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The table looks at the demand for the Technical Specialist role in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Technical Specialist in their job title over the 3 months to 3 July 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles currently tracked.

 Technical Specialist
Location
3 months to
3 Jul 2009
Same period last year
Rank451487
Rank change on the same period last yearUp+36
Matching permanent IT job ads175584
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.257 %0.293 %
As % of the Job Titles category0.283 %0.319 %
Salaries quoted138465
Average salary£35,000£38,500
Average salary % change on the same period last year-9.090 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£24,500£26,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£55,250£57,500
UK excluding London average salary£32,000£35,500
% change on same period last year-9.850 %
IT Job Market, Job TitlesAll Job Titles
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
61844182955
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK90.83 %91.72 %
Salaries quoted51383150133
Average salary£40,000£40,000
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£25,000£25,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£65,000£65,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£35,000

Technical Specialist
Demand Trend

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

Technical Specialist Demand Trend

Technical Specialist
Salary Trend

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

Technical Specialist Salary Trend

Technical Specialist
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Technical Specialist over the 3 months to 3 July 2009 within the UK.

Technical Specialist Salary Histogram

Technical Specialist
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Specialist within the UK over the 3 months to 3 July 2009. 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+60168£35,000-7.89 %
South EastUp+12052£30,000-17.80 %
LondonUp+10552£42,500-5.55 %
YorkshireUp+10020£38,500+38.73 %
North WestUp+12217£30,000-20.00 %
BuckinghamshireUp+6615£20,000-54.02 %
Milton KeynesUp+4315£20,000-55.05 %
City of LondonUp+7714£37,500-11.76 %
SurreyUp+9011£28,500-18.57 %
West YorkshireUp+8811£38,500+48.07 %
West MidlandsUp+1211£27,500-24.65 %
HampshireUp+8810£37,750+7.85 %
CheshireUp+7510£30,000-7.69 %
LeedsUp+759£38,500+48.07 %
East MidlandsUp+677£35,000+16.66 %
East of EnglandUp+587£25,500-34.61 %
LeatherheadNew entry-7£28,500-
HertfordshireUp+426£25,500-34.61 %
South YorkshireUp+416£35,000-12.50 %
MidlandsUp+376--
BirminghamUp+585£37,500-
NottinghamshireUp+435£35,000+16.66 %
HerefordshireUp+235£25,500-29.16 %
AndoverUp+74£36,250+2.11 %
BerkshireUp+983£30,000-25.00 %
MiddlesexUp+493£35,000-22.22 %
KentUp+383£30,000+9.09 %
Hemel HempsteadUp+173£25,500-29.16 %
Channel IslandsNew entry-3£65,000-
BasingstokeUp+642£36,000+1.40 %

Technical Specialist
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT jobs within the UK that cited Technical 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 Technical Specialist in their job title.

1135 (34.35 %)Windows
288 (22.39 %)Microsoft
377 (19.59 %)UNIX
476 (19.34 %)Active Directory
574 (18.83 %)Microsoft Certification
574 (18.83 %)Windows Server 2003
673 (18.58 %)Linux
771 (18.07 %)SQL
866 (16.79 %)VMware
960 (15.27 %)Cisco
1056 (14.25 %)Finance
1151 (12.98 %)Citrix
1151 (12.98 %)Oracle
1249 (12.47 %)Solaris
1347 (11.96 %)MCSE
1445 (11.45 %)HP
1445 (11.45 %)SAN
1544 (11.20 %)SQL Server
1641 (10.43 %)Windows XP
1740 (10.18 %)MS Exchange
1837 (9.415 %)MS Excel
1936 (9.160 %)TCP/IP
2035 (8.906 %)IIS
2132 (8.142 %)Windows 2000
2132 (8.142 %)Sun
2231 (7.888 %)IBM
2231 (7.888 %)Windows Vista
2330 (7.634 %)Health
2429 (7.379 %)ITIL
2429 (7.379 %)Degree

