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This section looks at the demand for the Desktop Support Engineer role in IT jobs within the Oxfordshire 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 Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Desktop Support Engineer
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank131132
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching permanent IT job ads76
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.260 %0.205 %
Salaries quoted76
Average minimum salary£18,364£24,250
Average salary£19,227£25,583
% change on same period last year-24.84 %
Average maximum salary£20,091£26,917
UK excluding London average salary£24,703£24,135
% change on same period last year+2.35 %
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Oxfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads26892928
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.468 %1.229 %
Salaries quoted23832551
Average minimum salary£32,247£32,185
Average salary£35,558£35,434
% change on same period last year+0.35 %
Average maximum salary£38,869£38,682
UK excluding London average salary£38,060£39,458
% change on same period last year-3.54 %
Desktop Support Engineer South EastDesktop Support Engineer
South East

Desktop Support Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire Desktop Support Engineer Demand Trend

Desktop Support Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Oxfordshire Desktop Support Engineer Salary Trend

Desktop Support Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Desktop Support Engineer across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Oxfordshire Desktop Support Engineer Salary Histogram

Desktop Support Engineer
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Support Engineer within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 29 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
OxfordUp+24£18,500-45.18 %
BicesterNew entry-3£18,333-
AbingdonUp+12£21,000-6.66 %
BanburyNew entry-1£19,000-
ThameNew entry-1£21,500-
Desktop Support Engineer South EastDesktop Support Engineer
South East

Desktop Support Engineer
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire region that cited Desktop Support 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 Support Engineer in their job title.

19 (100.00 %)Windows
19 (100.00 %)Microsoft
26 (66.67 %)Windows XP
35 (55.56 %)Windows 2000
35 (55.56 %)TCP/IP
44 (44.44 %)DNS
44 (44.44 %)MS Excel
53 (33.33 %)Active Directory
62 (22.22 %)VPN
71 (11.11 %)Windows Vista
71 (11.11 %)SLA
71 (11.11 %)Dell
71 (11.11 %)Microsoft Certification
71 (11.11 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
71 (11.11 %)MCP
71 (11.11 %)MCSE
71 (11.11 %)MS Visio
71 (11.11 %)LAN
71 (11.11 %)WAN
71 (11.11 %)DHCP

Desktop Support Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire region that cited Desktop Support 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 Support Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Oxfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (44.44 %)MS Excel
21 (11.11 %)MS Visio
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (55.56 %)TCP/IP
24 (44.44 %)DNS
32 (22.22 %)VPN
41 (11.11 %)LAN
41 (11.11 %)WAN
41 (11.11 %)DHCP
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (100.00 %)Windows
26 (66.67 %)Windows XP
35 (55.56 %)Windows 2000
41 (11.11 %)Windows Vista
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (11.11 %)MCP
11 (11.11 %)MCSE
11 (11.11 %)Microsoft Certification
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (11.11 %)SLA
11 (11.11 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (33.33 %)Active Directory
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (100.00 %)Microsoft
21 (11.11 %)Dell