The first table below looks at the demand for the Desktop Analyst role in IT jobs advertised across the UK. 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 17 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
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Desktop Analyst
Rank 721 687 669
Rank change year-on-year
-34 -18
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Analyst 137 214 203
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 0.127% 0.177% 0.164%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.135% 0.187% 0.174%
Number of salaries quoted 121 189 187
Average salary £26,850 £29,000 £27,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-7.41% +5.45%
90% offered a salary of more than £21,000 £21,000 £20,500
10% offered a salary of more than £43,500 £36,700 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £24,500 £24,500 £24,750
% change year-on-year
- -1.01%
All Job Titles
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
101791 114576 116360
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 94.44% 94.74% 94.25%
Number of salaries quoted 84727 98303 98213
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £27,000 £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 Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Desktop Analyst Jobs Demand Trend

Desktop Analyst
Salary Trend

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

Desktop Analyst Salary Trend

Desktop Analyst
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Desktop Analyst over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 within the UK.

Desktop Analyst Salary Histogram

Desktop Analyst
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Analyst within the UK over the 3 months to 17 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 -36 127 £27,500 -3.50%
London -40 66 £36,000 +22.03%
City of London -5 35 £37,500 +27.11%
South East +4 19 £25,000 -7.40%
East of England +3 12 £27,500 -6.77%
Hertfordshire +8 8 £30,750 +4.23%
Yorkshire -16 8 £21,500 -2.27%
Surrey +16 7 £25,000 +8.69%
West Yorkshire 0 7 £23,500 +6.81%
East Midlands 0 7 £26,000 +30.00%
West Midlands -15 6 £22,000 -
Northamptonshire +3 5 £26,000 +13.04%
Oxford - 5 £22,500 -
Oxfordshire - 5 £22,500 -
North West -2 4 £22,500 +7.14%
Scotland -8 4 £26,250 -3.66%
Kidlington - 4 £22,500 -
Hemel Hempstead - 4 £31,500 -
Bradford - 4 £17,000 -
Northampton - 4 £26,000 -
Southampton +7 3 £26,500 -11.66%
Berkshire +3 3 £32,500 +20.37%
Hampshire +3 3 £26,500 -11.66%
Leeds -21 3 £30,000 +36.36%
Coventry - 3 £22,500 -
South West - 3 £20,000 -
Cheshire +3 2 - -
Aberdeen 0 2 £23,500 -4.08%
Bristol - 2 £19,500 -
Warrington - 2 - -

Desktop Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK 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.

1 282 (82.94%) Windows
2 175 (51.47%) Active Directory
3 171 (50.29%) Microsoft
4 162 (47.65%) Windows 7
5 153 (45.00%) MS Office
6 132 (38.82%) Windows XP
7 121 (35.59%) MS Excel
8 109 (32.06%) Blackberry
9 76 (22.35%) Finance
10 71 (20.88%) Citrix
11 68 (20.00%) Microsoft Certification
12 66 (19.41%) ITIL
13 61 (17.94%) Windows Server 2008
14 55 (16.18%) MS Exchange
15 52 (15.29%) Windows Server 2003
16 50 (14.71%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
17 41 (12.06%) Degree
18 40 (11.76%) Banking
18 40 (11.76%) LAN
19 37 (10.88%) VMware
20 34 (10.00%) Law
21 33 (9.706%) MCSE
22 30 (8.824%) SCCM
23 29 (8.529%) VMware Infrastructure
23 29 (8.529%) WAN
23 29 (8.529%) TCP/IP
23 29 (8.529%) Apple
24 28 (8.235%) DNS
24 28 (8.235%) HP
24 28 (8.235%) Windows Vista

Desktop Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK 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.

