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The table below looks at the demand for the Support Engineer role in IT jobs within the Bristol 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 Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 8 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSupport Engineer
Location
3 months to
8 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank5363
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching permanent IT job ads10567
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.058 %0.028 %
As % of the category below3.632 %2.498 %
Salaries quoted9663
Average minimum salary£24,385£23,190
Average salary£26,250£24,829
% change on same period last year+5.72 %
Average maximum salary£28,115£26,468
UK excluding London average salary£29,691£29,100
% change on same period last year+2.03 %
Bristol IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Bristol
Matching permanent IT job ads28912682
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.605 %1.130 %
Salaries quoted25952366
Average minimum salary£31,240£30,690
Average salary£34,483£33,842
% change on same period last year+1.89 %
Average maximum salary£37,725£36,993
UK excluding London average salary£38,057£39,434
% change on same period last year-3.49 %
Support Engineer South WestSupport Engineer
South West

Support Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Bristol Support Engineer Demand Trend

Support Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Bristol Support Engineer Salary Trend

Support Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Support Engineer across the Bristol region over the 3 months to 8 September 2008.

Bristol Support Engineer Salary Histogram

Support Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Support Engineer within the Bristol region over the 3 months to 8 September 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
AvonmouthNew entry-2£24,250-
Support Engineer South WestSupport Engineer
South West

Support Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT jobs across the Bristol region that cited 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 Support Engineer in their job title.

169 (32.70 %)Windows
263 (29.86 %)Microsoft
341 (19.43 %)SQL
440 (18.96 %)MS Excel
539 (18.48 %)Windows Server 2003
637 (17.54 %)Telecoms
637 (17.54 %)UNIX
733 (15.64 %)Cisco
832 (15.17 %)Active Directory
832 (15.17 %)Linux
930 (14.22 %)SQL Server
1024 (11.37 %)TCP/IP
1123 (10.90 %)Windows XP
1123 (10.90 %)Cisco Certification
1123 (10.90 %)Shell Script
1222 (10.43 %)Microsoft Certification
1222 (10.43 %)CCNA
1321 (9.953 %)Lotus
1321 (9.953 %)MS Exchange
1419 (9.005 %)MCSE
1419 (9.005 %)Lotus Notes
1516 (7.583 %)LAN
1516 (7.583 %)Degree
1615 (7.109 %)Windows Vista
1615 (7.109 %)WAN
1615 (7.109 %)Java
1714 (6.635 %)C
1714 (6.635 %)J2EE
1714 (6.635 %)Oracle
1813 (6.161 %)Finance

