The first table below looks at the demand for the Desktop Engineer role in IT jobs advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Desktop Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the England region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Desktop Engineer
Rank 651 680 699
Rank change year-on-year
+29 +19
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Engineer 180 184 161
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 0.178% 0.162% 0.138%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.189% 0.171% 0.146%
Number of salaries quoted 138 169 148
Average salary £27,250 £26,000 £25,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+4.80% +1.96%
90% offered a salary of more than £20,500 £20,650 £19,975
10% offered a salary of more than £37,950 £47,500 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £25,000 £25,000 £21,500
% change year-on-year
- +16.27%
All Job Titles
England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
95250 107641 110251
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 94.45% 94.76% 94.31%
Number of salaries quoted 80210 93021 93605
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £27,500 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £67,500 £72,500 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Desktop Engineer
UK

Desktop Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Desktop Engineer across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

England Desktop Engineer Jobs Demand Trend

Desktop Engineer
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Desktop Engineer across the England region.

England Desktop Engineer Salary Trend

Desktop Engineer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Desktop Engineer across the England region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

England Desktop Engineer Salary Histogram

Desktop Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Engineer within the England region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
London +27 78 £29,000 -3.33%
South East +10 49 £27,000 +3.84%
South West +10 14 £22,500 -4.25%
West Midlands -12 11 £27,500 +37.50%
North West -4 9 £25,000 +11.11%
East of England -4 8 £22,500 -25.00%
Yorkshire -18 7 £20,000 -2.43%
North East +8 3 £21,000 -20.75%
East Midlands +1 3 £25,000 +11.35%
Desktop Engineer
UK

Desktop Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the England region that cited Desktop 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 Desktop Engineer in their job title.

1 288 (84.21%) Windows
2 205 (59.94%) Microsoft
3 183 (53.51%) Active Directory
4 149 (43.57%) Windows 7
5 132 (38.60%) Windows XP
6 112 (32.75%) MS Excel
7 97 (28.36%) MS Office
8 94 (27.49%) Microsoft Certification
9 86 (25.15%) Windows Server 2003
10 81 (23.68%) Blackberry
11 77 (22.51%) Finance
11 77 (22.51%) Windows Server 2008
12 71 (20.76%) MS Exchange
13 65 (19.01%) DNS
13 65 (19.01%) ITIL
13 65 (19.01%) MCSE
13 65 (19.01%) SCCM
14 62 (18.13%) Citrix
15 60 (17.54%) MCP
16 59 (17.25%) TCP/IP
17 56 (16.37%) HP
17 56 (16.37%) VMware
18 49 (14.33%) MCITP
19 48 (14.04%) Security Cleared
20 44 (12.87%) SC Cleared
20 44 (12.87%) DHCP
21 36 (10.53%) McAfee
21 36 (10.53%) VMware Infrastructure
22 33 (9.649%) Software Deployment
22 33 (9.649%) LAN

