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The table below looks at the demand for the Desktop Engineer role in IT jobs within the Reading 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Desktop Engineer
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank127154
Rank change on same period last yearUp+27
Matching permanent IT job ads77
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.260 %0.213 %
Salaries quoted76
Average minimum salary£23,857£24,167
Average salary£24,571£25,667
% change on same period last year-4.26 %
Average maximum salary£25,286£27,167
UK excluding London average salary£24,474£23,784
% change on same period last year+2.90 %
Reading IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Reading
Matching permanent IT job ads26963281
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.561 %1.412 %
Salaries quoted22332669
Average minimum salary£37,131£38,867
Average salary£40,620£42,072
% change on same period last year-3.45 %
Average maximum salary£44,109£45,277
UK excluding London average salary£38,208£39,261
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Desktop Engineer BerkshireDesktop Engineer
Berkshire

Desktop Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Reading 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 Reading region.

Reading Desktop Engineer Salary Trend

Desktop Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Desktop Engineer across the Reading region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Reading Desktop Engineer Salary Histogram

Desktop Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Reading 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.

120 (68.97 %)Windows
219 (65.52 %)Active Directory
317 (58.62 %)Windows XP
413 (44.83 %)MS Excel
413 (44.83 %)MS Office
512 (41.38 %)Microsoft
610 (34.48 %)Windows 2000
77 (24.14 %)Legal
77 (24.14 %)Microsoft Certification
86 (20.69 %)MS Exchange
86 (20.69 %)Avaya
86 (20.69 %)DEFINITY
86 (20.69 %)Lucent
86 (20.69 %)Exchange Server 2003
95 (17.24 %)Windows Vista
95 (17.24 %)Cisco
95 (17.24 %)Finance
95 (17.24 %)TCP/IP
95 (17.24 %)CRM
95 (17.24 %)MCSE
95 (17.24 %)SQL
104 (13.79 %)LAN
104 (13.79 %)WAN
104 (13.79 %)Blackberry
113 (10.34 %)Windows Server 2003
113 (10.34 %)Law
113 (10.34 %)DHCP
113 (10.34 %)Ethernet
113 (10.34 %)DNS
113 (10.34 %)CCNA

Desktop Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Reading 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.

Reading IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (20.69 %)MS Exchange
16 (20.69 %)Exchange Server 2003
23 (10.34 %)Exchange Server 2007
32 (6.897 %)Lotus Notes
Reading IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
113 (44.83 %)MS Office
113 (44.83 %)MS Excel
Reading IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (20.69 %)DEFINITY
25 (17.24 %)TCP/IP
34 (13.79 %)LAN
34 (13.79 %)WAN
43 (10.34 %)DHCP
43 (10.34 %)Ethernet
43 (10.34 %)DNS
51 (3.448 %)Internet
51 (3.448 %)Firewall
51 (3.448 %)Cisco PIX
Reading IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (10.34 %)SQL Server
22 (6.897 %)SQL Server 2005
Reading IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (24.14 %)Legal
25 (17.24 %)Finance
33 (10.34 %)Law
42 (6.897 %)Back Office
Reading IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (13.79 %)Blackberry
21 (3.448 %)Client/Server
Reading IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
120 (68.97 %)Windows
217 (58.62 %)Windows XP
310 (34.48 %)Windows 2000
45 (17.24 %)Windows Vista
53 (10.34 %)Windows 2000 Server
53 (10.34 %)Windows Server 2003
53 (10.34 %)UNIX
53 (10.34 %)Linux
Reading IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (17.24 %)CRM
23 (10.34 %)Document Management
23 (10.34 %)ITIL
32 (6.897 %)Security Cleared
32 (6.897 %)Incident Management
32 (6.897 %)SC Cleared
41 (3.448 %)DV Cleared
Reading IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (17.24 %)SQL
22 (6.897 %)VB
22 (6.897 %)C#
22 (6.897 %)C++
22 (6.897 %)Java
Reading IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (24.14 %)Microsoft Certification
25 (17.24 %)MCSE
33 (10.34 %)CCNA
33 (10.34 %)Cisco Certification
33 (10.34 %)ITIL Certification
42 (6.897 %)CCSA
42 (6.897 %)Degree
51 (3.448 %)MCP
51 (3.448 %)MCDST
51 (3.448 %)Network+ Certification
51 (3.448 %)A+ Certification
51 (3.448 %)MCSA
Reading IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (6.897 %)SLA
Reading IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
119 (65.52 %)Active Directory
23 (10.34 %)MetaFrame
31 (3.448 %)Backup Exec
Reading IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (3.448 %)MIMEsweeper
Reading IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (41.38 %)Microsoft
26 (20.69 %)Avaya
26 (20.69 %)Lucent
35 (17.24 %)Cisco
43 (10.34 %)Citrix
52 (6.897 %)Interwoven
52 (6.897 %)Lotus
61 (3.448 %)CheckPoint
61 (3.448 %)Sophos
61 (3.448 %)Altiris