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This section looks at the demand for the Technical Specialist role in IT jobs across the UK compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Technical Specialist
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank497440
Rank change on same period last yearDown-57
Matching permanent IT job ads514787
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.277 %0.328 %
As % of the category below0.306 %0.352 %
Salaries quoted420563
Average minimum salary£37,633£37,578
Average salary£40,394£40,265
% change on same period last year+0.32 %
Average maximum salary£43,155£42,952
UK excluding London average salary£37,172£37,265
% change on same period last year-0.24 %
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads167999223565
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled90.44 %93.19 %
Salaries quoted138679176982
Average minimum salary£39,022£40,911
Average salary£42,669£44,683
% change on same period last year-4.50 %
Average maximum salary£46,315£48,454
UK excluding London average salary£38,055£39,430
% change on same period last year-3.48 %

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 20 August 2008 within the UK.

Technical Specialist Salary Histogram

Technical Specialist
Top 30 Job Locations

This section 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 20 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
EnglandDown-46485£40,536+0.65 %
LondonNo change0161£46,993-1.33 %
South EastDown-44139£36,210-6.63 %
City of LondonUp+363£46,500-6.36 %
West MidlandsUp+2248£36,424+4.46 %
YorkshireUp+244£34,803+6.70 %
SurreyUp+3243£36,889-16.16 %
North WestUp+638£40,304+1.66 %
South YorkshireUp+631£36,370+21.23 %
BerkshireDown-1329£40,222+9.95 %
East of EnglandUp+325£42,971+24.28 %
HampshireDown-1624£34,885-6.60 %
CheshireDown-924£38,956-6.85 %
BirminghamUp+519£37,316+0.17 %
SolihullNew entry-17£38,206-
BuckinghamshireUp+2215£35,917-9.89 %
WinchesterNew entry-13£33,154-
West SussexNew entry-12£36,500-
ScotlandUp+1112£33,500-19.57 %
South WestDown-1511£33,682-2.01 %
AndoverDown-711£35,045+0.12 %
CrawleyNew entry-11£37,429-
HertfordshireDown-910£47,786+37.12 %
OxfordshireDown-3410£24,333-31.32 %
East MidlandsDown-159£39,682+17.70 %
Milton KeynesUp+69£44,917+23.90 %
North YorkshireUp+168£32,625+8.97 %
Isle of ManNew entry-7--
Docklands, LondonUp+227£54,000-24.21 %
MiddlesbroughDown-37£32,857+1.09 %

Technical Specialist
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, 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.

1530 (42.57 %)Windows
2318 (25.54 %)Microsoft
3254 (20.40 %)Active Directory
4247 (19.84 %)UNIX
5246 (19.76 %)Windows Server 2003
6244 (19.60 %)Linux
7217 (17.43 %)Microsoft Certification
8198 (15.90 %)Finance
9193 (15.50 %)SQL
10166 (13.33 %)MS Exchange
11159 (12.77 %)MCSE
12156 (12.53 %)Windows 2000
13155 (12.45 %)MS Excel
14154 (12.37 %)VMware
15153 (12.29 %)Cisco
16152 (12.21 %)Firewall
17148 (11.89 %)SAN
18138 (11.08 %)Solaris
19132 (10.60 %)Oracle
20128 (10.28 %)SQL Server
21127 (10.20 %)Citrix
22119 (9.558 %)TCP/IP
23111 (8.916 %)DNS
24110 (8.835 %)Exchange Server 2003
25106 (8.514 %)Project Management
26101 (8.112 %)VPN
2798 (7.871 %)Pensions
2896 (7.711 %)VERITAS
2993 (7.470 %)Banking
3085 (6.827 %)Health

