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The table below looks at the demand for the Applications 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 Applications Support in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Application Support
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank6549
Rank change on same period last yearDown-16
Matching permanent IT job ads1118
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.008 %
As % of the category below1.202 %2.217 %
Salaries quoted1115
Average minimum salary£32,000£40,733
Average salary£32,818£42,467
% change on same period last year-22.72 %
Average maximum salary£33,636£44,200
UK excluding London average salary£33,215£31,970
% change on same period last year+3.89 %
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 %
Applications Support East of EnglandApplications Support
East of England

Applications Support
Demand Trend

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

Bedfordshire Applications Support Demand Trend

Applications Support
Salary Trend

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

Bedfordshire Applications Support Salary Trend

Applications Support
Salary Histogram

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

Bedfordshire Applications Support Salary Histogram

Applications Support
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Applications 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
BedfordDown-174£30,000-32.58 %
DunstableUp+34£40,000-
Applications Support East of EnglandApplications Support
East of England

Applications Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

121 (53.85 %)Oracle
218 (46.15 %)IIS
315 (38.46 %)SQL
414 (35.90 %)Windows
512 (30.77 %).NET
611 (28.21 %)SQL Server
78 (20.51 %)SAP
78 (20.51 %)Service Management
87 (17.95 %)Retail-J
87 (17.95 %)Retail
87 (17.95 %)EPoS
96 (15.38 %)Java
104 (10.26 %)Oracle 10g
104 (10.26 %)Finance
104 (10.26 %)Education
104 (10.26 %)SQL Server 2005
104 (10.26 %)Oracle 9i
104 (10.26 %)Degree
104 (10.26 %)WFM
104 (10.26 %)Problem Management
113 (7.692 %)Oracle Financial Analyzer
113 (7.692 %)MS Excel
113 (7.692 %)TOAD
113 (7.692 %)Oracle Discoverer
113 (7.692 %)Oracle Financials
113 (7.692 %)Oracle Applications
113 (7.692 %)CIMA
113 (7.692 %)Oracle EBS
122 (5.128 %)VMware
122 (5.128 %)Tomcat

Applications Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (30.77 %).NET
22 (5.128 %)WebSphere
31 (2.564 %)HTML
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
118 (46.15 %)IIS
22 (5.128 %)Tomcat
22 (5.128 %)WebLogic
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (7.692 %)MS Excel
21 (2.564 %)MS Office
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
17 (17.95 %)Retail-J
23 (7.692 %)Oracle Financial Analyzer
23 (7.692 %)Oracle Financials
23 (7.692 %)Oracle EBS
23 (7.692 %)Oracle Applications
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (5.128 %)TCP/IP
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (28.21 %)SQL Server
24 (10.26 %)Oracle 9i
24 (10.26 %)Oracle 10g
24 (10.26 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (7.692 %)TOAD
33 (7.692 %)Oracle Discoverer
42 (5.128 %)MySQL
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (17.95 %)Retail
24 (10.26 %)Finance
24 (10.26 %)Education
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (17.95 %)EPoS
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (35.90 %)Windows
22 (5.128 %)Linux
22 (5.128 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (5.128 %)Windows 2000 Server
22 (5.128 %)UNIX
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (20.51 %)Service Management
24 (10.26 %)WFM
24 (10.26 %)Problem Management
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
115 (38.46 %)SQL
26 (15.38 %)Java
31 (2.564 %)VB
31 (2.564 %)VB.NET
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (10.26 %)Degree
23 (7.692 %)CIMA
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
121 (53.85 %)Oracle
28 (20.51 %)SAP
32 (5.128 %)VMware
41 (2.564 %)Microsoft
41 (2.564 %)Kofax