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

 Desktop Engineer
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank34-
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 below0.518 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted10
Average minimum salary£15,000-
Average salary£20,000-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£25,000-
UK excluding London average salary£24,087£24,305
% change on same period last year-0.89 %
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Northern Ireland
Matching permanent IT job ads193247
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.104 %0.103 %
Salaries quoted111145
Average minimum salary£34,674£44,525
Average salary£36,948£49,349
% change on same period last year-25.12 %
Average maximum salary£39,222£54,173
UK excluding London average salary£38,055£39,430
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Desktop Engineer UKDesktop Engineer
UK

Desktop Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Northern Ireland Desktop Engineer Demand Trend

Desktop Engineer
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Desktop Engineer across the Northern Ireland region.

Northern Ireland Desktop Engineer Salary Trend

Desktop Engineer
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Engineer within the Northern Ireland 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
County AntrimNew entry-1£20,000-
Desktop Engineer UKDesktop Engineer
UK

Desktop Engineer
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Northern Ireland region that cited Desktop Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title.

15 (83.33 %)Windows
15 (83.33 %)Windows 2000
15 (83.33 %)Windows XP
15 (83.33 %)MS Office
15 (83.33 %)Finance
15 (83.33 %)Information Security
24 (66.67 %)MCP
24 (66.67 %)Microsoft
24 (66.67 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (66.67 %)MS Excel
24 (66.67 %)Windows Vista
32 (33.33 %)Banking
41 (16.67 %)Investment Banking
41 (16.67 %)Government
41 (16.67 %)Handset
41 (16.67 %)Windows NT

Desktop Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Northern Ireland region that cited Desktop Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Northern Ireland IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (83.33 %)MS Office
24 (66.67 %)MS Excel
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (83.33 %)Finance
22 (33.33 %)Banking
31 (16.67 %)Investment Banking
31 (16.67 %)Government
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (16.67 %)Handset
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (83.33 %)Windows
15 (83.33 %)Windows 2000
15 (83.33 %)Windows XP
24 (66.67 %)Windows Vista
31 (16.67 %)Windows NT
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (83.33 %)Information Security
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (66.67 %)MCP
14 (66.67 %)Microsoft Certification
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (66.67 %)Microsoft