The first table below looks at the demand for the Applications Support role in IT jobs advertised for the Gloucestershire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Applications Support in their job title over the 3 months to 19 June 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 Gloucestershire region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Application Support
Rank 67 85 79
Rank change year-on-year
+18 -6
Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Support 23 16 17
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Gloucestershire 2.638% 1.255% 1.381%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.738% 1.281% 1.464%
Number of salaries quoted 23 16 16
Average salary £35,000 £36,500 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-4.10% +21.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,408 £31,000 £17,000
10% offered a salary of more than £41,000 £40,000 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £32,000 £32,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year
-1.53% +8.33%
All Job Titles
Gloucestershire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
840 1249 1161
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Gloucestershire 96.33% 97.96% 94.31%
Number of salaries quoted 779 1106 1019
Average salary £35,000 £37,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.66% -
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £27,500 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £47,500 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-1.29% +2.66%
Applications Support
South West

Applications Support
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Gloucestershire Applications Support Jobs Demand Trend

Applications Support
Salary Trend

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

Gloucestershire Applications Support Salary Trend

Applications Support
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Applications Support across the Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

Gloucestershire Applications Support Salary Histogram

Applications Support
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Support within the Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 19 June 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
Find
Job
Vacancies
Gloucester +16 12 £41,000 +20.58%
Cirencester - 7 £35,000 -
Berkeley - 2 £22,500 -
Tewkesbury - 1 £29,000 - 1
Applications Support
South West

Applications Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Gloucestershire region that cited Applications 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 Applications Support in their job title.

1 34 (91.89%) SQL
2 26 (70.27%) HTML
3 24 (64.86%) Java
4 22 (59.46%) JavaScript
4 22 (59.46%) Oracle
4 22 (59.46%) Oracle 11g
5 21 (56.76%) PKI
5 21 (56.76%) Saba
5 21 (56.76%) DV Cleared
5 21 (56.76%) Security Cleared
5 21 (56.76%) FreeMarker
5 21 (56.76%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 21 (56.76%) Middleware
5 21 (56.76%) Linux
5 21 (56.76%) Apache
5 21 (56.76%) Red Hat
6 9 (24.32%) SQL Server
7 8 (21.62%) .NET
8 7 (18.92%) ITIL
9 6 (16.22%) C#
9 6 (16.22%) MS Excel
10 5 (13.51%) HTTP
10 5 (13.51%) VPN
10 5 (13.51%) Web Services
10 5 (13.51%) XML
10 5 (13.51%) MS Office
10 5 (13.51%) VB
10 5 (13.51%) VB.NET
10 5 (13.51%) VBA
10 5 (13.51%) SQL Server Reporting Services

Applications Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Gloucestershire region that cited Applications 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 Applications Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 26 (70.27%) HTML
2 21 (56.76%) FreeMarker
2 21 (56.76%) Middleware
3 8 (21.62%) .NET
4 5 (13.51%) Web Services
4 5 (13.51%) XML
5 2 (5.405%) ASP.NET
6 1 (2.703%) JSP
Application Platforms
1 21 (56.76%) Apache
Applications
1 6 (16.22%) MS Excel
2 5 (13.51%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 5 (13.51%) HTTP
1 5 (13.51%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (59.46%) Oracle 11g
2 9 (24.32%) SQL Server
3 5 (13.51%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 5 (13.51%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 2 (5.405%) SQL Server 2008
5 1 (2.703%) Oracle 8/8i
5 1 (2.703%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 1 (2.703%) PowerBuilder
General
1 2 (5.405%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 21 (56.76%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 21 (56.76%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
1 21 (56.76%) Linux
2 2 (5.405%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (18.92%) ITIL
2 1 (2.703%) Security Management
2 1 (2.703%) Problem Management
2 1 (2.703%) Use Case
2 1 (2.703%) Fault Management
2 1 (2.703%) Enterprise Architecture
2 1 (2.703%) Project Planning
2 1 (2.703%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 34 (91.89%) SQL
2 24 (64.86%) Java
3 22 (59.46%) JavaScript
4 6 (16.22%) C#
5 5 (13.51%) VB
5 5 (13.51%) VB.NET
5 5 (13.51%) VBA
6 1 (2.703%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 21 (56.76%) DV Cleared
1 21 (56.76%) Security Cleared
2 1 (2.703%) Degree
Vendors
1 22 (59.46%) Oracle
2 21 (56.76%) Saba
2 21 (56.76%) Red Hat
3 1 (2.703%) Microsoft
Gloucestershire
My client are looking for a C# Application Support Engineer to join their business in this time of growth... The successful candidates will have experience with C#, supporting...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 18 June 2013
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
This position would give the individual the chance to travel the world along with aging key skills across a range of customer facing opportunity's and the chance...
Sanderson
Salary: £23000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 14 June 2013
Stonehouse, Gloucestershire
Ideal candidates for this opportunity should possess the following: - Coding skills in C# - Strong communication ability - Keen to learn new technologies and systems - Diagnostic and problem solving skills -...
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: 25,000 - 40,000
Posted: 16 June 2013
Gloucestershire
Good customer service and seeing support issues through to resolution are essential in any successful candidate alongside good C# coding skills and experience in the software industry, either...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 12 June 2013