Desktop Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the England region that cited Desktop 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 Desktop Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 12 (3.509%) Application Packaging
1 12 (3.509%) Software Packaging
2 6 (1.754%) Web Services
3 4 (1.170%) .NET
4 2 (0.585%) COM
5 1 (0.292%) HTML
5 1 (0.292%) J2EE
5 1 (0.292%) X-Windows
5 1 (0.292%) Silverlight
Application Platforms
1 71 (20.76%) MS Exchange
2 27 (7.895%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
3 26 (7.602%) Exchange Server 2010
4 20 (5.848%) Exchange Server 2003
5 15 (4.386%) SharePoint
6 14 (4.094%) Exchange Server 2007
7 12 (3.509%) IIS
8 8 (2.339%) Lotus Notes
9 6 (1.754%) Lync
10 1 (0.292%) Exchange Server 2013
10 1 (0.292%) Lotus Domino
10 1 (0.292%) SharePoint 2010
10 1 (0.292%) Exchange Server 5.5
10 1 (0.292%) Exchange Server 2000
Applications
1 112 (32.75%) MS Excel
2 97 (28.36%) MS Office
3 13 (3.801%) MS Visio
4 11 (3.216%) MS PowerPoint
5 10 (2.924%) MS Project
6 1 (0.292%) Google Apps
6 1 (0.292%) Office 365
Business Applications
1 1 (0.292%) assyst
1 1 (0.292%) Remedy ITSM
Communications & Networking
1 65 (19.01%) DNS
2 59 (17.25%) TCP/IP
3 44 (12.87%) DHCP
4 33 (9.649%) LAN
5 30 (8.772%) WAN
6 29 (8.480%) VPN
7 19 (5.556%) Firewall
8 17 (4.971%) Wireless
9 16 (4.678%) IP Telephony
10 13 (3.801%) VoIP
11 12 (3.509%) SAN
12 9 (2.632%) Internet
12 9 (2.632%) Broadband
13 4 (1.170%) Wi-Fi
14 3 (0.877%) Intranet
14 3 (0.877%) MPLS
14 3 (0.877%) Cisco IOS
14 3 (0.877%) Ethernet
15 2 (0.585%) FTP
15 2 (0.585%) ADSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (3.509%) SQL Server
2 2 (0.585%) MySQL
3 1 (0.292%) Crystal Reports
3 1 (0.292%) MS Access
3 1 (0.292%) SQL Server 2000
3 1 (0.292%) SQL Server 2008
Development Applications
1 17 (4.971%) MSI
2 13 (3.801%) InstallShield
3 1 (0.292%) Subversion
General
1 77 (22.51%) Finance
2 30 (8.772%) Telecoms
3 29 (8.480%) Retail
4 20 (5.848%) Banking
5 17 (4.971%) Law
6 12 (3.509%) Investment Banking
7 10 (2.924%) Advertising
8 9 (2.632%) German Language
9 8 (2.339%) Legal
10 6 (1.754%) French Language
11 5 (1.462%) Pharmaceutical
11 5 (1.462%) Front Office
11 5 (1.462%) Back Office
12 3 (0.877%) Financial Institution
12 3 (0.877%) Publishing
12 3 (0.877%) Marketing
13 1 (0.292%) Electronics
Miscellaneous
1 81 (23.68%) Blackberry
2 13 (3.801%) Video Conferencing
3 11 (3.216%) Hedge funds
4 9 (2.632%) iPad
5 8 (2.339%) Handset
6 7 (2.047%) Replication
6 7 (2.047%) Firmware
6 7 (2.047%) iPhone
7 6 (1.754%) PDA
8 5 (1.462%) Thin Client
8 5 (1.462%) Open Source
8 5 (1.462%) Fat Client
9 4 (1.170%) Client/Server
9 4 (1.170%) Mobile Computing
9 4 (1.170%) Management Information System
9 4 (1.170%) Smartphone
10 3 (0.877%) CCTV
10 3 (0.877%) Biotechnology
10 3 (0.877%) Computer Science
11 2 (0.585%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 288 (84.21%) Windows
2 149 (43.57%) Windows 7
3 132 (38.60%) Windows XP
4 86 (25.15%) Windows Server 2003
5 77 (22.51%) Windows Server 2008
6 23 (6.725%) Linux
7 16 (4.678%) Mac OS X
7 16 (4.678%) Windows Vista
8 14 (4.094%) Windows 8
9 11 (3.216%) Android
10 10 (2.924%) Windows 2000 Server
11 6 (1.754%) Windows 2000
12 4 (1.170%) Windows NT
12 4 (1.170%) CentOS
12 4 (1.170%) Apple iOS
12 4 (1.170%) UNIX
12 4 (1.170%) Mac OS
13 2 (0.585%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 2 (0.585%) Ubuntu
14 1 (0.292%) Windows Mobile
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (19.01%) ITIL
2 33 (9.649%) Software Deployment
3 26 (7.602%) Software Distribution
4 22 (6.433%) Service Delivery
5 13 (3.801%) Incident Management
6 11 (3.216%) Configuration Management
7 10 (2.924%) Disaster Recovery
7 10 (2.924%) Time Management
8 8 (2.339%) Change Control
9 7 (2.047%) Workflow
9 7 (2.047%) User Acceptance Testing
9 7 (2.047%) Migration
9 7 (2.047%) Change Management
