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 23 May 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 23 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 646 | 669 | 904 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +23 | +235 | -103 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer | 253 | 291 | 345 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.25% | 0.30% | 0.21% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.26% | 0.32% | 0.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 229 | 253 | 270 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,240 | £25,300 | £25,975 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,000 | £26,250 | £27,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £32,500 | £33,125 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -1.89% | -2.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £38,000 | £38,750 | £43,063 |
| 90th Percentile | £54,600 | £52,000 | £57,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £29,000 | £29,000 | £30,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -3.33% | - |
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 | 95,626 | 90,111 | 157,385 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.75% | 91.48% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 68,292 | 56,801 | 84,606 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,250 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,250 | £50,173 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.10% | +6.13% | +5.63% |
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 23 May 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 23 May 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 | +40 | 218 | £32,500 | - | 45 |
| UK excluding London | +11 | 170 | £29,000 | - | 45 |
| London | +78 | 81 | £42,500 | +11.84% | 18 |
| South East | -12 | 42 | £30,000 | +2.04% | 12 |
| South West | -25 | 32 | £29,290 | +6.51% | 5 |
| North of England | +42 | 29 | £30,250 | -0.82% | 6 |
| Work from Home | +38 | 29 | £47,000 | +34.29% | 14 |
| Wales | +20 | 20 | £28,290 | +2.87% | 1 |
| North West | 0 | 19 | £27,000 | -10.00% | 2 |
| Midlands | -4 | 18 | £32,500 | +22.64% | 4 |
| East of England | +13 | 16 | £24,240 | -30.74% | 6 |
| East Midlands | +6 | 13 | £32,500 | +44.44% | |
| Scotland | -48 | 12 | £24,240 | -25.42% | 11 |
| Yorkshire | +87 | 10 | £32,500 | -11.32% | 3 |
| West Midlands | +1 | 5 | £29,750 | +11.21% | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | £35,000 | - | 1 |
Desktop Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 23 May 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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