Application Development
1 14 (4.118%) Application Packaging
2 4 (1.176%) COM
3 3 (0.882%) Software Packaging
4 1 (0.294%) Web Services
4 1 (0.294%) LAMP
4 1 (0.294%) HTML
4 1 (0.294%) .NET
Application Platforms
1 55 (16.18%) MS Exchange
2 50 (14.71%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
3 26 (7.647%) Lotus Notes
4 20 (5.882%) Exchange Server 2010
5 17 (5.000%) Exchange Server 2007
6 8 (2.353%) WorkSite
6 8 (2.353%) SharePoint
7 7 (2.059%) Exchange Server 2003
8 6 (1.765%) Lync
9 4 (1.176%) CMS
10 2 (0.588%) SharePoint 2010
10 2 (0.588%) ArcGIS
10 2 (0.588%) Lotus Domino
11 1 (0.294%) IIS
11 1 (0.294%) MS Project Server
11 1 (0.294%) Amazon EC2
11 1 (0.294%) Windows Azure
11 1 (0.294%) Amazon AWS
Applications
1 153 (45.00%) MS Office
2 121 (35.59%) MS Excel
3 19 (5.588%) MS PowerPoint
4 3 (0.882%) Google Apps
5 2 (0.588%) MS Project
6 1 (0.294%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (0.294%) Summit
1 1 (0.294%) Front Arena
1 1 (0.294%) Visualfiles
1 1 (0.294%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (0.294%) Changepoint
1 1 (0.294%) 3000 Xtra
Communications & Networking
1 40 (11.76%) LAN
2 29 (8.529%) WAN
2 29 (8.529%) TCP/IP
3 28 (8.235%) DNS
4 23 (6.765%) VPN
5 22 (6.471%) DHCP
6 16 (4.706%) IP Telephony
7 14 (4.118%) Network Security
8 13 (3.824%) VoIP
9 11 (3.235%) Firewall
10 8 (2.353%) Wi-Fi
11 6 (1.765%) Internet
12 5 (1.471%) VLAN
13 4 (1.176%) Wireless
13 4 (1.176%) Broadband
14 3 (0.882%) Intranet
15 2 (0.588%) PABX
15 2 (0.588%) PBX
15 2 (0.588%) MPLS
16 1 (0.294%) DSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (5.588%) SQL Server
2 9 (2.647%) SQL Server 2005
2 9 (2.647%) SQL Server 2008
3 4 (1.176%) GIS
4 1 (0.294%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.294%) Oracle 8/8i
4 1 (0.294%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 7 (2.059%) MSI
1 7 (2.059%) InstallShield
2 1 (0.294%) AdminStudio
General
1 76 (22.35%) Finance
2 40 (11.76%) Banking
3 34 (10.00%) Law
4 21 (6.176%) Legal
5 15 (4.412%) Telecoms
6 12 (3.529%) Front Office
7 5 (1.471%) Advertising
7 5 (1.471%) Investment Banking
8 4 (1.176%) Financial Institution
9 3 (0.882%) Back Office
10 2 (0.588%) Retail
10 2 (0.588%) French Language
10 2 (0.588%) German Language
10 2 (0.588%) Spanish Language
11 1 (0.294%) Italian Language
11 1 (0.294%) Marketing
11 1 (0.294%) Publishing
11 1 (0.294%) Games
Miscellaneous
1 109 (32.06%) Blackberry
2 16 (4.706%) Hedge funds
3 12 (3.529%) iPhone
4 8 (2.353%) Mainframe
4 8 (2.353%) Computer Science
5 6 (1.765%) iPad
6 5 (1.471%) Video Conferencing
7 4 (1.176%) Mathematics
8 3 (0.882%) Thin Client
8 3 (0.882%) PDA
8 3 (0.882%) Client/Server
8 3 (0.882%) Handset
8 3 (0.882%) Fat Client
8 3 (0.882%) FMCG
9 1 (0.294%) Digital Media
9 1 (0.294%) Streaming Video
9 1 (0.294%) Replication
9 1 (0.294%) Equities
9 1 (0.294%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 1 (0.294%) Firmware
Operating Systems
1 282 (82.94%) Windows
2 162 (47.65%) Windows 7
3 132 (38.82%) Windows XP
4 61 (17.94%) Windows Server 2008
5 52 (15.29%) Windows Server 2003
6 28 (8.235%) Windows Vista
7 12 (3.529%) Windows 8
8 7 (2.059%) Mac OS
8 7 (2.059%) Mac OS X
8 7 (2.059%) Linux
9 4 (1.176%) Windows 2000
10 2 (0.588%) UNIX
10 2 (0.588%) Android
10 2 (0.588%) Windows 2000 Server
10 2 (0.588%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.294%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.294%) Windows NT
11 1 (0.294%) Solaris
11 1 (0.294%) Windows Mobile
11 1 (0.294%) Windows Phone
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (19.41%) ITIL
2 19 (5.588%) Document Management
3 12 (3.529%) Migration
3 12 (3.529%) Problem Management
4 11 (3.235%) Incident Management
