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The table below looks at the demand for the Technical Support role in IT jobs within the Oxfordshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTechnical Support
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank11999
Rank change on same period last yearDown-20
Matching permanent IT job ads842
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.019 %
As % of the category below0.352 %1.451 %
Salaries quoted840
Average minimum salary£30,875£22,800
Average salary£33,375£25,050
% change on same period last year+33.23 %
Average maximum salary£35,875£27,300
UK excluding London average salary£30,421£30,882
% change on same period last year-1.49 %
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Oxfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads22752895
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.522 %1.292 %
Salaries quoted20502641
Average minimum salary£33,230£31,504
Average salary£36,476£34,914
% change on same period last year+4.47 %
Average maximum salary£39,722£38,323
UK excluding London average salary£38,498£39,074
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Technical Support South EastTechnical Support
South East

Technical Support
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire Technical Support Salary Trend

Technical Support
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Technical Support across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
BanburyDown-23£38,333+35.69 %
OxfordUp+42£30,000+38.24 %
Technical Support South EastTechnical Support
South East

Technical Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

131 (68.89 %)Windows
221 (46.67 %)SQL
317 (37.78 %)Windows Server 2003
415 (33.33 %)LAN
415 (33.33 %)WAN
512 (26.67 %)Degree
611 (24.44 %)TCP/IP
79 (20.00 %)Windows XP
79 (20.00 %)Windows 2000
79 (20.00 %)Active Directory
88 (17.78 %)Microsoft Certification
88 (17.78 %)Health
97 (15.56 %)VPN
106 (13.33 %)DNS
106 (13.33 %)SLA
106 (13.33 %)ITIL
106 (13.33 %)Service Delivery
106 (13.33 %)Disaster Recovery
106 (13.33 %)Data Security
106 (13.33 %)Computer Science
106 (13.33 %)Supplier Management
115 (11.11 %)MCP
115 (11.11 %)Oracle
115 (11.11 %)Microsoft
124 (8.889 %)MS Exchange
124 (8.889 %)UNIX
133 (6.667 %)SAP
133 (6.667 %)SQL Server
133 (6.667 %)WebLogic
133 (6.667 %)MCSE

Technical Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (6.667 %)WebSphere
21 (2.222 %)WSH
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (8.889 %)MS Exchange
23 (6.667 %)WebLogic
31 (2.222 %)IIS
31 (2.222 %)Lotus Notes
31 (2.222 %)Exchange Server 2003
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (4.444 %)MS Office
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (6.667 %)Unica Affinium
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
115 (33.33 %)LAN
115 (33.33 %)WAN
211 (24.44 %)TCP/IP
37 (15.56 %)VPN
46 (13.33 %)DNS
52 (4.444 %)DHCP
61 (2.222 %)Internet
61 (2.222 %)MPLS
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (6.667 %)SQL Server
22 (4.444 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
31 (2.222 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (2.222 %)SQL Server 2000
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (17.78 %)Health
23 (6.667 %)Marketing
32 (4.444 %)Retail
41 (2.222 %)Insurance
41 (2.222 %)Pensions
41 (2.222 %)Publishing
41 (2.222 %)Finance
41 (2.222 %)Education
41 (2.222 %)Government
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (13.33 %)Computer Science
23 (6.667 %)Mainframe
31 (2.222 %)Replication
31 (2.222 %)Clustering
31 (2.222 %)Client/Server
31 (2.222 %)EPoS
31 (2.222 %)Chip and PIN
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
131 (68.89 %)Windows
217 (37.78 %)Windows Server 2003
39 (20.00 %)Windows XP
39 (20.00 %)Windows 2000
44 (8.889 %)UNIX
52 (4.444 %)Windows NT
52 (4.444 %)Linux
61 (2.222 %)Windows Vista
61 (2.222 %)Windows 2000 Server
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (13.33 %)ITIL
16 (13.33 %)Service Delivery
16 (13.33 %)Disaster Recovery
16 (13.33 %)Data Security
16 (13.33 %)Supplier Management
23 (6.667 %)CRM
23 (6.667 %)Business Intelligence
23 (6.667 %)Customer Intelligence
31 (2.222 %)Workflow
31 (2.222 %)Software Testing
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
121 (46.67 %)SQL
22 (4.444 %)VB
22 (4.444 %)COBOL
31 (2.222 %)Java
31 (2.222 %)Perl
31 (2.222 %)Python
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (26.67 %)Degree
28 (17.78 %)Microsoft Certification
35 (11.11 %)MCP
43 (6.667 %)MCSE
51 (2.222 %)MCSA
51 (2.222 %)CCNA
51 (2.222 %)Citrix Certification
51 (2.222 %)Cisco Certification
51 (2.222 %)CNA
51 (2.222 %)Novell Certification
51 (2.222 %)A+ Certification
51 (2.222 %)Sun Certification
51 (2.222 %)ACCA
51 (2.222 %)MCTS
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (13.33 %)SLA
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
19 (20.00 %)Active Directory
22 (4.444 %)Terminal Services
31 (2.222 %)ISA Server
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.222 %)MOM
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (11.11 %)Microsoft
15 (11.11 %)Oracle
23 (6.667 %)SAP
23 (6.667 %)Unica
23 (6.667 %)Epiphany
23 (6.667 %)Teradata
23 (6.667 %)Alterian
32 (4.444 %)Aprimo
41 (2.222 %)Citrix
41 (2.222 %)Novell
41 (2.222 %)Lotus
41 (2.222 %)Cisco