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The table below looks at the demand for the 3rd 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 3rd Line Support in their job title over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Third Line Support
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank64-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads150
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.597 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted110
Average minimum salary£29,727-
Average salary£32,091-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£34,455-
UK excluding London average salary£32,962£32,807
% change on same period last year+0.47 %
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Bedfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads939846
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.520 %0.355 %
Salaries quoted769743
Average minimum salary£34,980£32,995
Average salary£37,805£35,498
% change on same period last year+6.49 %
Average maximum salary£40,630£38,001
UK excluding London average salary£38,058£39,448
% change on same period last year-3.52 %
3rd Line Support East of England3rd Line Support
East of England

3rd Line Support
Demand Trend

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

Bedfordshire 3rd Line Support Demand Trend

3rd Line Support
Salary Trend

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

Bedfordshire 3rd Line Support Salary Trend

3rd Line Support
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing 3rd Line Support across the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Bedfordshire 3rd Line Support Salary Histogram

3rd Line Support
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 3rd Line Support within the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 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-3£33,000-
3rd Line Support East of England3rd Line Support
East of England

3rd Line Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire 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.

115 (75.00 %)Windows
115 (75.00 %)Cisco
214 (70.00 %)Active Directory
313 (65.00 %)TCP/IP
313 (65.00 %)SQL Server
412 (60.00 %)SQL
412 (60.00 %)Telecoms
510 (50.00 %)MCSE
510 (50.00 %)Microsoft Certification
68 (40.00 %)Dell
77 (35.00 %)Windows Server 2003
77 (35.00 %)MCSA
84 (20.00 %)VMware
84 (20.00 %)Performance Testing
84 (20.00 %)Data Extraction
84 (20.00 %)Citrix
84 (20.00 %)Microsoft
93 (15.00 %)HP
93 (15.00 %)SAN
93 (15.00 %)SQL Server 2000
93 (15.00 %)MOM
93 (15.00 %)MS Exchange
93 (15.00 %)Linux
93 (15.00 %)ITIL
93 (15.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
93 (15.00 %)VMware Server
102 (10.00 %)Wireless
102 (10.00 %)Windows 2000
111 (5.000 %)MCP
111 (5.000 %).NET

3rd Line Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire 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.

Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (5.000 %).NET
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (15.00 %)MS Exchange
13 (15.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (5.000 %)IIS
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
113 (65.00 %)TCP/IP
23 (15.00 %)SAN
32 (10.00 %)Wireless
41 (5.000 %)Wi-Fi
41 (5.000 %)DNS
41 (5.000 %)ADSL
41 (5.000 %)LAN
41 (5.000 %)WAN
41 (5.000 %)DHCP
41 (5.000 %)Ethernet
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (65.00 %)SQL Server
23 (15.00 %)SQL Server 2000
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (60.00 %)Telecoms
21 (5.000 %)Health
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (20.00 %)Data Extraction
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (75.00 %)Windows
27 (35.00 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (15.00 %)Linux
42 (10.00 %)Windows 2000
51 (5.000 %)Windows 2000 Server
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (20.00 %)Performance Testing
23 (15.00 %)ITIL
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (60.00 %)SQL
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (50.00 %)MCSE
110 (50.00 %)Microsoft Certification
27 (35.00 %)MCSA
31 (5.000 %)CCNA
31 (5.000 %)Cisco Certification
31 (5.000 %)MCDST
31 (5.000 %)MCP
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
114 (70.00 %)Active Directory
23 (15.00 %)VMware Server
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (15.00 %)MOM
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (75.00 %)Cisco
28 (40.00 %)Dell
34 (20.00 %)Citrix
34 (20.00 %)VMware
34 (20.00 %)Microsoft
43 (15.00 %)HP
51 (5.000 %)Oracle