The first table below looks at the demand for the Systems Support role in IT jobs advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Systems Support in their job title over the 3 months to 21 May 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 South East region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Systems Support
Rank 364 373 328
Rank change year-on-year
+9 -45
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Support 77 65 91
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 0.347% 0.274% 0.404%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.366% 0.288% 0.428%
Number of salaries quoted 70 62 73
Average salary £36,000 £33,754 £34,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.65% -0.72%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £25,000 £21,000
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £45,000 £41,500
UK excluding London average salary £30,000 £30,000 £30,000
All Job Titles
South East
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
21050 22607 21256
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 94.89% 95.23% 94.42%
Number of salaries quoted 17463 19538 18266
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £26,500 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Systems Support
England

Systems Support
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Systems Support across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

South East Systems Support Jobs Demand Trend

Systems Support
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Systems Support across the South East region.

South East Systems Support Salary Trend

Systems Support
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Systems Support across the South East region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

South East Systems Support Salary Histogram

Systems Support
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Support within the South East region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Berkshire +19 19 £32,500 -13.33%
Surrey +22 15 £30,000 -20.00%
Hampshire +9 15 £35,000 +7.66%
Buckinghamshire -12 11 £45,000 +63.63%
Oxfordshire -20 11 £40,000 +6.66%
West Sussex -13 4 £45,750 +5.17%
Middlesex -2 2 £28,000 +12.00%
Systems Support
England

Systems Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East region that cited Systems 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 Systems Support in their job title.

1 85 (47.22%) Windows
2 69 (38.33%) Microsoft
3 46 (25.56%) Linux
4 42 (23.33%) SQL
5 38 (21.11%) Active Directory
6 37 (20.56%) MS Excel
7 35 (19.44%) MS Office
8 34 (18.89%) VMware
9 31 (17.22%) MS Exchange
10 30 (16.67%) Finance
10 30 (16.67%) Windows Server 2008
11 28 (15.56%) UNIX
11 28 (15.56%) Windows Server 2003
12 25 (13.89%) Cisco
12 25 (13.89%) VMware Infrastructure
13 23 (12.78%) LAN
14 22 (12.22%) SQL Server
15 21 (11.67%) ITIL
15 21 (11.67%) TCP/IP
16 20 (11.11%) Shell Script
16 20 (11.11%) Oracle
16 20 (11.11%) Windows XP
16 20 (11.11%) WAN
17 18 (10.00%) Clustering
17 18 (10.00%) Business Intelligence
18 17 (9.444%) SLA
18 17 (9.444%) Microsoft Certification
19 16 (8.889%) SAN
19 16 (8.889%) Hyper-V
20 14 (7.778%) DHCP

