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The table below looks at the demand for the Systems Support 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 Systems Support in their job title over the 3 months to 18 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Systems Support
Location
3 months to
18 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank101108
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching permanent IT job ads55
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.333 %0.250 %
Salaries quoted55
Average minimum salary£24,667£31,000
Average salary£28,708£34,000
% change on same period last year-15.56 %
Average maximum salary£32,750£37,000
UK excluding London average salary£28,379£29,891
% change on same period last year-5.05 %
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 %
Systems Support UKSystems Support
UK

Systems Support
Demand Trend

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

Wales Systems Support Demand Trend

Systems Support
Salary Trend

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

Wales Systems Support Salary Trend

Systems Support
Salary Histogram

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

Wales Systems Support Salary Histogram

Systems Support
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Support 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 WalesUp+94£29,650-34.11 %
North WalesNew entry-1£24,000-
Systems Support UKSystems Support
UK

Systems Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Wales region that cited Systems Support 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 Systems Support in their job title.

13 (42.86 %)Oracle
13 (42.86 %)Microsoft
13 (42.86 %)Active Directory
22 (28.57 %)Oracle RAC
22 (28.57 %)Migration
22 (28.57 %)Oracle Applications
22 (28.57 %)Security Cleared
22 (28.57 %)Oracle 10g
22 (28.57 %)SQL Server
22 (28.57 %)Windows
22 (28.57 %)Oracle 8/8i
22 (28.57 %)Oracle 9i
22 (28.57 %)MS Excel
22 (28.57 %)Oracle Certification
31 (14.29 %)NHS
31 (14.29 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (14.29 %)Intranet
31 (14.29 %)Internet
31 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (14.29 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
31 (14.29 %)Symantec
31 (14.29 %)Norton AntiVirus
31 (14.29 %)MS Access
31 (14.29 %)MS Exchange
31 (14.29 %)VPN
31 (14.29 %)ASP
31 (14.29 %)ITIL
31 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (14.29 %)MCITP
31 (14.29 %)Pensions

Systems Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Wales region that cited Systems Support 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 Systems Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Wales IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (14.29 %)ASP
Wales IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (14.29 %)MS Exchange
11 (14.29 %)Exchange Server 2007
Wales IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (28.57 %)MS Excel
Wales IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (28.57 %)Oracle Applications
Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (14.29 %)Intranet
11 (14.29 %)Internet
11 (14.29 %)VPN
11 (14.29 %)Firewall
Wales IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (28.57 %)Oracle 10g
12 (28.57 %)SQL Server
12 (28.57 %)Oracle 8/8i
12 (28.57 %)Oracle 9i
21 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (14.29 %)MS Access
21 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2005
Wales IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (14.29 %)Pensions
Wales IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (14.29 %)NHS
Wales IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (28.57 %)Windows
21 (14.29 %)Windows Server 2003
Wales IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (28.57 %)Migration
12 (28.57 %)Security Cleared
21 (14.29 %)ITIL
21 (14.29 %)Web Development
Wales IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (14.29 %)PHP
11 (14.29 %)SQL
11 (14.29 %)VB
Wales IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (28.57 %)Oracle Certification
21 (14.29 %)MCITP
21 (14.29 %)Degree
Wales IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (42.86 %)Active Directory
22 (28.57 %)Oracle RAC
31 (14.29 %)Backup Exec
Wales IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (14.29 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 (14.29 %)Norton AntiVirus
11 (14.29 %)SCOM
Wales IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (42.86 %)Oracle
13 (42.86 %)Microsoft
21 (14.29 %)Symantec
21 (14.29 %)Citrix