The first table below looks at the demand for MCDST in IT jobs advertised for the North West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MCDST over the 3 months to 21 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 Qualifications for the North West region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (MCDST)
Rank - 234 220
Permanent jobs citing MCDST 0 11 12
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West - 0.155% 0.177%
As % of the Qualifications category - 0.617% 0.733%
Number of salaries quoted 0 11 10
Average salary - £23,500 £17,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +34.28%
UK excluding London average salary £22,500 £23,250 £23,250
% change year-on-year
-3.22% -
All Qualifications
North West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
1746 1784 1636
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 24.21% 25.18% 24.17%
Number of salaries quoted 1434 1526 1410
Average salary £36,000 £35,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+1.40% +1.42%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £22,500 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £57,500 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year
- +3.89%
MCDST
England

MCDST
Jobs Demand Trend

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

North West MCDST Jobs Demand Trend

MCDST
Salary Trend

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

North West MCDST Salary Trend

MCDST
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West region citing MCDST also 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 that cited MCDST.

1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (100.00%) Network+ Certification
1 1 (100.00%) MCITP
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 7

MCDST
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West region citing MCDST also 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 that cited MCDST. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Desktop Technician
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 7
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Network+ Certification
1 1 (100.00%) MCITP
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
Liverpool, Merseyside
IT Support Assistant - Legal / Proclaim - Liverpool - £21k An IT Support Assistant is required by a leading legal firm based in Liverpool. The successful candidate will have some 1...
CV Screen Ltd
Salary: Up to £21k plus benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Stockport, Cheshire
Key Requirements: *Solid communication skills *Helpdesk experience *Flexibility *Team player *IT related qualifications (MCP, MCDST, CompTIA+) *Windows XP/Vista/7 *Basic understanding of PC Hardware set-up and...
Mortimer Spinks
Salary: £14000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Oldham, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom, North...
Maximising the uptime of Bedside Units and therefore the availability of the system to customers.RESPONSIBILITIES: a) Maximising the uptime (technical availability to customers) of the Bedside Unit...
Easy Web Recruitment
Salary: £20,000 + £2,500 Travel
Posted: 20 May 2013
Oldham, Lancashire
Server and PC hardware/software in a Microsoft/Linux networking environment. - Analogue and digital/VOIP telephone networks. - TCP/IP network fundamentals including working with Windows software configurations... DESIRABLE...
EasyWebRecruitment.com
Salary: £20,000 + £2,500 Travel
Posted: 15 May 2013