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

 Helpdesk Technician
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank85-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads10
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.087 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted10
Average minimum salary£20,000-
Average salary£22,000-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£24,000-
UK excluding London average salary£19,027£16,842
% change on same period last year+12.97 %
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Northamptonshire
Matching permanent IT job ads11441081
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.616 %0.451 %
Salaries quoted1019870
Average minimum salary£35,069£32,945
Average salary£38,247£35,271
% change on same period last year+8.43 %
Average maximum salary£41,426£37,598
UK excluding London average salary£38,055£39,430
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Helpdesk Technician East MidlandsHelpdesk Technician
East Midlands

Helpdesk Technician
Demand Trend

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

Northamptonshire Helpdesk Technician Demand Trend

Helpdesk Technician
Salary Trend

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

Northamptonshire Helpdesk Technician Salary Trend

Helpdesk Technician
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Helpdesk Technician within the Northamptonshire 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
NorthamptonNew entry-1£22,000-
Helpdesk Technician East MidlandsHelpdesk Technician
East Midlands

Helpdesk Technician
Top 12 Related IT Skills

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

14 (100.00 %)Windows
23 (75.00 %)MS Office
23 (75.00 %)Active Directory
32 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
32 (50.00 %)Windows NT
32 (50.00 %)Windows XP
41 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
41 (25.00 %)Education
41 (25.00 %)Lotus Notes
41 (25.00 %)C
41 (25.00 %)Lotus
41 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003

Helpdesk Technician
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (25.00 %)Lotus Notes
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (75.00 %)MS Office
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Education
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (100.00 %)Windows
22 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
22 (50.00 %)Windows NT
22 (50.00 %)Windows XP
31 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (25.00 %)C
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (75.00 %)Active Directory
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)Lotus