The first table below looks at the demand for the Applications Support Analyst role in IT jobs advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Applications Support Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 22 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 West region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Application Support Analyst
Rank 158 170 140
Rank change year-on-year
+12 -30
Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Support Analyst 52 41 74
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 0.984% 0.727% 1.252%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.019% 0.763% 1.318%
Number of salaries quoted 51 37 56
Average salary £33,000 £25,000 £25,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+32.00% -
90% offered a salary of more than £23,500 £22,500 £19,500
10% offered a salary of more than £41,000 £37,500 £39,750
UK excluding London average salary £30,000 £30,000 £27,500
% change year-on-year
- +9.09%
All Job Titles
South West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
5102 5375 5614
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 96.56% 95.34% 94.99%
Number of salaries quoted 4493 4642 4804
Average salary £35,500 £36,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.38% +2.85%
90% offered a salary of more than £23,635 £24,000 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Applications Support Analyst
England

Applications Support Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South West Applications Support Analyst Jobs Demand Trend

Applications Support Analyst
Salary Trend

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

South West Applications Support Analyst Salary Trend

Applications Support Analyst
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Applications Support Analyst across the South West region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

South West Applications Support Analyst Salary Histogram

Applications Support Analyst
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Support Analyst within the South West region over the 3 months to 22 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
Gloucestershire +37 28 £41,000 +36.66%
Bristol -9 9 £27,000 -15.62%
Dorset -3 6 £33,000 -12.00%
Somerset -5 4 £23,750 +5.55%
Wiltshire +8 1 £22,500 -10.00%
Applications Support Analyst
England

Applications Support Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West region that cited Applications Support Analyst 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 Applications Support Analyst in their job title.

1 67 (82.72%) SQL
2 33 (40.74%) Java
2 33 (40.74%) ITIL
3 26 (32.10%) Oracle
4 22 (27.16%) JavaScript
4 22 (27.16%) Apache
4 22 (27.16%) Oracle 11g
4 22 (27.16%) Security Cleared
5 21 (25.93%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 21 (25.93%) FreeMarker
5 21 (25.93%) PKI
5 21 (25.93%) Saba
5 21 (25.93%) Linux
5 21 (25.93%) HTML
5 21 (25.93%) Red Hat
5 21 (25.93%) Middleware
5 21 (25.93%) DV Cleared
6 17 (20.99%) SQL Server
7 15 (18.52%) .NET
8 14 (17.28%) UNIX
9 13 (16.05%) Finance
10 11 (13.58%) SLA
11 10 (12.35%) TCP/IP
12 9 (11.11%) Windows
12 9 (11.11%) XML
12 9 (11.11%) Service Management
13 8 (9.877%) VPN
13 8 (9.877%) MS Excel
14 7 (8.642%) Web Services
14 7 (8.642%) VB.NET

