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The table below looks at the demand for the Support Technician 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 jobs that have cited Support Technician in their job title over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Support Technician
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank109146
Rank change on same period last yearUp+37
Matching permanent IT job ads3019
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.009 %
As % of the category below0.978 %0.457 %
Salaries quoted2619
Average minimum salary£20,500£22,158
Average salary£21,865£24,789
% change on same period last year-11.79 %
Average maximum salary£23,231£27,421
UK excluding London average salary£23,358£22,334
% change on same period last year+4.58 %
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cambridgeshire
Matching permanent IT job ads30694161
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.078 %1.891 %
Salaries quoted26143484
Average minimum salary£33,498£32,760
Average salary£36,934£36,128
% change on same period last year+2.23 %
Average maximum salary£40,370£39,496
UK excluding London average salary£38,498£39,065
% change on same period last year-1.44 %
Support Technician East of EnglandSupport Technician
East of England

Support Technician
Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire Support Technician Salary Trend

Support Technician
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Support Technician across the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 4 December 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+2128£22,063-9.20 %
ElyNew entry-1£16,500-
HuntingdonNew entry-1£22,500-
Support Technician East of EnglandSupport Technician
East of England

Support Technician
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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.

134 (66.67 %)Windows
226 (50.98 %)Microsoft
320 (39.22 %)Active Directory
320 (39.22 %)MS Excel
320 (39.22 %)MS Office
418 (35.29 %)Windows Server 2003
517 (33.33 %)Windows XP
613 (25.49 %)Windows 2000
710 (19.61 %)Firewall
710 (19.61 %)Windows 2000 Server
88 (15.69 %)Pharmaceutical
97 (13.73 %)Microsoft Certification
106 (11.76 %)SQL
115 (9.804 %)MCP
115 (9.804 %)DHCP
115 (9.804 %)Citrix
115 (9.804 %)TCP/IP
115 (9.804 %)DNS
115 (9.804 %)SLA
115 (9.804 %)Back Office
115 (9.804 %)Telecoms
115 (9.804 %)Biotechnology
124 (7.843 %)Internet
124 (7.843 %)Exchange Server 2003
124 (7.843 %)NetBackup
124 (7.843 %)Apache
124 (7.843 %)MS Exchange
124 (7.843 %)Solaris
124 (7.843 %)Linux
133 (5.882 %)VB

Support Technician
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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.

Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (3.922 %)HTML
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (7.843 %)Apache
14 (7.843 %)MS Exchange
14 (7.843 %)Exchange Server 2003
22 (3.922 %)SharePoint
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
120 (39.22 %)MS Office
120 (39.22 %)MS Excel
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (3.922 %)Summit
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (19.61 %)Firewall
25 (9.804 %)DHCP
25 (9.804 %)TCP/IP
25 (9.804 %)DNS
34 (7.843 %)Internet
42 (3.922 %)FTP
51 (1.961 %)Network Security
51 (1.961 %)WAN
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (5.882 %)Crystal Reports
13 (5.882 %)RDBMS
22 (3.922 %)DTS
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (15.69 %)Pharmaceutical
25 (9.804 %)Back Office
25 (9.804 %)Telecoms
33 (5.882 %)Finance
33 (5.882 %)Publishing
41 (1.961 %)Music
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (9.804 %)Biotechnology
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
134 (66.67 %)Windows
218 (35.29 %)Windows Server 2003
317 (33.33 %)Windows XP
413 (25.49 %)Windows 2000
510 (19.61 %)Windows 2000 Server
64 (7.843 %)Solaris
64 (7.843 %)Linux
73 (5.882 %)UNIX
82 (3.922 %)Windows Vista
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (5.882 %)ITIL
22 (3.922 %)Service Delivery
31 (1.961 %)Disaster Recovery
31 (1.961 %)ERP
31 (1.961 %)Data Modelling
31 (1.961 %)Service Management
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (11.76 %)SQL
23 (5.882 %)VB
23 (5.882 %)VBA
32 (3.922 %)PowerHouse
32 (3.922 %)Perl
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (13.73 %)Microsoft Certification
25 (9.804 %)MCP
33 (5.882 %)MCDST
42 (3.922 %)Degree
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (9.804 %)SLA
22 (3.922 %)ISO27001
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
120 (39.22 %)Active Directory
24 (7.843 %)NetBackup
31 (1.961 %)Terminal Services
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
126 (50.98 %)Microsoft
25 (9.804 %)Citrix
31 (1.961 %)Sun