Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table looks at the demand for the Desktop Support role in IT jobs advertised across the UK. 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 3 July 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles currently tracked.

 Desktop Support
Location
3 months to
3 Jul 2009
Same period last year
Rank334265
Rank change on the same period last yearDown-69
Matching permanent IT job ads3261367
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.479 %0.685 %
As % of the Job Titles category0.527 %0.747 %
Salaries quoted2871188
Average salary£25,500£25,500
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£20,000£19,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£37,050£35,000
UK excluding London average salary£24,000£23,500
% change on same period last year+2.120 %
IT Job Market, Job TitlesAll Job Titles
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
61844182955
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK90.83 %91.72 %
Salaries quoted51383150133
Average salary£40,000£40,000
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£25,000£25,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£65,000£65,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£35,000

Desktop Support
Demand Trend

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

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 within the UK.

Desktop Support Salary Trend

Desktop Support
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Desktop Support over the 3 months to 3 July 2009 within the UK.

Desktop Support Salary Histogram

Desktop Support
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 Support within the UK over the 3 months to 3 July 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandDown-60322£25,500-
LondonDown-31167£28,000+1.81 %
South EastDown-1060£24,000-2.04 %
City of LondonUp+651£32,500+16.07 %
South WestUp+6923£24,000+6.66 %
East of EnglandUp+6322£23,500-6.00 %
North WestUp+9119£25,214+12.06 %
West MidlandsUp+6616£27,500+25.00 %
SurreyUp+4316£22,500-6.25 %
BerkshireUp+4812£22,500-10.00 %
ManchesterUp+7010£27,500+29.41 %
YorkshireUp+7010£20,000-
BristolUp+2110£23,250+3.33 %
West SussexDown-79£16,000-28.88 %
CheshireUp+658£25,214-1.12 %
HertfordshireUp+467£27,000+8.00 %
GloucestershireUp+427£29,000+38.09 %
EssexUp+387£22,199-14.62 %
East MidlandsUp+387£23,500+25.66 %
GuildfordUp+317£22,000-30.15 %
West YorkshireUp+556£21,000+5.00 %
CambridgeshireUp+555£21,750-22.32 %
NorthamptonUp+495£23,500+12.57 %
WarwickshireUp+445£30,500+48.78 %
NorthamptonshireUp+435£23,500+2.17 %
WiltshireUp+335£22,500+13.92 %
GloucesterUp+295£29,000+46.83 %
ReadingUp+235£24,250-14.15 %
HampshireUp+714£25,500+2.00 %
OxfordshireUp+514£25,250+17.44 %

Desktop Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT jobs within the UK 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.

1729 (78.73 %)Windows
2438 (47.30 %)Windows XP
3394 (42.55 %)Active Directory
4372 (40.17 %)MS Office
5330 (35.64 %)Microsoft
6249 (26.89 %)Microsoft Certification
7244 (26.35 %)Windows Server 2003
8225 (24.30 %)MS Excel
9190 (20.52 %)MCSE
10178 (19.22 %)TCP/IP
11158 (17.06 %)MS Exchange
12157 (16.95 %)Blackberry
13141 (15.23 %)ITIL
14130 (14.04 %)Windows 2000
15128 (13.82 %)Windows Vista
16119 (12.85 %)MCP
17118 (12.74 %)Finance
18116 (12.53 %)Citrix
1977 (8.315 %)LAN
1977 (8.315 %)Degree
2075 (8.099 %)SQL
2169 (7.451 %)Exchange Server 2003
2267 (7.235 %)Cisco
2366 (7.127 %)VPN
2465 (7.019 %)MCSA
2563 (6.803 %)Banking
2656 (6.048 %)WAN
2752 (5.616 %)SLA
2850 (5.400 %)Lotus
2948 (5.184 %)Windows 2000 Server

