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The table below looks at the demand for the Desktop Support role in IT jobs within the Surrey 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Desktop Support
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank152170
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching permanent IT job ads6888
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.040 %0.038 %
As % of the category below0.985 %0.888 %
Salaries quoted6282
Average minimum salary£26,976£27,785
Average salary£28,112£28,584
% change on same period last year-1.65 %
Average maximum salary£29,248£29,383
UK excluding London average salary£24,197£23,844
% change on same period last year+1.47 %
Surrey IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Surrey
Matching permanent IT job ads69029909
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled4.028 %4.248 %
Salaries quoted53088212
Average minimum salary£35,524£37,633
Average salary£38,868£40,990
% change on same period last year-5.17 %
Average maximum salary£42,212£44,347
UK excluding London average salary£38,201£39,267
% change on same period last year-2.71 %
Desktop Support South EastDesktop Support
South East

Desktop Support
Demand Trend

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

Surrey 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 Surrey region.

Surrey Desktop Support Salary Trend

Desktop Support
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Desktop Support across the Surrey region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Surrey Desktop Support Salary Histogram

Desktop Support
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Support within the Surrey region over the 3 months to 7 October 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
StainesUp+826£33,981+4.55 %
WokingDown-214£24,063-15.78 %
CaterhamUp+12£20,000-20.00 %
EghamUp+212£20,000-20.00 %
GuildfordUp+111£32,500-16.37 %
LeatherheadUp+281£24,000+37.14 %
Sunbury-on-ThamesNew entry-1£31,500-
WeybridgeNew entry-1£19,000-
CamberleyUp+361£23,000-30.99 %
ChertseyNew entry-1£15,000-
Desktop Support South EastDesktop Support
South East

Desktop Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Surrey 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.

1117 (80.14 %)Windows
292 (63.01 %)Active Directory
380 (54.79 %)MS Office
462 (42.47 %)Windows XP
558 (39.73 %)MS Excel
652 (35.62 %)Windows Server 2003
748 (32.88 %)MS Exchange
843 (29.45 %)TCP/IP
942 (28.77 %)Microsoft
1039 (26.71 %)LAN
1132 (21.92 %)Exchange Server 2003
1231 (21.23 %)Microsoft Certification
1329 (19.86 %)Blackberry
1329 (19.86 %)Windows 2000
1428 (19.18 %)MCSE
1527 (18.49 %)IIS
1527 (18.49 %)WAN
1625 (17.12 %)DNS
1625 (17.12 %)Dell
1625 (17.12 %)Toshiba
1724 (16.44 %)SurfControl
1724 (16.44 %)Citrix
1823 (15.75 %)Exchange Server 2000
1823 (15.75 %)Exchange Server 2007
1922 (15.07 %)Windows Vista
2021 (14.38 %)DHCP
2119 (13.01 %)Terminal Server
2217 (11.64 %)Windows 2000 Server
2315 (10.27 %)Finance
2414 (9.589 %)SQL Server

Desktop Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Surrey 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.

Surrey IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (4.110 %)Application Packaging
Surrey IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
148 (32.88 %)MS Exchange
232 (21.92 %)Exchange Server 2003
327 (18.49 %)IIS
423 (15.75 %)Exchange Server 2000
423 (15.75 %)Exchange Server 2007
57 (4.795 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
64 (2.740 %)Exchange Server 5.5
64 (2.740 %)SharePoint
64 (2.740 %)Site Server
72 (1.370 %)Lotus Notes
72 (1.370 %)Lotus Domino
Surrey IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
180 (54.79 %)MS Office
258 (39.73 %)MS Excel
36 (4.110 %)MS Visio
42 (1.370 %)MS Project
Surrey IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
143 (29.45 %)TCP/IP
239 (26.71 %)LAN
327 (18.49 %)WAN
425 (17.12 %)DNS
521 (14.38 %)DHCP
612 (8.219 %)Wireless
78 (5.479 %)VPN
87 (4.795 %)Firewall
95 (3.425 %)Network Security
95 (3.425 %)Internet
104 (2.740 %)SAN
112 (1.370 %)SMS
112 (1.370 %)Broadband
121 (0.685 %)Cisco IPT
Surrey IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
114 (9.589 %)SQL Server
22 (1.370 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (0.685 %)MS Access
Surrey IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (1.370 %)MSI
Surrey IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (10.27 %)Finance
210 (6.849 %)Health
39 (6.164 %)Pensions
46 (4.110 %)Marketing
54 (2.740 %)Insurance
63 (2.055 %)Manufacturing
63 (2.055 %)Back Office
63 (2.055 %)Telecoms
63 (2.055 %)Construction
63 (2.055 %)Education
72 (1.370 %)Government
Surrey IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
129 (19.86 %)Blackberry
26 (4.110 %)Spanish Language
32 (1.370 %)NHS
32 (1.370 %)Biology
32 (1.370 %)French Language
32 (1.370 %)German Language
32 (1.370 %)Italian Language
41 (0.685 %)PMI
41 (0.685 %)PDA
41 (0.685 %)Derivative
41 (0.685 %)Video Conferencing
Surrey IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1117 (80.14 %)Windows
262 (42.47 %)Windows XP
352 (35.62 %)Windows Server 2003
429 (19.86 %)Windows 2000
522 (15.07 %)Windows Vista
617 (11.64 %)Windows 2000 Server
78 (5.479 %)Mac OS X
86 (4.110 %)Linux
93 (2.055 %)Windows NT
102 (1.370 %)UNIX
Surrey IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (4.795 %)ITIL
21 (0.685 %)Data Management
21 (0.685 %)Document Management
21 (0.685 %)Problem Management
21 (0.685 %)Time Management
Surrey IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (2.740 %)SQL
22 (1.370 %)VBScript
Surrey IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
131 (21.23 %)Microsoft Certification
228 (19.18 %)MCSE
313 (8.904 %)MCP
49 (6.164 %)Degree
52 (1.370 %)MCDST
52 (1.370 %)MCSA
52 (1.370 %)CCNA
52 (1.370 %)Cisco Certification
Surrey IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
111 (7.534 %)SLA
Surrey IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
192 (63.01 %)Active Directory
219 (13.01 %)Terminal Server
36 (4.110 %)Terminal Services
36 (4.110 %)VMware Infrastructure
Surrey IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (4.110 %)DameWare
22 (1.370 %)MOM
22 (1.370 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
31 (0.685 %)Norton AntiVirus
Surrey IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
142 (28.77 %)Microsoft
225 (17.12 %)Dell
225 (17.12 %)Toshiba
324 (16.44 %)SurfControl
324 (16.44 %)Citrix
412 (8.219 %)Cisco
511 (7.534 %)LANDesk
68 (5.479 %)Sophos
77 (4.795 %)Symantec
86 (4.110 %)VERITAS
86 (4.110 %)VMware
95 (3.425 %)HP
95 (3.425 %)Novell
104 (2.740 %)Oracle
104 (2.740 %)Lotus
113 (2.055 %)Primavera
113 (2.055 %)CommVault
122 (1.370 %)Adobe
122 (1.370 %)Remedy
122 (1.370 %)Altiris