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The table below looks at the demand for the Desktop Support role in IT jobs within the Maidstone 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Desktop Support
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank16-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads140
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.000 %
As % of the category below13.46 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted140
Average minimum salary£21,429-
Average salary£22,321-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£23,214-
UK excluding London average salary£24,217£23,810
% change on same period last year+1.71 %
Maidstone IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Maidstone
Matching permanent IT job ads104135
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.060 %0.058 %
Salaries quoted96100
Average minimum salary£25,730£30,306
Average salary£28,081£32,418
% change on same period last year-13.37 %
Average maximum salary£30,432£34,530
UK excluding London average salary£38,208£39,261
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Desktop Support KentDesktop Support
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Desktop Support
Demand Trend

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

Maidstone 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 Maidstone region.

Maidstone Desktop Support Salary Trend

Desktop Support
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Desktop Support across the Maidstone region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Maidstone Desktop Support Salary Histogram

Desktop Support
Top 28 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Maidstone 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.

116 (94.12 %)Active Directory
214 (82.35 %)Windows
311 (64.71 %)MS Exchange
311 (64.71 %)Exchange Server 2003
410 (58.82 %)Microsoft
410 (58.82 %)MCP
410 (58.82 %)Microsoft Certification
59 (52.94 %)Cisco
68 (47.06 %)MCSE
77 (41.18 %)Windows XP
86 (35.29 %)LAN
86 (35.29 %)WAN
86 (35.29 %)TCP/IP
86 (35.29 %)DNS
95 (29.41 %)VoIP
95 (29.41 %)MCSA
95 (29.41 %)Windows Server 2003
103 (17.65 %)Back Office
103 (17.65 %)MS Excel
103 (17.65 %)SLA
112 (11.76 %)MS Office
121 (5.882 %)E-Commerce
121 (5.882 %)VPN
121 (5.882 %)Juniper
121 (5.882 %)CheckPoint
121 (5.882 %)Intrusion Detection
121 (5.882 %)Pensions
121 (5.882 %)Firewall

Desktop Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Maidstone 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.

Maidstone IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (64.71 %)MS Exchange
111 (64.71 %)Exchange Server 2003
Maidstone IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (17.65 %)MS Excel
22 (11.76 %)MS Office
Maidstone IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (35.29 %)LAN
16 (35.29 %)WAN
16 (35.29 %)TCP/IP
16 (35.29 %)DNS
25 (29.41 %)VoIP
31 (5.882 %)VPN
31 (5.882 %)Firewall
31 (5.882 %)Intrusion Detection
Maidstone IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (17.65 %)Back Office
21 (5.882 %)Pensions
Maidstone IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (82.35 %)Windows
27 (41.18 %)Windows XP
35 (29.41 %)Windows Server 2003
Maidstone IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (5.882 %)E-Commerce
Maidstone IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (58.82 %)MCP
110 (58.82 %)Microsoft Certification
28 (47.06 %)MCSE
35 (29.41 %)MCSA
Maidstone IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (17.65 %)SLA
Maidstone IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
116 (94.12 %)Active Directory
Maidstone IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (58.82 %)Microsoft
29 (52.94 %)Cisco
31 (5.882 %)Juniper
31 (5.882 %)CheckPoint