Technical Specialist
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, 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
157 (4.578 %)WebSphere
243 (3.454 %)HTML
340 (3.213 %).NET
426 (2.088 %)XML
525 (2.008 %)J2EE
623 (1.847 %)Middleware
721 (1.687 %)CSS
817 (1.365 %)ASP.NET
915 (1.205 %)XHTML
1011 (0.884 %)ASP
1110 (0.803 %)AJAX
129 (0.723 %)WebServices
138 (0.643 %)Application Packaging
147 (0.562 %)ADO.NET
156 (0.482 %)SAP Basis
165 (0.402 %)SAP XI
165 (0.402 %)CORBA
174 (0.321 %)Software Packaging
174 (0.321 %)EDI
174 (0.321 %)CGI
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1166 (13.33 %)MS Exchange
2110 (8.835 %)Exchange Server 2003
376 (6.104 %)IIS
455 (4.418 %)Exchange Server 2000
535 (2.811 %)WebSphere Application Server
624 (1.928 %)SharePoint
717 (1.365 %)Tomcat
812 (0.964 %)MQSeries
812 (0.964 %)Apache
911 (0.884 %)BizTalk Server
911 (0.884 %)Exchange Server 2007
109 (0.723 %)SharePoint Server 2007
109 (0.723 %)Lotus Notes
118 (0.643 %)SAS
127 (0.562 %)CICS
127 (0.562 %)Lotus Domino
136 (0.482 %)Content Management Server
136 (0.482 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
136 (0.482 %)IBM HTTP Server
136 (0.482 %)Oracle Application Server
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1155 (12.45 %)MS Excel
228 (2.249 %)MS Office
322 (1.767 %)MS Visio
49 (0.723 %)InfoPath
55 (0.402 %)AutoCAD
64 (0.321 %)MS PowerPoint
72 (0.161 %)Acrobat
72 (0.161 %)RoboHelp
81 (0.080 %)FrameMaker
81 (0.080 %)Paint Shop Pro
81 (0.080 %)Photoshop
81 (0.080 %)MS Project
81 (0.080 %)Adobe Captivate
81 (0.080 %)Spreadsheet
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
112 (0.964 %)SoftGrid
29 (0.723 %)Axapta
29 (0.723 %)Dynamics CRM
35 (0.402 %)SAP CRM
35 (0.402 %)SAP R/3
35 (0.402 %)SAP EBP
44 (0.321 %)Nortel Periphonics
53 (0.241 %)Pivotal CRM
53 (0.241 %)RMDS
62 (0.161 %)Oracle EBS
62 (0.161 %)assyst
71 (0.080 %)BASE24
71 (0.080 %)Dynamics GP
71 (0.080 %)Beauchamp
71 (0.080 %)GoldMine
71 (0.080 %)JDE EnterpriseOne
71 (0.080 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
71 (0.080 %)Siebel Analytics
71 (0.080 %)e-Work
71 (0.080 %)Endur
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1152 (12.21 %)Firewall
2148 (11.89 %)SAN
3119 (9.558 %)TCP/IP
4111 (8.916 %)DNS
5101 (8.112 %)VPN
684 (6.747 %)LAN
777 (6.185 %)WAN
864 (5.141 %)DHCP
962 (4.980 %)Internet
1054 (4.337 %)SMTP
1142 (3.373 %)VoIP
1227 (2.169 %)Network Security
1326 (2.088 %)Cisco PIX
1424 (1.928 %)LDAP
1517 (1.365 %)Wireless
1615 (1.205 %)HTTP
1712 (0.964 %)NetScreen
189 (0.723 %)Intrusion Detection
198 (0.643 %)IP Telephony
198 (0.643 %)Broadband
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1128 (10.28 %)SQL Server
227 (2.169 %)DB2
324 (1.928 %)SQL Server 2005
423 (1.847 %)SQL Server 2000
517 (1.365 %)Oracle 10g
616 (1.285 %)Oracle 9i
711 (0.884 %)RDBMS
810 (0.803 %)MySQL
98 (0.643 %)Oracle 8/8i
98 (0.643 %)Datawarehouse
