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The table below looks at the demand for the Support Engineer role in IT jobs within the Wales 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 18 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSupport Engineer
Location
3 months to
18 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank6748
Rank change on same period last yearDown-19
Matching permanent IT job ads3972
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.032 %
As % of the category below2.595 %3.596 %
Salaries quoted3862
Average minimum salary£26,675£25,377
Average salary£29,144£28,607
% change on same period last year+1.87 %
Average maximum salary£31,613£31,838
UK excluding London average salary£29,313£28,846
% change on same period last year+1.62 %
Wales IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Wales
Matching permanent IT job ads15032002
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.973 %0.893 %
Salaries quoted13991834
Average minimum salary£31,522£30,876
Average salary£35,419£34,258
% change on same period last year+3.38 %
Average maximum salary£39,317£37,640
UK excluding London average salary£38,454£39,134
% change on same period last year-1.73 %
Support Engineer UKSupport Engineer
UK

Support Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Wales 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 Wales region.

Wales Support Engineer Salary Trend

Support Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Support Engineer across the Wales region over the 3 months to 18 November 2008.

Wales Support Engineer Salary Histogram

Support Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Support Engineer within the Wales region over the 3 months to 18 November 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
South WalesDown-1434£29,121-1.36 %
North WalesDown-13£23,833+9.39 %
West WalesDown-22£37,500+29.31 %
Support Engineer UKSupport Engineer
UK

Support Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Wales 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.

137 (43.02 %)Cisco
234 (39.53 %)Windows
330 (34.88 %)Cisco Certification
429 (33.72 %)CCNP
523 (26.74 %)Telecoms
622 (25.58 %)3Com
622 (25.58 %)Nortel
721 (24.42 %)Active Directory
721 (24.42 %)Security Cleared
820 (23.26 %)VPN
820 (23.26 %)Windows Server 2003
919 (22.09 %)MS Exchange
1017 (19.77 %)Windows XP
1017 (19.77 %)SC Cleared
1116 (18.60 %)Microsoft
1214 (16.28 %)Oracle
1313 (15.12 %)SQL
1313 (15.12 %)OpenView
1313 (15.12 %)CiscoWorks
1313 (15.12 %)BMC
1412 (13.95 %)Firewall
1412 (13.95 %)WAN
1511 (12.79 %)HP
1610 (11.63 %)MCSE
1610 (11.63 %)Microsoft Certification
1610 (11.63 %)OSPF
1610 (11.63 %)Remedy
1610 (11.63 %)BGP
179 (10.47 %)Change Management
179 (10.47 %)Exchange Server 2003

Support Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Wales 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.

