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This section looks at the demand for the Software Support Engineer role in IT jobs within the Reading 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 Software Support Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Software Support Engineer
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank130-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads70
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.261 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted70
Average minimum salary£36,429-
Average salary£42,786-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£49,143-
UK excluding London average salary£33,625£27,618
% change on same period last year+21.75 %
Reading IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Reading
Matching permanent IT job ads26813442
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.443 %1.435 %
Salaries quoted22912672
Average minimum salary£36,633£38,803
Average salary£40,214£41,909
% change on same period last year-4.04 %
Average maximum salary£43,795£45,016
UK excluding London average salary£38,072£39,428
% change on same period last year-3.43 %
Software Support Engineer BerkshireSoftware Support Engineer
Berkshire

Software Support Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Reading Software Support Engineer Demand Trend

Software Support Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Reading Software Support Engineer Salary Trend

Software Support Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Support Engineer across the Reading region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Reading Software Support Engineer Salary Histogram

Software Support Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Reading region that cited Software 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 Software Support Engineer in their job title.

16 (85.71 %)UNIX
25 (71.43 %)Perl
25 (71.43 %)SQL
25 (71.43 %)Linux
25 (71.43 %)Requirements Analysis
33 (42.86 %)SMTP
33 (42.86 %)C
33 (42.86 %)Apache
33 (42.86 %)Python
33 (42.86 %)Client/Server
42 (28.57 %)Thin Client
42 (28.57 %)JavaScript
42 (28.57 %)Fat Client
51 (14.29 %)Windows 2000 Server
51 (14.29 %)Service Delivery
51 (14.29 %)Teamcenter
51 (14.29 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (14.29 %)CAD
51 (14.29 %)Microsoft
51 (14.29 %)HP
51 (14.29 %)WebSphere
51 (14.29 %)Italian Language
51 (14.29 %)Spanish Language
51 (14.29 %)LANDesk
51 (14.29 %)Windows XP
51 (14.29 %)EAI
51 (14.29 %)MS Excel
51 (14.29 %)Java
51 (14.29 %)Windows 2000
51 (14.29 %)JBoss

Software Support Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Reading region that cited Software 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 Software Support Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Reading IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (14.29 %)J2EE
11 (14.29 %)WebSphere
Reading IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (42.86 %)Apache
21 (14.29 %)WebSphere Application Server
21 (14.29 %)WebLogic
21 (14.29 %)JBoss
Reading IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (14.29 %)MS Office
11 (14.29 %)MS Excel
Reading IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (14.29 %)Teamcenter
Reading IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (42.86 %)SMTP
Reading IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (42.86 %)Client/Server
22 (28.57 %)Thin Client
22 (28.57 %)Fat Client
31 (14.29 %)Italian Language
31 (14.29 %)Spanish Language
Reading IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (85.71 %)UNIX
25 (71.43 %)Linux
31 (14.29 %)Windows 2000
31 (14.29 %)Windows XP
31 (14.29 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (14.29 %)Windows 2000 Server
31 (14.29 %)Windows
31 (14.29 %)AIX
31 (14.29 %)HPUX
31 (14.29 %)Solaris
Reading IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (71.43 %)Requirements Analysis
21 (14.29 %)EAI
21 (14.29 %)CAD
21 (14.29 %)Service Delivery
Reading IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (71.43 %)Perl
15 (71.43 %)SQL
23 (42.86 %)Python
23 (42.86 %)C
32 (28.57 %)JavaScript
41 (14.29 %)Java
Reading IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (14.29 %)Oracle
11 (14.29 %)Microsoft
11 (14.29 %)HP
11 (14.29 %)LANDesk