The first table below looks at the demand for the 3rd Line Support role in IT jobs advertised for the Bedford region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited 3rd Line Support in their job title over the 3 months to 21 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 Job Titles advertised for the Bedford region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Third Line Support
Rank 46 42 -
Rank change year-on-year
-4 -
Permanent jobs requiring a 3rd Line Support 3 1 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bedford 1.200% 0.488% -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.230% 0.500% -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
Average salary £39,500 - -
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £35,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year
-7.14% +7.69%
All Job Titles
Bedford
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
244 200 166
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bedford 97.60% 97.56% 99.40%
Number of salaries quoted 238 190 161
Average salary £41,000 £41,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +9.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £29,500 £25,000 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
3rd Line Support
Bedfordshire

3rd Line Support
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing 3rd Line Support across the Bedford region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Bedford 3rd Line Support Jobs Demand Trend

3rd Line Support
Salary Trend

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

Bedford 3rd Line Support Salary Trend

3rd Line Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bedford region that cited 3rd 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 3rd Line Support in their job title.

1 16 (94.12%) Windows
1 16 (94.12%) VMware
2 13 (76.47%) Active Directory
3 12 (70.59%) SAN
4 8 (47.06%) vSphere
4 8 (47.06%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
4 8 (47.06%) Microsoft Certification
4 8 (47.06%) MCSE
5 7 (41.18%) Fibre Channel
6 6 (35.29%) MS Exchange
6 6 (35.29%) Cisco
6 6 (35.29%) SQL
6 6 (35.29%) Oracle
6 6 (35.29%) CCNA
6 6 (35.29%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (29.41%) Linux
7 5 (29.41%) SQL Server
7 5 (29.41%) ITIL
7 5 (29.41%) Microsoft
7 5 (29.41%) MPLS
7 5 (29.41%) CommVault
7 5 (29.41%) Replication
7 5 (29.41%) Disaster Recovery
7 5 (29.41%) FalconStor
8 4 (23.53%) Exchange Server 2010
8 4 (23.53%) Exchange Server 2003
8 4 (23.53%) VMware Infrastructure
9 3 (17.65%) Windows Server 2008
9 3 (17.65%) Exchange Server 2007
9 3 (17.65%) Backup Exec

3rd Line Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bedford region that cited 3rd 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 3rd Line Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 6 (35.29%) MS Exchange
2 4 (23.53%) Exchange Server 2010
2 4 (23.53%) Exchange Server 2003
3 3 (17.65%) Exchange Server 2007
Communications & Networking
1 12 (70.59%) SAN
2 7 (41.18%) Fibre Channel
3 5 (29.41%) MPLS
4 1 (5.882%) Cisco PIX
4 1 (5.882%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (29.41%) SQL Server
General
1 1 (5.882%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 5 (29.41%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 16 (94.12%) Windows
2 5 (29.41%) Linux
3 3 (17.65%) Windows Server 2008
3 3 (17.65%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (29.41%) ITIL
1 5 (29.41%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 6 (35.29%) SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (47.06%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
1 8 (47.06%) Microsoft Certification
1 8 (47.06%) MCSE
2 6 (35.29%) CCNA
2 6 (35.29%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (5.882%) CCIE
3 1 (5.882%) CCSP
3 1 (5.882%) CCNP
3 1 (5.882%) CCSE
3 1 (5.882%) CCSA
System Software
1 13 (76.47%) Active Directory
2 8 (47.06%) vSphere
3 4 (23.53%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (17.65%) Backup Exec
Vendors
1 16 (94.12%) VMware
2 6 (35.29%) Cisco
2 6 (35.29%) Oracle
3 5 (29.41%) Microsoft
3 5 (29.41%) CommVault
3 5 (29.41%) FalconStor
4 3 (17.65%) Symantec
4 3 (17.65%) HP
4 3 (17.65%) Dell
5 2 (11.76%) Citrix
6 1 (5.882%) CheckPoint