The first table below looks at the demand for the Technical Support Consultant role in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Technical Support Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles currently tracked.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Technical Support Consultant
Rank 805 849 793
Rank change year-on-year
+44 -56
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Support Consultant 53 47 78
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 0.049% 0.039% 0.063%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.052% 0.041% 0.067%
Number of salaries quoted 52 41 76
Average salary £40,000 £35,000 £34,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+14.28% +1.44%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £23,500 £18,000
10% offered a salary of more than £46,000 £55,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £31,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year
+29.03% -4.61%
All Job Titles
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
101791 114576 116360
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 94.44% 94.74% 94.25%
Number of salaries quoted 84727 98303 98213
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £27,000 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £67,500 £72,500 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%

Technical Support Consultant
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Technical Support Consultant within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Technical Support Consultant Jobs Demand Trend

Technical Support Consultant
Salary Trend

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

Technical Support Consultant Salary Trend

Technical Support Consultant
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Technical Support Consultant over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 within the UK.

Technical Support Consultant Salary Histogram

Technical Support Consultant
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 Support Consultant within the UK over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
England +35 49 £40,000 +14.28%
South East +9 17 £46,000 +80.39%
Berkshire +18 13 £46,000 +27.77%
East of England +14 13 £37,000 +18.40%
Reading +9 9 £46,000 +27.77%
Haverhill - 8 £37,000 -
Suffolk - 8 £37,000 -
Yorkshire -12 7 £24,000 -
West Yorkshire - 7 £24,000 -
Gloucestershire +15 6 £42,000 +5.00%
South West +5 6 £42,000 +78.72%
Gloucester - 6 £42,000 -
London +28 5 £37,500 -21.87%
Cambridgeshire +2 5 £39,500 +26.40%
Leeds - 5 £24,000 -
Cambridge +1 4 £39,500 +21.53%
Maidenhead - 3 £48,500 -
Oxford - 3 £36,000 -
Oxfordshire - 3 £36,000 -
North West -7 2 £32,000 -1.53%
Manchester -23 2 £32,000 -14.66%
Edinburgh - 2 £50,000 -
Scotland - 2 £50,000 -
Surrey +14 1 £40,000 -27.27%
City of London +7 1 £35,000 -36.36%
West Sussex - 1 £40,000 -
Rochdale - 1 £19,000 -
Reigate - 1 £40,000 -
Redhill - 1 £40,000 -
Horley - 1 £40,000 -

Technical Support Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK that cited Technical Support Consultant 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 Support Consultant in their job title.

1 63 (58.88%) Windows
2 45 (42.06%) Microsoft
3 38 (35.51%) Internet
3 38 (35.51%) Firewall
4 32 (29.91%) Linux
4 32 (29.91%) UNIX
5 29 (27.10%) SQL Server
5 29 (27.10%) TCP/IP
6 23 (21.50%) MS Exchange
6 23 (21.50%) SQL
6 23 (21.50%) DNS
7 22 (20.56%) SAN
8 21 (19.63%) Cisco
8 21 (19.63%) VMware
9 20 (18.69%) VMware Infrastructure
10 19 (17.76%) Load Balancing
10 19 (17.76%) HTTP
11 18 (16.82%) IIS
12 17 (15.89%) XML
12 17 (15.89%) Microsoft Certification
12 17 (15.89%) ISA Server
12 17 (15.89%) Windows Server 2003
13 16 (14.95%) Juniper
13 16 (14.95%) Active Directory
13 16 (14.95%) SMTP
13 16 (14.95%) LDAP
13 16 (14.95%) Squid
13 16 (14.95%) Windows Server 2008
13 16 (14.95%) Clustering
14 15 (14.02%) Oracle

