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The first part of the table below looks at the demand for the Desktop Support role in IT jobs advertised for the Gloucestershire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Desktop Support in their job title over the 3 months to 22 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Gloucestershire region.

 Desktop Support
Location
3 months to
22 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank6462104
Rank change year-on-year
Down-2Up+42
Matching permanent IT job ads163
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Gloucestershire0.139 %0.615 %0.163 %
As % of the Job Titles category0.153 %0.657 %0.171 %
Salaries quoted163
Average salary£21,000£29,000£23,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-27.58 %+23.40 %
UK excluding London average salary£23,000£22,500£23,500
% change year-on-year
+2.220 %-4.250 %
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryAll Job Titles
Gloucestershire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
6529131759
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Gloucestershire90.43 %93.55 %95.44 %
Salaries quoted5318111524
Average salary£35,000£34,000£32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+2.940 %+4.610 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£22,500£26,000£22,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£47,500£50,000£45,000
UK excluding London average salary£36,000£35,000£35,000
% change year-on-year
+2.850 %-
Desktop Support South WestDesktop Support
South West

Desktop Support
Demand Trend

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

Gloucestershire Desktop Support Demand Trend

Desktop Support
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Desktop Support across the Gloucestershire region.

Gloucestershire Desktop Support Salary Trend

Desktop Support
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Support within the Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 22 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
CheltenhamUp+181£21,000-31.14 %
Desktop Support South WestDesktop Support
South West

Desktop Support
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 March 2010, IT jobs across the Gloucestershire region that cited Desktop 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 Desktop Support in their job title.

12 (66.67 %)MCP
12 (66.67 %)Windows
12 (66.67 %)SLA
12 (66.67 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (33.33 %)ITIL
21 (33.33 %)Service Management
21 (33.33 %)DV Cleared
21 (33.33 %)Security Cleared

Desktop Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 March 2010, IT jobs across the Gloucestershire region that cited Desktop 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 Desktop Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
12 (66.67 %)Windows
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
11 (33.33 %)ITIL
11 (33.33 %)Service Management
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
12 (66.67 %)MCP
12 (66.67 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (33.33 %)DV Cleared
21 (33.33 %)Security Cleared
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (66.67 %)SLA