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The table below looks at the demand for the Helpdesk Support role in IT jobs within the West Lothian region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Helpdesk Support in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Help Desk Support
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank-36
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads011
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.000 %3.188 %
Salaries quoted08
Average minimum salary-£18,000
Average salary-£18,000
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary-£18,000
UK excluding London average salary£21,094£20,565
% change on same period last year+2.57 %
West Lothian IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
West Lothian
Matching permanent IT job ads260345
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.151 %0.148 %
Salaries quoted181151
Average minimum salary£36,427£33,679
Average salary£39,406£35,963
% change on same period last year+9.57 %
Average maximum salary£42,385£38,248
UK excluding London average salary£38,208£39,261
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Helpdesk Support ScotlandHelpdesk Support
Scotland

Helpdesk Support
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Helpdesk Support across the West Lothian region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

West Lothian Helpdesk Support Demand Trend

Helpdesk Support
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Helpdesk Support across the West Lothian region.

West Lothian Helpdesk Support Salary Trend

Helpdesk Support
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the West Lothian region that cited Helpdesk 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 Helpdesk Support in their job title.

125 (96.15 %)Windows
224 (92.31 %)Solaris
224 (92.31 %)Linux
224 (92.31 %)Shell Script
224 (92.31 %)UNIX
312 (46.15 %)French Language
312 (46.15 %)German Language
42 (7.692 %)MS Excel
42 (7.692 %)Microsoft
51 (3.846 %)Lotus
51 (3.846 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (3.846 %)Windows 2000
51 (3.846 %)Lotus Notes
51 (3.846 %)Pensions
51 (3.846 %)Health

Helpdesk Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the West Lothian region that cited Helpdesk 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 Helpdesk Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Lothian IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (3.846 %)Lotus Notes
West Lothian IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (7.692 %)MS Excel
West Lothian IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (3.846 %)Health
11 (3.846 %)Pensions
West Lothian IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
112 (46.15 %)French Language
112 (46.15 %)German Language
West Lothian IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
125 (96.15 %)Windows
224 (92.31 %)Solaris
224 (92.31 %)Linux
224 (92.31 %)UNIX
31 (3.846 %)Windows 2000
31 (3.846 %)Windows Server 2003
West Lothian IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
124 (92.31 %)Shell Script
West Lothian IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (7.692 %)Microsoft
21 (3.846 %)Lotus