Systems Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East region that cited Systems 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 Systems Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 8 (4.444%) XML
2 6 (3.333%) Middleware
2 6 (3.333%) Java EE
3 4 (2.222%) WebSphere
4 3 (1.667%) LAMP
5 2 (1.111%) HTML
6 1 (0.556%) Velocity
6 1 (0.556%) .NET Framework
6 1 (0.556%) ASP
6 1 (0.556%) COM
6 1 (0.556%) CSS
6 1 (0.556%) JSP
6 1 (0.556%) .NET
Application Platforms
1 31 (17.22%) MS Exchange
2 14 (7.778%) Apache
3 11 (6.111%) Tomcat
4 9 (5.000%) Exchange Server 2003
4 9 (5.000%) GlassFish
4 9 (5.000%) nginx
5 7 (3.889%) IIS
6 6 (3.333%) WebLogic
6 6 (3.333%) Exchange Server 2010
7 5 (2.778%) Exchange Server 2007
7 5 (2.778%) Lotus Domino
8 4 (2.222%) OnBase
9 2 (1.111%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
9 2 (1.111%) SharePoint Server
9 2 (1.111%) Lync
Applications
1 37 (20.56%) MS Excel
2 35 (19.44%) MS Office
3 6 (3.333%) MS PowerPoint
4 2 (1.111%) Office 365
Business Applications
1 5 (2.778%) Oracle EBS R12
1 5 (2.778%) Hyperion Planning
1 5 (2.778%) SAP FI/CO
1 5 (2.778%) Oracle EBS
1 5 (2.778%) SAP CO
1 5 (2.778%) SAP FI
1 5 (2.778%) BPCS
2 4 (2.222%) Oracle iProcurement
3 1 (0.556%) HFM
3 1 (0.556%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.556%) PeopleSoft HRMS
Communications & Networking
1 23 (12.78%) LAN
2 21 (11.67%) TCP/IP
3 20 (11.11%) WAN
4 16 (8.889%) SAN
5 14 (7.778%) DHCP
6 13 (7.222%) VPN
6 13 (7.222%) DNS
7 11 (6.111%) HTTP
8 10 (5.556%) Wireless
9 6 (3.333%) VoIP
10 5 (2.778%) Firewall
11 4 (2.222%) FTP
12 3 (1.667%) NAS
12 3 (1.667%) NetScreen
12 3 (1.667%) Internet
12 3 (1.667%) PBX
13 2 (1.111%) SSL
13 2 (1.111%) DVB
13 2 (1.111%) IP Telephony
13 2 (1.111%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (12.22%) SQL Server
2 9 (5.000%) SQL Server 2008
3 8 (4.444%) SQL Server 2000
3 8 (4.444%) SQL Server 2005
4 5 (2.778%) MySQL
5 4 (2.222%) DB2
5 4 (2.222%) Oracle 9i
5 4 (2.222%) TOAD
5 4 (2.222%) Oracle 10g
5 4 (2.222%) SQLPlus
5 4 (2.222%) Oracle BI EE
5 4 (2.222%) Oracle 11g
6 3 (1.667%) RDBMS
7 2 (1.111%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 2 (1.111%) Visual Studio
General
1 30 (16.67%) Finance
2 14 (7.778%) Publishing
2 14 (7.778%) Retail
3 5 (2.778%) French Language
3 5 (2.778%) German Language
4 4 (2.222%) General Ledger
4 4 (2.222%) Automotive
5 3 (1.667%) Games
6 2 (1.111%) Telecoms
6 2 (1.111%) Advertising
6 2 (1.111%) Romanian Language
7 1 (0.556%) Avionics
7 1 (0.556%) Military
7 1 (0.556%) Aerospace
7 1 (0.556%) Legal
7 1 (0.556%) Electronics
Miscellaneous
1 18 (10.00%) Clustering
2 13 (7.222%) Management Information System
2 13 (7.222%) EPoS
3 9 (5.000%) Open Source
4 8 (4.444%) AS400
5 6 (3.333%) Replication
6 5 (2.778%) iSeries
7 4 (2.222%) Computer Science
8 3 (1.667%) Online Games
9 2 (1.111%) NHS
9 2 (1.111%) Firmware
9 2 (1.111%) Thin Client
9 2 (1.111%) Blackberry
9 2 (1.111%) LIMS
9 2 (1.111%) STB
9 2 (1.111%) IPTV
9 2 (1.111%) ASTM
9 2 (1.111%) Digital Media
9 2 (1.111%) Video on Demand
9 2 (1.111%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 85 (47.22%) Windows
2 46 (25.56%) Linux
3 30 (16.67%) Windows Server 2008
4 28 (15.56%) UNIX
4 28 (15.56%) Windows Server 2003
5 20 (11.11%) Windows XP
6 13 (7.222%) Windows 7
6 13 (7.222%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 8 (4.444%) AIX
