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

 Break Fix Engineer
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank223-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads30
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.037 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted30
Average minimum salary£21,667-
Average salary£23,667-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£25,667-
UK excluding London average salary£21,300£20,325
% change on same period last year+4.79 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads80038352
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled4.308 %3.481 %
Salaries quoted68457254
Average minimum salary£32,827£33,784
Average salary£35,731£36,559
% change on same period last year-2.26 %
Average maximum salary£38,635£39,334
UK excluding London average salary£38,055£39,430
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Break Fix Engineer EnglandBreak Fix Engineer
England

Break Fix Engineer
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Break Fix Engineer Demand Trend

Break Fix Engineer
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Break Fix Engineer across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Break Fix Engineer Salary Trend

Break Fix Engineer
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Break Fix Engineer within the West Midlands region 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
BirminghamNew entry-1£21,000-
CoventryNew entry-1£17,500-
Break Fix Engineer EnglandBreak Fix Engineer
England

Break Fix Engineer
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Break Fix 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 Break Fix Engineer in their job title.

111 (84.62 %)SLA
210 (76.92 %)HP
39 (69.23 %)Dell
39 (69.23 %)Microsoft
48 (61.54 %)A+ Certification
48 (61.54 %)EPoS
48 (61.54 %)Compaq
48 (61.54 %)MS Excel
56 (46.15 %)MCP
56 (46.15 %)Microsoft Certification
56 (46.15 %)DCSE
56 (46.15 %)HP ASE
56 (46.15 %)HP MASE
56 (46.15 %)HP APS
64 (30.77 %)Windows
73 (23.08 %)UNIX
73 (23.08 %)LAN
73 (23.08 %)Solaris
73 (23.08 %)Linux
73 (23.08 %)Cisco
73 (23.08 %)Firewall
73 (23.08 %)Telecoms
73 (23.08 %)Pensions
81 (7.692 %)IBM
81 (7.692 %)HPUX
81 (7.692 %)Insurance

Break Fix Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

West Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (61.54 %)MS Excel
West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (23.08 %)LAN
13 (23.08 %)Firewall
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (23.08 %)Telecoms
13 (23.08 %)Pensions
21 (7.692 %)Insurance
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (61.54 %)EPoS
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (30.77 %)Windows
23 (23.08 %)Solaris
23 (23.08 %)Linux
23 (23.08 %)UNIX
31 (7.692 %)HPUX
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (61.54 %)A+ Certification
26 (46.15 %)DCSE
26 (46.15 %)HP ASE
26 (46.15 %)HP MASE
26 (46.15 %)HP APS
26 (46.15 %)MCP
26 (46.15 %)Microsoft Certification
West Midlands IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
111 (84.62 %)SLA
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (76.92 %)HP
29 (69.23 %)Microsoft
29 (69.23 %)Dell
38 (61.54 %)Compaq
43 (23.08 %)Cisco
51 (7.692 %)IBM