Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the 1st Line Support role in IT jobs within the Bedford 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 1st Line Support in their job title over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 First Line Support
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank4034
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching permanent IT job ads11
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.398 %0.356 %
Salaries quoted11
Average minimum salary£23,000£16,000
Average salary£25,500£17,500
% change on same period last year+45.71 %
Average maximum salary£28,000£19,000
UK excluding London average salary£20,562£19,551
% change on same period last year+5.17 %
Bedford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Bedford
Matching permanent IT job ads251281
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.169 %0.128 %
Salaries quoted235258
Average minimum salary£31,182£33,818
Average salary£33,927£38,506
% change on same period last year-11.89 %
Average maximum salary£36,673£43,194
UK excluding London average salary£38,491£39,065
% change on same period last year-1.46 %
1st Line Support Bedfordshire1st Line Support
Bedfordshire

1st Line Support
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing 1st Line Support across the Bedford region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Bedford 1st Line Support Demand Trend

1st Line Support
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing 1st Line Support across the Bedford region.

Bedford 1st Line Support Salary Trend

1st Line Support
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT jobs across the Bedford region that cited 1st Line 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 1st Line Support in their job title.

11 (100.00 %)MS Office
11 (100.00 %)MCP
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)MS Excel
11 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
11 (100.00 %)Pensions
11 (100.00 %)Exchange Server 2003

1st Line Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT jobs across the Bedford region that cited 1st Line 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 1st Line Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bedford IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
11 (100.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
Bedford IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (100.00 %)MS Office
11 (100.00 %)MS Excel
Bedford IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Pensions
Bedford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Bedford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)MCP
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Bedford IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft