Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (MCDST) in IT jobs within the Berkshire region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MCDST over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (MCDST)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank225275
Rank change on same period last yearUp+50
Matching permanent IT job ads1511
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.852 %0.393 %
Salaries quoted1510
Average minimum salary£19,750£23,700
Average salary£21,688£24,250
% change on same period last year-10.56 %
Average maximum salary£23,625£24,800
UK excluding London average salary£24,721£25,672
% change on same period last year-3.70 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads17612801
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.136 %1.254 %
Salaries quoted15422275
Average minimum salary£38,342£37,403
Average salary£42,426£40,680
% change on same period last year+4.29 %
Average maximum salary£46,510£43,956
UK excluding London average salary£37,971£38,036
% change on same period last year-0.17 %
MCDST South EastMCDST
South East

MCDST
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire MCDST Demand Trend

MCDST
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire MCDST Salary Trend

MCDST
Salary Histogram

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

Berkshire MCDST Salary Histogram

MCDST
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCDST 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
SloughUp+17£18,143-27.42 %
WokinghamNew entry-4£28,000-
NewburyNew entry-2£21,500-
HungerfordNew entry-1£20,000-
ReadingUp+141£22,500-6.49 %
BracknellNew entry-1£22,500-
MCDST South EastMCDST
South East

MCDST
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing MCDST also 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 that cited MCDST.

118 (90.00 %)Microsoft
216 (80.00 %)Microsoft Certification
315 (75.00 %)MCP
412 (60.00 %)Windows
511 (55.00 %)A+ Certification
511 (55.00 %)Network+ Certification
610 (50.00 %)MS Office
77 (35.00 %)Windows Vista
77 (35.00 %)Computer Science
77 (35.00 %)MCSE
86 (30.00 %)MCSA
94 (20.00 %)MCT
94 (20.00 %)CCNA
94 (20.00 %)HP
94 (20.00 %)Cisco Certification
103 (15.00 %)ITIL
103 (15.00 %)Finance
103 (15.00 %)Active Directory
112 (10.00 %)ASP
112 (10.00 %)HTML
112 (10.00 %)SQL
112 (10.00 %)VBScript
112 (10.00 %)MS Excel
112 (10.00 %)CRM
112 (10.00 %)Windows XP
112 (10.00 %)Education
112 (10.00 %)Legal
112 (10.00 %)Firewall
112 (10.00 %)Internet
112 (10.00 %)Blackberry

MCDST
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing MCDST also 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 that cited MCDST. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (10.00 %)HTML
12 (10.00 %)ASP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (5.000 %)MS Exchange
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (50.00 %)MS Office
22 (10.00 %)MS Excel
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (10.00 %)Internet
12 (10.00 %)Firewall
21 (5.000 %)Wireless
21 (5.000 %)VPN
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (15.00 %)Finance
22 (10.00 %)Education
22 (10.00 %)Legal
31 (5.000 %)Back Office
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (45.00 %)Desktop Support
28 (40.00 %)Support Engineer
28 (40.00 %)Helpdesk Support
28 (40.00 %)Desktop Engineer
37 (35.00 %)Helpdesk Engineer
37 (35.00 %)Desktop Support Engineer
44 (20.00 %)Trainer
44 (20.00 %)Technical Trainer
44 (20.00 %)Analyst
53 (15.00 %)Support Analyst
62 (10.00 %)1st Line Support
62 (10.00 %)Desktop Support Analyst
62 (10.00 %)Service Analyst
62 (10.00 %)2nd Line Support
62 (10.00 %)Service Desk Analyst
62 (10.00 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
62 (10.00 %)Desktop Analyst
71 (5.000 %)Systems Support
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (35.00 %)Computer Science
22 (10.00 %)Blackberry
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (60.00 %)Windows
27 (35.00 %)Windows Vista
32 (10.00 %)Windows XP
41 (5.000 %)Windows Server 2003
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (15.00 %)ITIL
22 (10.00 %)CRM
22 (10.00 %)Asset Management
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (10.00 %)SQL
12 (10.00 %)VBScript
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
116 (80.00 %)Microsoft Certification
215 (75.00 %)MCP
311 (55.00 %)A+ Certification
311 (55.00 %)Network+ Certification
47 (35.00 %)MCSE
56 (30.00 %)MCSA
64 (20.00 %)MCT
64 (20.00 %)CCNA
64 (20.00 %)Cisco Certification
72 (10.00 %)MOS
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (15.00 %)Active Directory
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (90.00 %)Microsoft
24 (20.00 %)HP
31 (5.000 %)Dell
31 (5.000 %)Altiris
31 (5.000 %)IBM