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

LinkSupport Engineer
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank4055
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching permanent IT job ads2738
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.017 %
As % of the category below5.047 %4.069 %
Salaries quoted2538
Average minimum salary£20,200£28,579
Average salary£22,980£30,947
% change on same period last year-25.74 %
Average maximum salary£25,760£33,316
UK excluding London average salary£29,215£28,893
% change on same period last year+1.11 %
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 %
Support Engineer East of EnglandSupport Engineer
East of England

Support Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Suffolk Support Engineer Demand Trend

Support Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Suffolk Support Engineer Salary Trend

Support Engineer
Salary Histogram

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

Suffolk Support Engineer Salary Histogram

Support Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Support Engineer 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+1123£23,087-32.97 %
FelixstoweNew entry-1--
Support Engineer East of EnglandSupport Engineer
East of England

Support Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

140 (85.11 %)Windows
228 (59.57 %)Windows XP
322 (46.81 %)MS Exchange
419 (40.43 %)Linux
419 (40.43 %)Windows 2000
419 (40.43 %)Exchange Server 2003
518 (38.30 %)Exchange Server 2000
616 (34.04 %)Active Directory
79 (19.15 %)ADSL
79 (19.15 %)Broadband
79 (19.15 %)Debian
79 (19.15 %)Firewall
79 (19.15 %)Degree
88 (17.02 %)Microsoft
97 (14.89 %)Microsoft Certification
106 (12.77 %)Citrix
106 (12.77 %)SQL Server
115 (10.64 %)MCP
124 (8.511 %)IIS
124 (8.511 %)SQL
124 (8.511 %)Oracle
124 (8.511 %)Windows Server 2003
124 (8.511 %)QA
133 (6.383 %)Windows 2000 Server
133 (6.383 %)Automated Testing
133 (6.383 %)Cisco Certification
133 (6.383 %)Cisco
133 (6.383 %)UNIX
133 (6.383 %)MS Excel
133 (6.383 %)Windows NT

Support Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Suffolk IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (2.128 %)WAP
Suffolk IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
122 (46.81 %)MS Exchange
219 (40.43 %)Exchange Server 2003
318 (38.30 %)Exchange Server 2000
44 (8.511 %)IIS
51 (2.128 %)JBoss
51 (2.128 %)Tomcat
51 (2.128 %)SharePoint
51 (2.128 %)Office Project Server
51 (2.128 %)Exchange Server 2007
Suffolk IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (6.383 %)MS Excel
22 (4.255 %)MS Project
Suffolk IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (19.15 %)ADSL
19 (19.15 %)Broadband
19 (19.15 %)Firewall
21 (2.128 %)LAN
21 (2.128 %)WAN
21 (2.128 %)DHCP
21 (2.128 %)TCP/IP
21 (2.128 %)DNS
21 (2.128 %)Internet
Suffolk IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (12.77 %)SQL Server
21 (2.128 %)MySQL
Suffolk IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (4.255 %)Telecoms
21 (2.128 %)Finance
21 (2.128 %)Electric
21 (2.128 %)Health
21 (2.128 %)Insurance
21 (2.128 %)Pensions
Suffolk IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (4.255 %)Firmware
12 (4.255 %)Data Protection Act
21 (2.128 %)Management Information System
Suffolk IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
140 (85.11 %)Windows
228 (59.57 %)Windows XP
319 (40.43 %)Linux
319 (40.43 %)Windows 2000
49 (19.15 %)Debian
54 (8.511 %)Windows Server 2003
63 (6.383 %)Windows 2000 Server
63 (6.383 %)UNIX
63 (6.383 %)Windows NT
71 (2.128 %)Fedora
71 (2.128 %)Ubuntu
71 (2.128 %)Windows Vista
71 (2.128 %)Red Hat Linux
Suffolk IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (6.383 %)Automated Testing
22 (4.255 %)Data Protection
22 (4.255 %)ITIL
22 (4.255 %)Project Management
22 (4.255 %)Validation
22 (4.255 %)Programme Management
31 (2.128 %)Change Management
Suffolk IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (8.511 %)SQL
21 (2.128 %)PL/SQL
Suffolk IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (19.15 %)Degree
27 (14.89 %)Microsoft Certification
35 (10.64 %)MCP
43 (6.383 %)Cisco Certification
51 (2.128 %)MCSE
Suffolk IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (8.511 %)QA
21 (2.128 %)SLA
Suffolk IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
116 (34.04 %)Active Directory
Suffolk IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (17.02 %)Microsoft
26 (12.77 %)Citrix
34 (8.511 %)Oracle
43 (6.383 %)Cisco
52 (4.255 %)Peregrine
61 (2.128 %)Red Hat