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This section looks at the demand for the Desktop Support 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 Support in their job title over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Desktop Support
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank110140
Rank change on same period last yearUp+30
Matching permanent IT job ads2621
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.009 %
As % of the category below0.977 %0.610 %
Salaries quoted2420
Average minimum salary£27,000£28,100
Average salary£28,125£28,925
% change on same period last year-2.76 %
Average maximum salary£29,250£29,750
UK excluding London average salary£24,355£24,535
% change on same period last year-0.73 %
Reading IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Reading
Matching permanent IT job ads26613444
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.433 %1.436 %
Salaries quoted22792673
Average minimum salary£36,634£38,785
Average salary£40,211£41,894
% change on same period last year-4.01 %
Average maximum salary£43,788£45,003
UK excluding London average salary£38,055£39,430
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Desktop Support BerkshireDesktop Support
Berkshire

Desktop Support
Demand Trend

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

Reading Desktop Support Demand Trend

Desktop Support
Salary Trend

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

Reading Desktop Support Salary Trend

Desktop Support
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Desktop Support across the Reading region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Reading Desktop Support Salary Histogram

Desktop Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

138 (69.09 %)MS Office
237 (67.27 %)Windows
328 (50.91 %)Windows XP
427 (49.09 %)Microsoft
523 (41.82 %)Active Directory
616 (29.09 %)MS Excel
715 (27.27 %)Finance
811 (20.00 %)Legal
811 (20.00 %)MS Exchange
811 (20.00 %)Windows 2000
910 (18.18 %)Exchange Server 2003
109 (16.36 %)TCP/IP
117 (12.73 %)Dell
117 (12.73 %)Microsoft Certification
117 (12.73 %)Lotus Notes
117 (12.73 %)Blackberry
117 (12.73 %)Lucent
117 (12.73 %)Lotus
126 (10.91 %)Avaya
126 (10.91 %)DEFINITY
126 (10.91 %)Windows Server 2003
126 (10.91 %)SQL
126 (10.91 %)CRM
126 (10.91 %)SLA
135 (9.091 %)Windows Vista
135 (9.091 %)HP
135 (9.091 %)DNS
135 (9.091 %)Interwoven
135 (9.091 %)Citrix
135 (9.091 %)ITIL

Desktop Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Reading IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (20.00 %)MS Exchange
210 (18.18 %)Exchange Server 2003
37 (12.73 %)Lotus Notes
43 (5.455 %)Exchange Server 2007
52 (3.636 %)Exchange Server 2000
Reading IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
138 (69.09 %)MS Office
216 (29.09 %)MS Excel
33 (5.455 %)DeltaView
Reading IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (16.36 %)TCP/IP
26 (10.91 %)DEFINITY
35 (9.091 %)DNS
44 (7.273 %)Internet
53 (5.455 %)LAN
53 (5.455 %)WAN
53 (5.455 %)Ethernet
61 (1.818 %)DHCP
61 (1.818 %)VPN
61 (1.818 %)Firewall
61 (1.818 %)Wireless
61 (1.818 %)Cisco PIX
Reading IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (3.636 %)SQL Server
Reading IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (27.27 %)Finance
211 (20.00 %)Legal
35 (9.091 %)Law
44 (7.273 %)Back Office
44 (7.273 %)Banking
53 (5.455 %)Front Office
61 (1.818 %)Investment Banking
61 (1.818 %)Auditing
Reading IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (12.73 %)Blackberry
22 (3.636 %)Fat Client
22 (3.636 %)Thin Client
Reading IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
137 (67.27 %)Windows
228 (50.91 %)Windows XP
311 (20.00 %)Windows 2000
46 (10.91 %)Windows Server 2003
55 (9.091 %)Windows Vista
62 (3.636 %)Windows NT
Reading IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (10.91 %)CRM
25 (9.091 %)ITIL
33 (5.455 %)Document Management
42 (3.636 %)Release Management
51 (1.818 %)Service Management
Reading IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (10.91 %)SQL
Reading IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (12.73 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (7.273 %)MCDST
33 (5.455 %)MCSE
33 (5.455 %)CCNA
33 (5.455 %)Cisco Certification
42 (3.636 %)MCP
42 (3.636 %)MOS
51 (1.818 %)A+ Certification
51 (1.818 %)Network+ Certification
51 (1.818 %)MCSA
Reading IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (10.91 %)SLA
Reading IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
123 (41.82 %)Active Directory
23 (5.455 %)MetaFrame
32 (3.636 %)Terminal Services
Reading IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (9.091 %)MIMEsweeper
Reading IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
127 (49.09 %)Microsoft
27 (12.73 %)Dell
27 (12.73 %)Lucent
27 (12.73 %)Lotus
36 (10.91 %)Avaya
45 (9.091 %)Citrix
45 (9.091 %)Interwoven
45 (9.091 %)HP
45 (9.091 %)CheckPoint
45 (9.091 %)Sophos
54 (7.273 %)Kaspersky
54 (7.273 %)Compaq
54 (7.273 %)Cisco
62 (3.636 %)IBM
71 (1.818 %)Oracle
71 (1.818 %)Altiris
71 (1.818 %)Remedy