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The table below looks at the demand for the Desktop Engineer role in IT jobs within the Wiltshire 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 Desktop Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Desktop Engineer
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank105120
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching permanent IT job ads76
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.365 %0.220 %
Salaries quoted76
Average minimum salary£21,571£19,333
Average salary£22,714£21,917
% change on same period last year+3.63 %
Average maximum salary£23,857£24,500
UK excluding London average salary£25,331£23,607
% change on same period last year+7.30 %
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Wiltshire
Matching permanent IT job ads19192728
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.283 %1.217 %
Salaries quoted17092232
Average minimum salary£32,638£34,621
Average salary£35,821£37,173
% change on same period last year-3.63 %
Average maximum salary£39,003£39,725
UK excluding London average salary£38,498£39,074
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Desktop Engineer South WestDesktop Engineer
South West

Desktop Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Wiltshire Desktop Engineer Demand Trend

Desktop Engineer
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Desktop Engineer across the Wiltshire region.

Wiltshire Desktop Engineer Salary Trend

Desktop Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Desktop Engineer across the Wiltshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Wiltshire Desktop Engineer Salary Histogram

Desktop Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Engineer within the Wiltshire 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
SwindonUp+175£22,600+3.11 %
SalisburyNew entry-1£22,000-
ChippenhamNew entry-1£24,000-
Desktop Engineer South WestDesktop Engineer
South West

Desktop Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Wiltshire region that cited Desktop Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title.

18 (88.89 %)Windows
27 (77.78 %)Windows XP
34 (44.44 %)MS Excel
43 (33.33 %)MS Office
43 (33.33 %)MS Exchange
43 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
43 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
43 (33.33 %)IBM
43 (33.33 %)HP
43 (33.33 %)Dell
43 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
52 (22.22 %)Back Office
52 (22.22 %)Security Cleared
52 (22.22 %)HP APS
52 (22.22 %)Citrix
52 (22.22 %)SLA
52 (22.22 %)LAN
52 (22.22 %)WAN
52 (22.22 %)UNIX
52 (22.22 %)Client/Server
61 (11.11 %)AIX
61 (11.11 %)Oracle
61 (11.11 %)ITIL
61 (11.11 %)MCP
61 (11.11 %)DHCP
61 (11.11 %)Cisco
61 (11.11 %)VPN
61 (11.11 %)DNS
61 (11.11 %)Service Delivery
61 (11.11 %)Wireless

Desktop Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Wiltshire region that cited Desktop Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Wiltshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (33.33 %)MS Exchange
13 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
Wiltshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (44.44 %)MS Excel
23 (33.33 %)MS Office
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
22 (22.22 %)LAN
22 (22.22 %)WAN
31 (11.11 %)DHCP
31 (11.11 %)VPN
31 (11.11 %)DNS
31 (11.11 %)NetScreen
31 (11.11 %)Wireless
Wiltshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (22.22 %)Back Office
Wiltshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (22.22 %)Client/Server
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (88.89 %)Windows
27 (77.78 %)Windows XP
33 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (22.22 %)UNIX
51 (11.11 %)Windows 2000 Server
51 (11.11 %)AIX
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (22.22 %)Security Cleared
21 (11.11 %)ITIL
21 (11.11 %)Service Delivery
21 (11.11 %)SC Cleared
Wiltshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (22.22 %)HP APS
21 (11.11 %)MCP
21 (11.11 %)Microsoft Certification
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (22.22 %)SLA
Wiltshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (11.11 %)Active Directory
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (11.11 %)OpenView
11 (11.11 %)OVSD
Wiltshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (33.33 %)IBM
13 (33.33 %)HP
13 (33.33 %)Dell
22 (22.22 %)Citrix
31 (11.11 %)Symantec
31 (11.11 %)McAfee Security
31 (11.11 %)Sophos
31 (11.11 %)Microsoft
31 (11.11 %)Oracle
31 (11.11 %)Cisco