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The table looks at the demand for the Support Engineer role in IT jobs advertised for the West Midlands region. 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 3 July 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the West Midlands region.

 Support Engineer
Location
3 months to
3 Jul 2009
Same period last year
Rank7882
Rank change on the same period last yearUp+4
Matching permanent IT job ads78212
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands2.361 %2.266 %
As % of the Job Titles category2.562 %2.452 %
Salaries quoted68198
Average salary£25,000£25,000
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£19,000£19,650
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£32,800£35,000
UK excluding London average salary£27,000£28,500
% change on same period last year-5.260 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesAll Job Titles
West Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
30448647
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands92.13 %92.43 %
Salaries quoted26327279
Average salary£33,000£33,000
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£21,500£22,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£47,500£55,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£35,000
Support Engineer EnglandSupport Engineer
England

Support Engineer
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region.

West Midlands Support Engineer Salary Trend

Support Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Support Engineer across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 3 July 2009.

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region over the 3 months to 3 July 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
StaffordshireUp+2821£23,500+25.33 %
HerefordshireUp+1519£27,500+10.00 %
BirminghamUp+3614£23,500-16.07 %
WarwickshireUp+3510£22,750-9.00 %
WolverhamptonUp+126£30,006+20.02 %
WalsallNew entry-3£19,000-
CoventryUp+412£22,000-5.37 %
SolihullUp+172£16,000-20.00 %
Support Engineer EnglandSupport Engineer
England

Support Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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.

179 (57.66 %)Windows
240 (29.20 %)Cisco
332 (23.36 %)Windows XP
430 (21.90 %)Active Directory
528 (20.44 %)Windows Server 2003
625 (18.25 %)Microsoft
722 (16.06 %)MS Exchange
821 (15.33 %)Microsoft Certification
920 (14.60 %)SAN
1018 (13.14 %)CCNA
1018 (13.14 %)Cisco Certification
1018 (13.14 %)LAN
1018 (13.14 %)DNS
1117 (12.41 %)TCP/IP
1117 (12.41 %)Citrix
1117 (12.41 %)WAN
1117 (12.41 %)Migration
1216 (11.68 %)SQL
1216 (11.68 %)HP
1315 (10.95 %)SQL Server
1315 (10.95 %)Linux
1414 (10.22 %)Exchange Server 2007
1513 (9.489 %)Internet
1513 (9.489 %)MCP
1513 (9.489 %)MCSE
1611 (8.029 %)Health
1611 (8.029 %)Firewall
1611 (8.029 %)Windows 2000
1710 (7.299 %)MS Excel
189 (6.569 %)Lotus

Support Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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.

