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The table below looks at the demand for the Support Engineer role in IT jobs within the Sheffield 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 Support Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSupport Engineer
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank6991
Rank change on same period last yearUp+22
Matching permanent IT job ads2414
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.006 %
As % of the category below2.198 %0.968 %
Salaries quoted2213
Average minimum salary£23,227£27,154
Average salary£24,275£28,154
% change on same period last year-13.77 %
Average maximum salary£25,323£29,154
UK excluding London average salary£29,521£28,970
% change on same period last year+1.90 %
Sheffield IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Sheffield
Matching permanent IT job ads10921446
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.634 %0.622 %
Salaries quoted9141232
Average minimum salary£31,235£29,789
Average salary£33,919£32,228
% change on same period last year+5.24 %
Average maximum salary£36,603£34,667
UK excluding London average salary£38,156£39,208
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Support Engineer South YorkshireSupport Engineer
South Yorkshire

Support Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Sheffield Support Engineer Demand Trend

Support Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Sheffield Support Engineer Salary Trend

Support Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Support Engineer across the Sheffield region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Sheffield Support Engineer Salary Histogram

Support Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Sheffield region that cited 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 Support Engineer in their job title.

122 (37.93 %)Java
221 (36.21 %)CSS
221 (36.21 %)XML
320 (34.48 %)JavaScript
419 (32.76 %)Windows
518 (31.03 %)SQL Server
518 (31.03 %)XHTML
616 (27.59 %)XSLT
714 (24.14 %)VB
714 (24.14 %)C#
714 (24.14 %)AJAX
813 (22.41 %)C++
813 (22.41 %)ASP
813 (22.41 %)SOAP
912 (20.69 %)ASP.NET
912 (20.69 %).NET
912 (20.69 %)Microsoft
912 (20.69 %)Degree
1011 (18.97 %)VB6
1011 (18.97 %)Active Directory
1110 (17.24 %)SLA
1110 (17.24 %)COM+
1110 (17.24 %)WAI
129 (15.52 %)Pensions
138 (13.79 %)Linux
138 (13.79 %)J2EE
138 (13.79 %)Oracle
138 (13.79 %)HTML
138 (13.79 %)SQL
138 (13.79 %)Microsoft Certification

Support Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Sheffield region that cited 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 Support Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Sheffield IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
121 (36.21 %)CSS
121 (36.21 %)XML
218 (31.03 %)XHTML
316 (27.59 %)XSLT
414 (24.14 %)AJAX
513 (22.41 %)SOAP
513 (22.41 %)ASP
612 (20.69 %)ASP.NET
612 (20.69 %).NET
710 (17.24 %)COM+
88 (13.79 %)J2EE
88 (13.79 %)HTML
97 (12.07 %)WML
97 (12.07 %)JSP
97 (12.07 %)J2SE
101 (1.724 %)WebSphere
Sheffield IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (10.34 %)Apache
16 (10.34 %)Tomcat
16 (10.34 %)Oracle HTTP Server
25 (8.621 %)MS Exchange
32 (3.448 %)Exchange Server 2003
32 (3.448 %)Exchange Server 2007
41 (1.724 %)WebSphere Application Server
41 (1.724 %)Lotus Notes
Sheffield IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (8.621 %)MS Excel
23 (5.172 %)MS Office
Sheffield IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.724 %)Navision
Sheffield IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (10.34 %)HTTP
16 (10.34 %)TCP/IP
24 (6.897 %)DNS
24 (6.897 %)SAN
33 (5.172 %)LAN
33 (5.172 %)WAN
33 (5.172 %)DHCP
42 (3.448 %)SMS
42 (3.448 %)VoIP
42 (3.448 %)Internet
51 (1.724 %)LDAP
Sheffield IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
118 (31.03 %)SQL Server
26 (10.34 %)MySQL
32 (3.448 %)Oracle 8/8i
41 (1.724 %)MS Access
41 (1.724 %)SQL Server 2000
Sheffield IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (15.52 %)Pensions
26 (10.34 %)Government
35 (8.621 %)Health
42 (3.448 %)Telecoms
51 (1.724 %)Finance
Sheffield IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (8.621 %)Management Information System
15 (8.621 %)E-Learning
22 (3.448 %)Clustering
Sheffield IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
119 (32.76 %)Windows
28 (13.79 %)Linux
37 (12.07 %)UNIX
46 (10.34 %)Windows Server 2003
55 (8.621 %)HPUX
64 (6.897 %)Windows 2000
64 (6.897 %)Windows XP
73 (5.172 %)Windows Vista
82 (3.448 %)Windows NT
91 (1.724 %)Solaris
91 (1.724 %)Windows 2000 Server
Sheffield IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (12.07 %)Service Delivery
23 (5.172 %)SC Cleared
23 (5.172 %)Security Cleared
32 (3.448 %)ITIL
32 (3.448 %)Project Management
41 (1.724 %)Software Engineering
Sheffield IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
122 (37.93 %)Java
220 (34.48 %)JavaScript
314 (24.14 %)C#
314 (24.14 %)VB
413 (22.41 %)C++
511 (18.97 %)VB6
68 (13.79 %)SQL
77 (12.07 %)Perl
77 (12.07 %)PHP
77 (12.07 %)PL/SQL
84 (6.897 %)C
91 (1.724 %)VB.NET
Sheffield IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (20.69 %)Degree
28 (13.79 %)Microsoft Certification
35 (8.621 %)MCSE
42 (3.448 %)MCSA
42 (3.448 %)CCNA
42 (3.448 %)MCP
42 (3.448 %)Cisco Certification
51 (1.724 %)CCDA
51 (1.724 %)CCDP
51 (1.724 %)CCIE
51 (1.724 %)CCSP
51 (1.724 %)CCNP
51 (1.724 %)CCIP
51 (1.724 %)CCVP
Sheffield IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
110 (17.24 %)SLA
110 (17.24 %)WAI
Sheffield IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
111 (18.97 %)Active Directory
22 (3.448 %)Oracle RAC
31 (1.724 %)MetaFrame
31 (1.724 %)Backup Exec
Sheffield IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (20.69 %)Microsoft
28 (13.79 %)Oracle
37 (12.07 %)HP
45 (8.621 %)Citrix
54 (6.897 %)Cisco
61 (1.724 %)IBM
61 (1.724 %)Sun
61 (1.724 %)NetApp
61 (1.724 %)Lotus
61 (1.724 %)Apple
61 (1.724 %)Symantec
61 (1.724 %)Dell