Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

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

 Application Support
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank6379
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching permanent IT job ads413
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.748 %1.392 %
Salaries quoted411
Average minimum salary£25,000£35,455
Average salary£29,375£38,864
% change on same period last year-24.41 %
Average maximum salary£33,750£42,273
UK excluding London average salary£34,201£32,440
% change on same period last year+5.43 %
Suffolk IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Suffolk
Matching permanent IT job ads535934
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.358 %0.417 %
Salaries quoted434784
Average minimum salary£31,259£34,674
Average salary£34,505£38,954
% change on same period last year-11.42 %
Average maximum salary£37,752£43,234
UK excluding London average salary£38,498£39,074
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Applications Support East of EnglandApplications Support
East of England

Applications Support
Demand Trend

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

Suffolk Applications Support Demand Trend

Applications Support
Salary Trend

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

Suffolk Applications Support Salary Trend

Applications Support
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Applications Support across the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Suffolk Applications Support Salary Histogram

Applications Support
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Support within the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
IpswichUp+83£29,167-28.20 %
Applications Support East of EnglandApplications Support
East of England

Applications Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

16 (66.67 %)SQL
23 (33.33 %)UNIX
23 (33.33 %)SQL Server
23 (33.33 %)Linux
32 (22.22 %)DB2
32 (22.22 %)WebLogic
32 (22.22 %)J2EE
32 (22.22 %)Java
32 (22.22 %)Oracle
32 (22.22 %)Oracle Applications
32 (22.22 %)Service Management
32 (22.22 %)WebSphere
32 (22.22 %)ITIL
41 (11.11 %)Data Protection Act
41 (11.11 %)QA
41 (11.11 %)Data Protection
41 (11.11 %)Red Hat Linux
41 (11.11 %)Management Information System
41 (11.11 %)Health
41 (11.11 %)LiveLink
41 (11.11 %)TrackWise
41 (11.11 %)Ubuntu
41 (11.11 %)MFGPRO
41 (11.11 %)Fedora
41 (11.11 %)Windows
41 (11.11 %)MySQL
41 (11.11 %)VB
41 (11.11 %)VB.NET
41 (11.11 %).NET
41 (11.11 %)PeopleSoft

Applications Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Suffolk IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (22.22 %)J2EE
12 (22.22 %)WebSphere
21 (11.11 %).NET
21 (11.11 %)WAP
Suffolk IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (22.22 %)WebLogic
21 (11.11 %)JBoss
21 (11.11 %)Tomcat
21 (11.11 %)LiveLink
Suffolk IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (22.22 %)Oracle Applications
21 (11.11 %)MFGPRO
21 (11.11 %)TrackWise
Suffolk IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (33.33 %)SQL Server
22 (22.22 %)DB2
31 (11.11 %)MySQL
Suffolk IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (11.11 %)Health
Suffolk IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (11.11 %)Management Information System
11 (11.11 %)Data Protection Act
Suffolk IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (33.33 %)Linux
13 (33.33 %)UNIX
21 (11.11 %)Windows
21 (11.11 %)Fedora
21 (11.11 %)Ubuntu
21 (11.11 %)Red Hat Linux
Suffolk IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (22.22 %)ITIL
12 (22.22 %)Service Management
21 (11.11 %)Data Protection
Suffolk IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (66.67 %)SQL
22 (22.22 %)Java
31 (11.11 %)VB
31 (11.11 %)VB.NET
Suffolk IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (11.11 %)QA
Suffolk IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (22.22 %)Oracle
21 (11.11 %)PeopleSoft
21 (11.11 %)Red Hat