Technical Support Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK that cited Technical Support Consultant 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 Support Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 17 (15.89%) XML
2 11 (10.28%) Web Services
3 9 (8.411%) HTML
4 8 (7.477%) .NET
4 8 (7.477%) SOAP
4 8 (7.477%) WSDL
5 6 (5.607%) WebSphere
6 5 (4.673%) CSS
7 3 (2.804%) XSD
8 2 (1.869%) JDBC
8 2 (1.869%) JSP
8 2 (1.869%) ASP
8 2 (1.869%) JNDI
9 1 (0.935%) LAMP
9 1 (0.935%) SAP Basis
9 1 (0.935%) JSF
9 1 (0.935%) EDI
Application Platforms
1 23 (21.50%) MS Exchange
2 18 (16.82%) IIS
3 9 (8.411%) Exchange Server 2003
4 7 (6.542%) Apache
5 6 (5.607%) Tomcat
6 5 (4.673%) WebSphere Application Server
7 4 (3.738%) SharePoint
8 3 (2.804%) WebSphere MQ
8 3 (2.804%) MQSeries
9 2 (1.869%) WebLogic
9 2 (1.869%) NetWeaver
9 2 (1.869%) Exchange Server 2007
9 2 (1.869%) Exchange Server 2010
10 1 (0.935%) Lync
10 1 (0.935%) Smallworld
Applications
1 13 (12.15%) MS Excel
2 10 (9.346%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 3 (2.804%) SAP Business One
2 2 (1.869%) SAP BPC
3 1 (0.935%) Agresso
3 1 (0.935%) SAP FI
3 1 (0.935%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.935%) Oracle HRMS
3 1 (0.935%) Oracle Payroll
3 1 (0.935%) SAP FI/CO
3 1 (0.935%) Maximo
3 1 (0.935%) SAP CO
3 1 (0.935%) Oracle iRecruitment
3 1 (0.935%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.935%) Dynamics AX
Communications & Networking
1 38 (35.51%) Internet
1 38 (35.51%) Firewall
2 29 (27.10%) TCP/IP
3 23 (21.50%) DNS
4 22 (20.56%) SAN
5 19 (17.76%) HTTP
6 16 (14.95%) LDAP
6 16 (14.95%) SMTP
7 6 (5.607%) SNMP
8 5 (4.673%) FTP
8 5 (4.673%) DSL
9 4 (3.738%) SSH
9 4 (3.738%) Ethernet
9 4 (3.738%) ISDN
10 3 (2.804%) DHCP
10 3 (2.804%) VoIP
10 3 (2.804%) Cisco ASA
10 3 (2.804%) xDSL
10 3 (2.804%) IP Telephony
10 3 (2.804%) WiMAX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (27.10%) SQL Server
2 5 (4.673%) SQL Server 2005
2 5 (4.673%) SQL Server 2008
3 3 (2.804%) MySQL
3 3 (2.804%) Oracle 11g
3 3 (2.804%) RDBMS
3 3 (2.804%) Oracle 10g
4 2 (1.869%) DB2
4 2 (1.869%) SAP BW
4 2 (1.869%) Big Data
5 1 (0.935%) SQL Server 2012
5 1 (0.935%) SAP HANA
5 1 (0.935%) SQL Server 2000
5 1 (0.935%) GIS
5 1 (0.935%) Oracle BI EE
5 1 (0.935%) Oracle Discoverer
5 1 (0.935%) BusinessObjects
Development Applications
1 2 (1.869%) PowerBuilder
General
1 9 (8.411%) Finance
1 9 (8.411%) Retail
1 9 (8.411%) Marketing
2 1 (0.935%) German Language
2 1 (0.935%) Spanish Language
2 1 (0.935%) Law
2 1 (0.935%) Legal
2 1 (0.935%) Pharmaceutical
2 1 (0.935%) Financial Institution
2 1 (0.935%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 16 (14.95%) Clustering
2 13 (12.15%) SaaS
3 5 (4.673%) Replication
4 4 (3.738%) Client/Server
4 4 (3.738%) Open Source
4 4 (3.738%) Hedge funds
5 3 (2.804%) Kindle
5 3 (2.804%) Data Integration
5 3 (2.804%) Management Information System
6 2 (1.869%) Computer Science
6 2 (1.869%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (0.935%) Social Media
7 1 (0.935%) NHS
7 1 (0.935%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 63 (58.88%) Windows
2 32 (29.91%) Linux
2 32 (29.91%) UNIX
3 17 (15.89%) Windows Server 2003
4 16 (14.95%) Windows Server 2008
5 10 (9.346%) Windows XP
6 8 (7.477%) AIX
6 8 (7.477%) Windows 7
7 5 (4.673%) Solaris
8 3 (2.804%) SUSE
8 3 (2.804%) Windows Vista
9 1 (0.935%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.935%) Windows 8
9 1 (0.935%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.935%) Debian
9 1 (0.935%) OS/390
9 1 (0.935%) zOS
9 1 (0.935%) MVS
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (17.76%) Load Balancing
2 9 (8.411%) Validation
3 6 (5.607%) Project Management
4 4 (3.738%) ERP
4 4 (3.738%) SOA
4 4 (3.738%) Business Intelligence
4 4 (3.738%) Service Delivery
4 4 (3.738%) Asset Management
