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The table below looks at the demand for the Helpdesk Engineer 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 Helpdesk Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Help Desk Engineer
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank223267
Rank change on same period last yearUp+44
Matching permanent IT job ads1719
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.009 %
As % of the category below0.223 %0.166 %
Salaries quoted1619
Average minimum salary£17,938£20,026
Average salary£19,000£22,276
% change on same period last year-14.70 %
Average maximum salary£20,063£24,526
UK excluding London average salary£22,081£21,140
% change on same period last year+4.45 %
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 %
Helpdesk Engineer South EastHelpdesk Engineer
South East

Helpdesk Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Helpdesk Engineer Demand Trend

Helpdesk Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Helpdesk Engineer Salary Trend

Helpdesk Engineer
Salary Histogram

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

Berkshire Helpdesk Engineer Salary Histogram

Helpdesk Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Helpdesk Engineer 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
SloughDown-110£18,950-14.14 %
ReadingUp+224£18,250-5.80 %
WokinghamNew entry-1£24,000-
Helpdesk Engineer South EastHelpdesk Engineer
South East

Helpdesk Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

127 (67.50 %)Windows
224 (60.00 %)Microsoft
312 (30.00 %)MS Office
411 (27.50 %)Windows XP
510 (25.00 %)Windows Vista
510 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
69 (22.50 %)MS Excel
78 (20.00 %)VPN
78 (20.00 %)Microsoft Certification
78 (20.00 %)Cisco
78 (20.00 %)MCP
78 (20.00 %)Computer Science
87 (17.50 %)A+ Certification
87 (17.50 %)Network+ Certification
87 (17.50 %)MCDST
96 (15.00 %)Firewall
96 (15.00 %)SLA
96 (15.00 %)Active Directory
105 (12.50 %)Nokia
105 (12.50 %)CheckPoint
105 (12.50 %)UNIX
105 (12.50 %)LAN
105 (12.50 %)WAN
105 (12.50 %)C
105 (12.50 %)Linux
105 (12.50 %)Windows 2000
105 (12.50 %)CCSA
114 (10.00 %)IP Telephony
114 (10.00 %)Cisco Certification
114 (10.00 %)CCNA

Helpdesk Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (5.000 %)MS Exchange
12 (5.000 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (2.500 %)Exchange Server 2000
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
112 (30.00 %)MS Office
29 (22.50 %)MS Excel
Berkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.500 %)GoldMine
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
28 (20.00 %)VPN
36 (15.00 %)Firewall
45 (12.50 %)LAN
45 (12.50 %)WAN
54 (10.00 %)IP Telephony
54 (10.00 %)Cisco IPT
63 (7.500 %)VoIP
72 (5.000 %)Broadband
81 (2.500 %)SMTP
81 (2.500 %)Wireless
81 (2.500 %)DNS
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (7.500 %)Government
22 (5.000 %)Telecoms
22 (5.000 %)Finance
31 (2.500 %)Auditing
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (20.00 %)Computer Science
22 (5.000 %)SecurID
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
127 (67.50 %)Windows
211 (27.50 %)Windows XP
310 (25.00 %)Windows Vista
45 (12.50 %)UNIX
45 (12.50 %)Linux
45 (12.50 %)Windows 2000
52 (5.000 %)Windows Server 2003
61 (2.500 %)Windows 2000 Server
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (7.500 %)ITIL
13 (7.500 %)SC Cleared
13 (7.500 %)Security Cleared
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (12.50 %)C
22 (5.000 %)SQL
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (20.00 %)MCP
18 (20.00 %)Microsoft Certification
27 (17.50 %)A+ Certification
27 (17.50 %)Network+ Certification
27 (17.50 %)MCDST
35 (12.50 %)CCSA
44 (10.00 %)CCNA
44 (10.00 %)Cisco Certification
51 (2.500 %)MCSA
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (15.00 %)SLA
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (15.00 %)Active Directory
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
124 (60.00 %)Microsoft
28 (20.00 %)Cisco
35 (12.50 %)Nokia
35 (12.50 %)CheckPoint
42 (5.000 %)Blue Coat
42 (5.000 %)IronPort
42 (5.000 %)Finjan
51 (2.500 %)Juniper
51 (2.500 %)McAfee Security
51 (2.500 %)BT