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This section looks at the demand for the Technical Support Specialist role in IT jobs within the South East 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 Technical Support Specialist in their job title over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Technical Support Specialist
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank434441
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching permanent IT job ads3574
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.031 %
As % of the category below0.102 %0.166 %
Salaries quoted3135
Average minimum salary£34,774£31,167
Average salary£36,468£33,458
% change on same period last year+8.99 %
Average maximum salary£38,161£35,750
UK excluding London average salary£35,979£32,209
% change on same period last year+11.70 %
South East IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South East
Matching permanent IT job ads3435344643
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled18.49 %18.61 %
Salaries quoted2806036777
Average minimum salary£36,269£37,617
Average salary£39,592£40,786
% change on same period last year-2.92 %
Average maximum salary£42,914£43,954
UK excluding London average salary£38,055£39,430
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Technical Support Specialist EnglandTechnical Support Specialist
England

Technical Support Specialist
Demand Trend

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

South East Technical Support Specialist Demand Trend

Technical Support Specialist
Salary Trend

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

South East Technical Support Specialist Salary Trend

Technical Support Specialist
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Technical Support Specialist across the South East region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

South East Technical Support Specialist Salary Histogram

Technical Support Specialist
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Support Specialist within the South East region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
BuckinghamshireUp+3411£34,864+26.77 %
BerkshireUp+110£38,500+13.38 %
SurreyUp+215£35,000+1.74 %
MiddlesexUp+214£42,500+63.46 %
HampshireDown-32£36,500+9.36 %
Thames ValleyNew entry-1£28,000-
OxfordshireNo change01£22,500-30.76 %
Technical Support Specialist EnglandTechnical Support Specialist
England

Technical Support Specialist
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the South East region that cited Technical Support Specialist 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 Technical Support Specialist in their job title.

124 (36.36 %)SQL
124 (36.36 %)Windows
212 (18.18 %)Cisco Certification
311 (16.67 %)Linux
311 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2003
410 (15.15 %)SAP
410 (15.15 %)CCNP
410 (15.15 %)Active Directory
410 (15.15 %)Cisco
59 (13.64 %)UNIX
59 (13.64 %)SQL Server
59 (13.64 %)Computer Science
68 (12.12 %)IP Telephony
68 (12.12 %)Oracle
77 (10.61 %)MS Excel
77 (10.61 %)SLA
86 (9.091 %)TCP/IP
86 (9.091 %)DNS
86 (9.091 %)LAN
86 (9.091 %)CRM
86 (9.091 %)Six Sigma
86 (9.091 %)Degree
95 (7.576 %)SAP R/3
95 (7.576 %)AS400
95 (7.576 %)Finance
95 (7.576 %)SAP CRM
95 (7.576 %)SAP XI
95 (7.576 %)SAP Basis
95 (7.576 %)SAP EBP
95 (7.576 %)Problem Management

Technical Support Specialist
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the South East region that cited Technical Support Specialist 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 Technical Support Specialist in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (7.576 %)SAP XI
15 (7.576 %)SAP Basis
24 (6.061 %)HTML
33 (4.545 %).NET
42 (3.030 %)ASP
42 (3.030 %)XML
51 (1.515 %).NET Framework
51 (1.515 %)ASP.NET
South East IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (4.545 %)IIS
13 (4.545 %)MQSeries
13 (4.545 %)MS Exchange
13 (4.545 %)Exchange Server 2003
22 (3.030 %)BizTalk Server
31 (1.515 %)Exchange Server 2000
31 (1.515 %)SharePoint
South East IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (10.61 %)MS Excel
South East IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (7.576 %)SAP R/3
15 (7.576 %)SAP CRM
15 (7.576 %)SAP EBP
21 (1.515 %)Dynamics GP
South East IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (12.12 %)IP Telephony
26 (9.091 %)LAN
26 (9.091 %)TCP/IP
26 (9.091 %)DNS
34 (6.061 %)Firewall
43 (4.545 %)DHCP
52 (3.030 %)SDH
52 (3.030 %)VoIP
52 (3.030 %)DWDM
61 (1.515 %)WAN
61 (1.515 %)SAN
61 (1.515 %)Internet
61 (1.515 %)ISDN
61 (1.515 %)Wireless
61 (1.515 %)Ethereal
61 (1.515 %)Cisco IOS
61 (1.515 %)Network Security
South East IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (13.64 %)SQL Server
25 (7.576 %)SAP BW
32 (3.030 %)SQL Server 2000
32 (3.030 %)DB2
32 (3.030 %)Oracle 10g
32 (3.030 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (1.515 %)Oracle 8/8i
41 (1.515 %)Oracle 9i
41 (1.515 %)Siebel EIM
41 (1.515 %)DataStage
South East IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.515 %)Visual Studio
South East IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (7.576 %)Finance
23 (4.545 %)Electronics
32 (3.030 %)Telecoms
32 (3.030 %)Banking
32 (3.030 %)Marketing
41 (1.515 %)Pharmaceutical
41 (1.515 %)Pensions
41 (1.515 %)Government
41 (1.515 %)Health
South East IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (13.64 %)Computer Science
25 (7.576 %)AS400
32 (3.030 %)Management Information System
32 (3.030 %)Client/Server
32 (3.030 %)French Language
32 (3.030 %)German Language
41 (1.515 %)Spanish Language
41 (1.515 %)Firmware
South East IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
124 (36.36 %)Windows
211 (16.67 %)Linux
211 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2003
39 (13.64 %)UNIX
45 (7.576 %)Windows 2000
54 (6.061 %)Windows 2000 Server
63 (4.545 %)Windows XP
63 (4.545 %)OS/400
South East IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (9.091 %)CRM
16 (9.091 %)Six Sigma
25 (7.576 %)Problem Management
32 (3.030 %)SC Cleared
32 (3.030 %)Security Cleared
32 (3.030 %)Configuration Management
32 (3.030 %)Disaster Recovery
32 (3.030 %)Logistics
41 (1.515 %)Web Development
41 (1.515 %)E-business
41 (1.515 %)Document Management
41 (1.515 %)Change Management
41 (1.515 %)ITIL
South East IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
124 (36.36 %)SQL
25 (7.576 %)VB
25 (7.576 %)ABAP
34 (6.061 %)Java
42 (3.030 %)Perl
42 (3.030 %)VB.NET
42 (3.030 %)Transact-SQL
51 (1.515 %)PL/SQL
51 (1.515 %)C#
51 (1.515 %)C++
51 (1.515 %)COBOL
South East IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (18.18 %)Cisco Certification
210 (15.15 %)CCNP
36 (9.091 %)Degree
45 (7.576 %)Microsoft Certification
54 (6.061 %)MCSE
63 (4.545 %)CCNA
72 (3.030 %)MCP
South East IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (10.61 %)SLA
21 (1.515 %)21 CFR Part 11
South East IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
110 (15.15 %)Active Directory
21 (1.515 %)Terminal Server
21 (1.515 %)NetBackup
South East IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.515 %)MOM
11 (1.515 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
South East IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (15.15 %)SAP
110 (15.15 %)Cisco
28 (12.12 %)Oracle
35 (7.576 %)Microsoft
44 (6.061 %)Citrix
44 (6.061 %)Sage
53 (4.545 %)HP
53 (4.545 %)Dell
62 (3.030 %)IBM
71 (1.515 %)Siebel
71 (1.515 %)Avaya
71 (1.515 %)VERITAS
71 (1.515 %)CheckPoint
71 (1.515 %)VMware
71 (1.515 %)Fujitsu