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The table below looks at the demand for the Desktop Support role in IT jobs within the Abingdon region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Desktop Support in their job title over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Desktop Support
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4737
Rank change on same period last yearDown-10
Matching permanent IT job ads51
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.724 %0.400 %
Salaries quoted51
Average minimum salary£22,400£20,000
Average salary£23,000£22,500
% change on same period last year+2.22 %
Average maximum salary£23,600£25,000
UK excluding London average salary£24,265£23,803
% change on same period last year+1.94 %
Abingdon IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Abingdon
Matching permanent IT job ads290250
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.168 %0.108 %
Salaries quoted283222
Average minimum salary£33,652£34,144
Average salary£37,162£37,382
% change on same period last year-0.58 %
Average maximum salary£40,671£40,620
UK excluding London average salary£38,156£39,208
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Desktop Support OxfordshireDesktop Support
Oxfordshire

Desktop Support
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Desktop Support across the Abingdon region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Abingdon Desktop Support Demand Trend

Desktop Support
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Desktop Support across the Abingdon region.

Abingdon Desktop Support Salary Trend

Desktop Support
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Desktop Support across the Abingdon region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Abingdon Desktop Support Salary Histogram

Desktop Support
Top 28 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Abingdon region that cited Desktop Support in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Desktop Support in their job title.

15 (83.33 %)Windows
15 (83.33 %)Microsoft
24 (66.67 %)Active Directory
33 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
33 (50.00 %)Windows XP
42 (33.33 %)Security Cleared
42 (33.33 %)Blackberry
42 (33.33 %)Backup Exec
42 (33.33 %)MS Exchange
42 (33.33 %)LAN
42 (33.33 %)MS Office
42 (33.33 %)HP
42 (33.33 %)Dell
42 (33.33 %)Citrix
42 (33.33 %)Microsoft Certification
42 (33.33 %)MCP
42 (33.33 %)Cisco
42 (33.33 %)Sophos
51 (16.67 %)BCP
51 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (16.67 %)ITIL
51 (16.67 %)MS Excel
51 (16.67 %)TCP/IP
51 (16.67 %)DNS
51 (16.67 %)Business Continuity
51 (16.67 %)Pensions
51 (16.67 %)QA
51 (16.67 %)Risk Management

Desktop Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Abingdon region that cited Desktop Support in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Desktop Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Abingdon IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (33.33 %)MS Exchange
Abingdon IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (33.33 %)MS Office
21 (16.67 %)MS Excel
Abingdon IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (33.33 %)LAN
21 (16.67 %)TCP/IP
21 (16.67 %)DNS
Abingdon IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (16.67 %)Pensions
Abingdon IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (33.33 %)Blackberry
Abingdon IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (83.33 %)Windows
23 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
23 (50.00 %)Windows XP
31 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2003
Abingdon IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (33.33 %)Security Cleared
21 (16.67 %)ITIL
21 (16.67 %)BCP
21 (16.67 %)Risk Management
21 (16.67 %)Business Continuity
Abingdon IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (33.33 %)MCP
12 (33.33 %)Microsoft Certification
Abingdon IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (16.67 %)QA
Abingdon IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (66.67 %)Active Directory
22 (33.33 %)Backup Exec
Abingdon IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (83.33 %)Microsoft
22 (33.33 %)HP
22 (33.33 %)Dell
22 (33.33 %)Citrix
22 (33.33 %)Sophos
22 (33.33 %)Cisco