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The table below looks at the demand for the Systems Support role in IT jobs within the Essex 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 Systems Support in their job title over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Systems Support
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank89109
Rank change on same period last yearUp+20
Matching permanent IT job ads2819
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.008 %
As % of the category below1.491 %0.880 %
Salaries quoted2018
Average minimum salary£27,900£42,889
Average salary£30,850£43,944
% change on same period last year-29.79 %
Average maximum salary£33,800£45,000
UK excluding London average salary£28,981£30,087
% change on same period last year-3.67 %
Essex IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Essex
Matching permanent IT job ads18782158
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.096 %0.925 %
Salaries quoted15871898
Average minimum salary£36,909£35,932
Average salary£38,988£38,108
% change on same period last year+2.30 %
Average maximum salary£41,066£40,284
UK excluding London average salary£38,201£39,267
% change on same period last year-2.71 %
Systems Support East of EnglandSystems Support
East of England

Systems Support
Demand Trend

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

Essex Systems Support Demand Trend

Systems Support
Salary Trend

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

Essex Systems Support Salary Trend

Systems Support
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Systems Support across the Essex region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Essex Systems Support Salary Histogram

Systems Support
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Support within the Essex region over the 3 months to 7 October 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
ChelmsfordNew entry-10£32,000-
ColchesterDown-34£31,500+26.00 %
Systems Support East of EnglandSystems Support
East of England

Systems Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Essex region that cited Systems 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 Systems Support in their job title.

118 (43.90 %)SQL
216 (39.02 %)VB
216 (39.02 %).NET
313 (31.71 %)Windows
48 (19.51 %)Insurance
57 (17.07 %)UNIX
66 (14.63 %)TCP/IP
66 (14.63 %)DNS
75 (12.20 %)SLA
75 (12.20 %)Microsoft
75 (12.20 %)DHCP
75 (12.20 %)VoIP
75 (12.20 %)Apple
75 (12.20 %)Windows Server 2003
75 (12.20 %)Intranet
75 (12.20 %)Intel
75 (12.20 %)Microsoft Certification
75 (12.20 %)MCP
75 (12.20 %)Windows 2000
75 (12.20 %)IIS
75 (12.20 %)Transact-SQL
75 (12.20 %)VBScript
75 (12.20 %)Firewall
75 (12.20 %)Telecoms
75 (12.20 %)Finance
84 (9.756 %)Business Analysis
84 (9.756 %)Supplier Management
84 (9.756 %)Pensions
84 (9.756 %)VB.NET
84 (9.756 %)Oracle

Systems Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Essex region that cited Systems 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 Systems Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Essex IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
116 (39.02 %).NET
23 (7.317 %)XML
Essex IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (12.20 %)IIS
23 (7.317 %)Oracle Application Server
Essex IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (14.63 %)TCP/IP
16 (14.63 %)DNS
25 (12.20 %)Intranet
25 (12.20 %)Firewall
25 (12.20 %)VoIP
25 (12.20 %)DHCP
31 (2.439 %)LAN
31 (2.439 %)WAN
Essex IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (7.317 %)Oracle 8/8i
13 (7.317 %)Oracle 9i
13 (7.317 %)Oracle 10g
21 (2.439 %)SQL Server
Essex IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (19.51 %)Insurance
25 (12.20 %)Telecoms
25 (12.20 %)Finance
34 (9.756 %)Pensions
41 (2.439 %)Education
Essex IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (31.71 %)Windows
27 (17.07 %)UNIX
35 (12.20 %)Windows Server 2003
35 (12.20 %)Windows 2000
42 (4.878 %)Linux
42 (4.878 %)Mac OS X
51 (2.439 %)Windows XP
Essex IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (9.756 %)Project Management
14 (9.756 %)Business Analysis
14 (9.756 %)Supplier Management
22 (4.878 %)Business Continuity
31 (2.439 %)Disaster Recovery
Essex IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
118 (43.90 %)SQL
216 (39.02 %)VB
35 (12.20 %)Transact-SQL
35 (12.20 %)VBScript
44 (9.756 %)VB.NET
53 (7.317 %)PL/SQL
Essex IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (12.20 %)MCP
15 (12.20 %)Microsoft Certification
Essex IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (12.20 %)SLA
Essex IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (2.439 %)Backup Exec
Essex IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (12.20 %)Microsoft
15 (12.20 %)Intel
15 (12.20 %)Apple
24 (9.756 %)Oracle
31 (2.439 %)McAfee Security
31 (2.439 %)Sophos