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This section looks at the demand for the Support Engineer role in IT jobs within the Wakefield 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 Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSupport Engineer
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank25-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads100
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below6.289 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted100
Average minimum salary£23,400-
Average salary£24,700-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£26,000-
UK excluding London average salary£29,880£29,082
% change on same period last year+2.74 %
Wakefield IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Wakefield
Matching permanent IT job ads159144
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.086 %0.060 %
Salaries quoted140116
Average minimum salary£27,355£33,370
Average salary£29,702£36,647
% change on same period last year-18.95 %
Average maximum salary£32,048£39,925
UK excluding London average salary£38,055£39,430
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Support Engineer West YorkshireSupport Engineer
West Yorkshire

Support Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Wakefield Support Engineer Demand Trend

Support Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Wakefield Support Engineer Salary Trend

Support Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Support Engineer across the Wakefield region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Wakefield Support Engineer Salary Histogram

Support Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Wakefield region that cited Support Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title.

118 (90.00 %)Microsoft
214 (70.00 %)Active Directory
214 (70.00 %)Windows
39 (45.00 %)Windows Server 2003
48 (40.00 %)Windows XP
56 (30.00 %)WAN
56 (30.00 %)Microsoft Certification
65 (25.00 %)UNIX
65 (25.00 %)SharePoint
65 (25.00 %)Apple
65 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
65 (25.00 %)Linux
65 (25.00 %)Windows 2000
74 (20.00 %)MS Office
74 (20.00 %)MCSA
74 (20.00 %)Windows Vista
74 (20.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
83 (15.00 %)Load Balancing
83 (15.00 %)LAN
83 (15.00 %)Citrix
92 (10.00 %)TCP/IP
92 (10.00 %)MS Excel
92 (10.00 %)IIS
92 (10.00 %)MCP
92 (10.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
92 (10.00 %)Exchange Server 2000
92 (10.00 %)Symantec
101 (5.000 %)Service Delivery
101 (5.000 %)Firewall
101 (5.000 %)Telecoms

Support Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Wakefield IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (25.00 %)SharePoint
15 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
24 (20.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
32 (10.00 %)Exchange Server 2000
32 (10.00 %)IIS
41 (5.000 %)Exchange Server 2007
Wakefield IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (20.00 %)MS Office
22 (10.00 %)MS Excel
31 (5.000 %)CorelDRAW
Wakefield IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (5.000 %)Microsoft CRM
Wakefield IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (30.00 %)WAN
23 (15.00 %)LAN
32 (10.00 %)TCP/IP
41 (5.000 %)VPN
41 (5.000 %)Firewall
41 (5.000 %)Cisco PIX
41 (5.000 %)VoIP
Wakefield IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (5.000 %)SQL Server
11 (5.000 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (5.000 %)SQL Server 2005
Wakefield IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (5.000 %)Visual Studio
Wakefield IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (5.000 %)Telecoms
11 (5.000 %)Publishing
11 (5.000 %)Graphic Design
Wakefield IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (70.00 %)Windows
29 (45.00 %)Windows Server 2003
38 (40.00 %)Windows XP
45 (25.00 %)UNIX
45 (25.00 %)Linux
45 (25.00 %)Windows 2000
54 (20.00 %)Windows Vista
62 (10.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
Wakefield IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (15.00 %)Load Balancing
21 (5.000 %)Time Management
21 (5.000 %)CRM
21 (5.000 %)Service Delivery
21 (5.000 %)Migration
Wakefield IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (5.000 %)SQL
Wakefield IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (30.00 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (20.00 %)MCSA
32 (10.00 %)MCP
41 (5.000 %)MCSE
41 (5.000 %)A+ Certification
41 (5.000 %)Network+ Certification
41 (5.000 %)MCDST
Wakefield IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (5.000 %)SLA
Wakefield IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
114 (70.00 %)Active Directory
21 (5.000 %)MetaFrame
21 (5.000 %)Terminal Services
21 (5.000 %)ISA Server
21 (5.000 %)Backup Exec
21 (5.000 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Wakefield IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (90.00 %)Microsoft
25 (25.00 %)Apple
33 (15.00 %)Citrix
42 (10.00 %)Symantec
51 (5.000 %)VERITAS
51 (5.000 %)Cisco