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This section looks at the demand for the Helpdesk Support 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 Support in their job title over the 3 months to 24 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Help Desk Support
Location
3 months to 24 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank135119
Rank change on same period last yearDown-16
Matching permanent IT job ads1918
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.602 %0.615 %
Salaries quoted1917
Average minimum salary£21,684£14,825
Average salary£23,342£16,600
% change on same period last year+40.61 %
Average maximum salary£25,000£18,375
UK excluding London average salary£20,816£20,544
% change on same period last year+1.32 %
Cheshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cheshire
Matching permanent IT job ads31572929
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.663 %1.201 %
Salaries quoted28502585
Average minimum salary£32,515£31,743
Average salary£35,739£34,357
% change on same period last year+4.02 %
Average maximum salary£38,964£36,970
UK excluding London average salary£38,194£39,492
% change on same period last year-3.28 %
Helpdesk Support North WestHelpdesk Support
North West

Helpdesk Support
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region.

Cheshire Helpdesk Support Salary Trend

Helpdesk Support
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Helpdesk Support across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 24 July 2008.

Cheshire Helpdesk Support Salary Histogram

Helpdesk Support
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Helpdesk Support within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 24 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
WarringtonDown-57£17,429-17.00 %
CreweUp+202£35,000+105.88 %
Helpdesk Support North WestHelpdesk Support
North West

Helpdesk Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cheshire 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.

115 (45.45 %)MS Office
214 (42.42 %)Windows
313 (39.39 %)MS Excel
412 (36.36 %)SLA
56 (18.18 %)Microsoft
56 (18.18 %)Microsoft Certification
56 (18.18 %)MCSE
56 (18.18 %)MCP
65 (15.15 %)ITIL
65 (15.15 %)Health
65 (15.15 %)Pensions
74 (12.12 %)Windows 2000
74 (12.12 %)MCSA
74 (12.12 %)Active Directory
83 (9.091 %)Oracle
83 (9.091 %)MS Exchange
83 (9.091 %)Manufacturing
83 (9.091 %)Oracle Applications
83 (9.091 %)Finance
92 (6.061 %)Altiris
92 (6.061 %)Degree
92 (6.061 %)LAN
92 (6.061 %)WAN
92 (6.061 %)TCP/IP
92 (6.061 %)Windows NT
92 (6.061 %)Lotus Notes
92 (6.061 %)UNIX
92 (6.061 %)HTML
92 (6.061 %)Lotus
92 (6.061 %)Windows Server 2003

Helpdesk Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cheshire 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.

Cheshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (6.061 %)HTML
Cheshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (9.091 %)MS Exchange
22 (6.061 %)Lotus Notes
Cheshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
115 (45.45 %)MS Office
213 (39.39 %)MS Excel
31 (3.030 %)MS PowerPoint
Cheshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (9.091 %)Oracle Applications
Cheshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (6.061 %)LAN
12 (6.061 %)WAN
12 (6.061 %)TCP/IP
21 (3.030 %)Firewall
Cheshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (15.15 %)Health
15 (15.15 %)Pensions
23 (9.091 %)Finance
23 (9.091 %)Manufacturing
31 (3.030 %)Publishing
Cheshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (42.42 %)Windows
24 (12.12 %)Windows 2000
32 (6.061 %)Windows NT
32 (6.061 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (6.061 %)UNIX
Cheshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (15.15 %)ITIL
21 (3.030 %)Service Delivery
21 (3.030 %)Systems Analysis
21 (3.030 %)Incident Management
21 (3.030 %)Problem Management
Cheshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (3.030 %)SQL
Cheshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (18.18 %)MCP
16 (18.18 %)MCSE
16 (18.18 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (12.12 %)MCSA
32 (6.061 %)Degree
41 (3.030 %)ITIL Certification
Cheshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
112 (36.36 %)SLA
Cheshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (12.12 %)Active Directory
Cheshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (18.18 %)Microsoft
23 (9.091 %)Oracle
32 (6.061 %)Lotus
32 (6.061 %)Altiris
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