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This section looks at the demand for the Support Specialist role in IT jobs within the Cambridgeshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT job ads that have cited Support Specialist in their job title over the 3 months to 9 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Support Specialist
Location
3 months to 9 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank126148
Rank change on same period last yearUp+22
Matching permanent IT job ads4212
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.983 %0.305 %
Salaries quoted3910
Average minimum salary£32,825£24,400
Average salary£33,838£25,250
% change on same period last year+34.00 %
Average maximum salary£34,850£26,100
UK excluding London average salary£33,774£30,955
% change on same period last year+9.10 %
Job Titles CambridgeshireJob Titles
Cambridgeshire
Matching permanent IT job ads42713936
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.195 %1.639 %
Salaries quoted36233305
Average minimum salary£33,043£31,872
Average salary£36,143£35,139
% change on same period last year+2.85 %
Average maximum salary£39,243£38,406
UK excluding London average salary£38,190£39,485
% change on same period last year-3.27 %
Support Specialist East of EnglandSupport Specialist
East of England

Support Specialist
Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire Support Specialist Salary Trend

Support Specialist
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Support Specialist across the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 9 July 2008.

Cambridgeshire Support Specialist Salary Histogram

Support Specialist
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT job ads citing Support Specialist within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 9 July 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
CambridgeUp+425£36,783+45.51 %
PeterboroughNew entry-12£26,364-
Support Specialist East of EnglandSupport Specialist
East of England

Support Specialist
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 9 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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.

127 (41.54 %)Microsoft
225 (38.46 %)Pharmaceutical
225 (38.46 %)Documentum
321 (32.31 %)Windows
414 (21.54 %)WAN
513 (20.00 %)Cisco
610 (15.38 %)MS Exchange
610 (15.38 %)Microsoft Certification
79 (13.85 %)Firewall
79 (13.85 %)LAN
79 (13.85 %)MS Excel
79 (13.85 %)Oracle
88 (12.31 %)SQL Server
88 (12.31 %)HTML
88 (12.31 %)TCP/IP
88 (12.31 %)Project Management
88 (12.31 %)Active Directory
88 (12.31 %)Document Management
88 (12.31 %)Pensions
88 (12.31 %)Insurance
97 (10.77 %)Degree
97 (10.77 %)SLA
97 (10.77 %)RDBMS
97 (10.77 %)SQL
97 (10.77 %)VB
97 (10.77 %)WebServices
97 (10.77 %)XML
97 (10.77 %)XSL
106 (9.231 %)Windows 2000
115 (7.692 %)MCSE

Support Specialist
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 9 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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.

Application Development
18 (12.31 %)HTML
27 (10.77 %)WebServices
27 (10.77 %)XML
27 (10.77 %)XSL
32 (3.077 %).NET
41 (1.538 %)ASP
Application Platforms
125 (38.46 %)Documentum
210 (15.38 %)MS Exchange
35 (7.692 %)Exchange Server 2000
35 (7.692 %)Exchange Server 2003
41 (1.538 %)IIS
Applications
19 (13.85 %)MS Excel
23 (4.615 %)MS Office
31 (1.538 %)MS PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
114 (21.54 %)WAN
29 (13.85 %)LAN
29 (13.85 %)Firewall
38 (12.31 %)TCP/IP
45 (7.692 %)SAN
53 (4.615 %)VPN
62 (3.077 %)Wi-Fi
71 (1.538 %)Network Security
71 (1.538 %)SSL
71 (1.538 %)PBX
71 (1.538 %)RIP
Database & Business Intelligence
18 (12.31 %)SQL Server
27 (10.77 %)RDBMS
33 (4.615 %)Crystal Reports
41 (1.538 %)SQL Server 7
General
125 (38.46 %)Pharmaceutical
28 (12.31 %)Insurance
28 (12.31 %)Pensions
34 (6.154 %)Health
43 (4.615 %)Finance
52 (3.077 %)Telecoms
61 (1.538 %)Education
61 (1.538 %)Retail
61 (1.538 %)Marketing
Miscellaneous
13 (4.615 %)Management Information System
22 (3.077 %)Bioinformatics
31 (1.538 %)Computer Science
31 (1.538 %)NHS
Operating Systems
121 (32.31 %)Windows
26 (9.231 %)Windows 2000
35 (7.692 %)Windows XP
44 (6.154 %)Linux
51 (1.538 %)Unix
51 (1.538 %)Solaris
51 (1.538 %)Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
18 (12.31 %)Project Management
18 (12.31 %)Document Management
25 (7.692 %)Migration
25 (7.692 %)Time Management
34 (6.154 %)ITIL
34 (6.154 %)Information Security
42 (3.077 %)Security Management
51 (1.538 %)Risk Management
51 (1.538 %)Workflow
51 (1.538 %)Service Delivery
51 (1.538 %)Project Planning
51 (1.538 %)Business Development
51 (1.538 %)System Testing
Programming Languages
17 (10.77 %)SQL
17 (10.77 %)VB
23 (4.615 %)C++
23 (4.615 %)Java
Qualifications
110 (15.38 %)Microsoft Certification
27 (10.77 %)Degree
35 (7.692 %)MCP
35 (7.692 %)MCSE
35 (7.692 %)MCSA
41 (1.538 %)CCNA
41 (1.538 %)Cisco Certification
41 (1.538 %)CCVP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
17 (10.77 %)SLA
System Software
18 (12.31 %)Active Directory
25 (7.692 %)Terminal Services
25 (7.692 %)NetBackup
Systems Management
12 (3.077 %)ZENworks
Vendors
127 (41.54 %)Microsoft
213 (20.00 %)Cisco
39 (13.85 %)Oracle
45 (7.692 %)EMC
45 (7.692 %)NetApp
45 (7.692 %)VERITAS
45 (7.692 %)Sophos
45 (7.692 %)VMware
45 (7.692 %)WatchGuard
52 (3.077 %)McAfee Security
61 (1.538 %)Red Hat
61 (1.538 %)Juniper
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