4 11 (3.235%) Investment Management
5 9 (2.647%) Configuration Management
6 8 (2.353%) E-business
7 7 (2.059%) Service Management
7 7 (2.059%) Service Delivery
7 7 (2.059%) User Acceptance Testing
8 5 (1.471%) Project Planning
8 5 (1.471%) Disaster Recovery
8 5 (1.471%) CRM
9 4 (1.176%) Fund Management
9 4 (1.176%) Change Control
10 3 (0.882%) Software Deployment
10 3 (0.882%) Software Distribution
10 3 (0.882%) Project Management
10 3 (0.882%) Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 13 (3.824%) SQL
2 10 (2.941%) PowerShell
3 6 (1.765%) VBScript
4 4 (1.176%) C
5 2 (0.588%) Perl
5 2 (0.588%) Python
5 2 (0.588%) Shell Script
6 1 (0.294%) MATLAB
6 1 (0.294%) AWK
6 1 (0.294%) Korn
6 1 (0.294%) Bash shell
6 1 (0.294%) PHP
6 1 (0.294%) Java
6 1 (0.294%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.294%) VB
6 1 (0.294%) VBA
Qualifications
1 68 (20.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 41 (12.06%) Degree
3 33 (9.706%) MCSE
4 22 (6.471%) MCP
5 21 (6.176%) MCDST
6 9 (2.647%) MCSA
7 8 (2.353%) A+ Certification
7 8 (2.353%) MCITP
8 7 (2.059%) ITIL Certification
9 3 (0.882%) CCNA
9 3 (0.882%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (0.588%) MOS
10 2 (0.588%) Citrix Certification
11 1 (0.294%) MCTS
11 1 (0.294%) SC Cleared
11 1 (0.294%) Security Cleared
11 1 (0.294%) CCA
11 1 (0.294%) Avaya Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (3.235%) SLA
2 1 (0.294%) QA
2 1 (0.294%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 175 (51.47%) Active Directory
2 29 (8.529%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (4.118%) Microsoft App-V
4 8 (2.353%) Hyper-V
5 6 (1.765%) Terminal Services
5 6 (1.765%) Xen
6 5 (1.471%) XenApp
7 4 (1.176%) XenDesktop
8 2 (0.588%) VMware ESX
9 1 (0.294%) VMware Workstation
9 1 (0.294%) MetaFrame
9 1 (0.294%) Terminal Server
9 1 (0.294%) Citrix Presentation Server
Systems Management
1 30 (8.824%) SCCM
2 14 (4.118%) Norton AntiVirus
2 14 (4.118%) ServiceCenter
3 12 (3.529%) WSUS
4 4 (1.176%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 3 (0.882%) MAILsweeper
5 3 (0.882%) McAfee ePO
6 2 (0.588%) SCOM
6 2 (0.588%) Business Desktop Deployment
7 1 (0.294%) DameWare
7 1 (0.294%) Backup Exec
7 1 (0.294%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
Vendors
1 171 (50.29%) Microsoft
2 71 (20.88%) Citrix
3 37 (10.88%) VMware
4 29 (8.529%) Apple
5 28 (8.235%) HP
6 27 (7.941%) Lotus
7 24 (7.059%) Remedy
8 23 (6.765%) Dell
9 22 (6.471%) Cisco
10 21 (6.176%) Bloomberg
11 16 (4.706%) Symantec
12 15 (4.412%) Reuters
13 13 (3.824%) Avaya
14 9 (2.647%) AppSense
15 8 (2.353%) Fidessa
16 6 (1.765%) Hummingbird
16 6 (1.765%) Open Text
16 6 (1.765%) Meridio
17 4 (1.176%) LANDesk
17 4 (1.176%) Tradeweb
County Durham, North East
Due to the growth of the business, they require a Desktop Support Analyst to work on a Part-time basis (9am-1pm, Mon-Fri) in their impressive premises...
Salary: £20000.00 - £22000.00 per annum + benefits
Posted: 1 May 2013
City, London
We are seeking a dynamic individual to join our team as an IT Support Analyst based at our retail client’s site in. Central London. The main purpose...
Retail Assist
Salary: Up to £19,000 per annum dependant on experience
Posted: 26 April 2013
City, London
You will require the following skills/experience: * Previous training and experience in Desktop Support * Ideally degree educated or industry certification desired * Previous experience in support within the financial...
Incisive Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
London
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES- First point of contact for all support of hardware and software problems- Logging of desktop support, printers and service problems- Resolution of desktop support problems - Monitoring...