107 (0.562 %)BusinessObjects
107 (0.562 %)Crystal Reports
107 (0.562 %)SQLPlus
115 (0.402 %)SAP BW
124 (0.321 %)SQL Server 7
133 (0.241 %)GIS
133 (0.241 %)DB2 UDB
142 (0.161 %)Hyperion Essbase
142 (0.161 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
142 (0.161 %)DataStage
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
112 (0.964 %)MSI
211 (0.884 %)Ant
39 (0.723 %)ClearCase
45 (0.402 %)Visual Studio
53 (0.241 %)JUnit
53 (0.241 %)TestDirector
53 (0.241 %)LoadRunner
62 (0.161 %)Flash
62 (0.161 %)InstallShield
71 (0.080 %)Bugzilla
71 (0.080 %)NUnit
71 (0.080 %)ClearQuest
71 (0.080 %)QuickTest Pro
71 (0.080 %)Dreamweaver
71 (0.080 %)VSS/SourceSafe
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1198 (15.90 %)Finance
298 (7.871 %)Pensions
393 (7.470 %)Banking
485 (6.827 %)Health
550 (4.016 %)Investment Banking
639 (3.133 %)Telecoms
728 (2.249 %)Insurance
826 (2.088 %)Financial Institution
922 (1.767 %)Education
922 (1.767 %)Retail
1021 (1.687 %)Government
1116 (1.285 %)Games
1215 (1.205 %)Front Office
1312 (0.964 %)Marketing
149 (0.723 %)Electronics
158 (0.643 %)Billing
166 (0.482 %)Military
166 (0.482 %)Online Banking
166 (0.482 %)Back Office
175 (0.402 %)Automotive
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
151 (4.096 %)Clustering
247 (3.775 %)AS400
346 (3.695 %)Client/Server
431 (2.490 %)Mainframe
522 (1.767 %)Blackberry
620 (1.606 %)Management Information System
620 (1.606 %)Computer Science
719 (1.526 %)SecurID
815 (1.205 %)Derivative
815 (1.205 %)Thin Client
815 (1.205 %)Fat Client
99 (0.723 %)Spanish Language
99 (0.723 %)HACMP
99 (0.723 %)Replication
99 (0.723 %)CLARiiON
108 (0.643 %)Biometrics
108 (0.643 %)IPTV
108 (0.643 %)Equities
108 (0.643 %)German Language
108 (0.643 %)Video Conferencing
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1530 (42.57 %)Windows
2247 (19.84 %)UNIX
3246 (19.76 %)Windows Server 2003
4244 (19.60 %)Linux
5156 (12.53 %)Windows 2000
6138 (11.08 %)Solaris
780 (6.426 %)Red Hat Linux
863 (5.060 %)AIX
948 (3.855 %)Windows 2000 Server
1042 (3.373 %)Windows XP
1133 (2.651 %)SUSE
1224 (1.928 %)HPUX
1321 (1.687 %)Windows Vista
1418 (1.446 %)Windows NT
1512 (0.964 %)OS/400
1512 (0.964 %)NetWare
168 (0.643 %)Tru64
177 (0.562 %)zOS
177 (0.562 %)MVS
184 (0.321 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1106 (8.514 %)Project Management
280 (6.426 %)ITIL
373 (5.863 %)Problem Management
438 (3.052 %)Security Cleared
537 (2.972 %)Disaster Recovery
635 (2.811 %)Service Delivery
733 (2.651 %)PRINCE2
832 (2.570 %)Migration
930 (2.410 %)CRM
1026 (2.088 %)Change Management
1124 (1.928 %)E-Commerce
1124 (1.928 %)SC Cleared
1222 (1.767 %)Performance Management
1321 (1.687 %)Workflow
1419 (1.526 %)Business Continuity
1517 (1.365 %)Asset Management
1517 (1.365 %)Web Development
1517 (1.365 %)Configuration Management
1616 (1.285 %)Content Management
1715 (1.205 %)Service Management
