Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

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

 Desktop Support Engineer
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank106120
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching permanent IT job ads66
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.313 %0.220 %
Salaries quoted66
Average minimum salary£21,833£19,333
Average salary£22,833£21,917
% change on same period last year+4.18 %
Average maximum salary£23,833£24,500
UK excluding London average salary£24,593£23,348
% change on same period last year+5.33 %
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 Support Engineer South WestDesktop Support Engineer
South West

Desktop Support Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Wiltshire Desktop Support Engineer Demand Trend

Desktop Support Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Wiltshire Desktop Support Engineer Salary Trend

Desktop Support Engineer
Salary Histogram

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

Wiltshire Desktop Support Engineer Salary Histogram

Desktop Support Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Support 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 %
ChippenhamNew entry-1£24,000-
Desktop Support Engineer South WestDesktop Support Engineer
South West

Desktop Support Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

17 (87.50 %)Windows
26 (75.00 %)Windows XP
34 (50.00 %)MS Excel
43 (37.50 %)HP
43 (37.50 %)Dell
43 (37.50 %)Windows Server 2003
43 (37.50 %)MS Exchange
43 (37.50 %)MS Office
43 (37.50 %)TCP/IP
43 (37.50 %)IBM
43 (37.50 %)Exchange Server 2003
52 (25.00 %)Back Office
52 (25.00 %)HP APS
52 (25.00 %)UNIX
52 (25.00 %)LAN
52 (25.00 %)WAN
52 (25.00 %)Citrix
52 (25.00 %)Client/Server
61 (12.50 %)Wireless
61 (12.50 %)OVSD
61 (12.50 %)Symantec
61 (12.50 %)McAfee Security
61 (12.50 %)Sophos
61 (12.50 %)NetScreen
61 (12.50 %)DHCP
61 (12.50 %)AIX
61 (12.50 %)Microsoft
61 (12.50 %)Active Directory
61 (12.50 %)OpenView
61 (12.50 %)VPN

Desktop Support Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Wiltshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (37.50 %)MS Exchange
13 (37.50 %)Exchange Server 2003
Wiltshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (50.00 %)MS Excel
23 (37.50 %)MS Office
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (37.50 %)TCP/IP
22 (25.00 %)LAN
22 (25.00 %)WAN
31 (12.50 %)DHCP
31 (12.50 %)VPN
31 (12.50 %)DNS
31 (12.50 %)NetScreen
31 (12.50 %)Wireless
Wiltshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (25.00 %)Back Office
Wiltshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (25.00 %)Client/Server
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (87.50 %)Windows
26 (75.00 %)Windows XP
33 (37.50 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (25.00 %)UNIX
51 (12.50 %)Windows 2000 Server
51 (12.50 %)AIX
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (12.50 %)Security Cleared
Wiltshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (25.00 %)HP APS
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (12.50 %)SLA
Wiltshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (12.50 %)Active Directory
Wiltshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (12.50 %)OpenView
11 (12.50 %)OVSD
Wiltshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (37.50 %)IBM
13 (37.50 %)HP
13 (37.50 %)Dell
22 (25.00 %)Citrix
31 (12.50 %)Symantec
31 (12.50 %)McAfee Security
31 (12.50 %)Sophos
31 (12.50 %)Microsoft
31 (12.50 %)Oracle
31 (12.50 %)Cisco