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This section looks at the demand for the Support Technician 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 Support Technician in their job title over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Support Technician
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank8385
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching permanent IT job ads72
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.717 %0.164 %
Salaries quoted72
Average minimum salary£17,571£16,000
Average salary£19,571£18,000
% change on same period last year+8.73 %
Average maximum salary£21,571£20,000
UK excluding London average salary£23,026£23,120
% change on same period last year-0.40 %
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 %
Support Technician South WestSupport Technician
South West

Support Technician
Demand Trend

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

Dorset 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 Dorset region.

Dorset Support Technician Salary Trend

Support Technician
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Support Technician across the Dorset region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Dorset Support Technician Salary Histogram

Support Technician
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Support Technician 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
PooleNew entry-4£19,250-
BournemouthUp+172£19,250+1.31 %
Support Technician South WestSupport Technician
South West

Support Technician
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Dorset 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.

18 (72.73 %)Windows
25 (45.45 %)SQL Server
34 (36.36 %)MS Excel
34 (36.36 %)Microsoft
43 (27.27 %)Windows XP
43 (27.27 %)MS Exchange
43 (27.27 %)LAN
43 (27.27 %)WAN
43 (27.27 %)Degree
52 (18.18 %)Windows Vista
52 (18.18 %)DHCP
52 (18.18 %)DNS
52 (18.18 %)MS Office
52 (18.18 %)XML
52 (18.18 %)MCP
52 (18.18 %)SQL
52 (18.18 %)VB
52 (18.18 %)VB.NET
52 (18.18 %).NET
52 (18.18 %)Firewall
52 (18.18 %)Data Security
52 (18.18 %)Active Directory
52 (18.18 %)Microsoft Certification
52 (18.18 %)Windows Server 2003
52 (18.18 %)Internet
52 (18.18 %)SQL Server 2000
52 (18.18 %)Finance
52 (18.18 %)SQL Server 2005
52 (18.18 %)Pensions
61 (9.091 %)Exchange Server 2003

Support Technician
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Dorset 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.

Dorset IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (18.18 %).NET
12 (18.18 %)XML
21 (9.091 %)WebServices
Dorset IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (27.27 %)MS Exchange
21 (9.091 %)Exchange Server 2003
Dorset IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (36.36 %)MS Excel
22 (18.18 %)MS Office
Dorset IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (27.27 %)LAN
13 (27.27 %)WAN
22 (18.18 %)DHCP
22 (18.18 %)DNS
22 (18.18 %)Internet
22 (18.18 %)Firewall
31 (9.091 %)Wi-Fi
31 (9.091 %)TCP/IP
Dorset IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (45.45 %)SQL Server
22 (18.18 %)SQL Server 2000
22 (18.18 %)SQL Server 2005
Dorset IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (18.18 %)Finance
12 (18.18 %)Pensions
21 (9.091 %)Financial Institution
21 (9.091 %)Construction
21 (9.091 %)Manufacturing
21 (9.091 %)Military
Dorset IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (72.73 %)Windows
23 (27.27 %)Windows XP
32 (18.18 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (18.18 %)Windows Vista
41 (9.091 %)Linux
41 (9.091 %)Windows 2000
Dorset IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (18.18 %)Data Security
Dorset IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (18.18 %)SQL
12 (18.18 %)VB
12 (18.18 %)VB.NET
21 (9.091 %)Transact-SQL
21 (9.091 %)C
Dorset IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (27.27 %)Degree
22 (18.18 %)MCP
22 (18.18 %)Microsoft Certification
Dorset IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (18.18 %)Active Directory
Dorset IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (36.36 %)Microsoft