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The table below looks at the demand for the 3rd Line Support role in IT jobs within the Scotland 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 3rd Line Support in their job title over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Third Line Support
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank145170
Rank change on same period last yearUp+25
Matching permanent IT job ads67
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.182 %0.134 %
Salaries quoted46
Average minimum salary£28,000£30,833
Average salary£31,438£32,083
% change on same period last year-2.01 %
Average maximum salary£34,875£33,333
UK excluding London average salary£32,858£32,994
% change on same period last year-0.41 %
Scotland IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Scotland
Matching permanent IT job ads33015231
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.927 %2.243 %
Salaries quoted23293282
Average minimum salary£34,262£31,992
Average salary£37,658£35,031
% change on same period last year+7.49 %
Average maximum salary£41,053£38,069
UK excluding London average salary£38,201£39,267
% change on same period last year-2.71 %
3rd Line Support UK3rd Line Support
UK

3rd Line Support
Demand Trend

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

Scotland 3rd Line Support Demand Trend

3rd Line Support
Salary Trend

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

Scotland 3rd Line Support Salary Trend

3rd Line Support
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing 3rd Line Support across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Scotland 3rd Line Support Salary Histogram

3rd Line Support
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 3rd Line Support within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 7 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
GlasgowUp+213£29,083+5.75 %
EdinburghUp+202--
AberdeenNew entry-1£38,500-
3rd Line Support UK3rd Line Support
UK

3rd Line Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Scotland region that cited 3rd 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 3rd Line Support in their job title.

110 (83.33 %)Windows
26 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
35 (41.67 %)Active Directory
44 (33.33 %)Cisco Certification
44 (33.33 %)CCNA
44 (33.33 %)VMware
53 (25.00 %)Cisco
53 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
53 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
53 (25.00 %)HP
53 (25.00 %)SQL Server
53 (25.00 %)MCSE
62 (16.67 %)VMware Infrastructure
62 (16.67 %)Application Packaging
62 (16.67 %)GoldMine
62 (16.67 %)Wireshark
62 (16.67 %)SCOM
62 (16.67 %)Client/Server
62 (16.67 %)Business Objects
62 (16.67 %)UNIX
62 (16.67 %)BusinessObjects
62 (16.67 %)Citrix
62 (16.67 %)DNS
62 (16.67 %)SLA
62 (16.67 %)Microsoft
62 (16.67 %)DHCP
62 (16.67 %)Avaya
62 (16.67 %)MOM
62 (16.67 %)Symantec
62 (16.67 %)NetBackup

3rd Line Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Scotland region that cited 3rd 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 3rd Line Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (16.67 %)Application Packaging
21 (8.333 %)ODBC
Scotland IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (8.333 %)Tomcat
11 (8.333 %)MS Exchange
Scotland IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (8.333 %)MS Office
11 (8.333 %)MS Excel
Scotland IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (16.67 %)GoldMine
Scotland IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
22 (16.67 %)DNS
22 (16.67 %)Firewall
22 (16.67 %)DHCP
22 (16.67 %)Wireshark
31 (8.333 %)Wireless
31 (8.333 %)MPLS
31 (8.333 %)TACACS
31 (8.333 %)VPN
31 (8.333 %)LAN
31 (8.333 %)WLAN
Scotland IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (25.00 %)SQL Server
22 (16.67 %)BusinessObjects
31 (8.333 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
31 (8.333 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (8.333 %)MS Access
Scotland IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (16.67 %)Finance
21 (8.333 %)Telecoms
Scotland IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (16.67 %)Client/Server
21 (8.333 %)e-Health
Scotland IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (83.33 %)Windows
26 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (16.67 %)UNIX
41 (8.333 %)Windows 2000 Server
41 (8.333 %)Red Hat Linux
41 (8.333 %)Solaris
41 (8.333 %)Linux
Scotland IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (8.333 %)System Testing
Scotland IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (8.333 %)VBA
Scotland IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (33.33 %)CCNA
14 (33.33 %)Cisco Certification
23 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (25.00 %)MCSE
31 (8.333 %)CCNP
31 (8.333 %)MCP
31 (8.333 %)RHCE
Scotland IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (16.67 %)SLA
Scotland IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (41.67 %)Active Directory
22 (16.67 %)NetBackup
22 (16.67 %)VMware Infrastructure
Scotland IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (16.67 %)MOM
12 (16.67 %)SCOM
21 (8.333 %)OpenView
21 (8.333 %)CiscoWorks
21 (8.333 %)Tivoli
21 (8.333 %)Tivoli NetView
Scotland IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (33.33 %)VMware
23 (25.00 %)Cisco
23 (25.00 %)HP
32 (16.67 %)Citrix
32 (16.67 %)Avaya
32 (16.67 %)Microsoft
32 (16.67 %)Business Objects
32 (16.67 %)Altiris
32 (16.67 %)Symantec
41 (8.333 %)SAP
41 (8.333 %)CA
41 (8.333 %)Red Hat