The first table below looks at the demand for the Desktop Administrator role in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Desktop Administrator in their job title over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles currently tracked.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Desktop Administrator
Rank 854 868 872
Rank change year-on-year
+14 +4
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Administrator 8 31 9
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 0.007% 0.026% 0.007%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.008% 0.027% 0.008%
Number of salaries quoted 5 29 7
Average salary £25,500 £28,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-8.92% -30.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £19,500 £23,900 £28,000
10% offered a salary of more than £30,100 £34,700 £46,000
UK excluding London average salary £25,500 £31,000 £26,500
% change year-on-year
-17.74% +16.98%
All Job Titles
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
102035 114410 117207
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 94.41% 94.80% 94.20%
Number of salaries quoted 84835 98106 99148
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £27,500 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £67,500 £72,500 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%

Desktop Administrator
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Desktop Administrator within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Desktop Administrator Jobs Demand Trend

Desktop Administrator
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Desktop Administrator within the UK.

Desktop Administrator Salary Trend

Desktop Administrator
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Desktop Administrator over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 within the UK.

Desktop Administrator Salary Histogram

Desktop Administrator
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Administrator within the UK over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
England +4 8 £25,500 -8.92%
South East +5 6 £24,000 -22.58%
West Sussex - 2 £26,000 -
London +33 1 - -
Berkshire -2 1 - -
Hampshire -4 1 £17,500 -27.08%
East of England - 1 £32,500 -
Cambridgeshire - 1 £32,500 -
Sussex - 1 - -
Surrey - 1 £22,500 -
Walton-on-Thames - 1 £22,500 -
Southampton - 1 £17,500 -
Horsham - 1 £26,500 -
Cambridge - 1 £32,500 -

Desktop Administrator
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK that cited Desktop Administrator 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 Administrator in their job title.

1 41 (97.62%) Windows
2 29 (69.05%) Linux
2 29 (69.05%) Windows 7
3 22 (52.38%) Mac OS X
3 22 (52.38%) Samba
4 21 (50.00%) LDAP
5 20 (47.62%) VoIP
6 19 (45.24%) Asterisk PBX
6 19 (45.24%) Ubuntu
7 17 (40.48%) ITIL
8 16 (38.10%) Microsoft
8 16 (38.10%) Mac OS X Server
8 16 (38.10%) Project Planning
8 16 (38.10%) Web Development
9 15 (35.71%) Mac OS
9 15 (35.71%) MS Excel
9 15 (35.71%) MS Office
10 14 (33.33%) MS Exchange
11 13 (30.95%) Active Directory
11 13 (30.95%) Information Security Management
11 13 (30.95%) Security Management
11 13 (30.95%) Information Security
11 13 (30.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 8 (19.05%) Degree
13 7 (16.67%) Exchange Server 2007
13 7 (16.67%) Social Media
13 7 (16.67%) Blackberry
13 7 (16.67%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
14 6 (14.29%) Wireless
14 6 (14.29%) Symantec

Desktop Administrator
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK that cited Desktop Administrator 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 Administrator in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (2.381%) LAMP
1 1 (2.381%) X-Windows
Application Platforms
1 14 (33.33%) MS Exchange
2 7 (16.67%) Exchange Server 2007
2 7 (16.67%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
3 2 (4.762%) SharePoint
4 1 (2.381%) Exchange Server 2003
4 1 (2.381%) Exchange Server 2010
4 1 (2.381%) IIS
Applications
1 15 (35.71%) MS Excel
1 15 (35.71%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 21 (50.00%) LDAP
2 20 (47.62%) VoIP
3 19 (45.24%) Asterisk PBX
4 6 (14.29%) Wireless
5 3 (7.143%) DNS
5 3 (7.143%) DHCP
6 2 (4.762%) Internet
7 1 (2.381%) TCP/IP
7 1 (2.381%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (7.143%) SQL Server
General
1 5 (11.90%) Finance
1 5 (11.90%) Games
2 3 (7.143%) Investment Banking
2 3 (7.143%) Banking
2 3 (7.143%) Telecoms
3 2 (4.762%) German Language
4 1 (2.381%) Advertising
4 1 (2.381%) Pharmaceutical
Miscellaneous
1 7 (16.67%) Social Media
1 7 (16.67%) Blackberry
2 6 (14.29%) SaaS
2 6 (14.29%) iPhone
3 2 (4.762%) Hedge funds
4 1 (2.381%) Computer Science
4 1 (2.381%) Digital Media
4 1 (2.381%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 41 (97.62%) Windows
2 29 (69.05%) Linux
2 29 (69.05%) Windows 7
3 22 (52.38%) Mac OS X
4 19 (45.24%) Ubuntu
5 16 (38.10%) Mac OS X Server
6 15 (35.71%) Mac OS
7 6 (14.29%) Windows XP
8 4 (9.524%) Windows Server 2003
8 4 (9.524%) Windows Server 2008
9 2 (4.762%) CentOS
10 1 (2.381%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (40.48%) ITIL
2 16 (38.10%) Project Planning
2 16 (38.10%) Web Development
3 13 (30.95%) Information Security Management
3 13 (30.95%) Security Management
3 13 (30.95%) Information Security
4 3 (7.143%) Software Deployment
4 3 (7.143%) Asset Management
5 2 (4.762%) Incident Management
6 1 (2.381%) Capacity Planning
6 1 (2.381%) Analytics
6 1 (2.381%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 6 (14.29%) Perl
2 5 (11.90%) PowerShell
3 4 (9.524%) SQL
4 3 (7.143%) Python
5 2 (4.762%) VB
5 2 (4.762%) Java
5 2 (4.762%) JavaScript
5 2 (4.762%) Bash shell
6 1 (2.381%) Korn
6 1 (2.381%) AWK
Qualifications
1 8 (19.05%) Degree
2 3 (7.143%) Microsoft Certification
2 3 (7.143%) MCP
3 2 (4.762%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (2.381%) MCTS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (30.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 22 (52.38%) Samba
2 13 (30.95%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (2.381%) SCCM
1 1 (2.381%) Backup Exec
Vendors
1 16 (38.10%) Microsoft
2 6 (14.29%) Symantec
3 5 (11.90%) Google
4 4 (9.524%) NetApp
5 3 (7.143%) Fidessa
5 3 (7.143%) Oracle
6 2 (4.762%) Red Hat
7 1 (2.381%) Dell
7 1 (2.381%) Citrix
7 1 (2.381%) SAP
7 1 (2.381%) Altiris
Salfords, Surrey, South East
Position: Desktop Support AdministratorLocation: Salfords, SurreySalary: £23,000 - £26,000 Dependant on ExperienceThe Company:We are a leading global supplier of security inspection systems- Since 1993, we have...
Net Recruit.co.uk Ltd
Salary: GBP23,000 - GBP26,000
Posted: 18 May 2013
Surrey
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Windows XP & 7. -Competent knowledge of Microsoft Office 2003+ above... -Networking experience (for desktop troubleshooting) -MCP, MCSA or MCSE qualification preferred... -Knowledge of BlackBerrys...
Net Recruit.co.uk Ltd
Salary: £23,000 - £26,000
Posted: 24 May 2013