The first table below looks at the demand for the Support Engineer role in IT jobs advertised for the Northamptonshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Support Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 20 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 Northamptonshire region.

Location
3 months to
20 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Support Engineer
Rank 52 57 45
Rank change year-on-year
+5 -12
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Engineer 18 12 36
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Northamptonshire 2.542% 1.843% 4.433%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.679% 1.887% 4.523%
Number of salaries quoted 18 9 32
Average salary £24,500 £36,000 £30,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-31.94% +18.03%
90% offered a salary of more than £19,000 £26,500 £21,400
10% offered a salary of more than £31,800 £60,000 £31,000
UK excluding London average salary £30,000 £30,000 £30,000
All Job Titles
Northamptonshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
672 636 796
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Northamptonshire 94.92% 97.70% 98.03%
Number of salaries quoted 588 585 745
Average salary £38,500 £36,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.94% +2.85%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £23,500 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £57,500 £50,000 £53,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-1.29% +2.66%
Support Engineer
East Midlands

Support Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Northamptonshire Support Engineer Jobs Demand Trend

Support Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Northamptonshire Support Engineer Salary Trend

Support Engineer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Support Engineer across the Northamptonshire region over the 3 months to 20 June 2013.

Northamptonshire Support Engineer Salary Histogram

Support Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Support Engineer within the Northamptonshire region over the 3 months to 20 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
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Vacancies
Northampton +10 13 £26,000 -28.76% 1
Daventry - 3 £19,000 -
Corby - 1 £25,000 -
Support Engineer
East Midlands

Support Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT jobs across the Northamptonshire region that cited Support Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title.

1 28 (87.50%) Windows
2 15 (46.88%) SQL Server
2 15 (46.88%) Microsoft
3 14 (43.75%) VMware
4 13 (40.63%) MS Exchange
4 13 (40.63%) Microsoft Certification
5 11 (34.38%) Citrix
5 11 (34.38%) MCSE
6 10 (31.25%) MS Office
6 10 (31.25%) TCP/IP
7 9 (28.13%) Active Directory
8 7 (21.88%) MCP
8 7 (21.88%) SLA
8 7 (21.88%) Telecoms
8 7 (21.88%) VMware Infrastructure
8 7 (21.88%) Windows 7
9 6 (18.75%) Windows Server 2008
9 6 (18.75%) Wireless
9 6 (18.75%) MCITP
9 6 (18.75%) HP
9 6 (18.75%) Dell
9 6 (18.75%) VoIP
9 6 (18.75%) MS Excel
10 5 (15.63%) Linux
10 5 (15.63%) Windows XP
10 5 (15.63%) WAN
10 5 (15.63%) SQL
10 5 (15.63%) Cisco
10 5 (15.63%) Internet
10 5 (15.63%) Hyper-V

Support Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
1 4 (12.50%) .NET
1 4 (12.50%) ASP
1 4 (12.50%) ASP.NET
Application Platforms
1 13 (40.63%) MS Exchange
2 4 (12.50%) Exchange Server 2003
3 3 (9.375%) SharePoint
3 3 (9.375%) Lync
3 3 (9.375%) Exchange Server 2010
3 3 (9.375%) Exchange Server 2007
4 2 (6.250%) IIS
5 1 (3.125%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
Applications
1 10 (31.25%) MS Office
2 6 (18.75%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 10 (31.25%) TCP/IP
2 6 (18.75%) Wireless
2 6 (18.75%) VoIP
3 5 (15.63%) WAN
3 5 (15.63%) Internet
4 4 (12.50%) SAN
5 3 (9.375%) Intranet
6 2 (6.250%) NAS
6 2 (6.250%) BIG-IP
6 2 (6.250%) Firewall
6 2 (6.250%) LAN
7 1 (3.125%) Fibre Channel
7 1 (3.125%) iSCSI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (46.88%) SQL Server
2 1 (3.125%) SQL Server 2005
General
1 7 (21.88%) Telecoms
2 4 (12.50%) Back Office
2 4 (12.50%) Manufacturing
3 2 (6.250%) French Language
4 1 (3.125%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 4 (12.50%) Blackberry
2 2 (6.250%) Management Information System
3 1 (3.125%) EPoS
Operating Systems
1 28 (87.50%) Windows
2 7 (21.88%) Windows 7
3 6 (18.75%) Windows Server 2008
4 5 (15.63%) Linux
4 5 (15.63%) Windows XP
5 4 (12.50%) Windows Server 2003
6 3 (9.375%) Windows Vista
6 3 (9.375%) Windows 8
7 1 (3.125%) UNIX
7 1 (3.125%) AIX
7 1 (3.125%) HPUX
7 1 (3.125%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (12.50%) ITIL
2 2 (6.250%) Requirements Analysis
2 2 (6.250%) PRINCE
2 2 (6.250%) Disaster Recovery
2 2 (6.250%) PRINCE2
3 1 (3.125%) Root Cause Analysis
3 1 (3.125%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (15.63%) SQL
2 4 (12.50%) C
2 4 (12.50%) Java
Qualifications
1 13 (40.63%) Microsoft Certification
2 11 (34.38%) MCSE
3 7 (21.88%) MCP
4 6 (18.75%) MCITP
5 4 (12.50%) Degree
5 4 (12.50%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 4 (12.50%) MCDST
5 4 (12.50%) Citrix Certification
5 4 (12.50%) HNC
5 4 (12.50%) HND
5 4 (12.50%) MCSA
6 3 (9.375%) MCTS
6 3 (9.375%) CCEE
6 3 (9.375%) SC Cleared
6 3 (9.375%) Security Cleared
7 2 (6.250%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (21.88%) SLA
System Software
1 9 (28.13%) Active Directory
2 7 (21.88%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (15.63%) Hyper-V
4 4 (12.50%) XenApp
5 3 (9.375%) XenDesktop
6 2 (6.250%) VMware ESX
Systems Management
1 2 (6.250%) SCCM
2 1 (3.125%) NetBackup
2 1 (3.125%) WSUS
2 1 (3.125%) SCOM
2 1 (3.125%) EMC NetWorker
Vendors
1 15 (46.88%) Microsoft
2 14 (43.75%) VMware
3 11 (34.38%) Citrix
4 6 (18.75%) HP
4 6 (18.75%) Dell
5 5 (15.63%) Cisco
6 2 (6.250%) ProCurve
6 2 (6.250%) F5
6 2 (6.250%) CheckPoint
6 2 (6.250%) CommVault
6 2 (6.250%) SAP
7 1 (3.125%) EMC
7 1 (3.125%) Pegasus
7 1 (3.125%) Sage
7 1 (3.125%) Symantec
7 1 (3.125%) Remedy
Northamptonshire
IT Support, Helpdesk Support, 1st Line, Windows XP / 7 / 8, Windows Server, Exchange, Active Directory (AD), MCITP, Microsoft, Customer Service... The ideal Support Technician will have 1-2...
Stafford-Sharp Associates
Salary: From £18,000 to £22,000 per annum
Posted: 14 June 2013
Northampton, Northamptonshire
Support Engineer - Helpdesk, 1st Line, Windows Server (Graduate) Northamptonshire... IT Support, Helpdesk Support, 1st Line, Windows XP / 7 / 8, Windows Server, Exchange, Active Directory (AD), MCITP, Microsoft, Customer...
Stafford-Sharp Associates
Salary: From £20,000 to £26,000 per annum
Posted: 13 June 2013