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This section looks at the demand for the Desktop Support Technician role in IT jobs within the London 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 Technician in their job title over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Desktop Support Technician
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank621668
Rank change on same period last yearUp+47
Matching permanent IT job ads1554
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.023 %
As % of the category below0.022 %0.054 %
Salaries quoted1539
Average minimum salary£26,100£39,846
Average salary£27,133£40,654
% change on same period last year-33.25 %
Average maximum salary£28,167£41,462
UK excluding London average salary£22,271£21,000
% change on same period last year+6.05 %
London IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
London
Matching permanent IT job ads67712100164
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled36.97 %42.06 %
Salaries quoted5640877161
Average minimum salary£45,798£47,393
Average salary£49,981£51,876
% change on same period last year-3.65 %
Average maximum salary£54,163£56,359
UK excluding London average salary£38,060£39,458
% change on same period last year-3.54 %
Desktop Support Technician EnglandDesktop Support Technician
England

Desktop Support Technician
Demand Trend

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

London Desktop Support Technician Demand Trend

Desktop Support Technician
Salary Trend

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

London Desktop Support Technician Salary Trend

Desktop Support Technician
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Desktop Support Technician across the London region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

London Desktop Support Technician Salary Histogram

Desktop Support Technician
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Support Technician within the London region over the 3 months to 29 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
City of LondonDown-203£27,000-8.47 %
Desktop Support Technician EnglandDesktop Support Technician
England

Desktop Support Technician
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the London region that cited Desktop Support Technician 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 Technician in their job title.

136 (87.80 %)Windows
222 (53.66 %)Windows XP
317 (41.46 %)Microsoft
317 (41.46 %)MS Excel
412 (29.27 %)Finance
511 (26.83 %)Windows Server 2003
511 (26.83 %)MS Office
511 (26.83 %)Active Directory
68 (19.51 %)LAN
68 (19.51 %)MCSE
68 (19.51 %)Microsoft Certification
77 (17.07 %)Lotus
77 (17.07 %)Telecoms
77 (17.07 %)MCP
77 (17.07 %)MS Exchange
77 (17.07 %)Lotus Notes
77 (17.07 %)Windows Vista
86 (14.63 %)Exchange Server 2003
86 (14.63 %)PBX
86 (14.63 %)ITIL
86 (14.63 %)C
86 (14.63 %)Windows 2000
95 (12.20 %)Banking
95 (12.20 %)Intel
95 (12.20 %)Internet
95 (12.20 %)Degree
104 (9.756 %)Cisco
104 (9.756 %)Linux
104 (9.756 %)UNIX
104 (9.756 %)E-Commerce

Desktop Support Technician
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the London region that cited Desktop Support Technician 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 Technician in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

London IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (17.07 %)Lotus Notes
17 (17.07 %)MS Exchange
26 (14.63 %)Exchange Server 2003
33 (7.317 %)Exchange Server 2007
41 (2.439 %)SharePoint
London IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
117 (41.46 %)MS Excel
211 (26.83 %)MS Office
33 (7.317 %)Photoshop
33 (7.317 %)QuarkXPress
33 (7.317 %)Adobe Illustrator
42 (4.878 %)Acrobat
51 (2.439 %)InDesign
London IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (19.51 %)LAN
26 (14.63 %)PBX
35 (12.20 %)Internet
44 (9.756 %)TCP/IP
53 (7.317 %)WAN
62 (4.878 %)Firewall
62 (4.878 %)Wireless
71 (2.439 %)VPN
71 (2.439 %)Ethernet
London IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (2.439 %)SQL Server
11 (2.439 %)FileMaker
11 (2.439 %)SQL Server 2005
London IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (29.27 %)Finance
27 (17.07 %)Telecoms
35 (12.20 %)Banking
43 (7.317 %)Insurance
52 (4.878 %)Retail
61 (2.439 %)Education
61 (2.439 %)Pensions
London IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.439 %)Blackberry
London IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
136 (87.80 %)Windows
222 (53.66 %)Windows XP
311 (26.83 %)Windows Server 2003
47 (17.07 %)Windows Vista
56 (14.63 %)Windows 2000
64 (9.756 %)Linux
64 (9.756 %)UNIX
73 (7.317 %)Mac OS X
81 (2.439 %)Windows 2000 Server
81 (2.439 %)Windows NT
London IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (14.63 %)ITIL
24 (9.756 %)E-Commerce
31 (2.439 %)Business Continuity
31 (2.439 %)Asset Management
London IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (14.63 %)C
21 (2.439 %)C#
21 (2.439 %)SQL
21 (2.439 %)Transact-SQL
London IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (19.51 %)Microsoft Certification
18 (19.51 %)MCSE
27 (17.07 %)MCP
35 (12.20 %)Degree
43 (7.317 %)HP ASE
43 (7.317 %)HP APS
43 (7.317 %)MCSA
43 (7.317 %)Citrix Certification
London IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
111 (26.83 %)Active Directory
London IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
117 (41.46 %)Microsoft
27 (17.07 %)Lotus
35 (12.20 %)Intel
44 (9.756 %)Cisco
53 (7.317 %)Avaya
53 (7.317 %)HP
53 (7.317 %)Compaq
53 (7.317 %)Reuters
53 (7.317 %)Bloomberg
62 (4.878 %)Apple
71 (2.439 %)Adobe
71 (2.439 %)Fidessa
71 (2.439 %)Citrix