The first table below looks at the demand for the Support Specialist role in IT jobs advertised for the South Wales region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Support Specialist 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 Wales region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Support Specialist
Rank 85 77 78
Rank change year-on-year
-8 +1
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Specialist 4 9 4
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in South Wales 0.379% 0.923% 0.449%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.387% 0.943% 0.474%
Number of salaries quoted 4 4 4
Average salary £48,500 £37,500 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+29.33% +25.00%
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £35,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year
+7.14% -
All Job Titles
South Wales
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1034 954 843
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in South Wales 98.01% 97.85% 94.61%
Number of salaries quoted 942 848 788
Average salary £35,000 £34,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+2.94% -2.85%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £24,000 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Support Specialist
Wales

Support Specialist
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South Wales Support Specialist Jobs Demand Trend

Support Specialist
Salary Trend

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

South Wales Support Specialist Salary Trend

Support Specialist
Salary Histogram

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

South Wales Support Specialist Salary Histogram

Support Specialist
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Support Specialist within the South Wales 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
Caerphilly -5 2 £49,250 -
Cardiff -15 1 £35,000 -
Support Specialist
Wales

Support Specialist
Top 16 Related IT Skills

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

1 3 (75.00%) Java
1 3 (75.00%) ABAP
1 3 (75.00%) Oracle
1 3 (75.00%) SQL Server
1 3 (75.00%) DB2
1 3 (75.00%) SAP
1 3 (75.00%) ITIL
1 3 (75.00%) UNIX
1 3 (75.00%) Windows
1 3 (75.00%) SAP Certification
1 3 (75.00%) NetWeaver
2 2 (50.00%) Disaster Recovery
3 1 (25.00%) VMware
3 1 (25.00%) MS Excel
3 1 (25.00%) ERP
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft

Support Specialist
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Platforms
1 3 (75.00%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 1 (25.00%) MS Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (75.00%) SQL Server
1 3 (75.00%) DB2
Operating Systems
1 3 (75.00%) UNIX
1 3 (75.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) ITIL
2 2 (50.00%) Disaster Recovery
3 1 (25.00%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 3 (75.00%) Java
1 3 (75.00%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) SAP Certification
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Oracle
1 3 (75.00%) SAP
2 1 (25.00%) VMware
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft