The first table below looks at the demand for MCDST in IT jobs advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MCDST over the 3 months to 19 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications for the England region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (MCDST)
Rank 727 732 679
Rank change year-on-year
+5 -53
Permanent jobs citing MCDST 117 137 185
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 0.115% 0.121% 0.152%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.419% 0.440% 0.585%
Number of salaries quoted 109 116 146
Average salary £26,000 £25,000 £24,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+4.00% +4.16%
90% offered a salary of more than £21,200 £20,000 £19,000
10% offered a salary of more than £35,000 £35,250 £35,000
UK excluding London average salary £22,500 £22,500 £23,000
% change year-on-year
- -2.17%
All Qualifications
England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
27929 31153 31609
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 27.43% 27.49% 26.02%
Number of salaries quoted 22863 26848 26740
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £41,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +3.65%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £27,500 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £65,000 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,000
% change year-on-year
- +5.26%
MCDST
UK

MCDST
Jobs Demand Trend

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

England MCDST Jobs Demand Trend

MCDST
Salary Trend

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

England MCDST Salary Trend

MCDST
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MCDST across the England region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

England 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 England region over the 3 months to 19 June 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
Find
Job
Vacancies
London -2 48 £30,000 - 4
Yorkshire +23 19 £27,500 +27.90% 1
South East +7 14 £22,500 - 2
East of England +12 10 £22,250 -7.29% 2
South West +6 10 £21,000 +12.00% 1
West Midlands -8 8 £22,500 -
North East - 5 £21,500 -
East Midlands +6 2 £16,500 -17.50% 1
North West +1 1 £13,500 -35.71%
MCDST
UK

MCDST
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the England 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.

1 203 (88.65%) Windows
2 186 (81.22%) Microsoft
3 182 (79.48%) Microsoft Certification
4 129 (56.33%) MCSE
5 117 (51.09%) Active Directory
6 108 (47.16%) Windows XP
7 97 (42.36%) ITIL
8 88 (38.43%) MS Office
9 82 (35.81%) Windows 7
10 79 (34.50%) MCP
10 79 (34.50%) TCP/IP
11 74 (32.31%) MCSA
12 73 (31.88%) MS Excel
13 65 (28.38%) Cisco
14 62 (27.07%) Windows Server 2008
15 60 (26.20%) MCITP
15 60 (26.20%) MS Exchange
16 59 (25.76%) Telecoms
17 52 (22.71%) Windows Server 2003
18 48 (20.96%) Linux
19 47 (20.52%) Finance
19 47 (20.52%) Blackberry
20 45 (19.65%) C
20 45 (19.65%) VoIP
21 44 (19.21%) Citrix
22 40 (17.47%) HND
23 39 (17.03%) HNC
24 38 (16.59%) A+ Certification
25 35 (15.28%) Back Office
26 33 (14.41%) Manufacturing

MCDST
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the England 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.

