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

 Support Assistant
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£18,563£19,333
Average salary£19,250£20,500
% change on same period last year-6.09 %
Average maximum salary£19,938£21,667
UK excluding London average salary£18,740£18,891
% change on same period last year-0.79 %
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 %
Support Assistant South EastSupport Assistant
South East

Support Assistant
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Support Assistant Demand Trend

Support Assistant
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Support Assistant Salary Trend

Support Assistant
Salary Histogram

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

Berkshire Support Assistant Salary Histogram

Support Assistant
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Support Assistant 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-3£15,500-
SloughNew entry-2£21,000-
BracknellUp+281£23,500+20.51 %
HungerfordNew entry-1£22,000-
Support Assistant South EastSupport Assistant
South East

Support Assistant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

18 (61.54 %)Windows
25 (38.46 %)MS Office
25 (38.46 %)MS Excel
33 (23.08 %)Windows XP
33 (23.08 %)Spreadsheet
42 (15.38 %)Fault Management
42 (15.38 %)User Acceptance Testing
42 (15.38 %)Degree
42 (15.38 %)Microsoft
42 (15.38 %)Business Analysis
42 (15.38 %)Active Directory
42 (15.38 %)Windows 2000
42 (15.38 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (7.692 %)Data Security
51 (7.692 %)Finance
51 (7.692 %)Validation
51 (7.692 %)Retail
51 (7.692 %)Billing
51 (7.692 %)Internet
51 (7.692 %)ZENworks
51 (7.692 %)GroupWise
51 (7.692 %)Project Management
51 (7.692 %)Lotus Notes
51 (7.692 %)Siebel
51 (7.692 %)Linux
51 (7.692 %)Citrix
51 (7.692 %)Cisco Certification
51 (7.692 %)SAN
51 (7.692 %)Novell
51 (7.692 %)Lotus

Support Assistant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (7.692 %)Lotus Notes
11 (7.692 %)GroupWise
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (38.46 %)MS Office
15 (38.46 %)MS Excel
23 (23.08 %)Spreadsheet
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (7.692 %)LAN
11 (7.692 %)WAN
11 (7.692 %)SAN
11 (7.692 %)Internet
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (7.692 %)Finance
11 (7.692 %)Retail
11 (7.692 %)Billing
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (61.54 %)Windows
23 (23.08 %)Windows XP
32 (15.38 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (15.38 %)Windows 2000
41 (7.692 %)Windows Vista
41 (7.692 %)NetWare
41 (7.692 %)Linux
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (15.38 %)Business Analysis
12 (15.38 %)Fault Management
12 (15.38 %)User Acceptance Testing
21 (7.692 %)Project Management
21 (7.692 %)Data Security
21 (7.692 %)Validation
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (7.692 %)SQL
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (15.38 %)Degree
21 (7.692 %)CCNP
21 (7.692 %)CCNA
21 (7.692 %)Cisco Certification
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (15.38 %)Active Directory
21 (7.692 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (7.692 %)ZENworks
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (15.38 %)Microsoft
21 (7.692 %)Citrix
21 (7.692 %)Novell
21 (7.692 %)Lotus
21 (7.692 %)Apple
21 (7.692 %)Siebel
21 (7.692 %)Cisco