The first table below looks at the demand for the 2nd Line Support role in IT jobs advertised for the Rochdale region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited 2nd Line Support in their job title over the 3 months to 19 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 Rochdale region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Second Line Support
Rank 9 16 -
Rank change year-on-year
+7 -
Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd Line Support 3 4 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Rochdale 14.29% 5.797% -
As % of the Job Titles category 14.29% 5.797% -
Number of salaries quoted 3 4 0
Average salary £19,000 £18,500 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
+2.70% -
UK excluding London average salary £25,000 £25,000 £24,000
% change year-on-year
- +4.16%
All Job Titles
Rochdale
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
21 69 31
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Rochdale 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 19 68 30
Average salary £35,000 £32,500 £28,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.69% +16.07%
90% offered a salary of more than £19,000 £19,000 £18,000
10% offered a salary of more than £45,500 £65,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-1.29% +2.66%
2nd Line Support
Manchester

2nd Line Support
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing 2nd Line Support across the Rochdale region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Rochdale 2nd Line Support Jobs Demand Trend

2nd Line Support
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing 2nd Line Support across the Rochdale region.

Rochdale 2nd Line Support Salary Trend

2nd Line Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Rochdale region that cited 2nd Line 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 2nd Line Support in their job title.

1 10 (100.00%) Windows
1 10 (100.00%) Broadband
1 10 (100.00%) VPN
1 10 (100.00%) Internet
1 10 (100.00%) DSL
1 10 (100.00%) Network Security
2 8 (80.00%) FTP
2 8 (80.00%) TCP/IP
2 8 (80.00%) ISDN
2 8 (80.00%) E-Commerce
2 8 (80.00%) HTML
2 8 (80.00%) ADSL
3 2 (20.00%) MCITP
3 2 (20.00%) WSUS
3 2 (20.00%) SCCM
3 2 (20.00%) SQL Server
3 2 (20.00%) IIS
3 2 (20.00%) MS Office
3 2 (20.00%) Linux
3 2 (20.00%) MCSA
3 2 (20.00%) MS Excel
3 2 (20.00%) SharePoint
3 2 (20.00%) Windows XP
3 2 (20.00%) MS Exchange
3 2 (20.00%) DHCP
3 2 (20.00%) DNS
3 2 (20.00%) Microsoft
3 2 (20.00%) Active Directory
3 2 (20.00%) Microsoft Certification
3 2 (20.00%) Apple

2nd Line Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Rochdale region that cited 2nd Line 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 2nd Line Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 8 (80.00%) HTML
Application Platforms
1 2 (20.00%) IIS
1 2 (20.00%) SharePoint
1 2 (20.00%) MS Exchange
Applications
1 2 (20.00%) MS Office
1 2 (20.00%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 10 (100.00%) Broadband
1 10 (100.00%) VPN
1 10 (100.00%) Internet
1 10 (100.00%) DSL
1 10 (100.00%) Network Security
2 8 (80.00%) FTP
2 8 (80.00%) TCP/IP
2 8 (80.00%) ISDN
2 8 (80.00%) ADSL
3 2 (20.00%) DHCP
3 2 (20.00%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (20.00%) SQL Server
Operating Systems
1 10 (100.00%) Windows
2 2 (20.00%) Linux
2 2 (20.00%) Windows XP
2 2 (20.00%) Windows Server 2003
2 2 (20.00%) Windows Server 2008
2 2 (20.00%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (80.00%) E-Commerce
2 2 (20.00%) Time Management
2 2 (20.00%) Change Control
2 2 (20.00%) Software Deployment
Programming Languages
1 2 (20.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 2 (20.00%) MCITP
1 2 (20.00%) MCSA
1 2 (20.00%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 2 (20.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (20.00%) WSUS
1 2 (20.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 2 (20.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (20.00%) Apple