The first table below looks at the demand for the Help Desk Operator role in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Help Desk Operator 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
Help Desk Operator
Rank 857 - 858
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs requiring a Help Desk Operator 1 0 13
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 0.001% - 0.011%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.001% - 0.011%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 13
Average salary - - £15,250
UK excluding London average salary - - £15,250
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%

Help Desk Operator
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Help Desk Operator Jobs Demand Trend

Help Desk Operator
Salary Trend

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

Help Desk Operator Salary Trend

Help Desk Operator
Top 3 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Help Desk Operator 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 - 1 - -
West Midlands - 1 - -
Birmingham - 1 - -

Help Desk Operator
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK that cited Help Desk Operator 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 Help Desk Operator in their job title.

1 2 (50.00%) French Language
1 2 (50.00%) Italian Language
1 2 (50.00%) Spanish Language
2 1 (25.00%) MS Office
2 1 (25.00%) HND
2 1 (25.00%) Windows
2 1 (25.00%) MS Excel
2 1 (25.00%) Windows XP
2 1 (25.00%) SMS
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (25.00%) HP

Help Desk Operator
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK that cited Help Desk Operator 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 Help Desk Operator in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 1 (25.00%) MS Office
1 1 (25.00%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) SMS
General
1 2 (50.00%) French Language
1 2 (50.00%) Italian Language
1 2 (50.00%) Spanish Language
Operating Systems
1 1 (25.00%) Windows
1 1 (25.00%) Windows XP
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) HND
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (25.00%) HP
Yeovil, Somerset
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Help Desk Operator to join my market-leading client on a 12 month fixed term contract based in Yeovilton, Devon. The...
Haybrook IT Resourcing Ltd
Salary: Up to £17,000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013