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

 Server Support
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank202259
Rank change on same period last yearUp+57
Matching permanent IT job ads3827
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.012 %
As % of the category below0.499 %0.237 %
Salaries quoted3125
Average minimum salary£35,222£27,269
Average salary£37,389£28,846
% change on same period last year+29.61 %
Average maximum salary£39,556£30,423
UK excluding London average salary£31,364£31,544
% change on same period last year-0.56 %
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 %
Server Support South EastServer Support
South East

Server Support
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Server Support Demand Trend

Server Support
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Server Support Salary Trend

Server Support
Salary Histogram

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

Berkshire Server Support Salary Histogram

Server Support
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Server 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
ReadingUp+3219£34,474+6.48 %
MaidenheadNew entry-7£42,500-
WindsorNew entry-7--
BracknellUp+304£39,250+30.83 %
SloughDown-41£50,000+29.87 %
NewburyDown-151£50,000+101.34 %
WokinghamDown-101£19,000-17.39 %
Server Support South EastServer Support
South East

Server Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

170 (76.09 %)Windows
248 (52.17 %)MS Exchange
345 (48.91 %)Active Directory
345 (48.91 %)Windows Server 2003
432 (34.78 %)Windows 2000 Server
530 (32.61 %)DNS
626 (28.26 %)Microsoft
724 (26.09 %)TCP/IP
820 (21.74 %)DHCP
820 (21.74 %)Citrix
919 (20.65 %)Microsoft Certification
1018 (19.57 %)MCSE
1116 (17.39 %)UNIX
1116 (17.39 %)Exchange Server 2003
1214 (15.22 %)SAN
1313 (14.13 %)HP
1313 (14.13 %)MS Excel
1313 (14.13 %)Citrix Presentation Server
1412 (13.04 %)Firewall
1412 (13.04 %)Cisco
1511 (11.96 %)CCNA
1511 (11.96 %)Internet
1511 (11.96 %)Cisco Certification
1511 (11.96 %)Solaris
1511 (11.96 %)SQL
1511 (11.96 %)VMware
1511 (11.96 %)Exchange Server 2000
1610 (10.87 %)IIS
1610 (10.87 %)Linux
1610 (10.87 %)Sun

Server Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
148 (52.17 %)MS Exchange
216 (17.39 %)Exchange Server 2003
311 (11.96 %)Exchange Server 2000
410 (10.87 %)IIS
56 (6.522 %)Exchange Server 5.5
64 (4.348 %)Exchange Server 2007
73 (3.261 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
81 (1.087 %)Lotus Notes
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
113 (14.13 %)MS Excel
24 (4.348 %)MS Office
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
130 (32.61 %)DNS
224 (26.09 %)TCP/IP
320 (21.74 %)DHCP
414 (15.22 %)SAN
512 (13.04 %)Firewall
611 (11.96 %)Internet
78 (8.696 %)Ethernet
87 (7.609 %)PBX
87 (7.609 %)Wireless
96 (6.522 %)VLAN
96 (6.522 %)LDAP
105 (5.435 %)LAN
105 (5.435 %)WAN
105 (5.435 %)Gigabit Ethernet
113 (3.261 %)SMTP
113 (3.261 %)VPN
121 (1.087 %)SSH
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (7.609 %)SQL Server
22 (2.174 %)SQL Server 2005
22 (2.174 %)SQL Server 2008
31 (1.087 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (1.087 %)PostgreSQL
31 (1.087 %)MySQL
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (7.609 %)Health
26 (6.522 %)Local Government
26 (6.522 %)Education
26 (6.522 %)Government
33 (3.261 %)Retail
41 (1.087 %)Pensions
41 (1.087 %)Finance
41 (1.087 %)Construction
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (8.696 %)Clustering
27 (7.609 %)Computer Science
36 (6.522 %)Blackberry
45 (5.435 %)Client/Server
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
170 (76.09 %)Windows
245 (48.91 %)Windows Server 2003
332 (34.78 %)Windows 2000 Server
416 (17.39 %)UNIX
511 (11.96 %)Solaris
610 (10.87 %)Linux
77 (7.609 %)Windows XP
83 (3.261 %)Windows 2000
83 (3.261 %)Windows NT
92 (2.174 %)Windows Vista
92 (2.174 %)Windows Server 2008
101 (1.087 %)Red Hat Linux
101 (1.087 %)AIX
101 (1.087 %)HPUX
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (7.609 %)ITIL
25 (5.435 %)Service Delivery
34 (4.348 %)Disaster Recovery
41 (1.087 %)Workflow
41 (1.087 %)Asset Management
41 (1.087 %)Resource Management
41 (1.087 %)Performance Management
41 (1.087 %)Security Cleared
41 (1.087 %)Change Management
41 (1.087 %)Configuration Management
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (11.96 %)SQL
22 (2.174 %)Python
22 (2.174 %)Shell Script
22 (2.174 %)Perl
31 (1.087 %)C
31 (1.087 %)Ruby
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
119 (20.65 %)Microsoft Certification
218 (19.57 %)MCSE
311 (11.96 %)CCNA
311 (11.96 %)Cisco Certification
48 (8.696 %)Degree
55 (5.435 %)MCSA
62 (2.174 %)MCP
71 (1.087 %)IBM AIX Certification
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.087 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
145 (48.91 %)Active Directory
213 (14.13 %)Citrix Presentation Server
39 (9.783 %)VMware Infrastructure
39 (9.783 %)VMware ESX
48 (8.696 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
56 (6.522 %)MetaFrame
56 (6.522 %)ISA Server
62 (2.174 %)Backup Exec
71 (1.087 %)Squid
71 (1.087 %)NetBackup
71 (1.087 %)NFS
71 (1.087 %)NDS
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (2.174 %)MOM
12 (2.174 %)Netcool
12 (2.174 %)OpenView Configuration Management
12 (2.174 %)Tivoli
21 (1.087 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
21 (1.087 %)Norton AntiVirus
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
126 (28.26 %)Microsoft
220 (21.74 %)Citrix
313 (14.13 %)HP
412 (13.04 %)Cisco
511 (11.96 %)VMware
610 (10.87 %)Sun
78 (8.696 %)IBM
86 (6.522 %)AppSense
86 (6.522 %)Altiris
86 (6.522 %)Compaq
86 (6.522 %)Dell
94 (4.348 %)VERITAS
101 (1.087 %)Lotus
101 (1.087 %)Red Hat
101 (1.087 %)CheckPoint
101 (1.087 %)Symantec
101 (1.087 %)Sophos
101 (1.087 %)Laserform
101 (1.087 %)Blue Coat
101 (1.087 %)Interwoven