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The table below looks at the demand for the Technical Support role in IT jobs within the Northamptonshire 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 Technical Support in their job title over the 3 months to 14 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTechnical Support
Location
3 months to
14 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank6562
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching permanent IT job ads1612
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.005 %
As % of the category below1.518 %1.171 %
Salaries quoted1610
Average minimum salary£24,500£24,100
Average salary£24,563£24,800
% change on same period last year-0.95 %
Average maximum salary£24,625£25,500
UK excluding London average salary£30,318£30,119
% change on same period last year+0.66 %
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Northamptonshire
Matching permanent IT job ads10541025
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.622 %0.442 %
Salaries quoted932849
Average minimum salary£34,303£32,938
Average salary£37,037£35,195
% change on same period last year+5.23 %
Average maximum salary£39,772£37,451
UK excluding London average salary£38,166£39,197
% change on same period last year-2.63 %
Technical Support East MidlandsTechnical Support
East Midlands

Technical Support
Demand Trend

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

Northamptonshire Technical Support Demand Trend

Technical Support
Salary Trend

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

Northamptonshire Technical Support Salary Trend

Technical Support
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Technical Support across the Northamptonshire region over the 3 months to 14 October 2008.

Northamptonshire Technical Support Salary Histogram

Technical Support
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Support within the Northamptonshire region over the 3 months to 14 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
NorthamptonUp+416£24,563-3.67 %
Technical Support East MidlandsTechnical Support
East Midlands

Technical Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT jobs across the Northamptonshire region that cited Technical 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 Technical Support in their job title.

126 (83.87 %)Windows
218 (58.06 %)Microsoft
317 (54.84 %)Active Directory
317 (54.84 %)Microsoft Certification
416 (51.61 %)MS Office
512 (38.71 %)Windows XP
512 (38.71 %)Citrix
610 (32.26 %)MCP
79 (29.03 %)UNIX
79 (29.03 %)MCSE
79 (29.03 %)MCSA
88 (25.81 %)Degree
88 (25.81 %)Project Management
97 (22.58 %)MS Exchange
106 (19.35 %)VMware
106 (19.35 %)Wyse
106 (19.35 %)VMware Infrastructure
106 (19.35 %)Cisco
106 (19.35 %)Internet
106 (19.35 %)Terminal Server
106 (19.35 %)VoIP
106 (19.35 %)SQL Server
106 (19.35 %)Linux
115 (16.13 %)Windows 2000
123 (9.677 %)Security Cleared
132 (6.452 %)Automotive
132 (6.452 %)SAP
132 (6.452 %)MS Excel
132 (6.452 %)Windows Server 2003
132 (6.452 %)SAP R/3

Technical Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT jobs across the Northamptonshire region that cited Technical 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 Technical Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (22.58 %)MS Exchange
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
116 (51.61 %)MS Office
22 (6.452 %)MS Excel
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (6.452 %)SAP R/3
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (19.35 %)VoIP
16 (19.35 %)Internet
21 (3.226 %)LAN
21 (3.226 %)WAN
21 (3.226 %)TCP/IP
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (19.35 %)SQL Server
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (6.452 %)Automotive
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
126 (83.87 %)Windows
212 (38.71 %)Windows XP
39 (29.03 %)UNIX
46 (19.35 %)Linux
55 (16.13 %)Windows 2000
62 (6.452 %)Windows Server 2003
71 (3.226 %)Windows Vista
71 (3.226 %)Windows 2000 Server
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (25.81 %)Project Management
23 (9.677 %)Security Cleared
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
117 (54.84 %)Microsoft Certification
210 (32.26 %)MCP
39 (29.03 %)MCSE
39 (29.03 %)MCSA
48 (25.81 %)Degree
51 (3.226 %)CCNA
51 (3.226 %)Cisco Certification
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
117 (54.84 %)Active Directory
26 (19.35 %)Terminal Server
26 (19.35 %)VMware Infrastructure
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (58.06 %)Microsoft
212 (38.71 %)Citrix
36 (19.35 %)Wyse
36 (19.35 %)VMware
36 (19.35 %)Cisco
42 (6.452 %)SAP