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The first part of the table below looks at the demand for the IT Support Technician role in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited IT Support Technician in their job title over the 3 months to 9 February 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles currently tracked.

 IT Support Technician
Location
3 months to
9 Feb 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank605634769
Rank change year-on-year
Up+29Up+135
Matching permanent IT job ads61103186
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.077 %0.102 %0.092 %
As % of the Job Titles category0.083 %0.109 %0.098 %
Salaries quoted59100160
Average salary£23,000£22,000£22,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+4.540 %-
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£16,750£17,000£18,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£27,500£28,000£28,850
UK excluding London average salary£23,000£22,000£22,000
% change year-on-year
+4.540 %-
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryAll Job Titles
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
7351394340190321
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK93.36 %93.34 %94.18 %
Salaries quoted6085779289154271
Average salary£40,000£38,500£40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.890 %-3.750 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£25,000£25,000£25,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£72,500£65,000£65,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£35,000£35,000

IT Support Technician
Demand Trend

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

IT Support Technician Demand Trend

IT Support Technician
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing IT Support Technician within the UK.

IT Support Technician Salary Trend

IT Support Technician
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing IT Support Technician over the 3 months to 9 February 2010 within the UK.

IT Support Technician Salary Histogram

IT Support Technician
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Support Technician within the UK over the 3 months to 9 February 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandUp+3057£23,000+4.54 %
YorkshireUp+3719£23,500+15.94 %
North WestUp+2815£20,000-20.00 %
South YorkshireUp+2210£24,000+6.66 %
South EastUp+529£27,750+26.13 %
ManchesterUp+249£20,000-28.57 %
BarnsleyNew entry-7£24,000-
West YorkshireNew entry-7£20,500-
East MidlandsUp+234£25,000+38.88 %
BuckinghamshireNew entry-4£28,500-
BuryNew entry-4£20,000-
High WycombeNew entry-4£28,500-
West MidlandsUp+303£16,750-16.25 %
LondonDown-153£27,500+10.00 %
LeedsNew entry-3£16,500-
SheffieldNew entry-3£24,000-
EdinburghNew entry-3£24,000-
BradfordNew entry-3£23,000-
LincolnshireNew entry-3£15,000-
ScotlandNew entry-3£24,000-
HampshireUp+332£21,500-2.27 %
South WestUp+212£22,000+29.41 %
LancashireUp+142£21,500-2.27 %
North EastUp+142£23,750+25.00 %
Tyne and WearUp+62£23,750+25.00 %
CheshireUp+52£20,250-19.00 %
BoltonNew entry-2£17,500-
BathNew entry-2£22,000-
GrimsbyNew entry-2£15,000-
LiverpoolNew entry-2£23,500-

IT Support Technician
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 9 February 2010, IT jobs within the UK that cited IT Support Technician 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 IT Support Technician in their job title.

1103 (83.06 %)Windows
272 (58.06 %)Microsoft
370 (56.45 %)Active Directory
467 (54.03 %)Windows XP
558 (46.77 %)Windows Server 2003
650 (40.32 %)MS Exchange
745 (36.29 %)Windows Vista
841 (33.06 %)MS Office
940 (32.26 %)Exchange Server 2003
1039 (31.45 %)MS Excel
1137 (29.84 %)TCP/IP
1233 (26.61 %)Windows 2000
1332 (25.81 %)Microsoft Certification
1429 (23.39 %)DNS
1528 (22.58 %)SQL Server
1625 (20.16 %)VPN
1625 (20.16 %)Windows 2000 Server
1723 (18.55 %)SQL
1822 (17.74 %)DHCP
1920 (16.13 %)LAN
1920 (16.13 %)Cisco
2019 (15.32 %)Windows Server 2008
2117 (13.71 %)MCSE
2216 (12.90 %)MCSA
2315 (12.10 %)VMware
2414 (11.29 %)MCP
2513 (10.48 %)VMware Infrastructure
2612 (9.677 %)Exchange Server 2000
2612 (9.677 %)IIS
2612 (9.677 %)WAN

