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This section looks at the demand for the Support Specialist role in IT jobs within the East of England region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT job ads that have cited Support Specialist in their job title over the 3 months to 18 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Support Specialist
Location
3 months to 18 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank190242
Rank change on same period last yearUp+52
Matching permanent IT job ads9342
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.049 %0.017 %
As % of the category below0.767 %0.332 %
Salaries quoted8237
Average minimum salary£34,718£25,054
Average salary£37,229£26,892
% change on same period last year+38.44 %
Average maximum salary£39,741£28,730
UK excluding London average salary£34,043£31,095
% change on same period last year+9.48 %
Job Titles East of EnglandJob Titles
East of England
Matching permanent IT job ads1212412663
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled6.330 %5.224 %
Salaries quoted1014410744
Average minimum salary£34,807£34,731
Average salary£37,909£37,657
% change on same period last year+0.66 %
Average maximum salary£41,011£40,584
UK excluding London average salary£38,227£39,513
% change on same period last year-3.25 %
Support Specialist EnglandSupport Specialist
England

Support Specialist
Demand Trend

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

East of England 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 East of England region.

East of England Support Specialist Salary Trend

Support Specialist
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Support Specialist across the East of England region over the 3 months to 18 July 2008.

East of England 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 job ads citing Support Specialist within the East of England region over the 3 months to 18 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
HertfordshireUp+2939£43,219+54.90 %
CambridgeshireUp+2237£32,986+32.66 %
BedfordshireDown-57£34,500+23.21 %
EssexUp+36£42,750+40.16 %
SuffolkDown-46£27,500+7.84 %
Support Specialist EnglandSupport Specialist
England

Support Specialist
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT jobs across the East of England 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.

156 (31.11 %)Microsoft
254 (30.00 %)Windows
340 (22.22 %)MS Excel
434 (18.89 %)Microsoft Certification
532 (17.78 %)MS Office
629 (16.11 %)SQL Server
728 (15.56 %)WAN
827 (15.00 %)UNIX
827 (15.00 %)Cisco
925 (13.89 %)Pharmaceutical
925 (13.89 %)SQL
925 (13.89 %)TCP/IP
925 (13.89 %)Documentum
925 (13.89 %)Pensions
1024 (13.33 %)MCSE
1123 (12.78 %)LAN
1222 (12.22 %)Oracle
1222 (12.22 %)Health
1320 (11.11 %)MS Exchange
1320 (11.11 %)Active Directory
1320 (11.11 %)Linux
1419 (10.56 %)Degree
1516 (8.889 %)WebSphere
1516 (8.889 %)VB
1516 (8.889 %)AS400
1615 (8.333 %)IBM
1615 (8.333 %)Windows XP
1714 (7.778 %)Solaris
1714 (7.778 %)WebSphere Application Server
1714 (7.778 %)Project Management

Support Specialist
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT jobs across the East of England 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.

