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The table below looks at the demand for the Support Technician role in IT jobs within the North East 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Support Technician
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank8292
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching permanent IT job ads14
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.109 %0.271 %
Salaries quoted14
Average minimum salary£18,000£19,000
Average salary£18,000£20,875
% change on same period last year-13.77 %
Average maximum salary£18,000£22,750
UK excluding London average salary£23,512£22,638
% change on same period last year+3.85 %
North East IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
North East
Matching permanent IT job ads9161474
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.535 %0.632 %
Salaries quoted7191241
Average minimum salary£30,993£33,372
Average salary£33,346£36,937
% change on same period last year-9.71 %
Average maximum salary£35,700£40,501
UK excluding London average salary£38,201£39,267
% change on same period last year-2.71 %
Support Technician EnglandSupport Technician
England

Support Technician
Demand Trend

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

North East 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 North East region.

North East Support Technician Salary Trend

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 North East 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
DurhamDown-71£18,000-20.87 %
Support Technician EnglandSupport Technician
England

Support Technician
Top 29 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the North East 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.

14 (80.00 %)MS Excel
14 (80.00 %)Microsoft
23 (60.00 %)Windows
23 (60.00 %)MS Office
32 (40.00 %)Degree
41 (20.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
41 (20.00 %)SQL Server
41 (20.00 %)Windows 2000
41 (20.00 %)Lotus Notes
41 (20.00 %)MCSE
41 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (20.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
41 (20.00 %)Active Directory
41 (20.00 %)OpenView
41 (20.00 %)HP
41 (20.00 %)Citrix
41 (20.00 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (20.00 %)Lotus
41 (20.00 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (20.00 %)Health
41 (20.00 %)Manufacturing
41 (20.00 %)Windows XP
41 (20.00 %)MS Exchange
41 (20.00 %)Broadband
41 (20.00 %)DHCP
41 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
41 (20.00 %)VPN
41 (20.00 %)DNS

Support Technician
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the North East 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.

North East IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (20.00 %)Lotus Notes
11 (20.00 %)MS Exchange
11 (20.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
North East IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (80.00 %)MS Excel
23 (60.00 %)MS Office
North East IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (20.00 %)Broadband
11 (20.00 %)DHCP
11 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
11 (20.00 %)VPN
11 (20.00 %)DNS
North East IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (20.00 %)SQL Server
11 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2005
North East IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Health
11 (20.00 %)Manufacturing
North East IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (60.00 %)Windows
21 (20.00 %)Windows 2000
21 (20.00 %)Windows XP
21 (20.00 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (20.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
North East IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (40.00 %)Degree
21 (20.00 %)MCSE
21 (20.00 %)Microsoft Certification
North East IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (20.00 %)Active Directory
North East IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (20.00 %)OpenView
North East IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (80.00 %)Microsoft
21 (20.00 %)HP
21 (20.00 %)Citrix
21 (20.00 %)Lotus