The first table below looks at the demand for the IT Support Technician role in IT jobs advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited IT Support Technician in their job title over the 3 months to 21 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 England region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
IT Support Technician
Rank 779 784 743
Rank change year-on-year
+5 -41
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support Technician 68 72 119
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 0.067% 0.063% 0.103%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.071% 0.067% 0.109%
Number of salaries quoted 66 63 111
Average salary £22,250 £22,500 £22,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.11% +2.27%
90% offered a salary of more than £19,000 £19,500 £19,000
10% offered a salary of more than £28,750 £29,800 £30,000
UK excluding London average salary £22,000 £22,000 £22,000
All Job Titles
England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
95965 107840 108961
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 94.44% 94.79% 94.28%
Number of salaries quoted 80782 93186 92537
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £27,500 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £67,500 £72,500 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
IT Support Technician
UK

IT Support Technician
Jobs Demand Trend

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

England IT Support Technician Jobs Demand Trend

IT Support Technician
Salary Trend

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

England IT Support Technician Salary Trend

IT Support Technician
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing IT Support Technician across the England region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

England IT Support Technician Salary Histogram

IT Support Technician
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Support Technician within the England region over the 3 months to 21 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
South East +11 29 £20,000 -13.97%
London +22 8 £30,000 +3.44%
West Midlands -22 8 £23,250 +5.68%
South West +5 7 £20,250 +15.71%
Yorkshire -3 7 £20,000 -9.09%
East of England +6 4 £22,500 -4.25%
North West -18 3 £25,000 +16.27%
East Midlands -3 2 £31,000 +29.16%
North East +6 1 £19,000 -11.62%
IT Support Technician
UK

IT Support Technician
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the England region that cited IT 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 IT Support Technician in their job title.

1 104 (79.39%) Windows
2 75 (57.25%) Active Directory
3 63 (48.09%) Microsoft
4 58 (44.27%) MS Office
5 53 (40.46%) Windows 7
6 43 (32.82%) Windows XP
7 38 (29.01%) VPN
8 36 (27.48%) SQL Server
9 33 (25.19%) Windows Server 2008
10 28 (21.37%) Linux
10 28 (21.37%) MS Excel
11 27 (20.61%) SQL
12 26 (19.85%) VMware
13 25 (19.08%) Citrix
14 24 (18.32%) Microsoft Certification
14 24 (18.32%) MS Exchange
15 22 (16.79%) IIS
16 21 (16.03%) TCP/IP
17 20 (15.27%) VMware Infrastructure
18 16 (12.21%) DNS
18 16 (12.21%) Firewall
18 16 (12.21%) Blackberry
19 15 (11.45%) Windows Server 2003
19 15 (11.45%) Oracle
19 15 (11.45%) Windows Vista
20 14 (10.69%) Degree
20 14 (10.69%) Windows 8
20 14 (10.69%) Cisco
21 12 (9.160%) SharePoint
21 12 (9.160%) LAN

