Desktop Support
UK
The median Desktop Support salary in the UK is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 December 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Dec 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 605 | 430 | 562 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -175 | +132 | +89 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support | 187 | 322 | 663 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.25% | 0.60% | 0.52% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.27% | 0.63% | 0.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 122 | 300 | 564 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,114 | £25,759 | £25,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £29,250 | £27,760 | £27,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £35,000 | £33,210 | £32,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.39% | +2.18% | +3.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £47,500 | £43,750 | £40,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £57,500 | £58,750 | £55,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £29,605 | £28,290 | £29,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.65% | -2.45% | +7.41% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 | 69,098 | 51,422 | 120,486 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.01% | 95.49% | 95.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 35,015 | 37,699 | 75,236 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £31,250 | £32,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £42,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.17% | - | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £80,000 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £97,500 | £97,813 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +5.00% |
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 1 December 2024.
Desktop Support
Top 14 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 1 December 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 | -152 | 184 | £35,000 | +4.48% | 45 |
| UK excluding London | -152 | 96 | £29,605 | +4.65% | 27 |
| London | -63 | 90 | £48,750 | +21.88% | 22 |
| Work from Home | +3 | 40 | £33,500 | -4.29% | 6 |
| South East | -71 | 28 | £33,500 | +11.67% | 8 |
| North of England | -42 | 21 | £29,000 | +5.45% | 7 |
| South West | -5 | 20 | £29,605 | +0.56% | 4 |
| East of England | -56 | 17 | £22,500 | -21.05% | 2 |
| North West | -55 | 12 | £29,000 | +5.45% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +22 | 9 | £29,000 | -6.45% | 2 |
| Midlands | -61 | 8 | £30,000 | +11.11% | 1 |
| East Midlands | -29 | 6 | £30,500 | +5.17% | |
| Scotland | -16 | 2 | £26,500 | -4.14% | 3 |
| West Midlands | -70 | 2 | £24,000 | -11.11% | 1 |
Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 December 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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