Wales IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (6.977 %)JSP
16 (6.977 %)XML
16 (6.977 %)HTML
16 (6.977 %)J2EE
23 (3.488 %).NET
Wales IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
119 (22.09 %)MS Exchange
29 (10.47 %)Exchange Server 2003
36 (6.977 %)WebLogic
36 (6.977 %)IIS
44 (4.651 %)Exchange Server 2007
52 (2.326 %)Exchange Server 2000
52 (2.326 %)Lotus Notes
61 (1.163 %)Apache
61 (1.163 %)Tomcat
61 (1.163 %)Oracle 10gAS
Wales IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (8.140 %)MS Excel
26 (6.977 %)MS Office
Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
120 (23.26 %)VPN
212 (13.95 %)Firewall
212 (13.95 %)WAN
310 (11.63 %)OSPF
310 (11.63 %)BGP
48 (9.302 %)FDDI
48 (9.302 %)EIGRP
48 (9.302 %)PPP
48 (9.302 %)RIP
48 (9.302 %)TCP/IP
48 (9.302 %)Ethernet
48 (9.302 %)Broadband
56 (6.977 %)MPLS
56 (6.977 %)LAN
56 (6.977 %)VoIP
63 (3.488 %)SAN
63 (3.488 %)Wireless
72 (2.326 %)Cisco PIX
72 (2.326 %)Internet
72 (2.326 %)ADSL
Wales IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (8.140 %)Oracle 10g
26 (6.977 %)SQL Server
33 (3.488 %)DB2
42 (2.326 %)Oracle 9i
51 (1.163 %)MS Access
51 (1.163 %)Crystal Reports
51 (1.163 %)SQL Server 2000
51 (1.163 %)SQL Server 2005
Wales IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (9.302 %)TestDirector
26 (6.977 %)ClearCase
35 (5.814 %)QuickTest Pro
35 (5.814 %)LoadRunner
35 (5.814 %)QARun
43 (3.488 %)Oracle Forms
Wales IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
123 (26.74 %)Telecoms
25 (5.814 %)Government
32 (2.326 %)Pensions
32 (2.326 %)Finance
41 (1.163 %)Health
Wales IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (9.302 %)Statistics
23 (3.488 %)Computer Science
32 (2.326 %)PDA
32 (2.326 %)Fat Client
32 (2.326 %)Thin Client
41 (1.163 %)Client/Server
41 (1.163 %)NHS
41 (1.163 %)Mainframe
41 (1.163 %)Blackberry
41 (1.163 %)IPTV
41 (1.163 %)e-Health
Wales IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
134 (39.53 %)Windows
220 (23.26 %)Windows Server 2003
317 (19.77 %)Windows XP
48 (9.302 %)Windows 2000 Server
57 (8.140 %)UNIX
57 (8.140 %)Windows Server 2008
65 (5.814 %)Windows 2000
73 (3.488 %)Linux
73 (3.488 %)Windows Vista
73 (3.488 %)Windows Mobile
82 (2.326 %)Windows NT
91 (1.163 %)AIX
91 (1.163 %)Solaris
Wales IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
121 (24.42 %)Security Cleared
217 (19.77 %)SC Cleared
39 (10.47 %)Change Management
45 (5.814 %)Network Design
53 (3.488 %)RAD
62 (2.326 %)Web Development
62 (2.326 %)ITIL
71 (1.163 %)PRINCE2
71 (1.163 %)Project Management
71 (1.163 %)Configuration Management
71 (1.163 %)Performance Testing
71 (1.163 %)Unit Testing
71 (1.163 %)Test Management
71 (1.163 %)Time Management
71 (1.163 %)Incident Management
Wales IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (15.12 %)SQL
27 (8.140 %)Java
34 (4.651 %)VB
43 (3.488 %)VBA
43 (3.488 %)PL/SQL
43 (3.488 %)C
43 (3.488 %)C++
43 (3.488 %)VB6
51 (1.163 %)Shell Script
Wales IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
130 (34.88 %)Cisco Certification
229 (33.72 %)CCNP
310 (11.63 %)MCSE
310 (11.63 %)Microsoft Certification
46 (6.977 %)MCSA
54 (4.651 %)CCIP
54 (4.651 %)CCNA
63 (3.488 %)Degree
71 (1.163 %)CCIE
71 (1.163 %)HNC
71 (1.163 %)HND
71 (1.163 %)MCITP
Wales IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.163 %)QA
Wales IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
121 (24.42 %)Active Directory
25 (5.814 %)Terminal Services
32 (2.326 %)VMware ESX
32 (2.326 %)Terminal Server
32 (2.326 %)MetaFrame
Wales IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
113 (15.12 %)OpenView
113 (15.12 %)CiscoWorks
Wales IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
137 (43.02 %)Cisco
222 (25.58 %)3Com
222 (25.58 %)Nortel
316 (18.60 %)Microsoft
414 (16.28 %)Oracle
513 (15.12 %)BMC
611 (12.79 %)HP
710 (11.63 %)Remedy
87 (8.140 %)Dell
94 (4.651 %)VMware
94 (4.651 %)Novell
94 (4.651 %)Citrix
103 (3.488 %)IBM
103 (3.488 %)Sybase
112 (2.326 %)Lotus
112 (2.326 %)Compaq
121 (1.163 %)BEA
121 (1.163 %)Symantec