Technical Specialist
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT jobs within the UK that cited Technical 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 Technical Specialist in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
114 (3.562 %)XML
28 (2.036 %).NET
37 (1.781 %)HTML
45 (1.272 %)WebSphere
54 (1.018 %)WebServices
54 (1.018 %)Application Packaging
63 (0.763 %)ASP
63 (0.763 %)XML Schema
72 (0.509 %)XML Messaging
72 (0.509 %)FpML
72 (0.509 %)VXML
72 (0.509 %)ASP.NET
72 (0.509 %)CSS
72 (0.509 %)XSLT
72 (0.509 %)XHTML
81 (0.254 %)Java EE
81 (0.254 %)WMI
81 (0.254 %)WSDL
81 (0.254 %)MVC
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
140 (10.18 %)MS Exchange
235 (8.906 %)IIS
320 (5.089 %)SharePoint
419 (4.835 %)Exchange Server 2007
516 (4.071 %)Exchange Server 2003
614 (3.562 %)Lotus Notes
713 (3.308 %)Lotus Domino
88 (2.036 %)Exchange Server 2000
97 (1.781 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
106 (1.527 %)Apache
115 (1.272 %)Exchange Server 5.5
124 (1.018 %)CICS
124 (1.018 %)WebSphere Application Server
124 (1.018 %)SharePoint Server 2007
133 (0.763 %)IBM HTTP Server
142 (0.509 %)QuickPlace
151 (0.254 %)Tomcat
151 (0.254 %)Tuxedo
151 (0.254 %)WebLogic
151 (0.254 %)ArcGIS
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
137 (9.415 %)MS Excel
215 (3.817 %)MS Office
36 (1.527 %)MS Visio
43 (0.763 %)Spreadsheet
52 (0.509 %)FrameMaker
52 (0.509 %)Acrobat
52 (0.509 %)MS Project
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (1.272 %)Oracle EBS
24 (1.018 %)Oracle 11i
33 (0.763 %)GoldMine
42 (0.509 %)Oracle Applications
42 (0.509 %)Line 500
42 (0.509 %)Sage MMS
42 (0.509 %)Sage 1000
42 (0.509 %)Oracle EBS R12
42 (0.509 %)SalesLogix
42 (0.509 %)Dynamics AX
51 (0.254 %)Dynamics GP
51 (0.254 %)Dynamics CRM
51 (0.254 %)PeopleSoft HRMS
51 (0.254 %)Great Plains
51 (0.254 %)Endur
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
145 (11.45 %)SAN
236 (9.160 %)TCP/IP
327 (6.870 %)DNS
425 (6.361 %)VoIP
519 (4.835 %)Broadband
618 (4.580 %)Firewall
711 (2.799 %)VPN
711 (2.799 %)LAN
711 (2.799 %)PBX
810 (2.545 %)Internet
810 (2.545 %)WAN
810 (2.545 %)NAS
810 (2.545 %)Network Security
99 (2.290 %)Cisco IOS
108 (2.036 %)SMS
117 (1.781 %)Cisco ASA
126 (1.527 %)ATM
135 (1.272 %)DHCP
135 (1.272 %)MPLS
144 (1.018 %)SMTP
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
144 (11.20 %)SQL Server
24 (1.018 %)OLAP
24 (1.018 %)Oracle OLAP
24 (1.018 %)Essbase
32 (0.509 %)SQL Server 2000
32 (0.509 %)Oracle 10g
32 (0.509 %)Oracle Discoverer
32 (0.509 %)TOAD
32 (0.509 %)MySQL
32 (0.509 %)Oracle 8/8i
32 (0.509 %)Oracle 9i
32 (0.509 %)Datawarehouse
32 (0.509 %)Oracle Reports
41 (0.254 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (0.254 %)Informix
41 (0.254 %)MS Access
41 (0.254 %)DB2
41 (0.254 %)RDBMS
41 (0.254 %)BusinessObjects
41 (0.254 %)GIS
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (2.545 %)Visual Studio
24 (1.018 %)LoadRunner
33 (0.763 %)MSI
33 (0.763 %)AdminStudio
42 (0.509 %)Oracle Forms
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
156 (14.25 %)Finance
230 (7.634 %)Health
328 (7.125 %)Pensions
423 (5.852 %)Telecoms
521 (5.344 %)Banking
618 (4.580 %)Home Office
715 (3.817 %)Retail
811 (2.799 %)Government
910 (2.545 %)Education
910 (2.545 %)Financial Institution
108 (2.036 %)Front Office
116 (1.527 %)Insurance
125 (1.272 %)Investment Banking
125 (1.272 %)Retail Banking
125 (1.272 %)Back Office
133 (0.763 %)Billing
142 (0.509 %)Manufacturing
142 (0.509 %)Publishing
142 (0.509 %)Construction
151 (0.254 %)Marketing
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
114 (3.562 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
213 (3.308 %)HACMP
310 (2.545 %)French Language
310 (2.545 %)Derivative
49 (2.290 %)Clustering
49 (2.290 %)Client/Server
58 (2.036 %)EPoS
58 (2.036 %)Spanish Language
65 (1.272 %)Blackberry
74 (1.018 %)Mainframe
74 (1.018 %)IBM Mainframe
74 (1.018 %)Market Risk
74 (1.018 %)LPAR