4 4 (3.738%) Software Testing
4 4 (3.738%) Change Control
5 3 (2.804%) User Acceptance Testing
5 3 (2.804%) Integration Testing
5 3 (2.804%) Continuous Improvement
5 3 (2.804%) Event-Driven Architecture
5 3 (2.804%) Benchmarking
5 3 (2.804%) ITIL
5 3 (2.804%) CRM
6 2 (1.869%) E-Commerce
6 2 (1.869%) Analytics
6 2 (1.869%) Business Analytics
Programming Languages
1 23 (21.50%) SQL
2 14 (13.08%) Shell Script
3 11 (10.28%) Python
3 11 (10.28%) Perl
4 10 (9.346%) Bash shell
5 9 (8.411%) Java
6 6 (5.607%) JavaScript
6 6 (5.607%) PL/SQL
7 4 (3.738%) ABAP
8 3 (2.804%) VBScript
9 2 (1.869%) VB
9 2 (1.869%) C#
10 1 (0.935%) Magik
Qualifications
1 17 (15.89%) Microsoft Certification
2 15 (14.02%) Cisco Certification
3 12 (11.21%) CCNA
4 9 (8.411%) Degree
5 6 (5.607%) MCITP
5 6 (5.607%) MCSA
6 4 (3.738%) MCSE
7 3 (2.804%) MCP
7 3 (2.804%) CCNP
7 3 (2.804%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 3 (2.804%) SC Cleared
7 3 (2.804%) Security Cleared
8 2 (1.869%) Citrix Certification
9 1 (0.935%) MCTS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (11.21%) SLA
2 4 (3.738%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 20 (18.69%) VMware Infrastructure
2 17 (15.89%) ISA Server
3 16 (14.95%) Active Directory
3 16 (14.95%) Squid
4 10 (9.346%) qmail
4 10 (9.346%) Postfix
4 10 (9.346%) Sendmail
5 9 (8.411%) Hyper-V
6 7 (6.542%) VMware ESX
6 7 (6.542%) Terminal Server
7 4 (3.738%) Samba
7 4 (3.738%) Oracle RMAN
7 4 (3.738%) NFS
8 1 (0.935%) XenApp
8 1 (0.935%) XenServer
8 1 (0.935%) XenDesktop
8 1 (0.935%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 6 (5.607%) Zenoss
2 4 (3.738%) Data Guard
3 1 (0.935%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 1 (0.935%) SCCM
3 1 (0.935%) SCOM
Vendors
1 45 (42.06%) Microsoft
2 21 (19.63%) Cisco
2 21 (19.63%) VMware
3 16 (14.95%) Juniper
4 15 (14.02%) Oracle
5 9 (8.411%) NetApp
5 9 (8.411%) Citrix
6 8 (7.477%) SAP
7 5 (4.673%) Sybase
8 4 (3.738%) Sage
9 3 (2.804%) CheckPoint
9 3 (2.804%) Red Hat
9 3 (2.804%) Avaya
9 3 (2.804%) Adobe
9 3 (2.804%) IBM
9 3 (2.804%) Infor
9 3 (2.804%) F5
10 2 (1.869%) JBoss
10 2 (1.869%) Business Objects
11 1 (0.935%) PeopleSoft
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
You will have good knowledge of SQL Server, Oracle, excel and other databases... Keywords: Support / Technical Consultant: Finance: Trading: Customer Service: Client-facing: Support: SQL SERVER: Oracle : Problem...
Oho Group Ltd.
Salary: £22000 to £30000 per annum - Excellent Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
With excellent training and personal development this company has a lot to offer for a Technical Support Consultant with at least 5 years experience and technical skills in...
Searchability.co.uk
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
London
TECHNICAL SUPPORT CONSULTANT / IT SUPPORT CONSULTANT / SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR / WINDOWS SERVER / NETWORK SUPPORT - DNS DHCP / SQL SERVER / LONDON... You will have strong Windows server skills, SQL server, IP networking,...
Cloud Computing International
Salary: From £30,000 to £37,000 per annum plus bens
Posted: 15 May 2013
South East, Surrey, Crawley, Epsom, Sussex
Skills: - Oracle Database Administration - Unix ( AIX, Linux ) - Troubleshooting / Technical Support - Systems Integration - Good appreciation of infrastructure environments Your role as Technical Consultant will involve providing consultancy services, inc...
Actis Recruitment Ltd
Salary: c£40,000 + excellent bonus + bens
Posted: 14 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
Ideally the technical support consultant will have experience with implementation of new systems into existing infrastructures as well as the following skills / experience- * a good working knowledge of...
Acorn
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013