Application Development
1 7 (3.057%) Web Services
2 5 (2.183%) Application Packaging
3 3 (1.310%) HTML
3 3 (1.310%) CSS
3 3 (1.310%) Middleware
4 2 (0.873%) Software Packaging
4 2 (0.873%) ASP.NET
4 2 (0.873%) .NET
5 1 (0.437%) COM
Application Platforms
1 60 (26.20%) MS Exchange
2 25 (10.92%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
3 23 (10.04%) Exchange Server 2010
4 18 (7.860%) Exchange Server 2003
5 13 (5.677%) Exchange Server 2007
6 9 (3.930%) IIS
7 3 (1.310%) SharePoint
8 2 (0.873%) Exchange Server 2013
8 2 (0.873%) Lync
8 2 (0.873%) IBM Notes
9 1 (0.437%) Office Communications Server
9 1 (0.437%) Exchange Server 2000
Applications
1 88 (38.43%) MS Office
2 73 (31.88%) MS Excel
3 5 (2.183%) MS PowerPoint
4 3 (1.310%) MS Visio
4 3 (1.310%) Office 365
5 2 (0.873%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.437%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 3 (1.310%) Dynamics CRM
1 3 (1.310%) Dynamics GP
Communications & Networking
1 79 (34.50%) TCP/IP
2 45 (19.65%) VoIP
3 25 (10.92%) LAN
4 24 (10.48%) WAN
5 23 (10.04%) DNS
6 21 (9.170%) IP Telephony
7 18 (7.860%) VPN
7 18 (7.860%) DHCP
8 15 (6.550%) Internet
9 11 (4.803%) SAN
9 11 (4.803%) Firewall
9 11 (4.803%) Network Security
10 9 (3.930%) Wireless
11 5 (2.183%) VLAN
12 4 (1.747%) ADSL
13 3 (1.310%) SMTP
13 3 (1.310%) NAS
14 2 (0.873%) Cisco IOS
14 2 (0.873%) Intranet
14 2 (0.873%) PBX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.310%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.437%) Data Mining
2 1 (0.437%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 4 (1.747%) MSI
2 2 (0.873%) InstallShield
2 2 (0.873%) AdminStudio
General
1 59 (25.76%) Telecoms
2 47 (20.52%) Finance
3 35 (15.28%) Back Office
4 33 (14.41%) Manufacturing
5 11 (4.803%) Banking
6 8 (3.493%) Legal
6 8 (3.493%) Retail
7 7 (3.057%) Marketing
8 5 (2.183%) Front Office
9 3 (1.310%) Law
10 2 (0.873%) Advertising
10 2 (0.873%) Investment Banking
11 1 (0.437%) Pharmaceutical
11 1 (0.437%) Dutch Language
11 1 (0.437%) French Language
11 1 (0.437%) German Language
11 1 (0.437%) Polish Language
11 1 (0.437%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 78 (34.06%) Analyst
2 75 (32.75%) Support Engineer
3 50 (21.83%) Support Analyst
4 48 (20.96%) Field Engineer
5 46 (20.09%) Field Service Engineer
6 42 (18.34%) Service Analyst
7 40 (17.47%) Desktop Support
8 36 (15.72%) 1st Line Support
8 36 (15.72%) Service Desk Analyst
9 30 (13.10%) IT Support
10 24 (10.48%) 2nd Line Support
11 22 (9.607%) Desktop Engineer
12 16 (6.987%) Desktop Analyst
12 16 (6.987%) Desktop Support Analyst
12 16 (6.987%) Technical Support
13 13 (5.677%) Desktop Support Engineer
13 13 (5.677%) Help Desk Support
13 13 (5.677%) Technical Analyst
13 13 (5.677%) IT Support Analyst
14 10 (4.367%) Infrastructure Team Leader
Miscellaneous
1 47 (20.52%) Blackberry
2 15 (6.550%) Client/Server
3 10 (4.367%) Video Conferencing
3 10 (4.367%) N-Tier
4 7 (3.057%) Firmware
4 7 (3.057%) Replication
5 6 (2.620%) PDA
5 6 (2.620%) Mathematics
6 5 (2.183%) EPoS
7 4 (1.747%) Cloud Computing
8 3 (1.310%) Device Driver
9 2 (0.873%) HP StorageWorks
9 2 (0.873%) Management Information System
9 2 (0.873%) Handset
10 1 (0.437%) Thin Client
10 1 (0.437%) Fat Client
10 1 (0.437%) iPhone
10 1 (0.437%) Statistics
10 1 (0.437%) CLARiiON
10 1 (0.437%) iPad
Operating Systems
1 203 (88.65%) Windows
2 108 (47.16%) Windows XP
3 82 (35.81%) Windows 7
4 62 (27.07%) Windows Server 2008
5 52 (22.71%) Windows Server 2003
6 48 (20.96%) Linux
7 17 (7.424%) Windows Vista
8 16 (6.987%) Windows 8
9 13 (5.677%) Mac OS X
9 13 (5.677%) Windows Server 2012
10 8 (3.493%) Android
11 6 (2.620%) Windows Mobile
12 4 (1.747%) Solaris
13 3 (1.310%) Windows 2000 Server
14 2 (0.873%) Windows 2000
15 1 (0.437%) Windows NT
15 1 (0.437%) UNIX
15 1 (0.437%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 1 (0.437%) SUSE
15 1 (0.437%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 97 (42.36%) ITIL
2 25 (10.92%) Service Management
3 10 (4.367%) Change Management
3 10 (4.367%) Configuration Management
4 9 (3.930%) E-Commerce
5 8 (3.493%) Service Delivery
5 8 (3.493%) Disaster Recovery
6 7 (3.057%) Asset Management
6 7 (3.057%) Incident Management
