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The table below looks at the demand for the Helpdesk Support role in IT jobs within the Bedfordshire 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Help Desk Support
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank6552
Rank change on same period last yearDown-13
Matching permanent IT job ads1115
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.006 %
As % of the category below1.202 %1.847 %
Salaries quoted1115
Average minimum salary£18,600£19,267
Average salary£19,918£21,867
% change on same period last year-8.91 %
Average maximum salary£21,236£24,467
UK excluding London average salary£21,094£20,565
% change on same period last year+2.57 %
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Bedfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads915812
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.530 %0.349 %
Salaries quoted745728
Average minimum salary£34,814£33,849
Average salary£37,527£36,874
% change on same period last year+1.77 %
Average maximum salary£40,241£39,900
UK excluding London average salary£38,208£39,261
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Helpdesk Support East of EnglandHelpdesk Support
East of England

Helpdesk Support
Demand Trend

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

Bedfordshire 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 Bedfordshire region.

Bedfordshire Helpdesk Support Salary Trend

Helpdesk Support
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Helpdesk Support across the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Bedfordshire Helpdesk Support Salary Histogram

Helpdesk Support
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Helpdesk Support within the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BedfordDown-193£25,500+16.79 %
DunstableNew entry-3£15,867-
Helpdesk Support East of EnglandHelpdesk Support
East of England

Helpdesk Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire 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.

19 (52.94 %)Windows
27 (41.18 %)MS Excel
36 (35.29 %)MS Office
36 (35.29 %)Windows XP
45 (29.41 %)Windows Server 2003
54 (23.53 %)Windows 2000
63 (17.65 %)SQLPlus
63 (17.65 %)Client/Server
63 (17.65 %)SQL
63 (17.65 %)Oracle
63 (17.65 %)Microsoft
72 (11.76 %)Shell Script
72 (11.76 %)Microsoft Certification
72 (11.76 %)C
72 (11.76 %)C++
72 (11.76 %)Java
72 (11.76 %)Linux
72 (11.76 %)Broadband
72 (11.76 %)Software Engineering
72 (11.76 %)UNIX
81 (5.882 %)Incident Management
81 (5.882 %)Pensions
81 (5.882 %)Exchange Server 2003
81 (5.882 %)Windows Vista
81 (5.882 %)Windows 2000 Server
81 (5.882 %)LAN
81 (5.882 %)WAN
81 (5.882 %)Ethernet
81 (5.882 %)TCP/IP
81 (5.882 %)SLA

Helpdesk Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire 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.

Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (5.882 %)MS Exchange
11 (5.882 %)Exchange Server 2003
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (41.18 %)MS Excel
26 (35.29 %)MS Office
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (11.76 %)Broadband
21 (5.882 %)LAN
21 (5.882 %)WAN
21 (5.882 %)Ethernet
21 (5.882 %)TCP/IP
21 (5.882 %)Wi-Fi
21 (5.882 %)ADSL
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (17.65 %)SQLPlus
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (5.882 %)Education
11 (5.882 %)Health
11 (5.882 %)Manufacturing
11 (5.882 %)Pensions
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (17.65 %)Client/Server
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (52.94 %)Windows
26 (35.29 %)Windows XP
35 (29.41 %)Windows Server 2003
44 (23.53 %)Windows 2000
52 (11.76 %)UNIX
52 (11.76 %)Linux
61 (5.882 %)Windows Vista
61 (5.882 %)Windows 2000 Server
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (11.76 %)Software Engineering
21 (5.882 %)Incident Management
21 (5.882 %)ITIL
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (17.65 %)SQL
22 (11.76 %)Shell Script
22 (11.76 %)C
22 (11.76 %)C++
22 (11.76 %)Java
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (11.76 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (5.882 %)MCP
21 (5.882 %)MCSE
21 (5.882 %)CCNA
21 (5.882 %)Cisco Certification
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (5.882 %)SLA
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (17.65 %)Oracle
13 (17.65 %)Microsoft
21 (5.882 %)Sage
21 (5.882 %)Cisco