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This section looks at the demand for the Support Specialist 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 Specialist in their job title over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Support Specialist
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank79-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads20
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.303 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted20
Average minimum salary£27,500-
Average salary£28,750-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£30,000-
UK excluding London average salary£34,219£31,655
% change on same period last year+8.09 %
Suffolk IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Suffolk
Matching permanent IT job ads661739
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.356 %0.308 %
Salaries quoted551573
Average minimum salary£34,257£33,355
Average salary£36,938£36,778
% change on same period last year+0.43 %
Average maximum salary£39,618£40,201
UK excluding London average salary£38,072£39,428
% change on same period last year-3.43 %
Support Specialist East of EnglandSupport Specialist
East of England

Support Specialist
Demand Trend

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

Suffolk Support Specialist Demand Trend

Support Specialist
Salary Trend

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

Suffolk Support Specialist Salary Trend

Support Specialist
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Support Specialist within the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
Bury St EdmundsNew entry-1£25,000-
Support Specialist East of EnglandSupport Specialist
East of England

Support Specialist
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk region that cited Support Specialist 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 Specialist in their job title.

18 (66.67 %)MS Office
18 (66.67 %)MS Excel
18 (66.67 %)Microsoft
25 (41.67 %)SQL Server 2005
25 (41.67 %)Data Architecture
25 (41.67 %)Datawarehouse
25 (41.67 %)ERP
25 (41.67 %)SQL Server 2000
25 (41.67 %)Finance
25 (41.67 %)CRM
25 (41.67 %)ODBC
25 (41.67 %)SQL Server
33 (25.00 %)HTML
33 (25.00 %)VBScript
33 (25.00 %)VB.NET
33 (25.00 %).NET
33 (25.00 %)SharePoint
33 (25.00 %)SAP
33 (25.00 %)ASP
33 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
33 (25.00 %)Health
33 (25.00 %)Citrix
33 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
33 (25.00 %)Pensions
33 (25.00 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (8.333 %)Exchange Server 2003
41 (8.333 %)Degree
41 (8.333 %)SAN
41 (8.333 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (8.333 %)Internet

Support Specialist
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk region that cited Support Specialist 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 Specialist in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Suffolk IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (41.67 %)ODBC
23 (25.00 %)HTML
23 (25.00 %).NET
23 (25.00 %)ASP
23 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
Suffolk IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (25.00 %)SharePoint
21 (8.333 %)MS Exchange
21 (8.333 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
21 (8.333 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (8.333 %)IIS
Suffolk IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (66.67 %)MS Office
18 (66.67 %)MS Excel
23 (25.00 %)MS PowerPoint
Suffolk IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (8.333 %)SAN
11 (8.333 %)Internet
Suffolk IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (41.67 %)SQL Server
15 (41.67 %)Datawarehouse
15 (41.67 %)SQL Server 2000
15 (41.67 %)SQL Server 2005
Suffolk IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (41.67 %)Finance
23 (25.00 %)Health
23 (25.00 %)Pensions
Suffolk IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (8.333 %)Blackberry
Suffolk IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (8.333 %)Windows
11 (8.333 %)Windows Server 2003
Suffolk IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (41.67 %)CRM
15 (41.67 %)ERP
15 (41.67 %)Data Architecture
Suffolk IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (25.00 %)VBScript
13 (25.00 %)VB.NET
21 (8.333 %)PL/SQL
21 (8.333 %)SQL
Suffolk IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (8.333 %)Degree
Suffolk IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (8.333 %)Active Directory
Suffolk IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (8.333 %)Tivoli
11 (8.333 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
Suffolk IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (66.67 %)Microsoft
23 (25.00 %)Citrix
23 (25.00 %)SAP
31 (8.333 %)Oracle
31 (8.333 %)Symantec
31 (8.333 %)VMware