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This section looks at the demand for the 2nd Line Support role in IT jobs within the Dorset 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 2nd Line Support in their job title over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Second Line Support
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank8879
Rank change on same period last yearDown-9
Matching permanent IT job ads28
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.205 %0.656 %
Salaries quoted18
Average minimum salary£18,000£17,929
Average salary£18,000£21,107
% change on same period last year-14.72 %
Average maximum salary£18,000£24,286
UK excluding London average salary£25,300£25,351
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Dorset IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Dorset
Matching permanent IT job ads9761220
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.533 %0.512 %
Salaries quoted8231022
Average minimum salary£32,048£38,136
Average salary£34,999£41,113
% change on same period last year-14.87 %
Average maximum salary£37,949£44,089
UK excluding London average salary£38,060£39,458
% change on same period last year-3.54 %
2nd Line Support South West2nd Line Support
South West

2nd Line Support
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing 2nd Line Support across the Dorset region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Dorset 2nd Line Support Demand Trend

2nd Line Support
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing 2nd Line Support across the Dorset region.

Dorset 2nd Line Support Salary Trend

2nd Line Support
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 2nd Line Support within the Dorset region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
BournemouthUp+101£18,000-14.57 %
PooleUp+21--
2nd Line Support South West2nd Line Support
South West

2nd Line Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Dorset region that cited 2nd 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 2nd Line Support in their job title.

16 (60.00 %)Windows
24 (40.00 %).NET
24 (40.00 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (30.00 %)MS Exchange
33 (30.00 %)Microsoft
33 (30.00 %)SQL
33 (30.00 %)SAP
33 (30.00 %)Windows 2000
33 (30.00 %)SharePoint
33 (30.00 %)Windows Vista
42 (20.00 %)SUSE
42 (20.00 %)Debian
42 (20.00 %)Fedora
42 (20.00 %)SAP EP
42 (20.00 %)Retail
42 (20.00 %)SCSA
42 (20.00 %)Applix
42 (20.00 %)Ubuntu
42 (20.00 %)Project Planning
42 (20.00 %).NET Framework
42 (20.00 %)Degree
42 (20.00 %)Matrix Management
42 (20.00 %)CentOS
42 (20.00 %)Red Hat Linux
42 (20.00 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
42 (20.00 %)UNIX
42 (20.00 %)Windows XP
42 (20.00 %)MS Excel
42 (20.00 %)Solaris
42 (20.00 %)Linux

2nd Line Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Dorset region that cited 2nd 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 2nd Line Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Dorset IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (40.00 %).NET
22 (20.00 %)J2EE
22 (20.00 %).NET Framework
Dorset IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (30.00 %)SharePoint
13 (30.00 %)MS Exchange
22 (20.00 %)SAP EP
31 (10.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (10.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
Dorset IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (20.00 %)MS Excel
Dorset IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (10.00 %)DHCP
11 (10.00 %)TCP/IP
11 (10.00 %)DNS
Dorset IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (20.00 %)SQL Server
Dorset IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (20.00 %)Retail
21 (10.00 %)Pensions
Dorset IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (10.00 %)Client/Server
Dorset IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (60.00 %)Windows
24 (40.00 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (30.00 %)Windows 2000
33 (30.00 %)Windows Vista
42 (20.00 %)CentOS
42 (20.00 %)Red Hat Linux
42 (20.00 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
42 (20.00 %)UNIX
42 (20.00 %)Windows XP
42 (20.00 %)Solaris
42 (20.00 %)Linux
42 (20.00 %)SUSE
42 (20.00 %)Debian
42 (20.00 %)Fedora
42 (20.00 %)Ubuntu
Dorset IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (20.00 %)Project Planning
12 (20.00 %)Matrix Management
21 (10.00 %)Service Delivery
Dorset IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (30.00 %)SQL
22 (20.00 %)Java
Dorset IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (20.00 %)RHCE
12 (20.00 %)Sun Certification
12 (20.00 %)SCSA
12 (20.00 %)Degree
21 (10.00 %)MCP
21 (10.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Dorset IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (20.00 %)SLA
Dorset IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (10.00 %)Active Directory
11 (10.00 %)Terminal Services
11 (10.00 %)Backup Exec
Dorset IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (30.00 %)SAP
13 (30.00 %)Microsoft
22 (20.00 %)Sun
22 (20.00 %)Retek
22 (20.00 %)Red Hat
22 (20.00 %)Oracle
22 (20.00 %)Applix
31 (10.00 %)Sage
31 (10.00 %)VMware
31 (10.00 %)Citrix
31 (10.00 %)Cisco