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (2.190 %)HTML
22 (1.460 %)Struts
31 (0.730 %)ASP
31 (0.730 %)ASP.NET
31 (0.730 %).NET
31 (0.730 %)X-Windows
West Midlands IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
122 (16.06 %)MS Exchange
214 (10.22 %)Exchange Server 2007
39 (6.569 %)Exchange Server 2003
48 (5.839 %)IIS
56 (4.380 %)Lotus Domino
65 (3.650 %)Exchange Server 2000
74 (2.920 %)WebLogic
74 (2.920 %)Apache
83 (2.190 %)Lotus Notes
West Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (7.299 %)MS Excel
27 (5.109 %)MS Office
West Midlands IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (2.920 %)GoldMine
21 (0.730 %)SAP SD
21 (0.730 %)SAP MM
21 (0.730 %)SAP PP
West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
120 (14.60 %)SAN
218 (13.14 %)LAN
218 (13.14 %)DNS
317 (12.41 %)TCP/IP
317 (12.41 %)WAN
413 (9.489 %)Internet
511 (8.029 %)Firewall
69 (6.569 %)DHCP
77 (5.109 %)Network Security
86 (4.380 %)Cisco PIX
86 (4.380 %)BGP
86 (4.380 %)OSPF
86 (4.380 %)LDAP
95 (3.650 %)WLAN
95 (3.650 %)BIG-IP
104 (2.920 %)VPN
113 (2.190 %)SMTP
113 (2.190 %)VLAN
122 (1.460 %)Wireless
122 (1.460 %)Cisco IOS
West Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
115 (10.95 %)SQL Server
21 (0.730 %)PostgreSQL
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (8.029 %)Health
28 (5.839 %)Pensions
35 (3.650 %)Telecoms
44 (2.920 %)Finance
52 (1.460 %)Education
61 (0.730 %)Automotive
61 (0.730 %)Military
61 (0.730 %)Manufacturing
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (4.380 %)NHS
25 (3.650 %)AS400
25 (3.650 %)iSeries
25 (3.650 %)Clustering
33 (2.190 %)Blackberry
33 (2.190 %)PDA
41 (0.730 %)Management Information System
41 (0.730 %)Thin Client
41 (0.730 %)Fat Client
41 (0.730 %)Spread Betting
41 (0.730 %)Russian Language
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
179 (57.66 %)Windows
232 (23.36 %)Windows XP
328 (20.44 %)Windows Server 2003
415 (10.95 %)Linux
511 (8.029 %)Windows 2000
68 (5.839 %)Windows Vista
77 (5.109 %)Windows 2000 Server
86 (4.380 %)UNIX
95 (3.650 %)NetWare
95 (3.650 %)Red Hat Linux
95 (3.650 %)Windows Server 2008
102 (1.460 %)Windows NT
111 (0.730 %)CentOS
111 (0.730 %)Fedora
111 (0.730 %)Gentoo
111 (0.730 %)SUSE
111 (0.730 %)Ubuntu
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
117 (12.41 %)Migration
26 (4.380 %)ITIL
34 (2.920 %)Logistics
34 (2.920 %)CRM
43 (2.190 %)Fault Management
43 (2.190 %)Network Design
52 (1.460 %)Incident Management
52 (1.460 %)Project Management
52 (1.460 %)Service Delivery
61 (0.730 %)MOF
61 (0.730 %)Time Management
61 (0.730 %)Problem Management
61 (0.730 %)Asset Management
61 (0.730 %)Document Management
61 (0.730 %)Software Testing
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
116 (11.68 %)SQL
25 (3.650 %)C
33 (2.190 %)JavaScript
42 (1.460 %)VB
42 (1.460 %)Java
42 (1.460 %)PL/SQL
51 (0.730 %)Python
51 (0.730 %)C++
51 (0.730 %)Perl
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
121 (15.33 %)Microsoft Certification
218 (13.14 %)CCNA
218 (13.14 %)Cisco Certification
313 (9.489 %)MCP
313 (9.489 %)MCSE
48 (5.839 %)CCNP
54 (2.920 %)MCSA
63 (2.190 %)A+ Certification
63 (2.190 %)Degree
63 (2.190 %)Network+ Certification
72 (1.460 %)Security Cleared
81 (0.730 %)CCIP
81 (0.730 %)CCSP
81 (0.730 %)CCA
81 (0.730 %)Citrix Certification
81 (0.730 %)SC Cleared
West Midlands IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
19 (6.569 %)SLA
West Midlands IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
130 (21.90 %)Active Directory
25 (3.650 %)VMware Infrastructure
34 (2.920 %)Veritas Volume Manager
43 (2.190 %)Terminal Services
52 (1.460 %)NetBackup
52 (1.460 %)Backup Exec
61 (0.730 %)MetaFrame
61 (0.730 %)Citrix Presentation Server
West Midlands IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (1.460 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 (1.460 %)OpenView Configuration Management
12 (1.460 %)Norton AntiVirus
21 (0.730 %)SCCM
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
140 (29.20 %)Cisco
225 (18.25 %)Microsoft
317 (12.41 %)Citrix
416 (11.68 %)HP
59 (6.569 %)Lotus
59 (6.569 %)VMware
67 (5.109 %)Dell
76 (4.380 %)Red Hat
85 (3.650 %)CheckPoint
85 (3.650 %)Avaya
85 (3.650 %)Veritas
93 (2.190 %)IBM
93 (2.190 %)Oracle
93 (2.190 %)Symantec
102 (1.460 %)Mitel
102 (1.460 %)Novell
102 (1.460 %)Toshiba
111 (0.730 %)SAP
111 (0.730 %)SonicWALL
111 (0.730 %)WatchGuard