Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the IT Support Technician role in IT jobs within the Berkshire 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 IT Support Technician in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 IT Support Technician
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank232283
Rank change on same period last yearUp+51
Matching permanent IT job ads83
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.105 %0.026 %
Salaries quoted83
Average minimum salary£27,125£18,500
Average salary£27,375£20,500
% change on same period last year+33.53 %
Average maximum salary£27,625£22,500
UK excluding London average salary£23,222£20,780
% change on same period last year+11.75 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads761011412
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled4.910 %5.108 %
Salaries quoted63699337
Average minimum salary£38,871£38,405
Average salary£42,272£42,054
% change on same period last year+0.51 %
Average maximum salary£45,673£45,703
UK excluding London average salary£38,468£39,125
% change on same period last year-1.68 %
IT Support Technician South EastIT Support Technician
South East

IT Support Technician
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire IT Support Technician Demand Trend

IT Support Technician
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire IT Support Technician Salary Trend

IT Support Technician
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing IT Support Technician across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Berkshire IT Support Technician Salary Histogram

IT Support Technician
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Support Technician within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
MaidenheadNew entry-8£27,375-
IT Support Technician South EastIT Support Technician
South East

IT Support Technician
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region that cited IT Support Technician 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 IT Support Technician in their job title.

110 (66.67 %)Windows
29 (60.00 %)Microsoft
29 (60.00 %)Windows Server 2003
29 (60.00 %)Firewall
38 (53.33 %)Windows XP
47 (46.67 %)MCSE
47 (46.67 %)MS Excel
47 (46.67 %)MCP
47 (46.67 %)Microsoft Certification
47 (46.67 %)CheckPoint
47 (46.67 %)VPN
47 (46.67 %)Windows Vista
56 (40.00 %)IPsec
56 (40.00 %)VLAN
56 (40.00 %)Linux
64 (26.67 %)MS Office
64 (26.67 %)TCP/IP
73 (20.00 %)Citrix
73 (20.00 %)Active Directory
73 (20.00 %)MS Exchange
82 (13.33 %)LAN
82 (13.33 %)WAN
82 (13.33 %)MCSA
82 (13.33 %)SQL Server
82 (13.33 %)Cisco
82 (13.33 %)Novell
82 (13.33 %)VMware
82 (13.33 %)VMware Infrastructure
91 (6.667 %)Kaspersky
91 (6.667 %)Windows 2000 Server

IT Support Technician
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region that cited IT Support Technician 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 IT Support Technician in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (6.667 %).NET
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (20.00 %)MS Exchange
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (46.67 %)MS Excel
24 (26.67 %)MS Office
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (60.00 %)Firewall
27 (46.67 %)VPN
36 (40.00 %)IPsec
36 (40.00 %)VLAN
44 (26.67 %)TCP/IP
52 (13.33 %)LAN
52 (13.33 %)WAN
61 (6.667 %)Ethernet
61 (6.667 %)DMZ
61 (6.667 %)Internet
61 (6.667 %)Network Security
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (13.33 %)SQL Server
21 (6.667 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (6.667 %)SQL Server 2005
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (66.67 %)Windows
29 (60.00 %)Windows Server 2003
38 (53.33 %)Windows XP
47 (46.67 %)Windows Vista
56 (40.00 %)Linux
61 (6.667 %)Windows NT
61 (6.667 %)Windows 2000 Server
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (6.667 %)ITIL
11 (6.667 %)E-Commerce
11 (6.667 %)Network Design
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (6.667 %)C
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (46.67 %)MCP
17 (46.67 %)MCSE
17 (46.67 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (13.33 %)MCSA
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (20.00 %)Active Directory
22 (13.33 %)VMware Infrastructure
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (6.667 %)MIMEsweeper
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (60.00 %)Microsoft
27 (46.67 %)CheckPoint
33 (20.00 %)Citrix
42 (13.33 %)Novell
42 (13.33 %)Cisco
42 (13.33 %)VMware
51 (6.667 %)Kaspersky
51 (6.667 %)Oracle
51 (6.667 %)Compaq
51 (6.667 %)Dell
51 (6.667 %)Sophos