The first table below looks at the demand for the IT Support Engineer role in IT jobs advertised for the East of England region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited IT Support Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the East of England region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
IT Support Engineer
Rank 214 244 241
Rank change year-on-year
+30 -3
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support Engineer 55 28 20
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East of England 0.665% 0.322% 0.211%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.697% 0.333% 0.222%
Number of salaries quoted 51 27 16
Average salary £27,500 £24,750 £28,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+11.11% -11.60%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £18,858 £20,500
10% offered a salary of more than £35,000 £36,000 £30,000
UK excluding London average salary £24,000 £24,000 £25,625
% change year-on-year
- -6.34%
All Job Titles
East of England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
7891 8411 8993
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East of England 95.43% 96.72% 94.77%
Number of salaries quoted 6875 7028 7682
Average salary £39,500 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.25% +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £25,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
IT Support Engineer
England

IT Support Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing IT Support Engineer across the East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

East of England IT Support Engineer Jobs Demand Trend

IT Support Engineer
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing IT Support Engineer across the East of England region.

East of England IT Support Engineer Salary Trend

IT Support Engineer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing IT Support Engineer across the East of England region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

East of England IT Support Engineer Salary Histogram

IT Support Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Support Engineer within the East of England region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Hertfordshire +23 30 £26,000 -10.34%
Cambridgeshire +18 24 £34,000 +28.30%
Bedfordshire - 1 £27,500 -
IT Support Engineer
England

IT Support Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the East of England region that cited IT Support Engineer 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 IT Support Engineer in their job title.

1 86 (81.90%) Windows
2 55 (52.38%) Microsoft
3 40 (38.10%) MS Exchange
4 37 (35.24%) Firewall
5 29 (27.62%) Active Directory
5 29 (27.62%) Linux
6 27 (25.71%) VMware
6 27 (25.71%) Windows Server 2008
7 25 (23.81%) SAN
8 24 (22.86%) MS Excel
9 23 (21.90%) MySQL
10 22 (20.95%) Cisco
11 21 (20.00%) Degree
11 21 (20.00%) Windows 7
12 20 (19.05%) NFS
12 20 (19.05%) Python
13 17 (16.19%) UNIX
14 16 (15.24%) Bash shell
14 16 (15.24%) VMware Infrastructure
15 15 (14.29%) SharePoint
15 15 (14.29%) IIS
15 15 (14.29%) SQL
15 15 (14.29%) Microsoft Certification
15 15 (14.29%) Windows Server 2003
16 14 (13.33%) Samba
16 14 (13.33%) VPN
16 14 (13.33%) Network Security
16 14 (13.33%) Exchange Server 2010
17 13 (12.38%) PHP
17 13 (12.38%) Migration

