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The table below looks at the demand for the 3rd Line Support role in IT jobs within the Kent 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 3rd Line Support in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Third Line Support
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank100102
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching permanent IT job ads47
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.320 %0.457 %
Salaries quoted37
Average minimum salary£36,000£32,714
Average salary£42,167£33,429
% change on same period last year+26.13 %
Average maximum salary£48,333£34,143
UK excluding London average salary£32,817£33,038
% change on same period last year-0.67 %
Kent IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Kent
Matching permanent IT job ads12511533
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.724 %0.660 %
Salaries quoted10591265
Average minimum salary£32,547£31,869
Average salary£35,133£34,350
% change on same period last year+2.28 %
Average maximum salary£37,720£36,830
UK excluding London average salary£38,208£39,261
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
3rd Line Support South East3rd Line Support
South East

3rd Line Support
Demand Trend

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

Kent 3rd Line Support Demand Trend

3rd Line Support
Salary Trend

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

Kent 3rd Line Support Salary Trend

3rd Line Support
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing 3rd Line Support across the Kent region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Kent 3rd Line Support Salary Histogram

3rd Line Support
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 3rd Line Support within the Kent region over the 3 months to 10 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
DartfordNew entry-1£44,000-
3rd Line Support South East3rd Line Support
South East

3rd Line Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Kent region that cited 3rd Line 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 3rd Line Support in their job title.

117 (85.00 %)Windows
211 (55.00 %)Active Directory
38 (40.00 %)Windows Server 2003
46 (30.00 %)Microsoft
46 (30.00 %)Firewall
55 (25.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
55 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
64 (20.00 %)SQL
64 (20.00 %)SharePoint
64 (20.00 %)IIS
64 (20.00 %)DNS
64 (20.00 %)DHCP
64 (20.00 %)HP
64 (20.00 %)Citrix
64 (20.00 %)SAN
64 (20.00 %)Finance
73 (15.00 %)Windows Server 2008
73 (15.00 %)MS Office
73 (15.00 %)VoIP
82 (10.00 %)Windows XP
82 (10.00 %)Lotus Notes
82 (10.00 %)MPLS
82 (10.00 %)Network Security
82 (10.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
82 (10.00 %)Migration
82 (10.00 %)Lotus
91 (5.000 %)Management Information System
91 (5.000 %)Operations Management
91 (5.000 %)Windows 2000 Server
91 (5.000 %)Blackberry

3rd Line Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Kent region that cited 3rd Line 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 3rd Line Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Kent IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
15 (25.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
24 (20.00 %)SharePoint
24 (20.00 %)IIS
32 (10.00 %)Lotus Notes
32 (10.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
Kent IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (15.00 %)MS Office
21 (5.000 %)MS Excel
Kent IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (30.00 %)Firewall
24 (20.00 %)DHCP
24 (20.00 %)DNS
24 (20.00 %)SAN
33 (15.00 %)VoIP
42 (10.00 %)Network Security
42 (10.00 %)MPLS
51 (5.000 %)LAN
51 (5.000 %)WAN
51 (5.000 %)TCP/IP
51 (5.000 %)Intranet
51 (5.000 %)Internet
51 (5.000 %)3G
Kent IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (5.000 %)SQL Server
11 (5.000 %)MS Access
Kent IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (20.00 %)Finance
21 (5.000 %)Pharmaceutical
Kent IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.000 %)Blackberry
11 (5.000 %)Management Information System
Kent IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
117 (85.00 %)Windows
28 (40.00 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (15.00 %)Windows Server 2008
42 (10.00 %)Windows XP
51 (5.000 %)Windows 2000 Server
Kent IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (10.00 %)Migration
21 (5.000 %)Operations Management
21 (5.000 %)ITIL
21 (5.000 %)Project Management
Kent IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (20.00 %)SQL
Kent IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (5.000 %)MCP
11 (5.000 %)MCSE
11 (5.000 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (5.000 %)ITIL Certification
Kent IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
111 (55.00 %)Active Directory
Kent IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (30.00 %)Microsoft
24 (20.00 %)HP
24 (20.00 %)Citrix
32 (10.00 %)Lotus