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1193 (15.50 %)SQL
259 (4.739 %)Java
339 (3.133 %)Perl
429 (2.329 %)C++
527 (2.169 %)Shell Script
624 (1.928 %)VB
723 (1.847 %)C#
814 (1.124 %)VBScript
911 (0.884 %)C
109 (0.723 %)COBOL
109 (0.723 %)PHP
109 (0.723 %)VBA
118 (0.643 %)PL/SQL
127 (0.562 %)Korn
136 (0.482 %)XPath
136 (0.482 %)DHTML
145 (0.402 %)ABAP
145 (0.402 %)Transact-SQL
154 (0.321 %)JavaScript
154 (0.321 %)VB.NET
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1217 (17.43 %)Microsoft Certification
2159 (12.77 %)MCSE
383 (6.667 %)Degree
472 (5.783 %)MCP
571 (5.703 %)MCSA
666 (5.301 %)Cisco Certification
750 (4.016 %)CCNA
840 (3.213 %)CCNP
922 (1.767 %)CISSP
1021 (1.687 %)RHCE
1116 (1.285 %)Citrix Certification
1211 (0.884 %)CCEA
1211 (0.884 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
139 (0.723 %)ITIL Certification
146 (0.482 %)CCSA
155 (0.402 %)CISA
155 (0.402 %)CISM
155 (0.402 %)CCA
164 (0.321 %)RHCT
164 (0.321 %)IBM Certification
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
168 (5.462 %)SLA
27 (0.562 %)QA
34 (0.321 %)RosettaNet
43 (0.241 %)BS7799
52 (0.161 %)ISO27001
52 (0.161 %)HL7
61 (0.080 %)21 CFR Part 11
61 (0.080 %)Basel II
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1254 (20.40 %)Active Directory
239 (3.133 %)NetBackup
334 (2.731 %)ISA Server
431 (2.490 %)MetaFrame
530 (2.410 %)VMware Infrastructure
628 (2.249 %)VMware ESX
714 (1.124 %)Citrix Presentation Server
811 (0.884 %)Oracle RAC
910 (0.803 %)Terminal Services
109 (0.723 %)Terminal Server
109 (0.723 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
117 (0.562 %)VMware Server
126 (0.482 %)Backup Exec
126 (0.482 %)VMware Workstation
135 (0.402 %)Novell eDirectory
143 (0.241 %)Samba
152 (0.161 %)NFS
161 (0.080 %)Squid
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
172 (5.783 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
239 (3.133 %)MOM
323 (1.847 %)MAILsweeper
414 (1.124 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
513 (1.044 %)BMC PATROL
69 (0.723 %)Unicenter
74 (0.321 %)Tivoli
83 (0.241 %)OpenView
83 (0.241 %)CONTROL-M
83 (0.241 %)Nagios
83 (0.241 %)Veritas Storage Foundation
83 (0.241 %)BMC Performance Manager
83 (0.241 %)HP Data Protector
92 (0.161 %)Oracle Statspack
92 (0.161 %)WSUS
92 (0.161 %)Norton AntiVirus
101 (0.080 %)OpenView Configuration Management
101 (0.080 %)AutoSys
101 (0.080 %)ServiceCenter
101 (0.080 %)SCOM
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1318 (25.54 %)Microsoft
2154 (12.37 %)VMware
3153 (12.29 %)Cisco
4132 (10.60 %)Oracle
5127 (10.20 %)Citrix
696 (7.711 %)VERITAS
782 (6.586 %)IBM
880 (6.426 %)Red Hat
953 (4.257 %)HP
1028 (2.249 %)Sun
1123 (1.847 %)Dell
1221 (1.687 %)Google
1320 (1.606 %)EMC
1418 (1.446 %)BMC
1418 (1.446 %)Lotus
1418 (1.446 %)CheckPoint
1418 (1.446 %)Sophos
1517 (1.365 %)FileNet
1517 (1.365 %)TIBCO
1517 (1.365 %)SAP