Desktop Support Engineer Jobs in England

Desktop Support Engineer
UK > England

The median Desktop Support Engineer salary in England is £32,000 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 670 710 947
Rank change year-on-year +40 +237 -127
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support Engineer 194 184 240
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.20% 0.22% 0.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.21% 0.25% 0.17%
Number of salaries quoted 167 164 207
10th Percentile £24,240 £25,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £27,000 £26,250 £28,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 £32,500 £33,250
Median % change year-on-year -1.54% -2.26% +0.76%
75th Percentile £35,000 £38,188 £41,750
90th Percentile £47,500 £46,000 £58,750
UK median annual salary £29,605 £31,750 £33,500
% change year-on-year -6.76% -5.22% +1.52%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 90,431 74,847 138,483
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.61% 91.19% 95.86%
Number of salaries quoted 65,915 49,353 75,297
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,713 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.53% +1.19% +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Desktop Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Desktop Support Engineer in England

Desktop Support Engineer
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Desktop Support Engineer in England

Desktop Support Engineer
Salary Histogram in England

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

Salary histogram for Desktop Support Engineer in England

Desktop Support Engineer
Job Locations in England

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 England 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
London +83 78 £40,500 +6.58% 8
South West -42 33 £29,290 +6.51% 4
South East -27 30 £28,000 -4.76% 3
North of England +21 24 £27,500 +8.91% 1
North West -16 18 £27,000 +8.00%
Midlands -30 17 £32,500 +22.64% 1
East of England -4 12 £24,240 -19.20%
East Midlands -18 12 £32,500 +44.44%
Yorkshire +71 6 £32,500 +16.07% 1
West Midlands -14 5 £32,500 +22.64% 1
Desktop Support Engineer
UK

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

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 England region featuring Desktop Support Engineer in the job title.

1 149 (76.80%) Windows
2 141 (72.68%) Microsoft
3 123 (63.40%) Active Directory
4 86 (44.33%) Microsoft Office
5 85 (43.81%) Microsoft 365
6 79 (40.72%) Social Skills
7 53 (27.32%) Windows 10
8 48 (24.74%) Customer Service
9 43 (22.16%) Finance
10 42 (21.65%) SCCM
10 42 (21.65%) Microsoft Intune
11 40 (20.62%) Driving Licence
11 40 (20.62%) Azure
11 40 (20.62%) Degree
12 39 (20.10%) Security Cleared
12 39 (20.10%) Microsoft Exchange
12 39 (20.10%) Problem-Solving
13 36 (18.56%) Microsoft Certification
14 29 (14.95%) Entra ID
14 29 (14.95%) ITIL
15 27 (13.92%) Smartphone
15 27 (13.92%) Break/Fix
16 26 (13.40%) Onboarding
17 25 (12.89%) Mac OS
17 25 (12.89%) Computer Science
18 24 (12.37%) Network Security
18 24 (12.37%) DNS
18 24 (12.37%) A+ Certification
18 24 (12.37%) Computer Science Degree
18 24 (12.37%) Windows 7

