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

 PC Support
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank235279
Rank change on same period last yearUp+44
Matching permanent IT job ads57
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.066 %0.061 %
Salaries quoted56
Average minimum salary£20,100£22,167
Average salary£21,400£23,467
% change on same period last year-8.80 %
Average maximum salary£22,700£24,767
UK excluding London average salary£23,763£21,731
% change on same period last year+9.35 %
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 %
PC Support South EastPC Support
South East

PC Support
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire PC Support Demand Trend

PC Support
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire PC Support Salary Trend

PC Support
Salary Histogram

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

Berkshire PC Support Salary Histogram

PC Support
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PC Support 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
ReadingNew entry-1£22,500-
MaidenheadUp+301£25,000-
PC Support South EastPC Support
South East

PC Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

19 (75.00 %)Windows
19 (75.00 %)Windows XP
19 (75.00 %)Windows Server 2003
25 (41.67 %)MS Exchange
25 (41.67 %)Windows 2000
25 (41.67 %)LAN
25 (41.67 %)WAN
25 (41.67 %)Windows 2000 Server
34 (33.33 %)MS Office
34 (33.33 %)Microsoft
34 (33.33 %)Active Directory
43 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
43 (25.00 %)VPN
52 (16.67 %)Security Cleared
52 (16.67 %)Government
52 (16.67 %)Windows Vista
52 (16.67 %)Retail
52 (16.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
52 (16.67 %)Firewall
52 (16.67 %)Ethernet
52 (16.67 %)Cisco
52 (16.67 %)SQL
52 (16.67 %)Linux
52 (16.67 %)CheckPoint
52 (16.67 %)Citrix
52 (16.67 %)A+ Certification
52 (16.67 %)SAN
61 (8.333 %)Apple
61 (8.333 %)Thin Client
61 (8.333 %)Tivoli

PC Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (41.67 %)MS Exchange
22 (16.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (8.333 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (33.33 %)MS Office
21 (8.333 %)MS Excel
Berkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (8.333 %)ResourceLink
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (41.67 %)LAN
15 (41.67 %)WAN
23 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
23 (25.00 %)VPN
32 (16.67 %)SAN
32 (16.67 %)Firewall
32 (16.67 %)Ethernet
41 (8.333 %)Wireless
41 (8.333 %)DNS
41 (8.333 %)DHCP
41 (8.333 %)ADSL
41 (8.333 %)ISDN
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (16.67 %)Government
12 (16.67 %)Retail
21 (8.333 %)Auditing
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (8.333 %)Thin Client
11 (8.333 %)Blackberry
11 (8.333 %)Fat Client
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (75.00 %)Windows
19 (75.00 %)Windows XP
19 (75.00 %)Windows Server 2003
25 (41.67 %)Windows 2000
25 (41.67 %)Windows 2000 Server
32 (16.67 %)Windows Vista
32 (16.67 %)Linux
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (16.67 %)Security Cleared
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (16.67 %)SQL
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (16.67 %)A+ Certification
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (33.33 %)Active Directory
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (8.333 %)Tivoli
11 (8.333 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
11 (8.333 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (33.33 %)Microsoft
22 (16.67 %)Citrix
22 (16.67 %)CheckPoint
22 (16.67 %)Cisco
31 (8.333 %)Wyse
31 (8.333 %)NorthgateArinso
31 (8.333 %)Apple
31 (8.333 %)HP