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

 Support Technician
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank219264
Rank change on same period last yearUp+45
Matching permanent IT job ads2122
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.010 %
As % of the category below0.276 %0.193 %
Salaries quoted2021
Average minimum salary£25,714£21,659
Average salary£26,833£22,455
% change on same period last year+19.50 %
Average maximum salary£27,952£23,250
UK excluding London average salary£23,748£22,229
% change on same period last year+6.83 %
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 Technician South EastSupport Technician
South East

Support Technician
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Support Technician Demand Trend

Support Technician
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Support Technician Salary Trend

Support Technician
Salary Histogram

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

Berkshire Support Technician Salary Histogram

Support Technician
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 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-14£26,154-
ReadingUp+154£25,750+12.84 %
BracknellUp+271£33,500+39.58 %
SloughDown-61£33,500+67.50 %
Support Technician South EastSupport Technician
South East

Support Technician
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

124 (64.86 %)Windows
215 (40.54 %)Microsoft
314 (37.84 %)Microsoft Certification
314 (37.84 %)MS Excel
413 (35.14 %)Windows XP
413 (35.14 %)Windows Server 2003
512 (32.43 %)MCP
512 (32.43 %)MS Office
512 (32.43 %)Firewall
611 (29.73 %)TCP/IP
710 (27.03 %)MCSE
710 (27.03 %)Active Directory
89 (24.32 %)Linux
98 (21.62 %)VPN
98 (21.62 %)CheckPoint
107 (18.92 %)Windows Vista
116 (16.22 %)VLAN
116 (16.22 %)IPsec
116 (16.22 %)Novell
116 (16.22 %)MCSA
125 (13.51 %)LAN
125 (13.51 %)WAN
125 (13.51 %)SQL Server
125 (13.51 %)Citrix
134 (10.81 %)MS Exchange
143 (8.108 %)Windows 2000
143 (8.108 %)Cisco
143 (8.108 %)Statistics
143 (8.108 %)PDA
152 (5.405 %)Windows 2000 Server

Support Technician
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (5.405 %).NET
21 (2.703 %)EDI
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (10.81 %)MS Exchange
21 (2.703 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (2.703 %)IIS
21 (2.703 %)Lotus Notes
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
114 (37.84 %)MS Excel
212 (32.43 %)MS Office
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (32.43 %)Firewall
211 (29.73 %)TCP/IP
38 (21.62 %)VPN
46 (16.22 %)IPsec
46 (16.22 %)VLAN
55 (13.51 %)LAN
55 (13.51 %)WAN
62 (5.405 %)DNS
62 (5.405 %)DHCP
62 (5.405 %)Ethernet
62 (5.405 %)Intranet
62 (5.405 %)Internet
71 (2.703 %)MPLS
71 (2.703 %)Network Security
71 (2.703 %)Frame Relay
71 (2.703 %)DMZ
71 (2.703 %)SMTP
71 (2.703 %)SDH
71 (2.703 %)ATM
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (13.51 %)SQL Server
22 (5.405 %)SQL Server 2000
22 (5.405 %)SQL Server 2005
22 (5.405 %)Data Cleansing
31 (2.703 %)Oracle Reports
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (5.405 %)Back Office
12 (5.405 %)Telecoms
21 (2.703 %)Education
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (8.108 %)PDA
13 (8.108 %)Statistics
22 (5.405 %)Management Information System
31 (2.703 %)Blackberry
31 (2.703 %)Computer Science
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
124 (64.86 %)Windows
213 (35.14 %)Windows XP
213 (35.14 %)Windows Server 2003
39 (24.32 %)Linux
47 (18.92 %)Windows Vista
53 (8.108 %)Windows 2000
62 (5.405 %)Windows NT
62 (5.405 %)Windows 2000 Server
62 (5.405 %)UNIX
71 (2.703 %)Solaris
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (2.703 %)ITIL
11 (2.703 %)E-Commerce
11 (2.703 %)Service Delivery
11 (2.703 %)Network Design
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (5.405 %)SQL
21 (2.703 %)C
21 (2.703 %)Java
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
114 (37.84 %)Microsoft Certification
212 (32.43 %)MCP
310 (27.03 %)MCSE
46 (16.22 %)MCSA
51 (2.703 %)CCNP
51 (2.703 %)CCNA
51 (2.703 %)Cisco Certification
51 (2.703 %)A+ Certification
51 (2.703 %)Degree
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.703 %)SLA
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
110 (27.03 %)Active Directory
22 (5.405 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (2.703 %)NDS
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.703 %)MIMEsweeper
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (40.54 %)Microsoft
28 (21.62 %)CheckPoint
36 (16.22 %)Novell
45 (13.51 %)Citrix
53 (8.108 %)Cisco
62 (5.405 %)Oracle
62 (5.405 %)VMware
71 (2.703 %)LANDesk
71 (2.703 %)Kaspersky
71 (2.703 %)Sophos
71 (2.703 %)Lotus
71 (2.703 %)Compaq
71 (2.703 %)Dell
71 (2.703 %)Nortel