IT Support Technician
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 9 February 2010, IT jobs within the UK that cited IT Support Technician 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 IT Support Technician in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
13 (2.419 %)HTML
22 (1.613 %).NET
22 (1.613 %)ASP
22 (1.613 %)CSS
IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
150 (40.32 %)MS Exchange
240 (32.26 %)Exchange Server 2003
312 (9.677 %)Exchange Server 2000
312 (9.677 %)IIS
49 (7.258 %)Lotus Notes
57 (5.645 %)Exchange Server 2007
66 (4.839 %)SharePoint
71 (0.806 %)SharePoint Server 2007
71 (0.806 %)Lotus Domino
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
141 (33.06 %)MS Office
239 (31.45 %)MS Excel
32 (1.613 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (0.806 %)AutoCAD
IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
11 (0.806 %)Navision
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
137 (29.84 %)TCP/IP
229 (23.39 %)DNS
325 (20.16 %)VPN
422 (17.74 %)DHCP
520 (16.13 %)LAN
612 (9.677 %)WAN
710 (8.065 %)Firewall
87 (5.645 %)Ethernet
95 (4.032 %)Wireless
104 (3.226 %)VoIP
113 (2.419 %)SAN
122 (1.613 %)Internet
122 (1.613 %)ADSL
122 (1.613 %)NAS
131 (0.806 %)Cisco ASA
131 (0.806 %)Cisco PIX
131 (0.806 %)Network Security
131 (0.806 %)FTP
131 (0.806 %)Intranet
131 (0.806 %)DSL
IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
128 (22.58 %)SQL Server
26 (4.839 %)SQL Server 2005
35 (4.032 %)RDBMS
44 (3.226 %)MSDE
53 (2.419 %)SQL Server 2008
53 (2.419 %)SQL Server 2000
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
16 (4.839 %)Health
25 (4.032 %)Telecoms
34 (3.226 %)Pensions
42 (1.613 %)Manufacturing
42 (1.613 %)Finance
51 (0.806 %)Marketing
51 (0.806 %)Automotive
51 (0.806 %)Education
51 (0.806 %)Government
51 (0.806 %)Banking
51 (0.806 %)Insurance
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
16 (4.839 %)Blackberry
24 (3.226 %)Client/Server
33 (2.419 %)PDA
42 (1.613 %)AS400
51 (0.806 %)French Language
51 (0.806 %)Fat Client
51 (0.806 %)Video Conferencing
51 (0.806 %)Thin Client
51 (0.806 %)Handset
51 (0.806 %)Replication
51 (0.806 %)CCTV
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
1103 (83.06 %)Windows
267 (54.03 %)Windows XP
358 (46.77 %)Windows Server 2003
445 (36.29 %)Windows Vista
533 (26.61 %)Windows 2000
625 (20.16 %)Windows 2000 Server
719 (15.32 %)Windows Server 2008
87 (5.645 %)Linux
93 (2.419 %)Windows 7
93 (2.419 %)Mac OS X
102 (1.613 %)Windows Mobile
111 (0.806 %)Mac OS X Server
111 (0.806 %)Windows NT
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
18 (6.452 %)ITIL
24 (3.226 %)Asset Management
24 (3.226 %)ERP
33 (2.419 %)Project Planning
42 (1.613 %)Data Management
42 (1.613 %)Service Management
42 (1.613 %)Change Management
51 (0.806 %)Online Marketing
51 (0.806 %)Manual Testing
51 (0.806 %)Time Management
51 (0.806 %)E-Commerce
51 (0.806 %)CRM
51 (0.806 %)Disaster Recovery
51 (0.806 %)SEO
51 (0.806 %)Project Management
51 (0.806 %)CAD
51 (0.806 %)Web Design
51 (0.806 %)Content Management
51 (0.806 %)Document Management
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
123 (18.55 %)SQL
27 (5.645 %)C
35 (4.032 %)VBScript
44 (3.226 %)VB
53 (2.419 %)VBA
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
132 (25.81 %)Microsoft Certification
217 (13.71 %)MCSE
316 (12.90 %)MCSA
414 (11.29 %)MCP
59 (7.258 %)Degree
67 (5.645 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
75 (4.032 %)MCDST
83 (2.419 %)Cisco Certification
83 (2.419 %)CCNA
92 (1.613 %)MCITP
101 (0.806 %)Security Cleared
101 (0.806 %)Network+ Certification
101 (0.806 %)MOS
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (4.032 %)SLA
IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
170 (56.45 %)Active Directory
213 (10.48 %)VMware Infrastructure
310 (8.065 %)VMware ESX
43 (2.419 %)Terminal Services
52 (1.613 %)Backup Exec
61 (0.806 %)VMware Workstation
61 (0.806 %)NetBackup
IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
13 (2.419 %)Norton AntiVirus
13 (2.419 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
13 (2.419 %)Legato
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
172 (58.06 %)Microsoft
220 (16.13 %)Cisco
315 (12.10 %)VMware
49 (7.258 %)Lotus
54 (3.226 %)Alcatel
54 (3.226 %)Veritas
54 (3.226 %)Citrix
54 (3.226 %)Apple
54 (3.226 %)Symantec
63 (2.419 %)Sophos
72 (1.613 %)NEC
81 (0.806 %)Remedy
81 (0.806 %)Salesforce.com
81 (0.806 %)Adobe
81 (0.806 %)HP
81 (0.806 %)Dell
81 (0.806 %)Avaya
81 (0.806 %)Mitel