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The table below looks at the demand for the Desktop Support role in IT jobs within the Street 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 18 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Desktop Support
Location
3 months to
18 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank1817
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching permanent IT job ads45
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.002 %
As % of the category below4.878 %6.410 %
Salaries quoted45
Average minimum salary£28,750£31,600
Average salary£29,500£32,000
% change on same period last year-7.81 %
Average maximum salary£30,250£32,400
UK excluding London average salary£24,826£23,340
% change on same period last year+6.36 %
Street IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Street
Matching permanent IT job ads8278
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.053 %0.035 %
Salaries quoted8066
Average minimum salary£39,537£40,743
Average salary£42,755£44,396
% change on same period last year-3.69 %
Average maximum salary£45,973£48,049
UK excluding London average salary£38,454£39,134
% change on same period last year-1.73 %
Desktop Support SomersetDesktop Support
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Desktop Support
Demand Trend

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

Street 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 Street region.

Street Desktop Support Salary Trend

Desktop Support
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Desktop Support across the Street region over the 3 months to 18 November 2008.

Street Desktop Support Salary Histogram

Desktop Support
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Street 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.

19 (100.00 %)Windows
28 (88.89 %)Windows Server 2003
35 (55.56 %)Microsoft
35 (55.56 %)MS PowerPoint
35 (55.56 %)Degree
35 (55.56 %)Firewall
35 (55.56 %)Telecoms
35 (55.56 %)Finance
35 (55.56 %)MS Excel
43 (33.33 %)MS Office
52 (22.22 %)SharePoint
61 (11.11 %)Windows XP
61 (11.11 %)Flash
61 (11.11 %)Advertising
61 (11.11 %)Marketing

Desktop Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Street 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.

Street IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (22.22 %)SharePoint
Street IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (55.56 %)MS PowerPoint
15 (55.56 %)MS Excel
23 (33.33 %)MS Office
Street IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (55.56 %)Firewall
Street IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (11.11 %)Flash
Street IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (55.56 %)Telecoms
15 (55.56 %)Finance
21 (11.11 %)Advertising
21 (11.11 %)Marketing
Street IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (100.00 %)Windows
28 (88.89 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (11.11 %)Windows XP
Street IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (55.56 %)Degree
Street IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (55.56 %)Microsoft