IT Support Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the East of England region that cited IT Support Engineer 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 IT Support Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 5 (4.762%) HTML
2 3 (2.857%) ASP
2 3 (2.857%) XML
3 2 (1.905%) Middleware
3 2 (1.905%) JRules
3 2 (1.905%) WebSphere
3 2 (1.905%) Silverlight
3 2 (1.905%) WebCenter
4 1 (0.952%) COM
Application Platforms
1 40 (38.10%) MS Exchange
2 15 (14.29%) IIS
2 15 (14.29%) SharePoint
3 14 (13.33%) Exchange Server 2010
4 7 (6.667%) Exchange Server 2007
4 7 (6.667%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
5 3 (2.857%) Apache
5 3 (2.857%) Tomcat
5 3 (2.857%) Lync
6 2 (1.905%) WebSphere Message Broker
6 2 (1.905%) WebLogic
6 2 (1.905%) WebSphere MQ
7 1 (0.952%) Exchange Server 2003
Applications
1 24 (22.86%) MS Excel
2 4 (3.810%) MS Office
3 1 (0.952%) Google Apps
Business Applications
1 2 (1.905%) Documaker
Communications & Networking
1 37 (35.24%) Firewall
2 25 (23.81%) SAN
3 14 (13.33%) VPN
3 14 (13.33%) Network Security
4 10 (9.524%) iSCSI
4 10 (9.524%) NAS
5 9 (8.571%) Cisco ASA
5 9 (8.571%) DNS
6 7 (6.667%) TCP/IP
7 4 (3.810%) DHCP
8 3 (2.857%) LAN
8 3 (2.857%) VoIP
8 3 (2.857%) Wireless
9 2 (1.905%) WAN
9 2 (1.905%) HTTP
9 2 (1.905%) ADSL
9 2 (1.905%) Fibre Channel
9 2 (1.905%) NetScaler
10 1 (0.952%) SMTP
10 1 (0.952%) Symposium
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (21.90%) MySQL
2 12 (11.43%) Big Data
3 10 (9.524%) SQL Server
4 4 (3.810%) Text Mining
5 1 (0.952%) SQL Server 2008
5 1 (0.952%) Data Mining
General
1 2 (1.905%) Telecoms
1 2 (1.905%) Finance
2 1 (0.952%) Manufacturing
2 1 (0.952%) Back Office
Miscellaneous
1 11 (10.48%) Wiki
2 4 (3.810%) Computer Science
3 2 (1.905%) Fat Client
3 2 (1.905%) Thin Client
4 1 (0.952%) Management Information System
4 1 (0.952%) AS400
4 1 (0.952%) PDA
4 1 (0.952%) Mathematics
4 1 (0.952%) iSeries
Operating Systems
1 86 (81.90%) Windows
2 29 (27.62%) Linux
3 27 (25.71%) Windows Server 2008
4 21 (20.00%) Windows 7
5 17 (16.19%) UNIX
6 15 (14.29%) Windows Server 2003
7 12 (11.43%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 8 (7.619%) Windows Vista
9 6 (5.714%) Windows XP
10 1 (0.952%) Mac OS X
10 1 (0.952%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (12.38%) Migration
2 9 (8.571%) ITIL
3 8 (7.619%) Disaster Recovery
4 4 (3.810%) Change Management
4 4 (3.810%) Data Protection
5 3 (2.857%) Incident Management
6 2 (1.905%) BPMN
6 2 (1.905%) Network Management
6 2 (1.905%) Data Security
6 2 (1.905%) Network Design
7 1 (0.952%) Logistics
7 1 (0.952%) Knowledge Management
7 1 (0.952%) CRM
7 1 (0.952%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 20 (19.05%) Python
2 16 (15.24%) Bash shell
3 15 (14.29%) SQL
4 13 (12.38%) PHP
5 4 (3.810%) Perl
5 4 (3.810%) Java
6 3 (2.857%) JavaScript
7 2 (1.905%) C#
7 2 (1.905%) VB
7 2 (1.905%) VB6
8 1 (0.952%) C
Qualifications
1 21 (20.00%) Degree
2 15 (14.29%) Microsoft Certification
3 11 (10.48%) Postgraduate
4 6 (5.714%) MCSE
5 4 (3.810%) MCP
6 3 (2.857%) MCITP
7 2 (1.905%) MCSA
8 1 (0.952%) CCA
8 1 (0.952%) Citrix Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.952%) SLA
System Software
1 29 (27.62%) Active Directory
2 20 (19.05%) NFS
3 16 (15.24%) VMware Infrastructure
4 14 (13.33%) Samba
5 8 (7.619%) VMware Server
6 4 (3.810%) VMware ESXi
7 3 (2.857%) vSphere
8 2 (1.905%) XenApp
8 2 (1.905%) XenServer
8 2 (1.905%) VMware ESX
Systems Management
1 6 (5.714%) SCCM
2 3 (2.857%) Norton AntiVirus
3 2 (1.905%) Tivoli Identity Manager
3 2 (1.905%) Control-M
4 1 (0.952%) WSUS
Vendors
1 55 (52.38%) Microsoft
2 27 (25.71%) VMware
3 22 (20.95%) Cisco
4 12 (11.43%) Red Hat
5 8 (7.619%) Citrix
6 6 (5.714%) Apple
7 5 (4.762%) Oracle
8 3 (2.857%) Symantec
8 3 (2.857%) Juniper
8 3 (2.857%) IBM
9 2 (1.905%) HP
9 2 (1.905%) Informatica
9 2 (1.905%) NetApp
9 2 (1.905%) Novell
9 2 (1.905%) AppSense
9 2 (1.905%) Draytek
9 2 (1.905%) NETGEAR
10 1 (0.952%) Google
10 1 (0.952%) Nortel
10 1 (0.952%) Avaya
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
450M+ Large Multi National IT Solutions Company require a suitably skilled and experienced IT Support Engineer to be based within their modern offices based in Peterborough. You will...
Kelway Ltd
Salary: From £32,000 to £40,000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Network support - Hands-on - Customer facing skills Windows XP / Vista - TCP/IP - Laptop and Desktop - Business Systems - Excellent Communication Working as a key member of the client support...
Senitor Associates
Salary: £23000 - £30000 per annum + great opportunity
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Established financial services organisation are recruiting for a suitably experienced. IT Support Engineer with strong 2nd Line Support experience and some 3rd Line Support skills. This is a...
Kelway Ltd
Salary: From £26,000 to £28,000 per annum £26,000 - £28,000 + Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
The IT Support Engineer will be working in a team environment, responsible for responding to 2nd line incidents logged on the incident management system, ensuring these are resolved...
Kelway Ltd
Salary: Negotiable Dependent Upon Experience
Posted: 16 May 2013
Hertfordshire
The successful IT Support Engineer will have a current Microsoft qualification and have a desire to continue to develop. This is a client facing role and the successful...
OCS Resourcing
Salary: From £27,000 to £32,000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
You will need excellent problem-solving and communication skills, a good degree in engineering, science or maths, and experience/knowledge of: current Microsoft Windows client and server operating...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £40k + benefits
Posted: 23 April 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
You will have experience with both Linux and Windows platforms as well as scripting experience in Python, Bash or similar... Key words: Linux, Windows, HW, SW, Cloud, Server,...
Simple Recruitment Services Ltd
Salary: Up to £40,000 per annum Excellent benefits package
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Summary: Linux & Windows, networking protocols & security, Python / Scripting experience, Cambridge, to £40k + benefits... Python, bash, or other language; - Understanding of installation/management/backup of fileservers and databases, e...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £40k + benefits
Posted: 13 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
Summary: Linux & Windows, networking protocols & security, Python / Scripting experience, Cambridge, to £40k + benefits... Python, bash, or other language; - Understanding of installation/management/backup of fileservers and databases, e...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £40k + benefits
Posted: 23 April 2013