10 6 (1.754%) Project Management
11 5 (1.462%) Service Management
12 4 (1.170%) Asset Management
13 3 (0.877%) CRM
13 3 (0.877%) Validation
13 3 (0.877%) Problem Management
13 3 (0.877%) Release Management
Programming Languages
1 25 (7.310%) SQL
2 18 (5.263%) PowerShell
3 8 (2.339%) VBScript
3 8 (2.339%) C
4 6 (1.754%) Java
4 6 (1.754%) VBA
5 5 (1.462%) VB
6 3 (0.877%) JavaScript
7 2 (0.585%) Perl
7 2 (0.585%) Bash shell
8 1 (0.292%) C#
Qualifications
1 94 (27.49%) Microsoft Certification
2 65 (19.01%) MCSE
3 60 (17.54%) MCP
4 49 (14.33%) MCITP
5 48 (14.04%) Security Cleared
6 44 (12.87%) SC Cleared
7 29 (8.480%) MCSA
8 20 (5.848%) MCDST
9 19 (5.556%) Degree
10 10 (2.924%) Cisco Certification
11 9 (2.632%) CCNA
12 7 (2.047%) ITIL Certification
13 6 (1.754%) Citrix Certification
14 4 (1.170%) MCTS
14 4 (1.170%) A+ Certification
15 2 (0.585%) JNCIA
16 1 (0.292%) Network+ Certification
16 1 (0.292%) Linux+ Certification
16 1 (0.292%) MOS
16 1 (0.292%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (6.725%) SLA
2 4 (1.170%) QA
3 2 (0.585%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 1 (0.292%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.292%) ISO/IEC 20000
4 1 (0.292%) Data Quality
System Software
1 183 (53.51%) Active Directory
2 36 (10.53%) VMware Infrastructure
3 22 (6.433%) Microsoft App-V
4 19 (5.556%) XenApp
5 12 (3.509%) XenDesktop
6 8 (2.339%) VMware ESX
7 7 (2.047%) Hyper-V
8 6 (1.754%) XenServer
9 5 (1.462%) vSphere
10 3 (0.877%) VMware ESXi
11 2 (0.585%) ISA Server
12 1 (0.292%) IAG
12 1 (0.292%) Citrix Presentation Server
12 1 (0.292%) VMware Workstation
12 1 (0.292%) Terminal Server
12 1 (0.292%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 65 (19.01%) SCCM
2 31 (9.064%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 24 (7.018%) OpenView Configuration Management
4 16 (4.678%) Backup Exec
5 14 (4.094%) WSUS
6 7 (2.047%) SCOM
7 4 (1.170%) HP SIM
7 4 (1.170%) Norton AntiVirus
8 3 (0.877%) MOM
9 2 (0.585%) OpenView
9 2 (0.585%) ZENworks
9 2 (0.585%) Puppet
9 2 (0.585%) Business Desktop Deployment
9 2 (0.585%) Sysprep
10 1 (0.292%) McAfee ePO
10 1 (0.292%) Cisco CUCM
10 1 (0.292%) DameWare
10 1 (0.292%) NetBackup
10 1 (0.292%) WMI
Vendors
1 205 (59.94%) Microsoft
2 62 (18.13%) Citrix
3 56 (16.37%) HP
3 56 (16.37%) VMware
4 36 (10.53%) McAfee
5 32 (9.357%) Cisco
6 31 (9.064%) Sophos
7 24 (7.018%) Fujitsu
8 20 (5.848%) Apple
9 19 (5.556%) LANDesk
10 18 (5.263%) Bloomberg
10 18 (5.263%) Dell
11 17 (4.971%) Adobe
12 16 (4.678%) Remedy
13 12 (3.509%) Symantec
14 10 (2.924%) AppSense
14 10 (2.924%) Avaya
15 9 (2.632%) Interwoven
15 9 (2.632%) Fidessa
15 9 (2.632%) Reuters
Farnborough, Hampshire
Essential skills: *Previous experience of working in a busy Service Desk environment *Windows XP/2003/2008/7 OS *Office 2003/2007/2010 *Active Directory *Experience of Networking *Experience...
TEKsystems
Salary: £20000 - £25000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
London
Our client is a consultancy working on-site for a top tier bank based in Canary Wharf. An exciting reputable organisation in the financial sector using cutting edge...
Burns Sheehan
Salary: £18000 - £23000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
City, London
The successful Desktop Support Engineer will provide 1st and 2nd line systems/application support to users via phone/email and face to face. You will be expected to...
Incisive Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum + Excellent benefits and discretionary bonus
Posted: 16 May 2013
City, London
Company Profile: Our client is a leader in total technology outsourcing for the financial markets sector. They pride themselves on being dynamic, flexible and agile with the capability...
Give-A-Grad-A-Go Ltd
Salary: £18000 - £23000 per annum + (DOE)
Posted: 26 April 2013
London