Desktop Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT jobs within the UK 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.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
119 (2.052 %)ASP
214 (1.512 %)XML
313 (1.404 %)HTML
313 (1.404 %)Application Packaging
46 (0.648 %).NET
54 (0.432 %)Software Packaging
63 (0.324 %)LAMP
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1158 (17.06 %)MS Exchange
269 (7.451 %)Exchange Server 2003
344 (4.752 %)Lotus Notes
438 (4.104 %)Exchange Server 2007
534 (3.672 %)SharePoint
617 (1.836 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
714 (1.512 %)WorkSite
812 (1.296 %)Exchange Server 2000
911 (1.188 %)BizTalk Server
1010 (1.080 %)IIS
113 (0.324 %)Lotus Domino
113 (0.324 %)GroupWise
122 (0.216 %)CMS
122 (0.216 %)Apache
131 (0.108 %)SharePoint Portal Server
131 (0.108 %)TeamSite
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1372 (40.17 %)MS Office
2225 (24.30 %)MS Excel
39 (0.972 %)MS PowerPoint
44 (0.432 %)Photoshop
53 (0.324 %)QuarkXPress
53 (0.324 %)Acrobat
62 (0.216 %)Adobe Illustrator
71 (0.108 %)MS Visio
71 (0.108 %)MS Project
71 (0.108 %)AutoCAD
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (0.648 %)Oracle 11i
23 (0.324 %)assyst
23 (0.324 %)GoldMine
32 (0.216 %)Navision
41 (0.108 %)Dynamics CRM
41 (0.108 %)BPCS
41 (0.108 %)Global One
41 (0.108 %)SoftGrid
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1178 (19.22 %)TCP/IP
277 (8.315 %)LAN
366 (7.127 %)VPN
456 (6.048 %)WAN
547 (5.076 %)DNS
633 (3.564 %)Firewall
732 (3.456 %)DHCP
826 (2.808 %)Internet
826 (2.808 %)SAN
924 (2.592 %)VoIP
1020 (2.160 %)Wireless
1110 (1.080 %)IP Telephony
129 (0.972 %)ADSL
138 (0.864 %)Network Security
147 (0.756 %)HTTP
156 (0.648 %)Ethernet
156 (0.648 %)SMTP
156 (0.648 %)Cisco IPT
165 (0.540 %)SMS
174 (0.432 %)3G
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
135 (3.780 %)SQL Server
27 (0.756 %)SQL Server 2005
36 (0.648 %)Oracle 10g
44 (0.432 %)MySQL
44 (0.432 %)MS Access
53 (0.324 %)SQL Server 2000
62 (0.216 %)SQLPlus
62 (0.216 %)Crystal Reports
71 (0.108 %)BusinessObjects
71 (0.108 %)Datawarehouse
71 (0.108 %)GIS
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
113 (1.404 %)Visual Studio
23 (0.324 %)MSI
32 (0.216 %)AdminStudio
41 (0.108 %)Dreamweaver
41 (0.108 %)ClearCase
41 (0.108 %)Ant
41 (0.108 %)ClearQuest
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1118 (12.74 %)Finance
263 (6.803 %)Banking
346 (4.968 %)Law
445 (4.860 %)Legal
536 (3.888 %)Pensions
629 (3.132 %)Back Office
727 (2.916 %)Investment Banking
823 (2.484 %)Insurance
921 (2.268 %)Retail
1016 (1.728 %)Telecoms
1016 (1.728 %)Health
1115 (1.620 %)Education
1210 (1.080 %)Financial Institution
138 (0.864 %)Publishing
146 (0.648 %)Government
146 (0.648 %)Games
155 (0.540 %)Aerospace
164 (0.432 %)Manufacturing
164 (0.432 %)Auditing
173 (0.324 %)Online Games
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1157 (16.95 %)Blackberry
234 (3.672 %)PDA
311 (1.188 %)French Language
49 (0.972 %)Computer Science
57 (0.756 %)N-Tier
66 (0.648 %)German Language
66 (0.648 %)Japanese Language
74 (0.432 %)Equities
74 (0.432 %)Fixed Income
74 (0.432 %)Mathematics
83 (0.324 %)Fat Client
83 (0.324 %)Thin Client
92 (0.216 %)Mainframe
92 (0.216 %)NHS
92 (0.216 %)Video Conferencing
92 (0.216 %)IBM Mainframe
92 (0.216 %)Derivative
101 (0.108 %)Statistics
101 (0.108 %)Web 2.0
101 (0.108 %)Photography