IT Support Technician
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the England region that cited IT 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 IT Support Technician in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 8 (6.107%) HTML
1 8 (6.107%) CSS
2 6 (4.580%) .NET
3 3 (2.290%) ASP.NET
4 1 (0.763%) Web Services
4 1 (0.763%) .NET Framework
Application Platforms
1 24 (18.32%) MS Exchange
2 22 (16.79%) IIS
3 12 (9.160%) SharePoint
4 10 (7.634%) Exchange Server 2010
5 5 (3.817%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
5 5 (3.817%) Exchange Server 2003
6 4 (3.053%) Exchange Server 2007
7 2 (1.527%) Sitefinity
8 1 (0.763%) Lotus Notes
8 1 (0.763%) SharePoint 2010
8 1 (0.763%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 58 (44.27%) MS Office
2 28 (21.37%) MS Excel
3 8 (6.107%) Office 365
4 2 (1.527%) MS PowerPoint
4 2 (1.527%) Google Apps
5 1 (0.763%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.763%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 3 (2.290%) Dynamics GP
2 1 (0.763%) Line 50
Communications & Networking
1 38 (29.01%) VPN
2 21 (16.03%) TCP/IP
3 16 (12.21%) DNS
3 16 (12.21%) Firewall
4 12 (9.160%) LAN
4 12 (9.160%) VoIP
5 10 (7.634%) WAN
6 9 (6.870%) HTTP
7 8 (6.107%) FTP
8 7 (5.344%) SSH
9 5 (3.817%) Internet
9 5 (3.817%) SAN
9 5 (3.817%) DHCP
10 4 (3.053%) Wireless
11 3 (2.290%) Ethernet
11 3 (2.290%) VLAN
12 2 (1.527%) LDAP
12 2 (1.527%) SNMP
12 2 (1.527%) SMTP
12 2 (1.527%) PBX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (27.48%) SQL Server
2 10 (7.634%) MySQL
3 7 (5.344%) Oracle Reports
3 7 (5.344%) Crystal Reports
4 2 (1.527%) SQL Server 2000
5 1 (0.763%) Oracle 8/8i
5 1 (0.763%) SQL Server 2008
5 1 (0.763%) SQL Server 2005
Development Applications
1 8 (6.107%) Oracle Forms
2 1 (0.763%) Bugzilla
General
1 10 (7.634%) Finance
2 6 (4.580%) Back Office
2 6 (4.580%) Manufacturing
3 3 (2.290%) Retail
4 2 (1.527%) Multimedia
4 2 (1.527%) Telecoms
5 1 (0.763%) Automotive
5 1 (0.763%) Banking
5 1 (0.763%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 16 (12.21%) Blackberry
2 9 (6.870%) iPhone
3 7 (5.344%) Video Conferencing
4 3 (2.290%) iPad
4 3 (2.290%) Computer Science
4 3 (2.290%) Smartphone
5 2 (1.527%) Data Extraction
5 2 (1.527%) Fat Client
5 2 (1.527%) Social Media
5 2 (1.527%) Thin Client
5 2 (1.527%) Management Information System
6 1 (0.763%) AS400
6 1 (0.763%) VLE
6 1 (0.763%) iSeries
6 1 (0.763%) Enterprise Storage
6 1 (0.763%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 104 (79.39%) Windows
2 53 (40.46%) Windows 7
3 43 (32.82%) Windows XP
4 33 (25.19%) Windows Server 2008
5 28 (21.37%) Linux
6 15 (11.45%) Windows Server 2003
6 15 (11.45%) Windows Vista
7 14 (10.69%) Windows 8
8 12 (9.160%) Windows Server 2012
9 10 (7.634%) Mac OS X
10 6 (4.580%) Ubuntu
11 4 (3.053%) Debian
11 4 (3.053%) Windows 2000 Server
11 4 (3.053%) UNIX
12 2 (1.527%) Android
12 2 (1.527%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 1 (0.763%) AIX
13 1 (0.763%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (9.160%) ITIL
2 7 (5.344%) Project Management
3 6 (4.580%) Network Management
4 3 (2.290%) Time Management
5 2 (1.527%) WAN Optimisation
5 2 (1.527%) Data Protection
5 2 (1.527%) Network Load Balancing
5 2 (1.527%) ERP
5 2 (1.527%) CRM
5 2 (1.527%) Service Delivery
5 2 (1.527%) Change Management
5 2 (1.527%) Disaster Recovery
6 1 (0.763%) Migration
6 1 (0.763%) Asset Management
6 1 (0.763%) CAD
6 1 (0.763%) Business Process Improvement
6 1 (0.763%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 27 (20.61%) SQL
2 8 (6.107%) PHP
3 7 (5.344%) JavaScript
4 6 (4.580%) VBA
5 5 (3.817%) C#
6 2 (1.527%) PowerShell
6 2 (1.527%) VBScript
6 2 (1.527%) VB
7 1 (0.763%) C++
Qualifications
1 24 (18.32%) Microsoft Certification
2 14 (10.69%) Degree
3 10 (7.634%) MCP
4 6 (4.580%) MCSE
5 5 (3.817%) A+ Certification
6 4 (3.053%) MCITP
7 2 (1.527%) ITIL Certification
8 1 (0.763%) CCNA
8 1 (0.763%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (0.763%) MCDST
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (2.290%) SLA
System Software
1 75 (57.25%) Active Directory
2 20 (15.27%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (7.634%) Hyper-V
4 3 (2.290%) ISA Server
4 3 (2.290%) Terminal Services
4 3 (2.290%) Forefront TMG
5 2 (1.527%) XenApp
5 2 (1.527%) XenServer
6 1 (0.763%) Samba
6 1 (0.763%) NFS
6 1 (0.763%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 4 (3.053%) Backup Exec
2 3 (2.290%) SCCM
3 2 (1.527%) Norton AntiVirus
4 1 (0.763%) Unicenter
4 1 (0.763%) SCOM
Vendors
1 63 (48.09%) Microsoft
2 26 (19.85%) VMware
3 25 (19.08%) Citrix
4 15 (11.45%) Oracle
5 14 (10.69%) Cisco
6 9 (6.870%) Apple
7 8 (6.107%) HP