Applications Support Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West region that cited Applications Support Analyst 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 Applications Support Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 21 (25.93%) FreeMarker
1 21 (25.93%) HTML
1 21 (25.93%) Middleware
2 15 (18.52%) .NET
3 9 (11.11%) XML
4 7 (8.642%) Web Services
5 3 (3.704%) ASP.NET
6 2 (2.469%) Spring MVC
6 2 (2.469%) Spring
7 1 (1.235%) JSP
7 1 (1.235%) ASP
7 1 (1.235%) J2EE
7 1 (1.235%) .NET Framework
Application Platforms
1 22 (27.16%) Apache
2 3 (3.704%) IIS
3 1 (1.235%) WebLogic
Applications
1 8 (9.877%) MS Excel
2 6 (7.407%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 1 (1.235%) Line 500
1 1 (1.235%) Sage 200
1 1 (1.235%) Oracle Retail
Communications & Networking
1 10 (12.35%) TCP/IP
2 8 (9.877%) VPN
3 5 (6.173%) HTTP
4 2 (2.469%) Internet
5 1 (1.235%) Extranet
5 1 (1.235%) 4G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (27.16%) Oracle 11g
2 17 (20.99%) SQL Server
3 4 (4.938%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 3 (3.704%) SQL Server 2005
5 1 (1.235%) DTS
5 1 (1.235%) Oracle 8/8i
5 1 (1.235%) DB2
5 1 (1.235%) SQL Server 2008
Development Applications
1 1 (1.235%) PowerBuilder
1 1 (1.235%) Oracle Forms
1 1 (1.235%) JIRA
1 1 (1.235%) JMeter
General
1 13 (16.05%) Finance
2 4 (4.938%) Retail
3 2 (2.469%) Spanish Language
4 1 (1.235%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 21 (25.93%) PKI
2 1 (1.235%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 21 (25.93%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
1 21 (25.93%) Linux
2 14 (17.28%) UNIX
3 9 (11.11%) Windows
4 3 (3.704%) Windows XP
5 1 (1.235%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (40.74%) ITIL
2 9 (11.11%) Service Management
3 7 (8.642%) Problem Management
4 4 (4.938%) CRM
4 4 (4.938%) ERP
5 3 (3.704%) Incident Management
5 3 (3.704%) Time Management
5 3 (3.704%) Service Delivery
5 3 (3.704%) Workflow
5 3 (3.704%) Root Cause Analysis
6 2 (2.469%) MVC
6 2 (2.469%) Configuration Management
6 2 (2.469%) Project Management
7 1 (1.235%) E-Commerce
7 1 (1.235%) Software Engineering
7 1 (1.235%) Business Analysis
7 1 (1.235%) Supplier Management
7 1 (1.235%) Software Testing
7 1 (1.235%) Enterprise Architecture
7 1 (1.235%) Project Planning
Programming Languages
1 67 (82.72%) SQL
2 33 (40.74%) Java
3 22 (27.16%) JavaScript
4 7 (8.642%) VB.NET
5 6 (7.407%) VB
6 5 (6.173%) VBA
6 5 (6.173%) PL/SQL
7 4 (4.938%) T-SQL
8 3 (3.704%) C#
9 1 (1.235%) Shell Script
9 1 (1.235%) C++
9 1 (1.235%) PHP
Qualifications
1 22 (27.16%) Security Cleared
2 21 (25.93%) DV Cleared
3 3 (3.704%) Degree
4 2 (2.469%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (1.235%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (13.58%) SLA
2 3 (3.704%) QA
System Software
1 2 (2.469%) Terminal Services
2 1 (1.235%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (1.235%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
Vendors
1 26 (32.10%) Oracle
2 21 (25.93%) Saba
2 21 (25.93%) Red Hat
3 3 (3.704%) Microsoft
3 3 (3.704%) Business Objects
4 2 (2.469%) IBM
4 2 (2.469%) Citrix
4 2 (2.469%) Sage
5 1 (1.235%) Cognizant
5 1 (1.235%) Pegasus
5 1 (1.235%) ATG
5 1 (1.235%) Twitter
Bristol, Avon
A great opportunity for a Junior/ Graduate Support Analyst or Junior Business Analyst to work for a highly successful company based in Bristol. The company is requires a...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £20000 - £25000 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
Candidate Key words - SQL, Support, XML, Web Services, Applications, SLAs, ITIL, Release, Testing, Customer service, Communication skills, Databases A Leading Bristol based software house is currently looking to...
Acorn
Salary: £20000 - £24000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
Skills: Analysis, SQL, Application Support, ITIL. Commutable from Bristol, Bath, Trowbridge, Radstock, Frome, Weston-Super-Mare A market leading organisation based in Bristol/Bath area requires junior Business...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £20000 - £27000 per annum + Good Package
Posted: 16 May 2013
Bath, South West
Application Support (SQL/SSRS/SSIS)Overall purpose of the role:1... Deliver improvements and projects across all existing and new applications, ensuring improvements are delivered within agreed timescales...
Sovereign Business Resource
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 11 May 2013
Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Solid knowledge of SQL Server tables/views and an understanding of SQL stored procedures is also required, and applicants should also have well-rounded knowledge of MS office...
Gregory James
Salary: £30000 to £40000 per annum - excellent benefits package
Posted: 17 May 2013
Bournemouth, South West
Reporting to the Business Analyst you will be responsible for the following: Provide support for bespoke business applications developed in Visual Basic/Studio, .NET, MS Access, MS Excel...
Computer Futures
Salary: £30000 - £36000 per annum + Pension
Posted: 15 May 2013