Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Helpdesk Support role in IT jobs within the Bedford 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 Helpdesk Support in their job title over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Help Desk Support
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank3826
Rank change on same period last yearDown-12
Matching permanent IT job ads39
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.004 %
As % of the category below1.195 %3.203 %
Salaries quoted39
Average minimum salary£23,000£18,667
Average salary£25,500£22,667
% change on same period last year+12.50 %
Average maximum salary£28,000£26,667
UK excluding London average salary£20,911£20,729
% change on same period last year+0.87 %
Bedford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Bedford
Matching permanent IT job ads251281
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.169 %0.128 %
Salaries quoted235258
Average minimum salary£31,182£33,818
Average salary£33,927£38,506
% change on same period last year-11.89 %
Average maximum salary£36,673£43,194
UK excluding London average salary£38,491£39,065
% change on same period last year-1.46 %
Helpdesk Support BedfordshireHelpdesk Support
Bedfordshire

Helpdesk Support
Demand Trend

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

Bedford Helpdesk Support Demand Trend

Helpdesk Support
Salary Trend

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

Bedford Helpdesk Support Salary Trend

Helpdesk Support
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Helpdesk Support across the Bedford region over the 3 months to 3 December 2008.

Bedford Helpdesk Support Salary Histogram

Helpdesk Support
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT jobs across the Bedford region that cited Helpdesk 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 Helpdesk Support in their job title.

12 (40.00 %)C
12 (40.00 %)C++
12 (40.00 %)Java
12 (40.00 %)MS Office
12 (40.00 %)MCP
12 (40.00 %)UNIX
12 (40.00 %)Windows
12 (40.00 %)Linux
12 (40.00 %)MS Excel
12 (40.00 %)MS Exchange
12 (40.00 %)Broadband
12 (40.00 %)Microsoft
12 (40.00 %)Microsoft Certification
12 (40.00 %)Windows Server 2003
12 (40.00 %)Shell Script
12 (40.00 %)Software Engineering
12 (40.00 %)Pensions
12 (40.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (20.00 %)SQLPlus
21 (20.00 %)Client/Server
21 (20.00 %)SQL
21 (20.00 %)Oracle

Helpdesk Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT jobs across the Bedford region that cited Helpdesk 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 Helpdesk Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bedford IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (40.00 %)MS Exchange
12 (40.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
Bedford IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (40.00 %)MS Office
12 (40.00 %)MS Excel
Bedford IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (40.00 %)Broadband
Bedford IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (20.00 %)SQLPlus
Bedford IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (40.00 %)Pensions
Bedford IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (20.00 %)Client/Server
Bedford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (40.00 %)UNIX
12 (40.00 %)Windows
12 (40.00 %)Linux
12 (40.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Bedford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (40.00 %)Software Engineering
Bedford IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (40.00 %)C
12 (40.00 %)C++
12 (40.00 %)Java
12 (40.00 %)Shell Script
21 (20.00 %)SQL
Bedford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (40.00 %)MCP
12 (40.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Bedford IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (40.00 %)Microsoft
21 (20.00 %)Oracle