The first table below looks at the demand for the Desktop Analyst role in IT jobs advertised for the North West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Desktop Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 17 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 North West region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Desktop Analyst
Rank 244 242 238
Rank change year-on-year
-2 -4
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Analyst 4 9 3
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 0.056% 0.128% 0.044%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.059% 0.133% 0.046%
Number of salaries quoted 2 8 3
Average salary £22,500 £21,000 £24,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.14% -12.50%
90% offered a salary of more than £21,300 £19,550 £21,500
10% offered a salary of more than £23,700 £22,900 £26,850
UK excluding London average salary £24,500 £24,500 £24,750
% change year-on-year
- -1.01%
All Job Titles
North West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
6808 6765 6558
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 95.48% 95.94% 95.56%
Number of salaries quoted 5756 5975 5797
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
90% offered a salary of more than £23,500 £23,000 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Desktop Analyst
England

Desktop Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

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

North West Desktop Analyst Jobs Demand Trend

Desktop Analyst
Salary Trend

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

North West Desktop Analyst Salary Trend

Desktop Analyst
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Analyst within the North West region over the 3 months to 17 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
Cheshire +3 2 - -
Manchester -23 1 £24,000 +20.00%
Lancashire - 1 £21,000 -
Desktop Analyst
England

Desktop Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West region that cited Desktop Analyst 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 Analyst in their job title.

1 8 (88.89%) Windows
2 7 (77.78%) MS Exchange
3 6 (66.67%) Active Directory
3 6 (66.67%) MS Office
3 6 (66.67%) Windows XP
4 5 (55.56%) ITIL
4 5 (55.56%) Microsoft
4 5 (55.56%) Citrix
4 5 (55.56%) Windows Server 2008
5 4 (44.44%) Windows 7
5 4 (44.44%) Windows Vista
5 4 (44.44%) ITIL Certification
5 4 (44.44%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
5 4 (44.44%) Windows Server 2003
6 3 (33.33%) Blackberry
6 3 (33.33%) HP
6 3 (33.33%) MS Excel
6 3 (33.33%) Exchange Server 2007
6 3 (33.33%) Exchange Server 2010
7 2 (22.22%) Problem Management
7 2 (22.22%) VMware Infrastructure
7 2 (22.22%) XenApp
7 2 (22.22%) SCCM
7 2 (22.22%) Exchange Server 2003
7 2 (22.22%) Apple
7 2 (22.22%) VMware
8 1 (11.11%) AppSense
8 1 (11.11%) Wyse
8 1 (11.11%) Thin Client
8 1 (11.11%) Symantec

Desktop Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West region that cited Desktop Analyst 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 Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 7 (77.78%) MS Exchange
2 4 (44.44%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
3 3 (33.33%) Exchange Server 2007
3 3 (33.33%) Exchange Server 2010
4 2 (22.22%) Exchange Server 2003
5 1 (11.11%) MS Project Server
5 1 (11.11%) SharePoint
5 1 (11.11%) SharePoint 2010
5 1 (11.11%) Lync
Applications
1 6 (66.67%) MS Office
2 3 (33.33%) MS Excel
3 1 (11.11%) MS Project
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (11.11%) SQL Server
Miscellaneous
1 3 (33.33%) Blackberry
2 1 (11.11%) Fat Client
2 1 (11.11%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 8 (88.89%) Windows
2 6 (66.67%) Windows XP
3 5 (55.56%) Windows Server 2008
4 4 (44.44%) Windows 7
4 4 (44.44%) Windows Server 2003
4 4 (44.44%) Windows Vista
5 1 (11.11%) Linux
5 1 (11.11%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (55.56%) ITIL
2 2 (22.22%) Problem Management
3 1 (11.11%) Mobile Device Management
3 1 (11.11%) Asset Management
Qualifications
1 4 (44.44%) ITIL Certification
2 1 (11.11%) Citrix Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (11.11%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 6 (66.67%) Active Directory
2 2 (22.22%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (22.22%) XenApp
3 1 (11.11%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 2 (22.22%) SCCM
2 1 (11.11%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
2 1 (11.11%) MAILsweeper
Vendors
1 5 (55.56%) Microsoft
1 5 (55.56%) Citrix
2 3 (33.33%) HP
3 2 (22.22%) VMware
3 2 (22.22%) Apple
4 1 (11.11%) Symantec
4 1 (11.11%) Wyse
4 1 (11.11%) AppSense
4 1 (11.11%) Acronis
4 1 (11.11%) Lumension
4 1 (11.11%) MobileIron
4 1 (11.11%) Red Hat