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The table below looks at the demand for the 2nd Line Support role in IT jobs within the Bedfordshire 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 2nd Line Support in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Second Line Support
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank72-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads40
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.437 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted40
Average minimum salary£24,750-
Average salary£25,750-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£26,750-
UK excluding London average salary£25,745£25,405
% change on same period last year+1.33 %
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Bedfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads915812
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.530 %0.349 %
Salaries quoted745728
Average minimum salary£34,814£33,849
Average salary£37,527£36,874
% change on same period last year+1.77 %
Average maximum salary£40,241£39,900
UK excluding London average salary£38,208£39,261
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
2nd Line Support East of England2nd Line Support
East of England

2nd Line Support
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing 2nd Line Support across the Bedfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Bedfordshire 2nd Line Support Demand Trend

2nd Line Support
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing 2nd Line Support across the Bedfordshire region.

Bedfordshire 2nd Line Support Salary Trend

2nd Line Support
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing 2nd Line Support across the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Bedfordshire 2nd Line Support Salary Histogram

2nd Line Support
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 2nd Line Support within the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
BedfordNew entry-2£27,750-
DunstableNew entry-1£24,000-
2nd Line Support East of England2nd Line Support
East of England

2nd Line Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire region that cited 2nd 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 2nd Line Support in their job title.

16 (50.00 %)Cisco
25 (41.67 %)Windows
34 (33.33 %)Firewall
34 (33.33 %)Cisco Certification
34 (33.33 %)Windows XP
34 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
43 (25.00 %)RIP
43 (25.00 %)CCSP
43 (25.00 %)CCNP
43 (25.00 %)Active Directory
43 (25.00 %)OpenView
43 (25.00 %)HP
43 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
43 (25.00 %)ATM
43 (25.00 %)ISDN
43 (25.00 %)LAN
43 (25.00 %)VoIP
43 (25.00 %)WAN
43 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
43 (25.00 %)Juniper
43 (25.00 %)MPLS
43 (25.00 %)OSPF
43 (25.00 %)BGP
43 (25.00 %)NetScreen
43 (25.00 %)CCVP
43 (25.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
43 (25.00 %)Cisco PIX
52 (16.67 %)Windows Vista
52 (16.67 %)VMware
52 (16.67 %)Microsoft

2nd Line Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire region that cited 2nd 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 2nd Line Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (8.333 %)ASP
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
13 (25.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (8.333 %)SharePoint Server 2007
21 (8.333 %)Exchange Server 2007
21 (8.333 %)IIS
21 (8.333 %)Lotus Notes
21 (8.333 %)Lotus Domino
21 (8.333 %)SharePoint
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (16.67 %)MS Office
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
14 (33.33 %)Firewall
23 (25.00 %)Cisco PIX
23 (25.00 %)MPLS
23 (25.00 %)OSPF
23 (25.00 %)BGP
23 (25.00 %)NetScreen
23 (25.00 %)RIP
23 (25.00 %)ATM
23 (25.00 %)ISDN
23 (25.00 %)LAN
23 (25.00 %)VoIP
23 (25.00 %)WAN
32 (16.67 %)Internet
41 (8.333 %)DNS
41 (8.333 %)SSL
41 (8.333 %)DHCP
41 (8.333 %)Wireless
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (8.333 %)SQL Server
11 (8.333 %)SQL Server 2005
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (8.333 %)Manufacturing
11 (8.333 %)Publishing
11 (8.333 %)Retail
11 (8.333 %)Pensions
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (8.333 %)Thin Client
11 (8.333 %)Blackberry
11 (8.333 %)Fat Client
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (41.67 %)Windows
24 (33.33 %)Windows XP
32 (16.67 %)Windows Vista
41 (8.333 %)Windows 2000 Server
41 (8.333 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (8.333 %)Windows 2000
41 (8.333 %)Windows NT
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (8.333 %)SC Cleared
11 (8.333 %)Security Cleared
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (8.333 %)VBScript
11 (8.333 %)VB
11 (8.333 %)VBA
11 (8.333 %)PowerHouse
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (33.33 %)Cisco Certification
23 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (25.00 %)CCVP
23 (25.00 %)CCSP
23 (25.00 %)CCNP
32 (16.67 %)MCP
32 (16.67 %)MCSA
41 (8.333 %)MCSE
41 (8.333 %)CCNA
41 (8.333 %)MCDST
41 (8.333 %)Degree
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (25.00 %)Active Directory
21 (8.333 %)Backup Exec
21 (8.333 %)VMware Infrastructure
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (25.00 %)OpenView
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (50.00 %)Cisco
23 (25.00 %)HP
23 (25.00 %)Juniper
32 (16.67 %)Microsoft
32 (16.67 %)VMware
41 (8.333 %)VERITAS
41 (8.333 %)Lotus
41 (8.333 %)McAfee Security
41 (8.333 %)Intel
41 (8.333 %)IBM