8 6 (4.580%) Dell
9 3 (2.290%) Bloomberg
9 3 (2.290%) Avaya
9 3 (2.290%) Adobe
9 3 (2.290%) Trend Micro
9 3 (2.290%) SimCorp
10 2 (1.527%) Google
10 2 (1.527%) Red Hat
10 2 (1.527%) Sage
10 2 (1.527%) Symantec
10 2 (1.527%) McAfee
10 2 (1.527%) Mitel
11 1 (0.763%) Altiris
City, London
IT Support Technician - Urgent - London, City - MAC OSX, Windows Server 2008, Active Directory, Hardware - £25,000 - £35,000. A MAC OSX, Windows Server 2008, Active Directory, Hardware IT...
Oscar Associates (UK) Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
City, London
IT Support Technician - Urgent - London, City - MAC OSX, Windows Server 2008, Active Directory, Hardware - £20,000 - £25,000. A MAC OSX, Windows Server 2008, Active Directory, Hardware IT...
Oscar Associates (UK) Ltd
Salary: £20000 - £25000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Slough, Berkshire
A Cisco, CCNA, Windows, Server, AD, Exchange IT Support Technician is required for this fantastic organisation who are currently experiencing a period of sustained growth with an exciting ...
Oscar Associates (UK) Ltd
Salary: £18000 - £23000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk
Beneficial to have commercial experience in this area with LAN / WAN / Wi-Fi / ADSL... You will be supporting a Windows environment, you will deal with Network issues such...
Circle Recruitment
Salary: £16000 - £20000 per annum
Posted: 19 May 2013
Manchester, North West
You will be a positive and pro-active person wanting to build a career within the IT industry and utilise any qualifications passed in this area (CompTia A+,...
greywood
Salary: £11000 - £15000 per annum + bens
Posted: 26 April 2013
Knutsford, North West
IT Support Analyst - MS Office, Access, MI Reports - Knutsford - upto £27kMarket leading Financial Services organisation has a fantastic opportunity for an IT Support Analyst to provide internal support...
Salary: £23000 - £27000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 1 May 2013
Wokingham, Berkshire
c) Installation and service of PCs, telephones and other IT hardware... ESSENTIAL SKILLS / EXPERIENCE: a) You should have experience in Windows XP/7, Office software, desktop and laptop...
EasyWebRecruitment.com
Salary: £Competitive DOE
Posted: 17 May 2013
Wokingham, Berkshire, United Kingdom, South East
No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of age, and we confirm that we will gladly accept applications from persons of any age...
Easy Web Recruitment
Salary: £Competitive DOE
Posted: 20 May 2013
Guildford, South East
Working as part of this supporting 600+ staff locally providing support to staff at all levels of the organisation on tasks including installation and repair of hardware and...
Hudson
Salary: £18000 - £21000 per annum
Posted: 26 April 2013
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
A Windows XP / 7, Server 2008, Exchange 2010, VMware, Networking, Firewalls 2nd Line IT Support Technician is required to join a growing IT organisation... The Windows XP / 7,...
Oscar Associates (UK) Ltd
Salary: £20000 - £23000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Hampshire
Exchange (2003, 2007, 2010), Active directory, Windows Server 2003-2012... Line Support will have the following skills: Windows XP/7. Windows Server 2003-2008. Active Directory. Exchange 2003,...
Square One Resources
Salary: From £22,000 to £25,000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
South West
Exchange (2003, 2007, 2010), Active directory, Windows Server 2003-2012... Line Support will have the following skills: Windows XP/7. Windows Server 2003-2008. Active Directory. Exchange 2003,...
Square One Resources
Salary: From £22,000 to £25,000 per annum + Excellent benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
East London
You must have sound knowledge and experience in: * Microsoft Windows SBS (2003/ 2008/2011); * Microsoft Exchange (2003/ 2007/ 2010); * Microsoft Windows Client (XP-7); * General networking; * General email...
Bluetownonline
Salary: £18000 - 24000 Per Annum + benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Near Staplehurst, South East
Your job will be to protect the security of the Group's systems and continue to upgrade the systems infrastructure.2nd Line Support Technician: Essential Work Experience - 3-...
1st Choice Jobs
Salary: £24-27k
Posted: 23 April 2013
Farnham, Surrey
The key skills that my client is looking for are experience with Windows, AD, Exchange, BES, FTP, backup procedures, LANs, VPNs, VMWare, Networking, Switches, Routers, Firewalls.... A technical...
Senitor Associates
Salary: £18000 - £27000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013