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The table below looks at the demand for the Applications 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 Applications Support in their job title over the 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Application Support
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank5691
Rank change on same period last yearUp+35
Matching permanent IT job ads915
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.007 %
As % of the category below1.306 %1.186 %
Salaries quoted914
Average minimum salary£44,667£36,316
Average salary£44,944£37,421
% change on same period last year+20.10 %
Average maximum salary£45,222£38,526
UK excluding London average salary£34,179£32,421
% change on same period last year+5.42 %
Dorset IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Dorset
Matching permanent IT job ads6891265
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.452 %0.561 %
Salaries quoted6371071
Average minimum salary£33,455£42,502
Average salary£36,170£44,539
% change on same period last year-18.79 %
Average maximum salary£38,885£46,577
UK excluding London average salary£38,471£39,077
% change on same period last year-1.55 %
Applications Support South WestApplications Support
South West

Applications Support
Demand Trend

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

Dorset Applications Support Demand Trend

Applications Support
Salary Trend

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

Dorset Applications Support Salary Trend

Applications Support
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Applications Support across the Dorset region over the 3 months to 1 December 2008.

Dorset Applications Support Salary Histogram

Applications Support
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Support within the Dorset region over the 3 months to 1 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
BournemouthUp+368£47,750+24.22 %
DorchesterNew entry-1£22,500-
Applications Support South WestApplications Support
South West

Applications Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT jobs across the Dorset region that cited Applications 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 Applications Support in their job title.

111 (78.57 %)Oracle
29 (64.29 %)SQL
38 (57.14 %)Sybase
38 (57.14 %)UNIX
47 (50.00 %)MS Office
47 (50.00 %)PL/SQL
47 (50.00 %)Finance
47 (50.00 %)Unicenter
47 (50.00 %)AutoSys
47 (50.00 %)Shell Script
56 (42.86 %)Spread Betting
64 (28.57 %)Legal
64 (28.57 %)SQL Server
73 (21.43 %)XML
73 (21.43 %)Pensions
82 (14.29 %)Test Scripting
82 (14.29 %)Retail
82 (14.29 %)Document Management
91 (7.143 %)Oracle Application Server
91 (7.143 %)XSL
91 (7.143 %)CAD
91 (7.143 %)AutoCAD
91 (7.143 %)PLM
91 (7.143 %)Teamcenter
91 (7.143 %)Health
91 (7.143 %)HTML
91 (7.143 %)Java
91 (7.143 %)JavaScript
91 (7.143 %)Perl
91 (7.143 %)SAP

Applications Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT jobs across the Dorset region that cited Applications 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 Applications Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Dorset IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (21.43 %)XML
21 (7.143 %)XSL
21 (7.143 %)HTML
21 (7.143 %)WebServices
Dorset IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (7.143 %)Tomcat
11 (7.143 %)SharePoint
11 (7.143 %)Oracle Application Server
Dorset IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (50.00 %)MS Office
21 (7.143 %)AutoCAD
Dorset IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (7.143 %)Teamcenter
Dorset IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (28.57 %)SQL Server
Dorset IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (7.143 %)Eclipse
Dorset IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (50.00 %)Finance
24 (28.57 %)Legal
33 (21.43 %)Pensions
42 (14.29 %)Retail
51 (7.143 %)Health
Dorset IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (42.86 %)Spread Betting
Dorset IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (57.14 %)UNIX
Dorset IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (14.29 %)Document Management
12 (14.29 %)Test Scripting
21 (7.143 %)CAD
21 (7.143 %)PLM
Dorset IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (64.29 %)SQL
27 (50.00 %)Shell Script
27 (50.00 %)PL/SQL
31 (7.143 %)Java
31 (7.143 %)JavaScript
31 (7.143 %)Perl
Dorset IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
17 (50.00 %)Unicenter
17 (50.00 %)AutoSys
Dorset IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (78.57 %)Oracle
28 (57.14 %)Sybase
31 (7.143 %)SAP