74 (1.018 %)Physics
74 (1.018 %)Cryptography
83 (0.763 %)PKI
83 (0.763 %)NHS
92 (0.509 %)CLARiiON
92 (0.509 %)Thin Client
92 (0.509 %)Fat Client
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1135 (34.35 %)Windows
277 (19.59 %)UNIX
374 (18.83 %)Windows Server 2003
473 (18.58 %)Linux
549 (12.47 %)Solaris
641 (10.43 %)Windows XP
732 (8.142 %)Windows 2000
831 (7.888 %)Windows Vista
922 (5.598 %)AIX
1021 (5.344 %)Red Hat Linux
1120 (5.089 %)Windows 2000 Server
1216 (4.071 %)Windows Server 2008
1313 (3.308 %)HPUX
1411 (2.799 %)Windows NT
152 (0.509 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
161 (0.254 %)SUSE
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
129 (7.379 %)ITIL
219 (4.835 %)Identity Management
315 (3.817 %)Project Management
315 (3.817 %)Business Intelligence
411 (2.799 %)E-Commerce
411 (2.799 %)Service Delivery
59 (2.290 %)PRINCE2
68 (2.036 %)Disaster Recovery
68 (2.036 %)CRM
68 (2.036 %)Problem Management
77 (1.781 %)Technical Architecture
77 (1.781 %)Financial Modelling
77 (1.781 %)Change Management
86 (1.527 %)Migration
86 (1.527 %)PRINCE
95 (1.272 %)Information Security
104 (1.018 %)Electronic Trading
104 (1.018 %)User Acceptance Testing
104 (1.018 %)Load Balancing
104 (1.018 %)Network Design
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
171 (18.07 %)SQL
227 (6.870 %)Shell Script
318 (4.580 %)Java
416 (4.071 %)C++
512 (3.053 %)Perl
65 (1.272 %)PHP
74 (1.018 %)REXX
74 (1.018 %)Tcl
74 (1.018 %)VBScript
74 (1.018 %)VB
83 (0.763 %)LotusScript
83 (0.763 %)VB.NET
83 (0.763 %)C
83 (0.763 %)C#
91 (0.254 %)Korn
91 (0.254 %)PowerShell
91 (0.254 %)Python
91 (0.254 %)PL/SQL
91 (0.254 %)JavaScript
91 (0.254 %)T-SQL
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
174 (18.83 %)Microsoft Certification
247 (11.96 %)MCSE
329 (7.379 %)Degree
424 (6.107 %)MCP
523 (5.852 %)MCSA
615 (3.817 %)Security Cleared
615 (3.817 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
713 (3.308 %)Cisco Certification
89 (2.290 %)CCNA
98 (2.036 %)CCA
98 (2.036 %)Citrix Certification
98 (2.036 %)SC Cleared
106 (1.527 %)PRINCE2 Certification
106 (1.527 %)MCTS
115 (1.272 %)VERITAS Certified Professional (VCP)
115 (1.272 %)CCNP
124 (1.018 %)IBM Certification
124 (1.018 %)CIPD
131 (0.254 %)JNCIE
131 (0.254 %)MCITP
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
115 (3.817 %)SLA
25 (1.272 %)PCI DSS
33 (0.763 %)QA
33 (0.763 %)ISO27001
41 (0.254 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
176 (19.34 %)Active Directory
226 (6.616 %)VMware ESX
320 (5.089 %)Terminal Services
419 (4.835 %)MetaFrame
517 (4.326 %)NetBackup
611 (2.799 %)Citrix Presentation Server
611 (2.799 %)VMware Infrastructure
79 (2.290 %)ISA Server
84 (1.018 %)NFS
92 (0.509 %)Hyper-V
92 (0.509 %)Backup Exec
101 (0.254 %)AquaLogic
101 (0.254 %)Squid
101 (0.254 %)XenApp
101 (0.254 %)XenServer
101 (0.254 %)XenDesktop
101 (0.254 %)Veritas Volume Manager
101 (0.254 %)Veritas Cluster Server
101 (0.254 %)NDS
101 (0.254 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
116 (4.071 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
27 (1.781 %)WSUS
36 (1.527 %)Tivoli
45 (1.272 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
54 (1.018 %)Unicenter
54 (1.018 %)OpenView
54 (1.018 %)Oracle Statspack
63 (0.763 %)SCCM
63 (0.763 %)MOM
63 (0.763 %)OpenView Configuration Management
63 (0.763 %)CONTROL-M
63 (0.763 %)Cisco IPCC
72 (0.509 %)Norton AntiVirus
72 (0.509 %)MAILsweeper
72 (0.509 %)SCOM
81 (0.254 %)Cisco UCCE
81 (0.254 %)HP Data Protector
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
188 (22.39 %)Microsoft
266 (16.79 %)VMware
360 (15.27 %)Cisco
451 (12.98 %)Citrix
451 (12.98 %)Oracle
545 (11.45 %)HP
632 (8.142 %)Sun
731 (7.888 %)IBM
821 (5.344 %)Red Hat
919 (4.835 %)Novell
1018 (4.580 %)Veritas
1115 (3.817 %)Lotus
1211 (2.799 %)Mitel
139 (2.290 %)Sybase
139 (2.290 %)MKS
147 (1.781 %)CA
156 (1.527 %)Reuters
156 (1.527 %)Siemens
156 (1.527 %)Avaya
156 (1.527 %)EMC