8 6 (3.333%) Oracle Linux
9 4 (2.222%) HPUX
9 4 (2.222%) Solaris
9 4 (2.222%) SUSE
9 4 (2.222%) Windows Server 2012
10 3 (1.667%) Windows 2000 Server
10 3 (1.667%) Windows 8
10 3 (1.667%) Ubuntu
10 3 (1.667%) Windows 2000
11 2 (1.111%) Debian
11 2 (1.111%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (11.67%) ITIL
2 18 (10.00%) Business Intelligence
3 13 (7.222%) User Acceptance Testing
4 12 (6.667%) CRM
5 10 (5.556%) Load Balancing
5 10 (5.556%) ERP
6 7 (3.889%) Information Security
7 6 (3.333%) E-Commerce
7 6 (3.333%) Project Management
8 5 (2.778%) Volume Testing
8 5 (2.778%) Service Delivery
9 4 (2.222%) Document Management
9 4 (2.222%) Cash Management
9 4 (2.222%) Data Protection
9 4 (2.222%) Problem Management
9 4 (2.222%) Performance Management
10 3 (1.667%) Test Scripting
10 3 (1.667%) Continuous Improvement
10 3 (1.667%) Change Management
10 3 (1.667%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 42 (23.33%) SQL
2 20 (11.11%) Shell Script
3 8 (4.444%) C
4 6 (3.333%) VB
4 6 (3.333%) Python
5 5 (2.778%) PowerShell
5 5 (2.778%) Bash shell
5 5 (2.778%) T-SQL
6 4 (2.222%) Java
6 4 (2.222%) PL/SQL
7 3 (1.667%) PHP
8 2 (1.111%) C++
8 2 (1.111%) VBScript
8 2 (1.111%) Smalltalk
8 2 (1.111%) Korn
9 1 (0.556%) VBA
9 1 (0.556%) C#
9 1 (0.556%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 17 (9.444%) Microsoft Certification
2 12 (6.667%) Cisco Certification
3 10 (5.556%) Degree
4 5 (2.778%) HND
5 4 (2.222%) MCP
5 4 (2.222%) IBM AIX Certification
6 3 (1.667%) SC Cleared
6 3 (1.667%) Security Cleared
7 2 (1.111%) HNC
7 2 (1.111%) CCNA
7 2 (1.111%) MCTS
8 1 (0.556%) MCITP
8 1 (0.556%) MCDST
8 1 (0.556%) ITIL Certification
8 1 (0.556%) ISEB
8 1 (0.556%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (9.444%) SLA
2 5 (2.778%) QA
3 4 (2.222%) COBIT
4 2 (1.111%) HL7
5 1 (0.556%) JSP 440
System Software
1 38 (21.11%) Active Directory
2 25 (13.89%) VMware Infrastructure
3 16 (8.889%) Hyper-V
4 9 (5.000%) Varnish
5 6 (3.333%) vSphere
6 4 (2.222%) VMware ESX
6 4 (2.222%) Veritas Cluster Server
6 4 (2.222%) Oracle RAC
7 2 (1.111%) NDS
7 2 (1.111%) ISA Server
7 2 (1.111%) Postfix
7 2 (1.111%) Sendmail
8 1 (0.556%) Microsoft Virtual Server
Systems Management
1 4 (2.222%) Backup Exec
1 4 (2.222%) Veritas Storage Foundation
2 2 (1.111%) ARCserve
3 1 (0.556%) ServiceCenter
3 1 (0.556%) SCCM
3 1 (0.556%) Plesk
3 1 (0.556%) McAfee ePO
Vendors
1 69 (38.33%) Microsoft
2 34 (18.89%) VMware
3 25 (13.89%) Cisco
4 20 (11.11%) Oracle
5 13 (7.222%) Red Hat
6 10 (5.556%) CA
7 9 (5.000%) IBM
7 9 (5.000%) HP
7 9 (5.000%) SAP
8 7 (3.889%) Citrix
9 6 (3.333%) Sybase
9 6 (3.333%) Sun
10 5 (2.778%) Symantec
10 5 (2.778%) Hyperion
10 5 (2.778%) Lotus
10 5 (2.778%) Cognos
11 4 (2.222%) Veritas
11 4 (2.222%) Hitachi
11 4 (2.222%) EMC
11 4 (2.222%) Apple
Surrey
The right candidate will have basic experience within a Windows support environment, providing technical support across the Microsoft Office Suite... Software Support, Windows, Microsoft Office Suite, Call Logging,...
GCS IT Recruitment Specialists
Salary: £20000 - £23000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Surrey, South East
Great opportunity to join a successful and growing software company as a Systems Support Engineer to provide on-going support for a Windows Server environment.
E-Resourcing
Salary: £35000 per annum
Posted: 11 May 2013
Esher, Surrey
