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This section looks at the demand for the Helpdesk Engineer role in IT jobs within the Leicestershire 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 Helpdesk Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Help Desk Engineer
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank7183
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching permanent IT job ads81
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.828 %0.095 %
Salaries quoted81
Average minimum salary£18,200£25,000
Average salary£19,850£25,000
% change on same period last year-20.60 %
Average maximum salary£21,500£25,000
UK excluding London average salary£21,681£21,866
% change on same period last year-0.84 %
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Leicestershire
Matching permanent IT job ads9661053
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.520 %0.439 %
Salaries quoted839813
Average minimum salary£29,094£29,659
Average salary£31,657£31,919
% change on same period last year-0.82 %
Average maximum salary£34,220£34,180
UK excluding London average salary£38,055£39,430
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Helpdesk Engineer East MidlandsHelpdesk Engineer
East Midlands

Helpdesk Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Leicestershire Helpdesk Engineer Demand Trend

Helpdesk Engineer
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Helpdesk Engineer across the Leicestershire region.

Leicestershire Helpdesk Engineer Salary Trend

Helpdesk Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Helpdesk Engineer across the Leicestershire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Leicestershire Helpdesk Engineer Salary Histogram

Helpdesk Engineer
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Helpdesk Engineer within the Leicestershire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
LeicesterNew entry-7£20,429-
LutterworthNew entry-2£17,000-
LoughboroughNew entry-1£21,500-
Helpdesk Engineer East MidlandsHelpdesk Engineer
East Midlands

Helpdesk Engineer
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Leicestershire region that cited Helpdesk 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 Helpdesk Engineer in their job title.

16 (75.00 %)C
16 (75.00 %)Windows
25 (62.50 %)Microsoft Certification
34 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2008
34 (50.00 %)Microsoft
34 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
34 (50.00 %)MCSE
41 (12.50 %)SLA
41 (12.50 %)MCP
41 (12.50 %)A+ Certification
41 (12.50 %)Windows Vista

Helpdesk Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Leicestershire region that cited Helpdesk 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 Helpdesk Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Leicestershire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (75.00 %)Windows
24 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
24 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2008
31 (12.50 %)Windows Vista
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (75.00 %)C
Leicestershire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (62.50 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (50.00 %)MCSE
31 (12.50 %)MCP
31 (12.50 %)A+ Certification
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (12.50 %)SLA
Leicestershire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (50.00 %)Microsoft