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The table below looks at the demand for the Field Engineer role in IT jobs within the South West 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 Field Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Field Engineer
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank170194
Rank change on same period last yearUp+24
Matching permanent IT job ads9061
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.050 %0.026 %
As % of the category below0.882 %0.582 %
Salaries quoted8551
Average minimum salary£22,371£23,142
Average salary£24,256£24,920
% change on same period last year-2.66 %
Average maximum salary£26,141£26,698
UK excluding London average salary£25,891£24,723
% change on same period last year+4.72 %
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads1020410488
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled5.646 %4.398 %
Salaries quoted88189023
Average minimum salary£32,040£31,954
Average salary£35,065£34,949
% change on same period last year+0.33 %
Average maximum salary£38,090£37,943
UK excluding London average salary£38,058£39,448
% change on same period last year-3.52 %
Field Engineer EnglandField Engineer
England

Field Engineer
Demand Trend

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

South West Field Engineer Demand Trend

Field Engineer
Salary Trend

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

South West Field Engineer Salary Trend

Field Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Field Engineer across the South West region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

South West Field Engineer Salary Histogram

Field Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Field Engineer within the South West region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
BristolUp+2155£23,910-4.47 %
DevonDown-417£24,603+13.52 %
SomersetDown-158£24,000-32.86 %
WiltshireDown-27£27,929+4.49 %
GloucestershireNew entry-2£20,250-
CornwallNew entry-1£20,000-
Field Engineer EnglandField Engineer
England

Field Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the South West region that cited Field 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 Field Engineer in their job title.

160 (39.22 %)Microsoft
258 (37.91 %)Windows
342 (27.45 %)Active Directory
432 (20.92 %)Microsoft Certification
432 (20.92 %)TCP/IP
531 (20.26 %)WAN
531 (20.26 %)LAN
531 (20.26 %)HP
630 (19.61 %)CCNA
630 (19.61 %)Cisco Certification
630 (19.61 %)MCSE
728 (18.30 %)SLA
826 (16.99 %)Internet
925 (16.34 %)CCNP
925 (16.34 %)Compaq
925 (16.34 %)MCSA
925 (16.34 %)Intranet
925 (16.34 %)Back Office
1019 (12.42 %)Citrix Presentation Server
1019 (12.42 %)Government
1019 (12.42 %)Windows XP
1019 (12.42 %)Citrix
1118 (11.76 %)Finance
1118 (11.76 %)Degree
1217 (11.11 %)Local Government
1217 (11.11 %)Telecoms
1315 (9.804 %)Linux
1413 (8.497 %)Windows Server 2003
1512 (7.843 %)MS Excel
1512 (7.843 %)C

Field Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the South West region that cited Field 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 Field Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (6.536 %)Lotus Notes
28 (5.229 %)MS Exchange
36 (3.922 %)Exchange Server 2003
44 (2.614 %)Exchange Server 2007
South West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
112 (7.843 %)MS Excel
24 (2.614 %)MS Office
31 (0.654 %)MS Visio
South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
132 (20.92 %)TCP/IP
231 (20.26 %)LAN
231 (20.26 %)WAN
326 (16.99 %)Internet
425 (16.34 %)Intranet
511 (7.190 %)3GPP
66 (3.922 %)Firewall
75 (3.268 %)Ethernet
75 (3.268 %)ISDN
84 (2.614 %)VPN
84 (2.614 %)SNMP
84 (2.614 %)VLAN
84 (2.614 %)OSPF
93 (1.961 %)VoIP
102 (1.307 %)Network Security
111 (0.654 %)Wireless
111 (0.654 %)BGP
111 (0.654 %)MPLS
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
125 (16.34 %)Back Office
219 (12.42 %)Government
318 (11.76 %)Finance
417 (11.11 %)Telecoms
417 (11.11 %)Local Government
512 (7.843 %)Pensions
69 (5.882 %)Health
77 (4.575 %)Electronics
84 (2.614 %)Education
84 (2.614 %)Retail
93 (1.961 %)Chemicals
102 (1.307 %)Electric
102 (1.307 %)Aerospace
102 (1.307 %)Automotive
102 (1.307 %)Games
111 (0.654 %)Legal
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (1.961 %)PACS
22 (1.307 %)Speech Recognition
22 (1.307 %)Client/Server
22 (1.307 %)EPoS
South West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
158 (37.91 %)Windows
219 (12.42 %)Windows XP
315 (9.804 %)Linux
413 (8.497 %)Windows Server 2003
511 (7.190 %)Windows 2000
68 (5.229 %)Windows Vista
74 (2.614 %)Windows 2000 Server
83 (1.961 %)UNIX
92 (1.307 %)Windows NT
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (7.190 %)ITIL
22 (1.307 %)Software Testing
22 (1.307 %)Security Cleared
31 (0.654 %)Time Management
31 (0.654 %)CRM
31 (0.654 %)Project Management
31 (0.654 %)Service Management
31 (0.654 %)Change Management
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (7.843 %)C
26 (3.922 %)SQL
32 (1.307 %)C++
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
132 (20.92 %)Microsoft Certification
230 (19.61 %)CCNA
230 (19.61 %)Cisco Certification
230 (19.61 %)MCSE
325 (16.34 %)MCSA
325 (16.34 %)CCNP
418 (11.76 %)Degree
54 (2.614 %)HND
62 (1.307 %)HP APS
62 (1.307 %)HNC
71 (0.654 %)MCP
South West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
128 (18.30 %)SLA
South West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
142 (27.45 %)Active Directory
219 (12.42 %)Citrix Presentation Server
33 (1.961 %)Backup Exec
42 (1.307 %)Terminal Server
42 (1.307 %)Terminal Services
South West IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (1.307 %)OpenView Configuration Management
12 (1.307 %)Norton AntiVirus
12 (1.307 %)DameWare
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
160 (39.22 %)Microsoft
231 (20.26 %)HP
325 (16.34 %)Compaq
419 (12.42 %)Citrix
511 (7.190 %)Cisco
610 (6.536 %)Lotus
76 (3.922 %)Toshiba
76 (3.922 %)Dell
76 (3.922 %)Fujitsu
85 (3.268 %)IBM
93 (1.961 %)Siemens
102 (1.307 %)VERITAS
102 (1.307 %)Symantec
102 (1.307 %)Sophos
102 (1.307 %)Mitel
102 (1.307 %)Sun
102 (1.307 %)WatchGuard
102 (1.307 %)SAP
111 (0.654 %)Nortel
111 (0.654 %)Altiris