Desktop Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 39 (20.10%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (3.61%) SharePoint
3 6 (3.09%) Skype for Business
4 4 (2.06%) IBM Domino
5 2 (1.03%) Exchange Server 2010
6 1 (0.52%) CMS
Applications
1 86 (44.33%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (7.73%) Microsoft Excel
3 14 (7.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (1.55%) Eikon
Cloud Services
1 85 (43.81%) Microsoft 365
2 40 (20.62%) Azure
3 29 (14.95%) Entra ID
4 15 (7.73%) OneDrive
5 6 (3.09%) WhatsApp
6 5 (2.58%) Mimecast
7 3 (1.55%) Slack
8 1 (0.52%) AWS
8 1 (0.52%) GCP
8 1 (0.52%) Google Workspace
8 1 (0.52%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 24 (12.37%) DNS
1 24 (12.37%) Network Security
2 22 (11.34%) Wi-Fi
3 17 (8.76%) Remote Desktop
4 10 (5.15%) LAN
5 9 (4.64%) Skype
6 8 (4.12%) DHCP
6 8 (4.12%) Firewall
7 6 (3.09%) TCP/IP
7 6 (3.09%) VPN
8 5 (2.58%) WAN
9 4 (2.06%) Cisco IOS
10 3 (1.55%) Telepresence
11 2 (1.03%) Internet
11 2 (1.03%) WebEx
12 1 (0.52%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 1 (0.52%) JIRA
1 1 (0.52%) MSI
General
1 79 (40.72%) Social Skills
2 43 (22.16%) Finance
3 18 (9.28%) Organisational Skills
4 12 (6.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 8 (4.12%) Automotive
5 8 (4.12%) Legal
6 7 (3.61%) Banking
7 4 (2.06%) Telecoms
8 3 (1.55%) Law
8 3 (1.55%) Pharmaceutical
9 2 (1.03%) Aerospace
9 2 (1.03%) Analytical Skills
9 2 (1.03%) Billing
9 2 (1.03%) Manufacturing
10 1 (0.52%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (0.52%) Marketing
10 1 (0.52%) Public Sector
10 1 (0.52%) Retail
10 1 (0.52%) Spanish Language
Miscellaneous
1 40 (20.62%) Driving Licence
2 27 (13.92%) Smartphone
3 26 (13.40%) Onboarding
4 8 (4.12%) Video Conferencing
5 5 (2.58%) iPhone
5 5 (2.58%) Management Information System
6 3 (1.55%) iPad
6 3 (1.55%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (1.03%) Data Centre
7 2 (1.03%) Data Protection Act
7 2 (1.03%) Fat Client
7 2 (1.03%) Hybrid Cloud
7 2 (1.03%) Thin Client
8 1 (0.52%) Blackberry
8 1 (0.52%) CMDB
8 1 (0.52%) Derivative
8 1 (0.52%) EPoS
8 1 (0.52%) Mobile App
8 1 (0.52%) Replication
8 1 (0.52%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 149 (76.80%) Windows
2 53 (27.32%) Windows 10
3 25 (12.89%) Mac OS
4 24 (12.37%) Windows 7
5 13 (6.70%) Windows Server
6 10 (5.15%) Android
7 5 (2.58%) Apple iOS
7 5 (2.58%) Mac OS X
7 5 (2.58%) Windows Server 2008
8 2 (1.03%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (24.74%) Customer Service
2 39 (20.10%) Problem-Solving
3 29 (14.95%) ITIL
4 27 (13.92%) Break/Fix
5 25 (12.89%) Computer Science
6 20 (10.31%) Asset Management
7 14 (7.22%) ITSM
7 14 (7.22%) Proactive Maintenance
7 14 (7.22%) Ticket Management
7 14 (7.22%) Time Management
8 13 (6.70%) Mobile Device Management
9 9 (4.64%) Continuous Improvement
10 8 (4.12%) Software Deployment
11 7 (3.61%) Root Cause Analysis
11 7 (3.61%) Service Delivery
11 7 (3.61%) Service Management
12 6 (3.09%) Incident Management
13 5 (2.58%) Customer Requirements
13 5 (2.58%) Software Testing
14 3 (1.55%) Customer-Centricity
Programming Languages
1 5 (2.58%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 40 (20.62%) Degree
2 39 (20.10%) Security Cleared
3 36 (18.56%) Microsoft Certification
4 24 (12.37%) A+ Certification
4 24 (12.37%) Computer Science Degree
5 23 (11.86%) DBS Check
5 23 (11.86%) MCP
6 16 (8.25%) SC Cleared
7 14 (7.22%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (4.64%) DV Cleared
9 5 (2.58%) ITIL Certification
10 4 (2.06%) MCSE
11 3 (1.55%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 3 (1.55%) Master's Degree
11 3 (1.55%) MBA
12 1 (0.52%) AWS Certification
12 1 (0.52%) Azure Certification
12 1 (0.52%) CCNA
12 1 (0.52%) Cisco Certification
12 1 (0.52%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (9.79%) SLA
2 14 (7.22%) PCI DSS
3 4 (2.06%) GDPR
4 1 (0.52%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 123 (63.40%) Active Directory
2 14 (7.22%) KVM
3 10 (5.15%) Hyper-V
4 8 (4.12%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (3.09%) Firmware
6 3 (1.55%) vSphere
7 2 (1.03%) Terminal Services
7 2 (1.03%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 42 (21.65%) Microsoft Intune
1 42 (21.65%) SCCM
2 2 (1.03%) Jamf Pro
2 2 (1.03%) McAfee ePO
Vendors
1 141 (72.68%) Microsoft
2 22 (11.34%) ServiceNow
3 21 (10.82%) Dell
4 13 (6.70%) Citrix
4 13 (6.70%) MobileIron
5 12 (6.19%) McAfee
6 11 (5.67%) VMware
7 10 (5.15%) Apple
7 10 (5.15%) Bloomberg
8 7 (3.61%) Cisco
9 6 (3.09%) HP
10 4 (2.06%) Lotus
11 3 (1.55%) Ivanti
11 3 (1.55%) Okta
11 3 (1.55%) Polycom
12 2 (1.03%) Cognizant
12 2 (1.03%) Trayport
13 1 (0.52%) Google
13 1 (0.52%) Snow
13 1 (0.52%) SolarWinds