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The table below looks at the demand for the Support Technician role in IT jobs within the Hampshire 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 Support Technician in their job title over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Support Technician
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank152188
Rank change on same period last yearUp+36
Matching permanent IT job ads3121
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.010 %
As % of the category below0.643 %0.333 %
Salaries quoted289
Average minimum salary£22,048£19,222
Average salary£23,040£23,122
% change on same period last year-0.35 %
Average maximum salary£24,032£27,022
UK excluding London average salary£23,358£22,334
% change on same period last year+4.58 %
Hampshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Hampshire
Matching permanent IT job ads48196307
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled3.262 %2.866 %
Salaries quoted41525049
Average minimum salary£35,322£34,560
Average salary£38,424£37,961
% change on same period last year+1.21 %
Average maximum salary£41,526£41,362
UK excluding London average salary£38,498£39,065
% change on same period last year-1.44 %
Support Technician South EastSupport Technician
South East

Support Technician
Demand Trend

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

Hampshire Support Technician Demand Trend

Support Technician
Salary Trend

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

Hampshire Support Technician Salary Trend

Support Technician
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Support Technician across the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

Hampshire Support Technician Salary Histogram

Support Technician
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Support Technician within the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 4 December 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
EastleighNew entry-9£22,111-
SouthamptonUp+95£24,150+26.43 %
PetersfieldNew entry-4£21,250-
PortsmouthUp+11£23,000-16.86 %
FarnboroughNo change01£27,500-
Support Technician South EastSupport Technician
South East

Support Technician
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Hampshire region that cited 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 Support Technician in their job title.

129 (59.18 %)Windows
215 (30.61 %)MS Excel
314 (28.57 %)Windows XP
314 (28.57 %)Microsoft
413 (26.53 %)MS Office
512 (24.49 %)Active Directory
69 (18.37 %)Microsoft Certification
78 (16.33 %)Pensions
87 (14.29 %)Windows Vista
96 (12.24 %)SLA
96 (12.24 %)MCSE
105 (10.20 %)UNIX
105 (10.20 %)TCP/IP
105 (10.20 %)Windows Server 2003
105 (10.20 %)LAN
114 (8.163 %)WAN
114 (8.163 %)MS Exchange
114 (8.163 %)VPN
114 (8.163 %)Citrix
114 (8.163 %)MCP
114 (8.163 %)Exchange Server 2003
114 (8.163 %)Service Management
114 (8.163 %)Service Delivery
114 (8.163 %)Health
123 (6.122 %)Wi-Fi
123 (6.122 %)VMware
123 (6.122 %)HNC
123 (6.122 %)HND
123 (6.122 %)SQL Server
123 (6.122 %)SQL

Support Technician
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Hampshire region that cited 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 Support Technician in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hampshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (2.041 %)EDI
Hampshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (8.163 %)MS Exchange
14 (8.163 %)Exchange Server 2003
Hampshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
115 (30.61 %)MS Excel
213 (26.53 %)MS Office
Hampshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (10.20 %)TCP/IP
15 (10.20 %)LAN
24 (8.163 %)WAN
24 (8.163 %)VPN
33 (6.122 %)DNS
33 (6.122 %)Wi-Fi
Hampshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (6.122 %)SQL Server
21 (2.041 %)Oracle Reports
Hampshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (16.33 %)Pensions
24 (8.163 %)Health
32 (4.082 %)Telecoms
32 (4.082 %)Government
32 (4.082 %)Insurance
41 (2.041 %)Manufacturing
Hampshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.041 %)AS400
11 (2.041 %)Statistics
11 (2.041 %)iSeries
Hampshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
129 (59.18 %)Windows
214 (28.57 %)Windows XP
37 (14.29 %)Windows Vista
45 (10.20 %)UNIX
45 (10.20 %)Windows Server 2003
52 (4.082 %)Windows 2000
61 (2.041 %)Windows NT
61 (2.041 %)Linux
Hampshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (8.163 %)Service Management
14 (8.163 %)Service Delivery
22 (4.082 %)ITIL
31 (2.041 %)Disaster Recovery
Hampshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (6.122 %)SQL
Hampshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (18.37 %)Microsoft Certification
26 (12.24 %)MCSE
34 (8.163 %)MCP
43 (6.122 %)HNC
43 (6.122 %)HND
52 (4.082 %)A+ Certification
52 (4.082 %)Degree
61 (2.041 %)MCSA
Hampshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (12.24 %)SLA
Hampshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
112 (24.49 %)Active Directory
Hampshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (4.082 %)Norton AntiVirus
Hampshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (28.57 %)Microsoft
24 (8.163 %)Citrix
33 (6.122 %)VMware
42 (4.082 %)Novell
51 (2.041 %)Oracle
51 (2.041 %)BMC
51 (2.041 %)HP
51 (2.041 %)Intel