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This section looks at the demand for the 3rd Line Support role in IT jobs within the Cheshire 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 3rd Line Support in their job title over the 3 months to 24 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Third Line Support
Location
3 months to 24 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank13699
Rank change on same period last yearDown-37
Matching permanent IT job ads1838
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.016 %
As % of the category below0.570 %1.297 %
Salaries quoted1532
Average minimum salary£30,933£27,242
Average salary£33,633£29,409
% change on same period last year+14.36 %
Average maximum salary£36,333£31,576
UK excluding London average salary£32,778£31,816
% change on same period last year+3.02 %
Cheshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cheshire
Matching permanent IT job ads31572929
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.663 %1.201 %
Salaries quoted28502585
Average minimum salary£32,515£31,743
Average salary£35,739£34,357
% change on same period last year+4.02 %
Average maximum salary£38,964£36,970
UK excluding London average salary£38,194£39,492
% change on same period last year-3.28 %
3rd Line Support North West3rd Line Support
North West

3rd Line Support
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire 3rd Line Support Demand Trend

3rd Line Support
Salary Trend

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

Cheshire 3rd Line Support Salary Trend

3rd Line Support
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing 3rd Line Support across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 24 July 2008.

Cheshire 3rd Line Support Salary Histogram

3rd Line Support
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 3rd Line Support within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 24 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
WarringtonDown-613£33,773+20.08 %
RuncornNew entry-2£33,750-
CreweUp+181£32,500+14.03 %
DaresburyNew entry-1£33,000-
ChesterDown-61--
3rd Line Support North West3rd Line Support
North West

3rd Line Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cheshire region that cited 3rd Line Support 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 3rd Line Support in their job title.

140 (83.33 %)Windows
230 (62.50 %)Citrix
323 (47.92 %)Windows 2000
323 (47.92 %)Microsoft
420 (41.67 %)MS Excel
517 (35.42 %)IIS
616 (33.33 %)SQL
715 (31.25 %)MS Exchange
715 (31.25 %)VMware
814 (29.17 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
913 (27.08 %)Oracle
913 (27.08 %)Health
913 (27.08 %)Pensions
1012 (25.00 %)SLA
1111 (22.92 %)ISA Server
1111 (22.92 %)QA
1210 (20.83 %)VMware Infrastructure
1210 (20.83 %)NetBackup
1210 (20.83 %)VERITAS
1210 (20.83 %)Internet
139 (18.75 %)Microsoft Certification
147 (14.58 %)Software Testing
147 (14.58 %)Terminal Server
147 (14.58 %)HP
147 (14.58 %)Active Directory
156 (12.50 %)UNIX
156 (12.50 %)Perl
165 (10.42 %)AIX
165 (10.42 %)SQL Server
165 (10.42 %)WebSphere Application Server

3rd Line Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cheshire region that cited 3rd Line Support 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 3rd Line Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (10.42 %)WebSphere
23 (6.250 %)WebServices
Cheshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
117 (35.42 %)IIS
215 (31.25 %)MS Exchange
35 (10.42 %)WebSphere Application Server
44 (8.333 %)Exchange Server 2000
53 (6.250 %)Exchange Server 2003
61 (2.083 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
61 (2.083 %)Exchange Server 5.5
61 (2.083 %)Lotus Notes
61 (2.083 %)Apache
Cheshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
120 (41.67 %)MS Excel
22 (4.167 %)MS Office
Cheshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (20.83 %)Internet
25 (10.42 %)LDAP
32 (4.167 %)DNS
32 (4.167 %)SAN
32 (4.167 %)3G
Cheshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (10.42 %)SQL Server
21 (2.083 %)SQL Server 7
21 (2.083 %)SQL Server 2000
Cheshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (10.42 %)Introscope
23 (6.250 %)LoadRunner
Cheshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (27.08 %)Health
113 (27.08 %)Pensions
25 (10.42 %)Finance
33 (6.250 %)Banking
41 (2.083 %)Retail
Cheshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (8.333 %)German Language
23 (6.250 %)Blackberry
23 (6.250 %)Clustering
32 (4.167 %)Client/Server
41 (2.083 %)Thin Client
41 (2.083 %)Fat Client
Cheshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
140 (83.33 %)Windows
223 (47.92 %)Windows 2000
36 (12.50 %)UNIX
45 (10.42 %)Windows NT
45 (10.42 %)AIX
54 (8.333 %)HPUX
54 (8.333 %)Solaris
54 (8.333 %)Linux
54 (8.333 %)Windows Server 2003
61 (2.083 %)Windows XP
61 (2.083 %)NetWare
Cheshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (14.58 %)Software Testing
24 (8.333 %)ITIL
33 (6.250 %)Benchmarking
33 (6.250 %)Automated Testing
33 (6.250 %)Performance Testing
42 (4.167 %)Change Management
51 (2.083 %)Project Management
51 (2.083 %)Security Cleared
51 (2.083 %)Problem Management
Cheshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
116 (33.33 %)SQL
26 (12.50 %)Perl
35 (10.42 %)VBScript
44 (8.333 %)C
44 (8.333 %)C#
51 (2.083 %)VB
Cheshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (18.75 %)Microsoft Certification
25 (10.42 %)Degree
25 (10.42 %)MCSE
34 (8.333 %)MCP
43 (6.250 %)MCSA
52 (4.167 %)ISEB
61 (2.083 %)Citrix Certification
61 (2.083 %)Cisco Certification
61 (2.083 %)CCNP
Cheshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
112 (25.00 %)SLA
211 (22.92 %)QA
Cheshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
111 (22.92 %)ISA Server
210 (20.83 %)NetBackup
210 (20.83 %)VMware Infrastructure
37 (14.58 %)Terminal Server
37 (14.58 %)Active Directory
44 (8.333 %)MetaFrame
52 (4.167 %)VMware ESX
61 (2.083 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Cheshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
114 (29.17 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
25 (10.42 %)Tivoli
32 (4.167 %)OpenView Configuration Management
41 (2.083 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
41 (2.083 %)OpenView
41 (2.083 %)CiscoWorks
Cheshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
130 (62.50 %)Citrix
223 (47.92 %)Microsoft
315 (31.25 %)VMware
413 (27.08 %)Oracle
510 (20.83 %)VERITAS
67 (14.58 %)HP
73 (6.250 %)BT
82 (4.167 %)Cisco
91 (2.083 %)IBM
91 (2.083 %)Lotus
91 (2.083 %)Dell
91 (2.083 %)Nortel
91 (2.083 %)Juniper
91 (2.083 %)Lucent
91 (2.083 %)Alcatel
91 (2.083 %)CA
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