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

 Support Specialist
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank118123
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching permanent IT job ads710
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.271 %0.385 %
Salaries quoted710
Average minimum salary£33,143£23,500
Average salary£36,429£23,500
% change on same period last year+55.01 %
Average maximum salary£39,714£23,500
UK excluding London average salary£33,042£31,095
% change on same period last year+6.26 %
Cambridge IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cambridge
Matching permanent IT job ads25822597
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.495 %1.118 %
Salaries quoted21862128
Average minimum salary£32,869£33,518
Average salary£36,216£36,466
% change on same period last year-0.68 %
Average maximum salary£39,562£39,413
UK excluding London average salary£38,208£39,261
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Support Specialist CambridgeshireSupport Specialist
Cambridgeshire

Support Specialist
Demand Trend

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

Cambridge Support Specialist Demand Trend

Support Specialist
Salary Trend

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

Cambridge Support Specialist Salary Trend

Support Specialist
Salary Histogram

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

Cambridge Support Specialist Salary Histogram

Support Specialist
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

115 (46.88 %)Windows
214 (43.75 %)Documentum
214 (43.75 %)Pharmaceutical
38 (25.00 %)WAN
38 (25.00 %)Microsoft
47 (21.88 %)TCP/IP
47 (21.88 %)Microsoft Certification
47 (21.88 %)Windows Server 2003
47 (21.88 %)MCSE
56 (18.75 %)SQL Server
56 (18.75 %)IIS
56 (18.75 %)MS Excel
56 (18.75 %)Windows XP
56 (18.75 %)MS Exchange
56 (18.75 %)VERITAS
56 (18.75 %)Terminal Services
56 (18.75 %)Cisco
56 (18.75 %)Pensions
56 (18.75 %)Insurance
56 (18.75 %)Firewall
56 (18.75 %)Sophos
56 (18.75 %)WatchGuard
56 (18.75 %)Windows 2000 Server
65 (15.63 %)Project Management
65 (15.63 %)Document Management
65 (15.63 %)MCP
65 (15.63 %)EMC
65 (15.63 %)LAN
65 (15.63 %)MCSA
74 (12.50 %)SAN

Support Specialist
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Cambridge IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (9.375 %)WF
22 (6.250 %).NET
Cambridge IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
114 (43.75 %)Documentum
26 (18.75 %)IIS
26 (18.75 %)MS Exchange
33 (9.375 %)SharePoint
33 (9.375 %)BizTalk Server
Cambridge IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (18.75 %)MS Excel
Cambridge IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (25.00 %)WAN
27 (21.88 %)TCP/IP
36 (18.75 %)Firewall
45 (15.63 %)LAN
54 (12.50 %)SAN
63 (9.375 %)Intranet
63 (9.375 %)Internet
72 (6.250 %)Wi-Fi
72 (6.250 %)VPN
81 (3.125 %)SMTP
81 (3.125 %)RIP
Cambridge IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (18.75 %)SQL Server
23 (9.375 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Cambridge IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
114 (43.75 %)Pharmaceutical
26 (18.75 %)Insurance
26 (18.75 %)Pensions
33 (9.375 %)Retail
42 (6.250 %)Finance
51 (3.125 %)Health
Cambridge IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (46.88 %)Windows
27 (21.88 %)Windows Server 2003
36 (18.75 %)Windows 2000 Server
36 (18.75 %)Windows XP
42 (6.250 %)Linux
Cambridge IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (15.63 %)Project Management
15 (15.63 %)Document Management
24 (12.50 %)Workflow
33 (9.375 %)ITIL
33 (9.375 %)Business Intelligence
42 (6.250 %)Bioinformatics
Cambridge IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (9.375 %)C++
13 (9.375 %)Java
Cambridge IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (21.88 %)MCSE
17 (21.88 %)Microsoft Certification
25 (15.63 %)MCSA
25 (15.63 %)MCP
32 (6.250 %)Degree
41 (3.125 %)HP APS
41 (3.125 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Cambridge IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (3.125 %)SLA
Cambridge IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (18.75 %)Terminal Services
23 (9.375 %)Active Directory
31 (3.125 %)VMware ESX
Cambridge IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (3.125 %)MAILsweeper
Cambridge IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (25.00 %)Microsoft
26 (18.75 %)VERITAS
26 (18.75 %)Sophos
26 (18.75 %)Cisco
26 (18.75 %)WatchGuard
35 (15.63 %)EMC
41 (3.125 %)Citrix
41 (3.125 %)HP
41 (3.125 %)Clearswift
41 (3.125 %)VMware