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The table below looks at the demand for the Technical Specialist 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 Technical Specialist in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Technical Specialist
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank222189
Rank change on same period last yearDown-33
Matching permanent IT job ads36101
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.043 %
As % of the category below0.408 %0.845 %
Salaries quoted3154
Average minimum salary£38,056£34,537
Average salary£40,444£37,880
% change on same period last year+6.77 %
Average maximum salary£42,833£41,222
UK excluding London average salary£37,698£36,704
% change on same period last year+2.70 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads883211954
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled5.113 %5.144 %
Salaries quoted75019776
Average minimum salary£38,652£39,332
Average salary£42,100£42,797
% change on same period last year-1.62 %
Average maximum salary£45,547£46,262
UK excluding London average salary£38,208£39,261
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Technical Specialist South EastTechnical Specialist
South East

Technical Specialist
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Technical Specialist Demand Trend

Technical Specialist
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Technical Specialist Salary Trend

Technical Specialist
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Technical Specialist across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Berkshire Technical Specialist Salary Histogram

Technical Specialist
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Specialist within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 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+146£42,750+3.14 %
NewburyDown-85£32,500+30.00 %
SloughNo change04£42,500+46.55 %
BracknellUp+154£38,000+9.28 %
WokinghamNew entry-2£25,000-
MaidenheadDown-51£50,000-1.31 %
Technical Specialist South EastTechnical Specialist
South East

Technical Specialist
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Technical Specialist 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 Technical Specialist in their job title.

118 (29.03 %)Windows
215 (24.19 %)UNIX
314 (22.58 %)Firewall
413 (20.97 %)Oracle
512 (19.35 %)IBM
611 (17.74 %)Internet
710 (16.13 %)Electronics
710 (16.13 %)Telecoms
710 (16.13 %)SAP
710 (16.13 %)Linux
88 (12.90 %)SQL
88 (12.90 %)Project Management
97 (11.29 %).NET
97 (11.29 %)Network Security
106 (9.677 %)WebSphere
106 (9.677 %)Java
106 (9.677 %)SQL Server
106 (9.677 %)CRM
106 (9.677 %)Microsoft
106 (9.677 %)VPN
106 (9.677 %)E-Commerce
106 (9.677 %)Cisco Certification
106 (9.677 %)Microsoft Certification
106 (9.677 %)SAN
106 (9.677 %)CMS
115 (8.065 %)Yahoo!
115 (8.065 %)Cisco
115 (8.065 %)TCP/IP
115 (8.065 %)Active Directory
115 (8.065 %)DHCP

