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The table below looks at the demand for the Helpdesk Support role in IT jobs within the Buckinghamshire 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 8 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Help Desk Support
Location
3 months to
8 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank118135
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching permanent IT job ads3143
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.018 %
As % of the category below0.981 %1.048 %
Salaries quoted3031
Average minimum salary£19,933£18,532
Average salary£20,950£20,177
% change on same period last year+3.82 %
Average maximum salary£21,967£21,823
UK excluding London average salary£20,849£20,629
% change on same period last year+1.06 %
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Buckinghamshire
Matching permanent IT job ads31614103
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.755 %1.728 %
Salaries quoted27923480
Average minimum salary£34,696£35,298
Average salary£37,831£38,237
% change on same period last year-1.06 %
Average maximum salary£40,967£41,175
UK excluding London average salary£38,057£39,434
% change on same period last year-3.49 %
Helpdesk Support South EastHelpdesk Support
South East

Helpdesk Support
Demand Trend

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

Buckinghamshire 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 Buckinghamshire region.

Buckinghamshire Helpdesk Support Salary Trend

Helpdesk Support
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Helpdesk Support across the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 8 September 2008.

Buckinghamshire 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 Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 8 September 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
Milton KeynesUp+921£21,288+0.06 %
High WycombeUp+24£18,000-14.62 %
AylesburyNew entry-1£17,750-
MarlowNew entry-1£19,000-
Helpdesk Support South EastHelpdesk Support
South East

Helpdesk Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT jobs across the Buckinghamshire 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.

139 (76.47 %)Windows
230 (58.82 %)MS Office
321 (41.18 %)MS Excel
418 (35.29 %)Microsoft
511 (21.57 %)Windows XP
66 (11.76 %)C
75 (9.804 %)Windows NT
75 (9.804 %)TCP/IP
75 (9.804 %)Danish Language
75 (9.804 %)French Language
75 (9.804 %)Norwegian Language
75 (9.804 %)Swedish Language
84 (7.843 %)Italian Language
84 (7.843 %)Windows Server 2003
84 (7.843 %)Active Directory
84 (7.843 %)UNIX
93 (5.882 %)SLA
93 (5.882 %)VPN
93 (5.882 %)MS Access
93 (5.882 %)Linux
93 (5.882 %)Windows 2000
93 (5.882 %)C++
93 (5.882 %)Java
93 (5.882 %)ITIL
93 (5.882 %)MCP
93 (5.882 %)SQL Server
93 (5.882 %)Microsoft Certification
93 (5.882 %)German Language
93 (5.882 %)Dutch Language
93 (5.882 %)SharePoint Server 2007

Helpdesk Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT jobs across the Buckinghamshire 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.

Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (5.882 %)SharePoint Server 2007
21 (1.961 %)ArcGIS
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
130 (58.82 %)MS Office
221 (41.18 %)MS Excel
31 (1.961 %)Acrobat
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (9.804 %)TCP/IP
23 (5.882 %)VPN
32 (3.922 %)DNS
32 (3.922 %)Broadband
41 (1.961 %)ISDN
41 (1.961 %)LAN
41 (1.961 %)SMTP
41 (1.961 %)Internet
41 (1.961 %)MPLS
41 (1.961 %)BGP
41 (1.961 %)LLU
41 (1.961 %)ADSL
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (5.882 %)SQL Server
13 (5.882 %)MS Access
21 (1.961 %)GIS
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (5.882 %)Government
13 (5.882 %)Police
13 (5.882 %)Pensions
22 (3.922 %)Health
22 (3.922 %)Telecoms
31 (1.961 %)Education
31 (1.961 %)Electric
31 (1.961 %)Banking
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (9.804 %)Danish Language
15 (9.804 %)French Language
15 (9.804 %)Norwegian Language
15 (9.804 %)Swedish Language
24 (7.843 %)Italian Language
33 (5.882 %)Russian Language
33 (5.882 %)German Language
33 (5.882 %)Dutch Language
42 (3.922 %)Spanish Language
51 (1.961 %)Polish Language
51 (1.961 %)Client/Server
51 (1.961 %)AS400
51 (1.961 %)Handset
51 (1.961 %)Computer Science
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
139 (76.47 %)Windows
211 (21.57 %)Windows XP
35 (9.804 %)Windows NT
44 (7.843 %)UNIX
44 (7.843 %)Windows Server 2003
53 (5.882 %)Windows 2000 Server
53 (5.882 %)Linux
53 (5.882 %)Windows 2000
61 (1.961 %)Windows Vista
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (5.882 %)ITIL
22 (3.922 %)Logistics
31 (1.961 %)Software Engineering
31 (1.961 %)Problem Management
31 (1.961 %)Business Intelligence
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (11.76 %)C
23 (5.882 %)C++
23 (5.882 %)Java
31 (1.961 %)SQL
31 (1.961 %)Shell Script
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (5.882 %)MCP
13 (5.882 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (3.922 %)A+ Certification
22 (3.922 %)Degree
22 (3.922 %)MCSE
22 (3.922 %)MCSA
22 (3.922 %)CCNA
22 (3.922 %)Cisco Certification
31 (1.961 %)MCDST
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (5.882 %)SLA
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (7.843 %)Active Directory
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.961 %)Norton AntiVirus
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (35.29 %)Microsoft
22 (3.922 %)Oracle
22 (3.922 %)Remedy
31 (1.961 %)Kaspersky
31 (1.961 %)Cisco
31 (1.961 %)Adobe
31 (1.961 %)Citrix
31 (1.961 %)JD Edwards
31 (1.961 %)Symantec