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This section looks at the demand for the Desktop Support role in IT jobs within the Ipswich 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 Desktop Support in their job title over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Desktop Support
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank63-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads10
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.229 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted00
Average minimum salary--
Average salary--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary--
UK excluding London average salary£24,348£24,529
% change on same period last year-0.73 %
Ipswich IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Ipswich
Matching permanent IT job ads437382
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.235 %0.159 %
Salaries quoted365302
Average minimum salary£36,650£33,347
Average salary£39,615£37,441
% change on same period last year+5.80 %
Average maximum salary£42,581£41,534
UK excluding London average salary£38,072£39,428
% change on same period last year-3.43 %
Desktop Support SuffolkDesktop Support
Suffolk

Desktop Support
Demand Trend

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

Ipswich 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 Ipswich region.

Ipswich Desktop Support Salary Trend

Desktop Support
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Ipswich 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.

11 (50.00 %)ITIL
11 (50.00 %)Windows
11 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
11 (50.00 %)Windows XP
11 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
11 (50.00 %)SLA
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft
11 (50.00 %)Active Directory
11 (50.00 %)Citrix
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (50.00 %)Finance
11 (50.00 %)Insurance
11 (50.00 %)Pensions
11 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2000
11 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2003

Desktop Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Ipswich 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.

Ipswich IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
11 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2000
11 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
Ipswich IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Finance
11 (50.00 %)Insurance
11 (50.00 %)Pensions
Ipswich IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)Windows
11 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
11 (50.00 %)Windows XP
Ipswich IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)ITIL
Ipswich IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Ipswich IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (50.00 %)SLA
Ipswich IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (50.00 %)Active Directory
Ipswich IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft
11 (50.00 %)Citrix