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This section looks at the demand for the Helpdesk Engineer role in IT jobs within the Cheshire 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Help Desk Engineer
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank140141
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching permanent IT job ads72
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.222 %0.069 %
Salaries quoted72
Average minimum salary£18,143£17,500
Average salary£19,429£17,500
% change on same period last year+11.02 %
Average maximum salary£20,714£17,500
UK excluding London average salary£21,474£22,818
% change on same period last year-5.88 %
Cheshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cheshire
Matching permanent IT job ads31542915
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.665 %1.194 %
Salaries quoted28462573
Average minimum salary£32,511£31,772
Average salary£35,753£34,366
% change on same period last year+4.03 %
Average maximum salary£38,995£36,961
UK excluding London average salary£38,197£39,483
% change on same period last year-3.25 %
Helpdesk Engineer North WestHelpdesk Engineer
North West

Helpdesk Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region.

Cheshire Helpdesk Engineer Salary Trend

Helpdesk Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Helpdesk Engineer across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Cheshire Helpdesk Engineer Salary Histogram

Helpdesk Engineer
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Helpdesk Engineer within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
WilmslowDown-103£19,000+8.57 %
WarringtonNew entry-2£16,000-
Helpdesk Engineer North WestHelpdesk Engineer
North West

Helpdesk Engineer
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cheshire 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.

16 (75.00 %)Windows
16 (75.00 %)MS Excel
25 (62.50 %)MS Office
34 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
34 (50.00 %)Microsoft
34 (50.00 %)Active Directory
43 (37.50 %)Mac OS X
43 (37.50 %)SLA
43 (37.50 %)MS Exchange
43 (37.50 %)Windows Vista
43 (37.50 %)Firewall
52 (25.00 %)LAN
52 (25.00 %)WAN
61 (12.50 %)Microsoft Certification
61 (12.50 %)Windows XP
61 (12.50 %)MCSE

Helpdesk Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cheshire 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.

Cheshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (37.50 %)MS Exchange
Cheshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (75.00 %)MS Excel
25 (62.50 %)MS Office
Cheshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
23 (37.50 %)Firewall
32 (25.00 %)LAN
32 (25.00 %)WAN
Cheshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (75.00 %)Windows
23 (37.50 %)Mac OS X
23 (37.50 %)Windows Vista
31 (12.50 %)Windows XP
Cheshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (12.50 %)MCSE
11 (12.50 %)Microsoft Certification
Cheshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (37.50 %)SLA
Cheshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (50.00 %)Active Directory
Cheshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (50.00 %)Microsoft
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