The first table below looks at the demand for the 1st Line Support Technician role in IT jobs advertised for the North West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited 1st Line Support Technician in their job title over the 3 months to 22 May 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 North West region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
First Line Support Technician
Rank - 237 230
Permanent jobs requiring a 1st Line Support Technician 0 4 1
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West - 0.056% 0.015%
As % of the Job Titles category - 0.058% 0.016%
Number of salaries quoted 0 4 1
Average salary - £17,000 £16,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +6.25%
UK excluding London average salary £20,000 £18,000 £19,000
% change year-on-year
+11.11% -5.26%
All Job Titles
North West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
6899 6891 6432
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 95.51% 95.87% 95.50%
Number of salaries quoted 5861 6087 5695
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
90% offered a salary of more than £23,500 £22,500 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
1st Line Support Technician
England

1st Line Support Technician
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing 1st Line Support Technician across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

North West 1st Line Support Technician Jobs Demand Trend

1st Line Support Technician
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing 1st Line Support Technician across the North West region.

North West 1st Line Support Technician Salary Trend

1st Line Support Technician
Top 7 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West region that cited 1st Line 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 1st Line Support Technician in their job title.

1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) IIS
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) MS Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Citrix
1 1 (100.00%) VMware
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure

1st Line Support Technician
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West region that cited 1st Line 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 1st Line Support Technician in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) IIS
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) MS Excel
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Citrix
1 1 (100.00%) VMware
Lancaster, Lancashire
You should have a passion and enthusiasm for IT , ideally with certifications or a degree. This position will require you to work within a Windows environment, providing 1st...
Senitor Associates
Salary: £17500 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013