Support Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT jobs across the Bristol region that cited 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 Support Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bristol IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
114 (6.635 %)J2EE
25 (2.370 %)ODBC
32 (0.948 %)J2SE
32 (0.948 %)Hibernate
32 (0.948 %)Spring
32 (0.948 %)WebSphere
41 (0.474 %)WAP
41 (0.474 %)Middleware
41 (0.474 %)ASP.NET
41 (0.474 %)XML
41 (0.474 %)HTML
41 (0.474 %).NET
Bristol IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
121 (9.953 %)MS Exchange
219 (9.005 %)Lotus Notes
38 (3.791 %)Exchange Server 2003
38 (3.791 %)Exchange Server 2007
44 (1.896 %)Exchange Server 2000
53 (1.422 %)Lotus Domino
62 (0.948 %)SharePoint
Bristol IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
140 (18.96 %)MS Excel
211 (5.213 %)MS Office
35 (2.370 %)MS Visio
35 (2.370 %)CATIA
Bristol IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (1.896 %)Metrica
Bristol IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
124 (11.37 %)TCP/IP
216 (7.583 %)LAN
315 (7.109 %)WAN
413 (6.161 %)Firewall
511 (5.213 %)SAN
511 (5.213 %)SS7
511 (5.213 %)DNS
511 (5.213 %)GSM
610 (4.739 %)ISDN
610 (4.739 %)Ethernet
610 (4.739 %)SNMP
610 (4.739 %)VLAN
79 (4.265 %)Broadband
88 (3.791 %)LDAP
88 (3.791 %)SIGTRAN
88 (3.791 %)Wireless
97 (3.318 %)X.500
106 (2.844 %)DHCP
106 (2.844 %)VPN
115 (2.370 %)NetScreen
Bristol IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
130 (14.22 %)SQL Server
210 (4.739 %)BusinessObjects
35 (2.370 %)SQL Server 2005
35 (2.370 %)DB2
44 (1.896 %)GIS
52 (0.948 %)MySQL
52 (0.948 %)RDBMS
52 (0.948 %)Oracle 8/8i
61 (0.474 %)MS Access
61 (0.474 %)Data Mining
61 (0.474 %)Crystal Enterprise
61 (0.474 %)Informix
Bristol IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (3.318 %)JUnit
Bristol IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
137 (17.54 %)Telecoms
213 (6.161 %)Finance
36 (2.844 %)Aerospace
36 (2.844 %)Pensions
36 (2.844 %)Marketing
45 (2.370 %)Automotive
45 (2.370 %)Electric
53 (1.422 %)Government
53 (1.422 %)Health
53 (1.422 %)Education
62 (0.948 %)Manufacturing
62 (0.948 %)Games
62 (0.948 %)Banking
62 (0.948 %)Retail
71 (0.474 %)Insurance
71 (0.474 %)Electronics
71 (0.474 %)Legal
Bristol IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (2.370 %)Computer Science
23 (1.422 %)Streaming Media
32 (0.948 %)PDA
32 (0.948 %)Dutch Language
32 (0.948 %)French Language
32 (0.948 %)German Language
32 (0.948 %)Spanish Language
32 (0.948 %)Blackberry
41 (0.474 %)Video Conferencing
41 (0.474 %)Mathematics
41 (0.474 %)Physics
Bristol IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
169 (32.70 %)Windows
239 (18.48 %)Windows Server 2003
337 (17.54 %)UNIX
432 (15.17 %)Linux
523 (10.90 %)Windows XP
615 (7.109 %)Windows Vista
712 (5.687 %)Windows 2000 Server
87 (3.318 %)HPUX
87 (3.318 %)Solaris
96 (2.844 %)Windows 2000
105 (2.370 %)Windows Server 2008
112 (0.948 %)Red Hat Linux
112 (0.948 %)SUSE
112 (0.948 %)Debian
112 (0.948 %)FreeBSD
112 (0.948 %)AIX
121 (0.474 %)Windows NT
Bristol IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (5.687 %)OO
112 (5.687 %)Agile Software Development
29 (4.265 %)Service Delivery
29 (4.265 %)ITIL
37 (3.318 %)Software Engineering
46 (2.844 %)WFM
55 (2.370 %)Validation
55 (2.370 %)CAD
55 (2.370 %)Configuration Management
64 (1.896 %)Data Validation
72 (0.948 %)Security Cleared
72 (0.948 %)Project Management
81 (0.474 %)Service Management
81 (0.474 %)ERP
81 (0.474 %)Benchmarking
81 (0.474 %)Automated Testing
81 (0.474 %)Refactoring
81 (0.474 %)Unit Testing
Bristol IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
141 (19.43 %)SQL
223 (10.90 %)Shell Script
315 (7.109 %)Java
414 (6.635 %)C
511 (5.213 %)C++
66 (2.844 %)Perl
71 (0.474 %)PL/SQL
71 (0.474 %)Delphi
71 (0.474 %)C#
Bristol IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
123 (10.90 %)Cisco Certification
222 (10.43 %)Microsoft Certification
222 (10.43 %)CCNA
319 (9.005 %)MCSE
416 (7.583 %)Degree
57 (3.318 %)MCSA
57 (3.318 %)MCP
66 (2.844 %)CCNP
71 (0.474 %)PhD
71 (0.474 %)A+ Certification
Bristol IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (2.370 %)SLA
Bristol IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
132 (15.17 %)Active Directory
22 (0.948 %)Terminal Server
31 (0.474 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Bristol IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.474 %)OpenView Configuration Management
11 (0.474 %)DameWare
Bristol IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
163 (29.86 %)Microsoft
233 (15.64 %)Cisco
321 (9.953 %)Lotus
414 (6.635 %)Oracle
512 (5.687 %)Genesys
610 (4.739 %)Business Objects
79 (4.265 %)Citrix
88 (3.791 %)HP
95 (2.370 %)Juniper
95 (2.370 %)VMware
95 (2.370 %)CheckPoint
95 (2.370 %)Mapinfo
95 (2.370 %)McAfee Security
95 (2.370 %)Crossbeam
103 (1.422 %)Dell
112 (0.948 %)Nortel
112 (0.948 %)Compaq
112 (0.948 %)Red Hat
112 (0.948 %)Sybase
112 (0.948 %)SAP