Application Development
116 (8.889 %)WebSphere
212 (6.667 %)HTML
310 (5.556 %)XML
48 (4.444 %)XSL
48 (4.444 %)WebServices
55 (2.778 %)ODBC
55 (2.778 %).NET
55 (2.778 %)J2EE
64 (2.222 %)ASP
64 (2.222 %)Middleware
73 (1.667 %)ASP.NET
82 (1.111 %)JDBC
Application Platforms
125 (13.89 %)Documentum
220 (11.11 %)MS Exchange
314 (7.778 %)WebSphere Application Server
314 (7.778 %)Exchange Server 2003
411 (6.111 %)IBM HTTP Server
59 (5.000 %)Exchange Server 2000
65 (2.778 %)Office Communications Server
74 (2.222 %)IIS
83 (1.667 %)JBoss
83 (1.667 %)SharePoint
92 (1.111 %)Tomcat
92 (1.111 %)WebLogic
101 (0.556 %)GroupWise
101 (0.556 %)Exchange Server 5.5
Applications
140 (22.22 %)MS Excel
232 (17.78 %)MS Office
34 (2.222 %)MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
12 (1.111 %)SAP WM
12 (1.111 %)Retail-J
Communications & Networking
128 (15.56 %)WAN
225 (13.89 %)TCP/IP
323 (12.78 %)LAN
413 (7.222 %)DNS
511 (6.111 %)HTTP
511 (6.111 %)Firewall
69 (5.000 %)IPCC
78 (4.444 %)SAN
78 (4.444 %)Intranet
87 (3.889 %)SSL
96 (3.333 %)VPN
104 (2.222 %)IP Telephony
104 (2.222 %)Cisco IPT
113 (1.667 %)Wi-Fi
113 (1.667 %)DHCP
113 (1.667 %)ADSL
122 (1.111 %)SMTP
122 (1.111 %)SHDSL
131 (0.556 %)Cisco IOS
131 (0.556 %)Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
129 (16.11 %)SQL Server
210 (5.556 %)SQL Server 7
210 (5.556 %)SQL Server 2000
210 (5.556 %)SQL Server 2005
38 (4.444 %)RDBMS
45 (2.778 %)Datawarehouse
53 (1.667 %)DB2
53 (1.667 %)Crystal Reports
62 (1.111 %)Oracle 10g
62 (1.111 %)MySQL
62 (1.111 %)Oracle 9i
71 (0.556 %)Oracle 8/8i
General
125 (13.89 %)Pharmaceutical
125 (13.89 %)Pensions
222 (12.22 %)Health
314 (7.778 %)Insurance
48 (4.444 %)Finance
56 (3.333 %)Retail
64 (2.222 %)Telecoms
73 (1.667 %)Education
81 (0.556 %)Automotive
Miscellaneous
116 (8.889 %)AS400
26 (3.333 %)Replication
33 (1.667 %)EPoS
33 (1.667 %)Symmetrix
33 (1.667 %)Management Information System
42 (1.111 %)Bioinformatics
51 (0.556 %)Data Protection Act
51 (0.556 %)French Language
51 (0.556 %)German Language
51 (0.556 %)Italian Language
51 (0.556 %)Japanese Language
51 (0.556 %)NHS
51 (0.556 %)CLARiiON
51 (0.556 %)Clustering
Operating Systems
154 (30.00 %)Windows
227 (15.00 %)UNIX
320 (11.11 %)Linux
415 (8.333 %)Windows XP
514 (7.778 %)Solaris
610 (5.556 %)Windows Server 2003
76 (3.333 %)Windows 2000
85 (2.778 %)OS/400
94 (2.222 %)AIX
101 (0.556 %)NetWare
101 (0.556 %)Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
114 (7.778 %)Project Management
211 (6.111 %)E-Commerce
310 (5.556 %)Time Management
48 (4.444 %)Problem Management
48 (4.444 %)Document Management
48 (4.444 %)Business Analysis
56 (3.333 %)Change Management
65 (2.778 %)ERP
65 (2.778 %)ITIL
65 (2.778 %)CRM
65 (2.778 %)Migration
65 (2.778 %)Data Architecture
74 (2.222 %)Information Security
82 (1.111 %)Service Delivery
82 (1.111 %)Logistics
82 (1.111 %)Security Management
82 (1.111 %)Performance Management
91 (0.556 %)Data Protection
91 (0.556 %)System Testing
91 (0.556 %)Risk Management
Programming Languages
125 (13.89 %)SQL
216 (8.889 %)VB
310 (5.556 %)RPG
47 (3.889 %)Shell Script
47 (3.889 %)Perl
56 (3.333 %)Java
63 (1.667 %)C++
63 (1.667 %)PL/SQL
63 (1.667 %)VB.NET
63 (1.667 %)VBScript
63 (1.667 %)AWK
Qualifications
134 (18.89 %)Microsoft Certification
224 (13.33 %)MCSE
319 (10.56 %)Degree
411 (6.111 %)CCVP
59 (5.000 %)MCP
68 (4.444 %)Cisco Certification
77 (3.889 %)MCSA
85 (2.778 %)CCNP
85 (2.778 %)HND
94 (2.222 %)CCNA
101 (0.556 %)CCDA
101 (0.556 %)A+ Certification
101 (0.556 %)MCDST
Quality Assurance & Compliance
19 (5.000 %)SLA
System Software
120 (11.11 %)Active Directory
29 (5.000 %)NetBackup
35 (2.778 %)Terminal Services
41 (0.556 %)ISA Server
41 (0.556 %)MetaFrame
41 (0.556 %)Backup Exec
41 (0.556 %)VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
16 (3.333 %)MOM
16 (3.333 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
22 (1.111 %)ZENworks
Vendors
156 (31.11 %)Microsoft
227 (15.00 %)Cisco
322 (12.22 %)Oracle
415 (8.333 %)IBM
512 (6.667 %)Red Hat
611 (6.111 %)EMC
710 (5.556 %)JDA
710 (5.556 %)VERITAS
89 (5.000 %)NetApp
98 (4.444 %)Lotus
106 (3.333 %)Sophos
106 (3.333 %)VMware
106 (3.333 %)Brocade
115 (2.778 %)WatchGuard
115 (2.778 %)SAP
115 (2.778 %)Sun
124 (2.222 %)Citrix
133 (1.667 %)HP
133 (1.667 %)StorageTek
142 (1.111 %)Remedy
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