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

 Software Support Engineer
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank231260
Rank change on same period last yearUp+29
Matching permanent IT job ads926
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.012 %
As % of the category below0.118 %0.228 %
Salaries quoted726
Average minimum salary£21,900£32,654
Average salary£22,950£37,144
% change on same period last year-38.21 %
Average maximum salary£24,000£41,635
UK excluding London average salary£28,995£32,649
% change on same period last year-11.19 %
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 %
Software Support Engineer South EastSoftware Support Engineer
South East

Software Support Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Software Support Engineer Demand Trend

Software Support Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Software Support Engineer Salary Trend

Software Support Engineer
Salary Histogram

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

Berkshire Software Support Engineer Salary Histogram

Software Support Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Support Engineer 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-5£18,750-
WokinghamNew entry-4£19,000-
MaidenheadNew entry-2£30,000-
Software Support Engineer South EastSoftware Support Engineer
South East

Software Support Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

114 (48.28 %)Java
114 (48.28 %)UNIX
211 (37.93 %)Windows
310 (34.48 %)Linux
49 (31.03 %)Apache
49 (31.03 %)Perl
58 (27.59 %)SQL Server
67 (24.14 %)SQL
67 (24.14 %)Oracle
76 (20.69 %)Tomcat
76 (20.69 %)J2SE
76 (20.69 %)C
76 (20.69 %)JavaScript
76 (20.69 %)Sybase
76 (20.69 %)Artificial Intelligence
76 (20.69 %)QA
85 (17.24 %)Requirements Analysis
85 (17.24 %)Shell Script
85 (17.24 %)J2EE
94 (13.79 %)MySQL
94 (13.79 %)PHP
94 (13.79 %)DB2
94 (13.79 %)WebServices
94 (13.79 %)XML
94 (13.79 %)FreeBSD
94 (13.79 %)Red Hat
94 (13.79 %)LAMP
94 (13.79 %)SUSE
94 (13.79 %)Debian
94 (13.79 %)Hibernate

Software Support Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (20.69 %)J2SE
25 (17.24 %)J2EE
34 (13.79 %)WebServices
34 (13.79 %)XML
34 (13.79 %)LAMP
34 (13.79 %)Hibernate
34 (13.79 %)Spring
34 (13.79 %)AJAX
41 (3.448 %)WebSphere
41 (3.448 %)Java EE
41 (3.448 %)Swing
41 (3.448 %)JSP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (31.03 %)Apache
26 (20.69 %)Tomcat
32 (6.897 %)IIS
41 (3.448 %)JBoss
41 (3.448 %)WebSphere Application Server
41 (3.448 %)WebLogic
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (3.448 %)MS Office
11 (3.448 %)MS Excel
Berkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (3.448 %)Teamcenter
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (10.34 %)SMTP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (27.59 %)SQL Server
24 (13.79 %)DB2
24 (13.79 %)MySQL
32 (6.897 %)RDBMS
41 (3.448 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (3.448 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (3.448 %)SQL Server 2008
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (3.448 %)ClearCase
11 (3.448 %)RequisitePro
11 (3.448 %)ClearQuest
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (10.34 %)Pensions
21 (3.448 %)Financial Institution
21 (3.448 %)Finance
21 (3.448 %)Retail
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (20.69 %)Artificial Intelligence
24 (13.79 %)German Language
33 (10.34 %)Client/Server
33 (10.34 %)Danish Language
33 (10.34 %)Dutch Language
33 (10.34 %)Finnish Language
33 (10.34 %)Norwegian Language
33 (10.34 %)Swedish Language
42 (6.897 %)Fat Client
42 (6.897 %)Thin Client
51 (3.448 %)Italian Language
51 (3.448 %)Japanese Language
51 (3.448 %)Russian Language
51 (3.448 %)Spanish Language
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (48.28 %)UNIX
211 (37.93 %)Windows
310 (34.48 %)Linux
44 (13.79 %)FreeBSD
44 (13.79 %)SUSE
44 (13.79 %)Debian
44 (13.79 %)Red Hat Linux
53 (10.34 %)Windows XP
53 (10.34 %)Windows Server 2003
53 (10.34 %)HPUX
53 (10.34 %)Solaris
62 (6.897 %)AIX
62 (6.897 %)Windows Vista
71 (3.448 %)Windows 2000 Server
71 (3.448 %)Windows 2000
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (17.24 %)Requirements Analysis
22 (6.897 %)Asset Management
31 (3.448 %)Time Management
31 (3.448 %)E-Commerce
31 (3.448 %)EAI
31 (3.448 %)CAD
31 (3.448 %)Configuration Management
31 (3.448 %)Service Delivery
31 (3.448 %)Validation
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (48.28 %)Java
29 (31.03 %)Perl
37 (24.14 %)SQL
46 (20.69 %)C
46 (20.69 %)JavaScript
55 (17.24 %)Shell Script
64 (13.79 %)PHP
73 (10.34 %)Python
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (13.79 %)Degree
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (20.69 %)QA
21 (3.448 %)GAMP
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (24.14 %)Oracle
26 (20.69 %)Sybase
34 (13.79 %)Red Hat
41 (3.448 %)LANDesk
41 (3.448 %)Microsoft
41 (3.448 %)HP