Systems Support Engineer - £37,000 - £39,000 per annum + plus benefits- Surrey A Systems Support Engineer is required by a growing Software as a Service (SAAS) organisation based...
ReThink Recruitment
Salary: £37000.00 - £39000.00 per annum + benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Surrey, West Sussex, Reigate, Crawley, Epsom,...
Systems Support Engineer (Microsoft 2003, 2008, Exchange 2007, 2010, Virtualisation, Networking) - This successful organisation is seeking to recruit an experienced Systems Engineer to provide 1st to 3rd line...
Actis Recruitment Ltd
Salary: to £40,000 + generous bonus + bens
Posted: 20 May 2013
Surrey
With first-class communication/ interpersonal skills, you will have a proven track record of supporting Microsoft solutions, including MS Server 2003/08, MS Exchange 2003 - 10, XP/7,...
Actis Recruitment.
Salary: From £35,000 to £40,000 per annum generous bonus + bens
Posted: 20 May 2013
Esher, Surrey
SEO: Windows, Active Directory, Exchange, SQL, LAN, VMware, Hyper-V, Networking, Windows Server The Role: Providing on-going support for the Windows Server environment. Monitoring and maintaining servers (...
Think IT Recruitment
Salary: £28000.00 - £35000.00 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Surrey
Systems Engineer| Server 2008 R2/AD/DNS/Hyper-V/PowerShell/Exchange Server... The successful Engineer will be providing on-going support for the Windows Server environment as well...
Austin Fraser
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Surrey
My International client is looking for a JDE Finance Systems Support Analyst. They are looking for someone to oversee the day to day support of the JDE financial...
Logic Engagements Ltd
Posted: 15 May 2013
South East
KEY SKILLS:-- Using in-house call logging software to ensure all Head Office and Warehouse queries via telephone and/or email are tracked and resolved in a timely...
Michael Page International
Salary: GBP16000 to GBP18000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Slough, Berkshire
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager... Microsoft Windows Server Administration/Support experience. VMWare. - Install, configure and support VMWare infrastructures including ESX Servers (VI3 / vSphere4) HP SAN EVA 8000 or IBM...
FT Select
Salary: From £40,000 to £45,000 per annum plus oncall, overtime and benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Surrey
Core OSs we support are; - Red Hat - CentOS - AIX - VMWare - Slackware - Debian Exposure to the following tools; - Nagios - Cacti - Splunk - Check_Mk - Puppet - Spacewalk - Apache - Wiki Skills required; - Full...
Epsilium Recruitment
Salary: From £45,000 to £60,000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Southampton, Hampshire
Migration and capacity planning... > Experience with Linux and/or web hosting technologies such as Apache/Nginx, MySQL, Postfix/Sendmail, DNS services etc. > Knowledge of VMWare ESX/ESXi platform...
RecruitmentRevolution.com Limited
Salary: Excellent Salary + Benefits Package
Posted: 20 May 2013
Reading, Thames Valley
Sand Resources has an excellent opportunity to join a forward thinking not for profit organisation based in Reading. The successful candidate will be responsible for the charity's...
Sand Resources
Salary: £26000 - £32000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013