Technical Specialist
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Technical Specialist 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 Technical Specialist in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (11.29 %).NET
26 (9.677 %)WebSphere
34 (6.452 %)EDI
42 (3.226 %)HTML
42 (3.226 %)ASP
51 (1.613 %)J2EE
51 (1.613 %)CGI
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (9.677 %)CMS
23 (4.839 %)Exchange Server 2003
23 (4.839 %)MS Exchange
32 (3.226 %)Apache
41 (1.613 %)Tomcat
41 (1.613 %)IIS
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (3.226 %)MS Excel
Berkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.613 %)Oracle Financials
11 (1.613 %)Oracle EBS
11 (1.613 %)Oracle HRMS
11 (1.613 %)Oracle Applications
11 (1.613 %)SoftGrid
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
114 (22.58 %)Firewall
211 (17.74 %)Internet
37 (11.29 %)Network Security
46 (9.677 %)SAN
46 (9.677 %)VPN
55 (8.065 %)DNS
55 (8.065 %)DHCP
55 (8.065 %)TCP/IP
62 (3.226 %)GPRS
62 (3.226 %)SMTP
62 (3.226 %)SGSN
71 (1.613 %)Cisco IOS
71 (1.613 %)Cisco PIX
71 (1.613 %)Wireless
71 (1.613 %)IP Telephony
71 (1.613 %)SSH
71 (1.613 %)Ethereal
71 (1.613 %)GGSN
71 (1.613 %)ISDN
71 (1.613 %)LAN
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (9.677 %)SQL Server
22 (3.226 %)MySQL
31 (1.613 %)Oracle Reports
31 (1.613 %)Oracle 9i
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.613 %)Oracle Forms
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (16.13 %)Electronics
110 (16.13 %)Telecoms
24 (6.452 %)Automotive
32 (3.226 %)Finance
32 (3.226 %)Government
32 (3.226 %)Health
32 (3.226 %)Manufacturing
32 (3.226 %)Insurance
41 (1.613 %)Pensions
41 (1.613 %)Marketing
41 (1.613 %)Back Office
41 (1.613 %)Billing
41 (1.613 %)General Ledger
41 (1.613 %)Education
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (3.226 %)Mainframe
12 (3.226 %)IBM Mainframe
21 (1.613 %)Firmware
21 (1.613 %)Thin Client
21 (1.613 %)Clustering
21 (1.613 %)Statistics
21 (1.613 %)Life Science
21 (1.613 %)German Language
21 (1.613 %)Fat Client
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
118 (29.03 %)Windows
215 (24.19 %)UNIX
310 (16.13 %)Linux
44 (6.452 %)Windows 2000
44 (6.452 %)Windows Server 2003
52 (3.226 %)Solaris
61 (1.613 %)AIX
61 (1.613 %)Red Hat Linux
61 (1.613 %)Windows NT
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (12.90 %)Project Management
26 (9.677 %)CRM
26 (9.677 %)E-Commerce
34 (6.452 %)EAI
34 (6.452 %)PRINCE2
34 (6.452 %)Process Management
43 (4.839 %)SC Cleared
43 (4.839 %)Security Cleared
52 (3.226 %)Performance Management
52 (3.226 %)Business Continuity
52 (3.226 %)Asset Management
52 (3.226 %)Change Management
52 (3.226 %)ITIL
61 (1.613 %)Disaster Recovery
61 (1.613 %)Document Management
61 (1.613 %)Incident Management
61 (1.613 %)Project Planning
61 (1.613 %)Technical Architecture
61 (1.613 %)Resource Management
61 (1.613 %)Communications Security
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (12.90 %)SQL
26 (9.677 %)Java
32 (3.226 %)Perl
32 (3.226 %)PL/SQL
32 (3.226 %)Shell Script
32 (3.226 %)VBScript
41 (1.613 %)VB
41 (1.613 %)VB.NET
41 (1.613 %)Python
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (9.677 %)Cisco Certification
16 (9.677 %)Microsoft Certification
25 (8.065 %)MCSE
34 (6.452 %)CCNP
43 (4.839 %)RHCE
52 (3.226 %)CCNA
52 (3.226 %)MCP
61 (1.613 %)Degree
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (6.452 %)RosettaNet
21 (1.613 %)SLA
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (8.065 %)Active Directory
21 (1.613 %)Terminal Server
21 (1.613 %)NetBackup
21 (1.613 %)NDS
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (6.452 %)Unicenter
21 (1.613 %)Tivoli
21 (1.613 %)MOM
21 (1.613 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (1.613 %)ServiceCenter
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (20.97 %)Oracle
212 (19.35 %)IBM
310 (16.13 %)SAP
46 (9.677 %)Microsoft
55 (8.065 %)Cisco
55 (8.065 %)Yahoo!
64 (6.452 %)Hitachi
73 (4.839 %)Altiris
73 (4.839 %)CA
82 (3.226 %)Citrix
82 (3.226 %)HP
82 (3.226 %)VMware
82 (3.226 %)Novell
91 (1.613 %)VERITAS
91 (1.613 %)Red Hat
91 (1.613 %)CheckPoint
91 (1.613 %)TIBCO
91 (1.613 %)Fujitsu
91 (1.613 %)Dell