The first table below looks at the demand for the Desktop Support role in IT jobs advertised for the Hampshire 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 23 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 Hampshire region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Desktop Support
Rank 166 174 165
Rank change year-on-year
+8 -9
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support 10 10 8
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hampshire 0.292% 0.260% 0.218%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.306% 0.271% 0.232%
Number of salaries quoted 9 10 8
Average salary £22,500 £25,750 £20,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-12.62% +25.60%
90% offered a salary of more than £11,250 £22,100 £17,000
10% offered a salary of more than £38,500 £31,150 £27,200
UK excluding London average salary £25,000 £25,000 £23,500
% change year-on-year
- +6.38%
All Job Titles
Hampshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
3264 3693 3446
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hampshire 95.33% 96.15% 93.95%
Number of salaries quoted 2775 3241 2914
Average salary £39,000 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-2.50% +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £25,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Desktop Support
South East

Desktop Support
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Hampshire Desktop Support Jobs Demand Trend

Desktop Support
Salary Trend

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

Hampshire Desktop Support Salary Trend

Desktop Support
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Desktop Support across the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

Hampshire Desktop Support Salary Histogram

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 Hampshire region over the 3 months to 23 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
Southampton +6 4 £26,500 -11.66%
Basingstoke -13 1 £22,500 -27.41%
Farnborough - 1 £22,500 -
Desktop Support
South East

Desktop Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Hampshire 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.

1 17 (100.00%) Windows
2 9 (52.94%) Windows XP
3 8 (47.06%) Microsoft
4 6 (35.29%) Windows 7
4 6 (35.29%) Active Directory
5 4 (23.53%) Citrix
6 3 (17.65%) Windows Server 2003
6 3 (17.65%) ITIL
6 3 (17.65%) MS Office
6 3 (17.65%) Windows Server 2008
7 2 (11.76%) Windows 2000 Server
7 2 (11.76%) Degree
7 2 (11.76%) Computer Science
7 2 (11.76%) SQL Server
7 2 (11.76%) Windows 2000
7 2 (11.76%) MS Excel
7 2 (11.76%) Remedy
7 2 (11.76%) SLA
8 1 (5.882%) Service Management
8 1 (5.882%) Service Delivery
8 1 (5.882%) Back Office
8 1 (5.882%) Telecoms
8 1 (5.882%) Finance
8 1 (5.882%) Stakeholder Management
8 1 (5.882%) IVR
8 1 (5.882%) PHP
8 1 (5.882%) Blackberry
8 1 (5.882%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (5.882%) SharePoint
8 1 (5.882%) MCSA

Desktop Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Hampshire 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.

Application Development
1 1 (5.882%) COM
Application Platforms
1 1 (5.882%) SharePoint
1 1 (5.882%) MS Exchange
Applications
1 3 (17.65%) MS Office
2 2 (11.76%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.882%) DHCP
1 1 (5.882%) HTTP
1 1 (5.882%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (11.76%) SQL Server
2 1 (5.882%) Crystal Reports
General
1 1 (5.882%) Back Office
1 1 (5.882%) Telecoms
1 1 (5.882%) Finance
1 1 (5.882%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 2 (11.76%) Computer Science
2 1 (5.882%) IVR
2 1 (5.882%) Blackberry
2 1 (5.882%) Kindle
2 1 (5.882%) Derivative
Operating Systems
1 17 (100.00%) Windows
2 9 (52.94%) Windows XP
3 6 (35.29%) Windows 7
4 3 (17.65%) Windows Server 2003
4 3 (17.65%) Windows Server 2008
5 2 (11.76%) Windows 2000 Server
5 2 (11.76%) Windows 2000
6 1 (5.882%) UNIX
6 1 (5.882%) Linux
6 1 (5.882%) Android
6 1 (5.882%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (17.65%) ITIL
2 1 (5.882%) Service Management
2 1 (5.882%) Service Delivery
2 1 (5.882%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (5.882%) Service Desk Management
2 1 (5.882%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (5.882%) PHP
Qualifications
1 2 (11.76%) Degree
2 1 (5.882%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (5.882%) MCSA
2 1 (5.882%) SC Cleared
2 1 (5.882%) DV Cleared
2 1 (5.882%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (11.76%) SLA
2 1 (5.882%) ISO 9001
2 1 (5.882%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 6 (35.29%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 8 (47.06%) Microsoft
2 4 (23.53%) Citrix
3 2 (11.76%) Remedy
4 1 (5.882%) Business Objects
4 1 (5.882%) SAP
Southampton, Hampshire
You will take responsibility of a technical team and vendor management within an ITIL, Windows XP/7 Desktop Support Technical environment... You will be familiar with team management...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Hampshire
Therefore the successful candidate must have: - Strong Technical knowledge and background (Windows, Citrix, Blackberry etc)... - Strong stakeholder management skills - Experience of working in large and dynamic environments - Blue...
Sanderson
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + Bonus & Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Southampton, South East
Senior Desktop Support Team Lead - Southampton - £35K - £45KKey skills - ITIL, MCSA, SQL Server, Active Directory, Service Desk Management.This is a fantastic new opportunity to join a small...
Deerfoot IT Resources Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
Southampton, Hampshire
Key skills - ITIL, MCSA, SQL Server, Active Directory, Service Desk Management... You will hold a relevant computer science degree and be ITIL Foundation certified, as well as relevant...
Deerfoot IT Resources Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Winchester, Hampshire
18,846 - £21,213 per annum. Winchester. 37 hours per week, permanent. Job Ref: HCC1333122. The Regional Network & Desktop support teams provide technical and business IT advice, consultancy,...
Hampshire County Council
Salary: From £18,846 to £21,213 per annum
Posted: 9 May 2013