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This section looks at the demand for the Support Specialist 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 Support Specialist in their job title over the 3 months to 23 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Support Specialist
Location
3 months to 23 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank133116
Rank change on same period last yearDown-17
Matching permanent IT job ads1621
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.009 %
As % of the category below0.509 %0.717 %
Salaries quoted1617
Average minimum salary£30,483£34,333
Average salary£32,367£35,806
% change on same period last year-9.60 %
Average maximum salary£34,251£37,278
UK excluding London average salary£34,269£31,141
% change on same period last year+10.04 %
Cheshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cheshire
Matching permanent IT job ads31422929
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.653 %1.202 %
Salaries quoted28322585
Average minimum salary£32,516£31,743
Average salary£35,750£34,357
% change on same period last year+4.05 %
Average maximum salary£38,984£36,970
UK excluding London average salary£38,210£39,482
% change on same period last year-3.22 %
Support Specialist North WestSupport Specialist
North West

Support Specialist
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region.

Cheshire Support Specialist Salary Trend

Support Specialist
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Support Specialist across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 23 July 2008.

Cheshire 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 jobs citing Support Specialist within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 23 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
WarringtonNew entry-4£24,338-
RuncornDown-123£35,667-10.83 %
ChesterNew entry-3£33,840-
CreweUp+142£42,000+26.95 %
Support Specialist North WestSupport Specialist
North West

Support Specialist
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cheshire 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.

112 (38.71 %)SQL
112 (38.71 %)Microsoft
211 (35.48 %)Windows
310 (32.26 %)IIS
310 (32.26 %)Health
48 (25.81 %)Pensions
48 (25.81 %)MS Excel
56 (19.35 %)Clustering
56 (19.35 %)SQL Server
56 (19.35 %)SLA
65 (16.13 %)Windows Server 2003
65 (16.13 %)Client/Server
74 (12.90 %)VMware
74 (12.90 %)Finance
74 (12.90 %)Windows 2000
74 (12.90 %)MS Exchange
74 (12.90 %)WAN
74 (12.90 %)Active Directory
83 (9.677 %)Business Intelligence
83 (9.677 %)Compuware
83 (9.677 %)CICS
83 (9.677 %)JCL
83 (9.677 %)Mainframe
83 (9.677 %)LAN
83 (9.677 %).NET
83 (9.677 %)C#
83 (9.677 %)COBOL
83 (9.677 %)ASP.NET
83 (9.677 %)ITIL
83 (9.677 %)Replication

Support Specialist
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cheshire 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.

Cheshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (9.677 %).NET
13 (9.677 %)ASP.NET
22 (6.452 %)WebServices
22 (6.452 %)SAP XI
22 (6.452 %)SAP Basis
31 (3.226 %)XML
31 (3.226 %)J2EE
Cheshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (32.26 %)IIS
24 (12.90 %)MS Exchange
33 (9.677 %)CICS
33 (9.677 %)Exchange Server 2000
33 (9.677 %)Exchange Server 2003
42 (6.452 %)NetWeaver
51 (3.226 %)SharePoint
Cheshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (25.81 %)MS Excel
22 (6.452 %)MS Office
31 (3.226 %)InfoPath
Cheshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (6.452 %)SAP APO
21 (3.226 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
Cheshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (12.90 %)WAN
23 (9.677 %)LAN
32 (6.452 %)SAN
32 (6.452 %)Internet
41 (3.226 %)Firewall
41 (3.226 %)VoIP
41 (3.226 %)DHCP
41 (3.226 %)TCP/IP
41 (3.226 %)DNS
41 (3.226 %)Broadband
Cheshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (19.35 %)SQL Server
22 (6.452 %)SAP BW
31 (3.226 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (3.226 %)BusinessObjects
Cheshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (32.26 %)Health
28 (25.81 %)Pensions
34 (12.90 %)Finance
42 (6.452 %)FMCG
51 (3.226 %)Government
Cheshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (19.35 %)Clustering
25 (16.13 %)Client/Server
33 (9.677 %)Mainframe
33 (9.677 %)Replication
41 (3.226 %)LIMS
41 (3.226 %)PDA
Cheshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (35.48 %)Windows
25 (16.13 %)Windows Server 2003
34 (12.90 %)Windows 2000
42 (6.452 %)Windows NT
42 (6.452 %)UNIX
51 (3.226 %)Windows XP
51 (3.226 %)AIX
51 (3.226 %)HPUX
51 (3.226 %)Solaris
51 (3.226 %)Linux
Cheshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (9.677 %)ITIL
13 (9.677 %)Business Intelligence
21 (3.226 %)Data Analysis
21 (3.226 %)Software Testing
21 (3.226 %)Enterprise Architecture
21 (3.226 %)Unit Testing
21 (3.226 %)Security Cleared
Cheshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (38.71 %)SQL
23 (9.677 %)C#
23 (9.677 %)COBOL
23 (9.677 %)JCL
32 (6.452 %)Assembly Language
32 (6.452 %)VB.NET
41 (3.226 %)VBA
41 (3.226 %)Java
41 (3.226 %)C
Cheshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (6.452 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (3.226 %)MCP
21 (3.226 %)MCSE
21 (3.226 %)Citrix Certification
Cheshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (19.35 %)SLA
Cheshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (12.90 %)Active Directory
21 (3.226 %)ISA Server
21 (3.226 %)NetBackup
21 (3.226 %)Backup Exec
21 (3.226 %)VMware Infrastructure
Cheshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (6.452 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (3.226 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
Cheshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (38.71 %)Microsoft
24 (12.90 %)VMware
33 (9.677 %)Compuware
42 (6.452 %)HP
42 (6.452 %)Citrix
42 (6.452 %)SAP
42 (6.452 %)Symantec
51 (3.226 %)McAfee Security
51 (3.226 %)Mitel
51 (3.226 %)Cognos
51 (3.226 %)Cisco
51 (3.226 %)Oracle
51 (3.226 %)Business Objects
51 (3.226 %)BEA
51 (3.226 %)CheckPoint
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