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

 Desktop Analyst
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank236208
Rank change on same period last yearDown-28
Matching permanent IT job ads2039
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.016 %
As % of the category below0.191 %0.378 %
Salaries quoted1438
Average minimum salary£24,071£18,568
Average salary£24,607£20,801
% change on same period last year+18.29 %
Average maximum salary£25,143£23,034
UK excluding London average salary£25,391£24,253
% change on same period last year+4.68 %
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads1048010319
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled5.642 %4.301 %
Salaries quoted90508852
Average minimum salary£31,912£32,045
Average salary£35,015£35,048
% change on same period last year-0.09 %
Average maximum salary£38,117£38,051
UK excluding London average salary£38,055£39,430
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Desktop Analyst EnglandDesktop Analyst
England

Desktop Analyst
Demand Trend

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

South West Desktop Analyst Demand Trend

Desktop Analyst
Salary Trend

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

South West Desktop Analyst Salary Trend

Desktop Analyst
Salary Histogram

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

South West Desktop Analyst Salary Histogram

Desktop Analyst
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Analyst within the South West 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
SomersetDown-168£26,625+10.36 %
BristolDown-225£24,000+25.21 %
GloucestershireDown-194--
WiltshireDown-52£20,250+16.26 %
DorsetDown-31£19,000-11.62 %
Desktop Analyst EnglandDesktop Analyst
England

Desktop Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

124 (70.59 %)Windows
213 (38.24 %)Windows XP
213 (38.24 %)Windows Server 2003
311 (32.35 %)Microsoft
48 (23.53 %)Active Directory
48 (23.53 %)MS Office
57 (20.59 %)Microsoft Certification
57 (20.59 %)Degree
57 (20.59 %)MS Excel
66 (17.65 %)MS PowerPoint
66 (17.65 %)Telecoms
66 (17.65 %)Finance
66 (17.65 %)Firewall
66 (17.65 %)Lotus
66 (17.65 %)ITIL
66 (17.65 %)Lotus Notes
66 (17.65 %)MCSE
75 (14.71 %)MCSA
75 (14.71 %)SQL Server
75 (14.71 %)Service Management
75 (14.71 %)VMware
75 (14.71 %)Windows 2000 Server
84 (11.76 %)Security Cleared
84 (11.76 %)HNC
84 (11.76 %)TCP/IP
93 (8.824 %)HP
93 (8.824 %)Dell
93 (8.824 %)Citrix
93 (8.824 %)MCP
93 (8.824 %)LAN

Desktop Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (17.65 %)Lotus Notes
21 (2.941 %)IIS
South West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (23.53 %)MS Office
27 (20.59 %)MS Excel
36 (17.65 %)MS PowerPoint
South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (17.65 %)Firewall
24 (11.76 %)TCP/IP
33 (8.824 %)LAN
42 (5.882 %)VoIP
51 (2.941 %)WAN
51 (2.941 %)DHCP
51 (2.941 %)VPN
51 (2.941 %)DNS
South West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (14.71 %)SQL Server
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (17.65 %)Telecoms
16 (17.65 %)Finance
22 (5.882 %)Insurance
31 (2.941 %)Back Office
31 (2.941 %)Construction
31 (2.941 %)Banking
31 (2.941 %)Investment Banking
South West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
124 (70.59 %)Windows
213 (38.24 %)Windows XP
213 (38.24 %)Windows Server 2003
35 (14.71 %)Windows 2000 Server
41 (2.941 %)Windows Vista
41 (2.941 %)Linux
41 (2.941 %)Windows 2000
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (17.65 %)ITIL
25 (14.71 %)Service Management
34 (11.76 %)Security Cleared
41 (2.941 %)Service Delivery
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (2.941 %)C
11 (2.941 %)SQL
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (20.59 %)Microsoft Certification
17 (20.59 %)Degree
26 (17.65 %)MCSE
35 (14.71 %)MCSA
44 (11.76 %)HNC
53 (8.824 %)MCP
61 (2.941 %)MCTS
61 (2.941 %)HND
South West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (5.882 %)SLA
South West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (23.53 %)Active Directory
21 (2.941 %)Terminal Services
South West IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.941 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (32.35 %)Microsoft
26 (17.65 %)Lotus
35 (14.71 %)VMware
43 (8.824 %)HP
43 (8.824 %)Dell
43 (8.824 %)Citrix
52 (5.882 %)Cisco
61 (2.941 %)Novell