7 6 (2.620%) Logistics
7 6 (2.620%) Time Management
8 5 (2.183%) Project Management
8 5 (2.183%) Investment Management
9 4 (1.747%) ITIL V3
9 4 (1.747%) CRM
10 3 (1.310%) Migration
10 3 (1.310%) Information Security
10 3 (1.310%) ITIL V2
11 2 (0.873%) Software Distribution
11 2 (0.873%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 45 (19.65%) C
2 14 (6.114%) PowerShell
3 9 (3.930%) SQL
4 4 (1.747%) VBScript
4 4 (1.747%) VB
5 2 (0.873%) T-SQL
5 2 (0.873%) Perl
5 2 (0.873%) C#
5 2 (0.873%) VBA
Qualifications
1 182 (79.48%) Microsoft Certification
2 129 (56.33%) MCSE
3 79 (34.50%) MCP
4 74 (32.31%) MCSA
5 60 (26.20%) MCITP
6 40 (17.47%) HND
7 39 (17.03%) HNC
8 38 (16.59%) A+ Certification
9 30 (13.10%) Degree
10 20 (8.734%) CCNA
10 20 (8.734%) Cisco Certification
11 10 (4.367%) ITIL Certification
11 10 (4.367%) Citrix Certification
11 10 (4.367%) MCAD
12 9 (3.930%) MCTS
13 7 (3.057%) MOS
14 5 (2.183%) IBM Certification
14 5 (2.183%) Network+ Certification
14 5 (2.183%) HP AIS
15 3 (1.310%) CCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (10.04%) SLA
2 1 (0.437%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 117 (51.09%) Active Directory
2 17 (7.424%) Hyper-V
3 15 (6.550%) VMware Infrastructure
3 15 (6.550%) XenApp
3 15 (6.550%) XenDesktop
4 11 (4.803%) XenServer
5 5 (2.183%) vSphere
6 4 (1.747%) Microsoft App-V
7 2 (0.873%) Citrix Presentation Server
8 1 (0.437%) Terminal Services
8 1 (0.437%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 1 (0.437%) VMware ESX
Systems Management
1 9 (3.930%) Norton AntiVirus
1 9 (3.930%) SCCM
2 8 (3.493%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 6 (2.620%) ZENworks
4 5 (2.183%) Tivoli
4 5 (2.183%) BMC Marimba
4 5 (2.183%) WSUS
5 4 (1.747%) SCOM
6 3 (1.310%) DameWare
7 2 (0.873%) Tivoli Endpoint Manager
7 2 (0.873%) SCVMM
7 2 (0.873%) ARCserve
8 1 (0.437%) Backup Exec
8 1 (0.437%) Sysprep
8 1 (0.437%) Cisco CUCM
Vendors
1 186 (81.22%) Microsoft
2 65 (28.38%) Cisco
3 44 (19.21%) Citrix
4 21 (9.170%) HP
5 20 (8.734%) Altiris
6 19 (8.297%) VMware
7 17 (7.424%) Dell
8 11 (4.803%) Apple
9 10 (4.367%) Symantec
10 9 (3.930%) Reuters
10 9 (3.930%) Bloomberg
11 8 (3.493%) LANDesk
11 8 (3.493%) IBM
12 7 (3.057%) McAfee
13 6 (2.620%) Sophos
14 5 (2.183%) Remedy
14 5 (2.183%) DataCore
15 4 (1.747%) Adobe
16 2 (0.873%) AppSense
16 2 (0.873%) Tradeweb
City, London
Windows Server 2008. Windows XP/7 Administration. Active Directory Administration... Blackberry Support. General Networking Support - TCP/IP... Lotus Notes an advantage but not essential... CompTIA Network + MCDST. MCP.
Kelway Ltd
Salary: From £21,000 to £24,000 per annum £21,000 - £24,000 + Benefits + Caree
Posted: 13 June 2013
London
Microsoft Certifications a MUST!!... Working for a software house, your role will be to provide support to the in house applications running on SQL. Ideally you will have...
Senitor Associates
Salary: £18000 - £20000 per annum
Posted: 14 June 2013
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Server and PC hardware/software in a Microsoft/Linux networking environment. - Analogue and digital/VOIP telephone networks. - TCP/IP network fundamentals including working with Windows software configurations... DESIRABLE...
EasyWebRecruitment.com
Salary: 20k to 20k per year GBP
Posted: 13 June 2013
Exeter, Devon
Server and PC hardware/software in a Microsoft/Linux networking environment. - Analogue and digital/VOIP telephone networks. - TCP/IP network fundamentals including working with Windows software configurations... DESIRABLE...
EasyWebRecruitment.com
Salary: 20k to 20k per year GBP
Posted: 13 June 2013
Colchester, Essex
Server and PC hardware/software in a Microsoft/Linux networking environment. - Analogue and digital/VOIP telephone networks. - TCP/IP network fundamentals including working with Windows software configurations... DESIRABLE...
EasyWebRecruitment.com
Salary: 20k to 20k per year GBP
Posted: 13 June 2013
Reading, Berkshire
EasyWebRecruitment.com
Salary: £20,000 per annum
Posted: 13 June 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Mortimer Spinks
Salary: £22000 - £30000 per annum + car + bonus
Posted: 13 June 2013
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