The first table below looks at the demand for the Desktop Support role in IT jobs advertised for the Uxbridge region. 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 23 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 advertised for the Uxbridge region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Desktop Support
Rank 35 34 32
Rank change year-on-year
-1 -2
Permanent jobs requiring a Desktop Support 1 5 2
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Uxbridge 0.495% 2.203% 1.058%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.535% 2.326% 1.124%
Number of salaries quoted 1 5 2
Average salary £37,500 £24,000 £25,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+56.25% -4.00%
UK excluding London average salary £25,000 £25,000 £23,500
% change year-on-year
- +6.38%
All Job Titles
Uxbridge
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
187 215 178
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Uxbridge 92.57% 94.71% 94.18%
Number of salaries quoted 168 200 155
Average salary £47,500 £40,000 £45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+18.75% -11.11%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £24,000 £28,000
10% offered a salary of more than £67,500 £85,000 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Desktop Support
London

Desktop Support
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Uxbridge Desktop Support Jobs Demand Trend

Desktop Support
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Desktop Support across the Uxbridge region.

Uxbridge Desktop Support Salary Trend

Desktop Support
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Uxbridge 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.

1 6 (100.00%) Windows
2 4 (66.67%) Microsoft
3 3 (50.00%) Active Directory
3 3 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
3 3 (50.00%) Pharmaceutical
3 3 (50.00%) MCITP
3 3 (50.00%) Degree
3 3 (50.00%) Biotechnology
3 3 (50.00%) Windows 7
3 3 (50.00%) MS Office
4 2 (33.33%) Law
4 2 (33.33%) Legal
4 2 (33.33%) SQL
5 1 (16.67%) VBScript
5 1 (16.67%) VB
5 1 (16.67%) MS Exchange
5 1 (16.67%) EMC
5 1 (16.67%) Citrix
5 1 (16.67%) Backup Exec
5 1 (16.67%) Document Management
5 1 (16.67%) WorkSite

Desktop Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Uxbridge 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.

Application Platforms
1 1 (16.67%) MS Exchange
1 1 (16.67%) WorkSite
Applications
1 3 (50.00%) MS Office
General
1 3 (50.00%) Pharmaceutical
2 2 (33.33%) Law
2 2 (33.33%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 3 (50.00%) Biotechnology
Operating Systems
1 6 (100.00%) Windows
2 3 (50.00%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (16.67%) Document Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (33.33%) SQL
2 1 (16.67%) VBScript
2 1 (16.67%) VB
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 3 (50.00%) MCITP
1 3 (50.00%) Degree
System Software
1 3 (50.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (16.67%) Backup Exec
Vendors
1 4 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (16.67%) EMC
2 1 (16.67%) Citrix