My Educational client based in Central London seeks a dynamic, intelligent and technically astute Desktop Migration Engineer with strong skills in Active Directory (AD) & Windows 7 and have...
Nationwide People Ltd
Salary: £17 - 18 Per Hour
Posted: 17 May 2013
South East England
Experience of supporting a range of hardware and software is essential including; - Laptops, Desktops, iPads, Blackberry's, Wireless Routers, Printers.- Windows 7, Windows XP, Office 2003/2007/2010,...
Montash Associates
Salary: £200 - £250 per annum + Negotiable
Posted: 10 May 2013
Teddington, Middlesex
OLM Group have a diverse range of IT requirements which you will need to fulfil along with ensuring common processes and configurations are applied and a helpful, responsive...
OLM Systems Limited
Salary: Competitive
Posted: 18 May 2013
London
Our client, a Specialist Investment Banking Group based in London is looking for a Senior Desktop Support Engineer , with a genuine passion for IT and technology and an...
Skye Group
Salary: £50,000 per annum with Company Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Central London
Responsibilities would include resolving IT support requests via our remedy ticket management tool, assisting with ticket queue management, creating and maintaining quality IT support documentation, working on bespoke...
Accenture
Salary: £28k to £31k depending on experience, plus excellent benefits package including paid overtime.
Posted: 18 May 2013
Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire
Hardware support including thin client terminals / laptops, iPad / iPhone / BlackBerry, Printers and peripherals. Software and hardware asset management / configuration management... In addition, we also deliver services and solutions...
Trinity Expert Systems
Salary: From £24,000 to £28,000 per annum (dep on exp) plus bonus & benefits
Posted: 22 April 2013
South West England
Windows 2000, MS Office, XP, VPN, Dell, HP, Printers, Laptop, ITIL)... In depth knowledge of Windows 2000, MS Office, XP, VPN, Dell, HP, Printers, Laptop, ITIL and excellent...
Streamline IT Recruitment
Salary: £25000 - £27000 per annum + bens
Posted: 17 May 2013
South West
Windows 2000, MS Office, XP, VPN, Dell, HP, Printers, Laptop, ITIL)... In depth knowledge of Windows 2000, MS Office, XP, VPN, Dell, HP, Printers, Laptop, ITIL and excellent...
Streamline Connections
Salary: £25000 - £27000 per annum + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
West London
You will have had exposure to a wide range of technology and the more of the following you can tick off the better: Windows XP/7/8... Active...
Give-A-Grad-A-Go Ltd
Salary: £20000 - £26000 per annum + pension, healthcare, bonus, gym
Posted: 13 May 2013
Devon
IT Desktop Support Technician - Devon, Wintel, Linux, Unix, Mac beneficial Helpdesk experience ability to learn new technologies - £25k + benefits. Austin Fraser are working with their leading NEtwork Solutions...
Austin Fraser
Salary: £23000.00 - £27000.00 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
City, London
App-V packaging. - Windows 7 migrations. Including AppSense and App-v - Desktop build engineering and updates on a regular basis and enforcing desktop standard policies. - Application packaging and...
Mortimer Spinks
Posted: 15 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
Knowledge of Citrix Xen Server, Xen App, Xen Desktop, or other related environments... Full Driving License Desirable skills and experience MCP/MCDST/ITIL/Citrix certifications would be desirable.
Capita Resourcing
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum
Posted: 2 May 2013
Basingstoke, South East
Knowledge of Citrix Xen Server, Xen App, Xen Desktop, or other related environments... Proven working knowledge of Incident Management tools Desirable skills and experience MCP/MCDST/ITIL/Citrix...
Capita Resourcing
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum
Posted: 2 May 2013