Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Desktop Support Analyst role in IT jobs within the Berkshire 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 Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Desktop Support Analyst
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank228271
Rank change on same period last yearUp+43
Matching permanent IT job ads1215
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.158 %0.131 %
Salaries quoted1214
Average minimum salary£27,167£23,643
Average salary£27,833£24,321
% change on same period last year+14.43 %
Average maximum salary£28,500£25,000
UK excluding London average salary£24,438£23,218
% change on same period last year+5.25 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads761011412
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled4.910 %5.108 %
Salaries quoted63699337
Average minimum salary£38,871£38,405
Average salary£42,272£42,054
% change on same period last year+0.51 %
Average maximum salary£45,673£45,703
UK excluding London average salary£38,468£39,125
% change on same period last year-1.68 %
Desktop Support Analyst South EastDesktop Support Analyst
South East

Desktop Support Analyst
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Desktop Support Analyst Demand Trend

Desktop Support Analyst
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Desktop Support Analyst Salary Trend

Desktop Support Analyst
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Desktop Support Analyst across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Berkshire Desktop Support Analyst Salary Histogram

Desktop Support Analyst
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Support Analyst within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
ReadingUp+183£28,000+14.95 %
Desktop Support Analyst South EastDesktop Support Analyst
South East

Desktop Support Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Desktop Support Analyst 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 Analyst in their job title.

131 (73.81 %)Windows
226 (61.90 %)Finance
325 (59.52 %)Windows XP
420 (47.62 %)Microsoft
513 (30.95 %)MS Office
611 (26.19 %)MS Excel
79 (21.43 %)Microsoft Certification
88 (19.05 %)Statistics
97 (16.67 %)Asset Management
97 (16.67 %)MCSE
97 (16.67 %)Active Directory
106 (14.29 %)Banking
115 (11.90 %)Investment Management
115 (11.90 %)Citrix
124 (9.524 %)Windows Server 2003
124 (9.524 %)Windows 2000
124 (9.524 %)ITIL
124 (9.524 %)Windows Vista
124 (9.524 %)Blackberry
124 (9.524 %)PDA
124 (9.524 %)MOS
133 (7.143 %)Investment Banking
133 (7.143 %)Government
133 (7.143 %)SC Cleared
133 (7.143 %)Security Cleared
133 (7.143 %)LAN
142 (4.762 %)MS Exchange
142 (4.762 %)HP
142 (4.762 %)Dell
142 (4.762 %)MCP

Desktop Support Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Desktop Support Analyst 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 Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (4.762 %)MS Exchange
12 (4.762 %)Exchange Server 2000
12 (4.762 %)Exchange Server 2003
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
113 (30.95 %)MS Office
211 (26.19 %)MS Excel
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (7.143 %)LAN
21 (2.381 %)VoIP
21 (2.381 %)Broadband
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (2.381 %)SQL Server
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
126 (61.90 %)Finance
26 (14.29 %)Banking
33 (7.143 %)Investment Banking
33 (7.143 %)Government
42 (4.762 %)Legal
51 (2.381 %)Telecoms
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (19.05 %)Statistics
24 (9.524 %)Blackberry
24 (9.524 %)PDA
32 (4.762 %)Fat Client
32 (4.762 %)Thin Client
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
131 (73.81 %)Windows
225 (59.52 %)Windows XP
34 (9.524 %)Windows Server 2003
34 (9.524 %)Windows Vista
34 (9.524 %)Windows 2000
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (16.67 %)Asset Management
25 (11.90 %)Investment Management
34 (9.524 %)ITIL
43 (7.143 %)SC Cleared
43 (7.143 %)Security Cleared
52 (4.762 %)Data Security
52 (4.762 %)Business Continuity
52 (4.762 %)Project Planning
52 (4.762 %)Release Management
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (21.43 %)Microsoft Certification
27 (16.67 %)MCSE
34 (9.524 %)MOS
42 (4.762 %)MCDST
42 (4.762 %)MCP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (4.762 %)SLA
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (16.67 %)Active Directory
22 (4.762 %)Terminal Services
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
120 (47.62 %)Microsoft
25 (11.90 %)Citrix
32 (4.762 %)Remedy
32 (4.762 %)HP
32 (4.762 %)Dell
32 (4.762 %)IBM
41 (2.381 %)Oracle
41 (2.381 %)BT
41 (2.381 %)Bloomberg