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The table below looks at the demand for the Technical Support role in IT jobs within the Stockport 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 in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTechnical Support
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank4651
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching permanent IT job ads11
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.361 %0.352 %
Salaries quoted11
Average minimum salary£18,000£23,000
Average salary£20,000£25,000
% change on same period last year-20.00 %
Average maximum salary£22,000£27,000
UK excluding London average salary£30,421£30,882
% change on same period last year-1.49 %
Stockport IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Stockport
Matching permanent IT job ads277284
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.185 %0.127 %
Salaries quoted260261
Average minimum salary£27,111£24,541
Average salary£30,166£27,933
% change on same period last year+7.99 %
Average maximum salary£33,222£31,326
UK excluding London average salary£38,498£39,074
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Technical Support ManchesterTechnical Support
Manchester

Technical Support
Demand Trend

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

Stockport Technical Support Demand Trend

Technical Support
Salary Trend

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

Stockport Technical Support Salary Trend

Technical Support
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Stockport region that cited Technical 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 Technical Support in their job title.

12 (66.67 %)VMS
12 (66.67 %)OpenVMS
12 (66.67 %)Service Delivery
12 (66.67 %)Project Management
21 (33.33 %)Electric
21 (33.33 %)Microsoft
21 (33.33 %)SQL Server
21 (33.33 %)HNC

Technical Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Stockport region that cited Technical 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 Technical Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Stockport IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (33.33 %)SQL Server
Stockport IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (33.33 %)Electric
Stockport IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (66.67 %)VMS
12 (66.67 %)OpenVMS
Stockport IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (66.67 %)Project Management
12 (66.67 %)Service Delivery
Stockport IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (33.33 %)HNC
Stockport IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (33.33 %)Microsoft