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1729 (78.73 %)Windows
2438 (47.30 %)Windows XP
3244 (26.35 %)Windows Server 2003
4130 (14.04 %)Windows 2000
5128 (13.82 %)Windows Vista
648 (5.184 %)Windows 2000 Server
735 (3.780 %)Linux
831 (3.348 %)UNIX
917 (1.836 %)Windows Server 2008
1015 (1.620 %)Mac OS X
118 (0.864 %)Red Hat Linux
127 (0.756 %)Windows NT
127 (0.756 %)Solaris
134 (0.432 %)NetWare
143 (0.324 %)Windows Mobile
152 (0.216 %)SUSE
152 (0.216 %)Windows CE
152 (0.216 %)CentOS
161 (0.108 %)Mac OS
161 (0.108 %)Debian
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1141 (15.23 %)ITIL
220 (2.160 %)Time Management
318 (1.944 %)Document Management
414 (1.512 %)Service Management
513 (1.404 %)Disaster Recovery
513 (1.404 %)Incident Management
611 (1.188 %)Asset Management
611 (1.188 %)Service Delivery
710 (1.080 %)Investment Management
88 (0.864 %)Problem Management
88 (0.864 %)Fund Management
97 (0.756 %)PRINCE2
106 (0.648 %)Business Continuity
106 (0.648 %)User Acceptance Testing
115 (0.540 %)ERP
115 (0.540 %)CRM
124 (0.432 %)Migration
124 (0.432 %)Logistics
133 (0.324 %)E-Commerce
142 (0.216 %)BCP
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
175 (8.099 %)SQL
225 (2.700 %)VB
319 (2.052 %)VBA
418 (1.944 %)VBScript
516 (1.728 %)C
613 (1.404 %)JavaScript
79 (0.972 %)C#
85 (0.540 %)Java
94 (0.432 %)Perl
102 (0.216 %)VB.NET
111 (0.108 %)PowerShell
111 (0.108 %)PHP
111 (0.108 %)Shell Script
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1249 (26.89 %)Microsoft Certification
2190 (20.52 %)MCSE
3119 (12.85 %)MCP
477 (8.315 %)Degree
565 (7.019 %)MCSA
640 (4.320 %)MCDST
734 (3.672 %)Security Cleared
825 (2.700 %)Cisco Certification
924 (2.592 %)CCNA
1022 (2.376 %)ITIL Certification
1118 (1.944 %)SC Cleared
1211 (1.188 %)A+ Certification
137 (0.756 %)Network+ Certification
146 (0.648 %)HND
146 (0.648 %)DV Cleared
154 (0.432 %)MCDBA
154 (0.432 %)MCTS
163 (0.324 %)BC Cleared
172 (0.216 %)Security+ Certification
172 (0.216 %)Novell Certification
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
152 (5.616 %)SLA
21 (0.108 %)ISO27001
21 (0.108 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1394 (42.55 %)Active Directory
221 (2.268 %)Backup Exec
319 (2.052 %)VMware Infrastructure
48 (0.864 %)Terminal Server
55 (0.540 %)Samba
64 (0.432 %)VMware ESX
64 (0.432 %)Terminal Services
73 (0.324 %)MetaFrame
73 (0.324 %)VMware Workstation
73 (0.324 %)ISA Server
81 (0.108 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
81 (0.108 %)Novell eDirectory
81 (0.108 %)Citrix Presentation Server
81 (0.108 %)NetBackup
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
117 (1.836 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
213 (1.404 %)ServiceCenter
39 (0.972 %)Norton AntiVirus
46 (0.648 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
55 (0.540 %)DameWare
63 (0.324 %)SCCM
72 (0.216 %)Tivoli
81 (0.108 %)BMC Marimba
81 (0.108 %)WSUS
81 (0.108 %)OpenView
81 (0.108 %)OpenView Configuration Management
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1330 (35.64 %)Microsoft
2116 (12.53 %)Citrix
367 (7.235 %)Cisco
450 (5.400 %)Lotus
542 (4.536 %)HP
638 (4.104 %)VMware
734 (3.672 %)Dell
830 (3.240 %)Bloomberg
926 (2.808 %)Reuters
1021 (2.268 %)Remedy
1117 (1.836 %)Symantec
1117 (1.836 %)Interwoven
1214 (1.512 %)Altiris
1214 (1.512 %)Apple
1214 (1.512 %)Oracle
1313 (1.404 %)McAfee Security
1313 (1.404 %)SAP
1410 (1.080 %)IBM
1410 (1.080 %)LANDesk
158 (0.864 %)Adobe