Michael Page
Salary: GBP22000 to GBP27000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
London
Responsibilities & Key technical skills *Desktop hardware, software and systems support *Desktop builds, management and deployment *Desktop related Disaster Recovery processes *Administration of, logging and dealing with calls in...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £30000 per annum + Bonus+ healthcare
Posted: 14 May 2013
Walsall, West Midlands
The ideal candidate will excellent knowledge of the operating systems in use, currently MS, Windows 2000, XP & 7 Client, excellent knowledge of the standard applications in use such...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £20000.00 - £25000.00 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Walsall, West Midlands (County)
The ideal candidate will excellent knowledge of the operating systems in use, currently MS, Windows 2000, XP & 7 Client, excellent knowledge of the standard applications in use such...
HAYS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Salary: £20000.00 - £25000.00 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Central London / West End
Technical experience is required in all areas of support especially with: Windows XP/Vista/7. Microsoft Office... Active Directory Account Administration. Blackberry and mobile devices. TCP/IP, DNS,...
Corporatec London Ltd
Salary: From £28,000 to £32,000 per annum
Posted: 22 April 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Specialising with Windows desktop related IT services and SCCM, you will promote customer service excellence, add input into and delivery of the desktop roadmap and translate end user...
4it Recruitment Ltd
Salary: Up to £30,000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
City of London
The role will be varied and challenging with an excellent mentor to develop your career.The responsibilities will include:To provide broad based practical desktop support to business...
Hays Specialist Recruitment
Salary: £25000.00 - £30000.00 per annum + Amazing Benefits
Posted: 18 May 2013
City of London
The role will be varied and challenging with an excellent mentor to develop your career.The responsibilities will include:To provide broad based practical desktop support to business...
Hays Specialist Recruitment
Salary: £25000.00 - £30000.00 per annum + Full Benefits
Posted: 9 May 2013
Guildford, Surrey
The role will include the below responsibilities and the successful candidate should have demonstrable experience in all or most of these: *Administration of Microsoft Server operating systems including...
Ashdown IT
Salary: £23000 - £27000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Teddington, Middlesex
OLM Group have a diverse range of IT requirements which you will need to fulfil along with ensuring common processes and configurations are applied and a helpful, responsive...
OLM Systems Limited
Salary: Competitive
Posted: 18 May 2013
Wiltshire
Understanding, Ethernet, TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, firewalls and VPN technologies, preferably SonicWall * Solid understanding of XP Desktop/Laptop Support, * Exposure to Windows 2003 Server and Windows Exchange 2003...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £20000 - £23000 per annum + Excellent Benefits Package
Posted: 14 May 2013
West London
You will have had exposure to a wide range of technology and the more of the following you can tick off the better: Windows XP/7/8... Active...
Give-A-Grad-A-Go Ltd
Salary: £20000 - £26000 per annum + pension, healthcare, bonus, gym
Posted: 13 May 2013