%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies 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 23,403 29,645 71,541
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.44% 94.97% 96.13%
Number of salaries quoted 17,198 22,316 34,853
10th Percentile £37,500 £41,750 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £54,988 £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 £60,713 £60,000
% change year-on-year -13.53% +1.19% +9.09%

Desktop Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support Engineer in London

Desktop Support Engineer
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for Desktop Support Engineer in London

Desktop Support Engineer
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Desktop Support Engineer in London over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Desktop Support Engineer in London

Desktop Support 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 Support Engineer within the London region over the 6 months to 12 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
West London +8 17 £32,500 -18.75% 1
Central London +46 16 £49,500 +38.46%
Desktop Support Engineer
England

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

For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, Desktop Support 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 Support Engineer in the job title.

1 60 (76.92%) Active Directory
2 56 (71.79%) Windows
3 54 (69.23%) Microsoft
4 50 (64.10%) Microsoft 365
5 37 (47.44%) Finance
6 33 (42.31%) Microsoft Exchange
7 31 (39.74%) Microsoft Office
8 28 (35.90%) Social Skills
9 24 (30.77%) Microsoft Intune
10 22 (28.21%) Azure
11 21 (26.92%) Windows 10
12 17 (21.79%) ITIL
13 16 (20.51%) DNS
13 16 (20.51%) SCCM
14 15 (19.23%) Customer Service
15 14 (17.95%) Entra ID
16 13 (16.67%) Smartphone
16 13 (16.67%) ServiceNow
17 11 (14.10%) Degree
18 10 (12.82%) VMware
18 10 (12.82%) ITSM
18 10 (12.82%) Citrix
18 10 (12.82%) Bloomberg
18 10 (12.82%) Apple
19 9 (11.54%) Hyper-V
19 9 (11.54%) Skype
19 9 (11.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
20 7 (8.97%) Problem-Solving
20 7 (8.97%) Windows Server
20 7 (8.97%) Root Cause Analysis

Desktop Support 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 33 (42.31%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (7.69%) Skype for Business
3 5 (6.41%) SharePoint
4 4 (5.13%) IBM Domino
5 2 (2.56%) Exchange Server 2010
6 1 (1.28%) CMS
Applications
1 31 (39.74%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (5.13%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (3.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (3.85%) Eikon
Cloud Services
1 50 (64.10%) Microsoft 365
2 22 (28.21%) Azure
3 14 (17.95%) Entra ID
4 6 (7.69%) WhatsApp
5 5 (6.41%) Mimecast
6 4 (5.13%) OneDrive
7 3 (3.85%) Slack
8 1 (1.28%) Google Workspace
8 1 (1.28%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 16 (20.51%) DNS
2 9 (11.54%) Skype
3 4 (5.13%) Cisco IOS
3 4 (5.13%) Remote Desktop
3 4 (5.13%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (3.85%) Firewall
4 3 (3.85%) Telepresence
4 3 (3.85%) VPN
5 2 (2.56%) DHCP
5 2 (2.56%) LAN
5 2 (2.56%) Network Security
5 2 (2.56%) WAN
5 2 (2.56%) WebEx
Development Applications
1 1 (1.28%) JIRA
1 1 (1.28%) MSI
General
1 37 (47.44%) Finance
2 28 (35.90%) Social Skills
3 9 (11.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 7 (8.97%) Banking
5 6 (7.69%) Legal
6 3 (3.85%) Automotive
6 3 (3.85%) Pharmaceutical
6 3 (3.85%) Telecoms
7 2 (2.56%) Analytical Skills
7 2 (2.56%) Manufacturing
8 1 (1.28%) Marketing
8 1 (1.28%) Public Sector
8 1 (1.28%) Retail
8 1 (1.28%) Spanish Language
Miscellaneous
1 13 (16.67%) Smartphone
2 5 (6.41%) Onboarding
2 5 (6.41%) Video Conferencing
3 4 (5.13%) Management Information System
4 3 (3.85%) iPad
5 2 (2.56%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (1.28%) Blackberry
6 1 (1.28%) CMDB
6 1 (1.28%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (1.28%) Derivative
6 1 (1.28%) Driving Licence
6 1 (1.28%) EPoS
6 1 (1.28%) Hybrid Cloud
6 1 (1.28%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 56 (71.79%) Windows
2 21 (26.92%) Windows 10
3 7 (8.97%) Windows Server
4 6 (7.69%) Windows 7
5 5 (6.41%) Android
5 5 (6.41%) Apple iOS
5 5 (6.41%) Mac OS X
6 3 (3.85%) Mac OS
6 3 (3.85%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (21.79%) ITIL
2 15 (19.23%) Customer Service
3 10 (12.82%) ITSM
4 7 (8.97%) Problem-Solving
4 7 (8.97%) Root Cause Analysis
5 6 (7.69%) Asset Management
6 4 (5.13%) Service Management
7 3 (3.85%) Break/Fix
7 3 (3.85%) Change Management
7 3 (3.85%) Computer Science
7 3 (3.85%) Stakeholder Management
7 3 (3.85%) Ticket Management
8 2 (2.56%) Continuous Improvement
8 2 (2.56%) Customer-Centricity
8 2 (2.56%) Cybersecurity
9 1 (1.28%) Mentoring
9 1 (1.28%) Mobile Device Management
9 1 (1.28%) Problem Management
9 1 (1.28%) Software Deployment
9 1 (1.28%) Wealth Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (3.85%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 11 (14.10%) Degree
2 7 (8.97%) Microsoft Certification
3 3 (3.85%) A+ Certification
3 3 (3.85%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (3.85%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 3 (3.85%) Master's Degree
3 3 (3.85%) MBA
3 3 (3.85%) Security Cleared
4 2 (2.56%) DBS Check
4 2 (2.56%) MCP
4 2 (2.56%) MCSE
4 2 (2.56%) SC Cleared
5 1 (1.28%) Azure Certification
5 1 (1.28%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (1.28%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (1.28%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (5.13%) SLA
2 1 (1.28%) Accessibility
2 1 (1.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (1.28%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 60 (76.92%) Active Directory
2 9 (11.54%) Hyper-V
3 7 (8.97%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (3.85%) vSphere
5 1 (1.28%) Firmware
5 1 (1.28%) KVM
5 1 (1.28%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 24 (30.77%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (20.51%) SCCM
3 2 (2.56%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 54 (69.23%) Microsoft
2 13 (16.67%) ServiceNow
3 10 (12.82%) Apple
3 10 (12.82%) Bloomberg
3 10 (12.82%) Citrix
3 10 (12.82%) VMware
4 7 (8.97%) Cisco
5 4 (5.13%) Dell
5 4 (5.13%) Lotus
6 3 (3.85%) Ivanti
6 3 (3.85%) Okta
6 3 (3.85%) Polycom
7 2 (2.56%) Trayport
8 1 (1.28%) Becrypt
8 1 (1.28%) Google
8 1 (1.28%) HP
8 1 (1.28%) Meraki
8 1 (1.28%) MobileIron
8 1 (1.28%) Snow
8 1 (1.28%) SolarWinds