The first table below looks at the demand for MCDST in IT jobs advertised for the Woking region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MCDST over the 3 months to 17 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 Qualifications for the Woking region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (MCDST)
Rank 54 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs citing MCDST 1 0 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Woking 0.267% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.625% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Average salary £15,000 - -
UK excluding London average salary £22,500 £23,250 £23,000
% change year-on-year
-3.22% +1.08%
All Qualifications
Woking
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
160 212 198
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Woking 42.67% 49.65% 43.52%
Number of salaries quoted 150 136 154
Average salary £40,000 £42,500 £41,250
Average salary % change year-on-year
-5.88% +3.03%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,500 £32,500 £29,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £50,000 £65,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year
- +3.89%
MCDST
Surrey

MCDST
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing MCDST across the Woking region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Woking MCDST Jobs Demand Trend

MCDST
Salary Trend

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

Woking MCDST Salary Trend

MCDST
Top 5 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Woking 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.

1 2 (100.00%) MCP
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 2 (100.00%) MCTS
1 2 (100.00%) MCITP
1 2 (100.00%) Degree

MCDST
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Woking 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.

Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) 1st Line Support
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) MCP
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 2 (100.00%) MCTS
1 2 (100.00%) MCITP
1 2 (100.00%) Degree