Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (MCDST) in IT jobs within the West Yorkshire region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MCDST over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (MCDST)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank163189
Rank change on same period last yearUp+26
Matching permanent IT job ads102
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.001 %
As % of the category below1.074 %0.176 %
Salaries quoted102
Average minimum salary£19,000£20,500
Average salary£21,950£20,500
% change on same period last year+7.07 %
Average maximum salary£24,900£20,500
UK excluding London average salary£24,646£25,585
% change on same period last year-3.66 %
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
West Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads9311138
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.623 %0.508 %
Salaries quoted772945
Average minimum salary£31,453£31,128
Average salary£34,155£33,236
% change on same period last year+2.76 %
Average maximum salary£36,858£35,344
UK excluding London average salary£37,946£37,910
% change on same period last year+0.09 %
MCDST YorkshireMCDST
Yorkshire

MCDST
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing MCDST across the West Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

West Yorkshire MCDST Demand Trend

MCDST
Salary Trend

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

West Yorkshire MCDST Salary Trend

MCDST
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MCDST across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

West Yorkshire MCDST Salary Histogram

MCDST
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCDST within the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
LeedsUp+317£21,786-9.22 %
WakefieldNew entry-2£25,000-
HalifaxNew entry-1£17,000-
MCDST YorkshireMCDST
Yorkshire

MCDST
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing MCDST also 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 that cited MCDST.

120 (95.24 %)Microsoft Certification
217 (80.95 %)Microsoft
315 (71.43 %)MCSE
315 (71.43 %)MCSA
413 (61.90 %)Windows
512 (57.14 %)MCP
69 (42.86 %)ITIL
78 (38.10 %)Active Directory
87 (33.33 %)Windows XP
96 (28.57 %)MS Excel
96 (28.57 %)ECDL
105 (23.81 %)Cisco Certification
105 (23.81 %)A+ Certification
105 (23.81 %)CCNA
105 (23.81 %)MCT
105 (23.81 %)Network+ Certification
114 (19.05 %)Windows Vista
114 (19.05 %)MOS
114 (19.05 %)VMware Infrastructure
114 (19.05 %)VMware
114 (19.05 %)Service Management
114 (19.05 %)SQL
114 (19.05 %)SMS
123 (14.29 %)MS Office
123 (14.29 %)Law
132 (9.524 %)Legal
132 (9.524 %)Education
132 (9.524 %)VMware ESX
132 (9.524 %)Clustering
132 (9.524 %)Firewall

MCDST
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing MCDST also 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 that cited MCDST. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (9.524 %)MS Exchange
12 (9.524 %)Exchange Server 2003
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (28.57 %)MS Excel
23 (14.29 %)MS Office
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (19.05 %)SMS
22 (9.524 %)WAN
22 (9.524 %)VPN
22 (9.524 %)SAN
22 (9.524 %)Internet
22 (9.524 %)MPLS
22 (9.524 %)Firewall
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (9.524 %)SQL Server
12 (9.524 %)SQL Server 2000
12 (9.524 %)SQL Server 2005
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (14.29 %)Law
22 (9.524 %)Legal
22 (9.524 %)Telecoms
22 (9.524 %)Education
31 (4.762 %)Finance
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (42.86 %)Analyst
27 (33.33 %)Support Analyst
35 (23.81 %)Service Analyst
35 (23.81 %)Trainer
35 (23.81 %)Service Desk Analyst
44 (19.05 %)Helpdesk Support
44 (19.05 %)IT Support Analyst
44 (19.05 %)Technical Trainer
52 (9.524 %)Infrastructure Engineer
61 (4.762 %)IT Trainer
61 (4.762 %)Helpdesk Analyst
61 (4.762 %)1st Line Support
61 (4.762 %)Technical Consultant
61 (4.762 %)Project Engineer
61 (4.762 %)Technical Engineer
61 (4.762 %)Project Consultant
61 (4.762 %)1st Line Support Analyst
61 (4.762 %)Consultant
61 (4.762 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (9.524 %)Clustering
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (61.90 %)Windows
27 (33.33 %)Windows XP
34 (19.05 %)Windows Vista
42 (9.524 %)Windows 2000 Server
42 (9.524 %)Windows Server 2003
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (42.86 %)ITIL
24 (19.05 %)Service Management
32 (9.524 %)Network Load Balancing
32 (9.524 %)Problem Management
32 (9.524 %)PRINCE2
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (19.05 %)SQL
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
120 (95.24 %)Microsoft Certification
215 (71.43 %)MCSE
215 (71.43 %)MCSA
312 (57.14 %)MCP
46 (28.57 %)ECDL
55 (23.81 %)Network+ Certification
55 (23.81 %)A+ Certification
55 (23.81 %)MCT
55 (23.81 %)CCNA
55 (23.81 %)Cisco Certification
64 (19.05 %)MOS
72 (9.524 %)PRINCE2 Certification
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (38.10 %)Active Directory
24 (19.05 %)VMware Infrastructure
32 (9.524 %)VMware ESX
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (9.524 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
117 (80.95 %)Microsoft
24 (19.05 %)VMware
32 (9.524 %)Symantec
41 (4.762 %)Laserform