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This section looks at the demand for the Support Specialist 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 Support Specialist in their job title over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Support Specialist
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank216127
Rank change on same period last yearDown-89
Matching permanent IT job ads19105
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.043 %
As % of the category below0.229 %1.275 %
Salaries quoted1987
Average minimum salary£28,895£26,321
Average salary£31,421£27,995
% change on same period last year+12.23 %
Average maximum salary£33,947£29,670
UK excluding London average salary£34,359£31,121
% change on same period last year+10.40 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads83068236
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled4.385 %3.373 %
Salaries quoted70537067
Average minimum salary£32,958£33,465
Average salary£35,879£36,265
% change on same period last year-1.06 %
Average maximum salary£38,800£39,065
UK excluding London average salary£38,197£39,483
% change on same period last year-3.25 %
Support Specialist EnglandSupport Specialist
England

Support Specialist
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Support Specialist Demand Trend

Support Specialist
Salary Trend

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

West Midlands Support Specialist Salary Trend

Support Specialist
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Support Specialist across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

West Midlands Support Specialist Salary Histogram

Support Specialist
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Support Specialist within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
BirminghamDown-2313£31,846+10.63 %
WarwickshireDown-244£31,625+11.15 %
WorcestershireDown-171£26,500-24.28 %
CoventryDown-331£30,000+14.79 %
Support Specialist EnglandSupport Specialist
England

Support Specialist
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Support Specialist 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 Specialist in their job title.

120 (42.55 %)Windows
215 (31.91 %)MS Excel
215 (31.91 %)Microsoft
312 (25.53 %)Linux
411 (23.40 %)Oracle
411 (23.40 %)TCP/IP
510 (21.28 %)UNIX
510 (21.28 %)Health
510 (21.28 %)Manufacturing
510 (21.28 %)Pensions
69 (19.15 %)Windows 2000
69 (19.15 %)MS Exchange
69 (19.15 %)WAN
77 (14.89 %)Exchange Server 2003
77 (14.89 %)Microsoft Certification
77 (14.89 %)MCSE
77 (14.89 %)Solaris
77 (14.89 %)SQL
86 (12.77 %)SQL Server
86 (12.77 %)Red Hat
86 (12.77 %)Exchange Server 2000
95 (10.64 %)VERITAS
95 (10.64 %)Tru64
95 (10.64 %)Active Directory
95 (10.64 %)LAN
95 (10.64 %)RDBMS
95 (10.64 %)MCP
104 (8.511 %)MCSA
104 (8.511 %)Windows XP
104 (8.511 %)MS Office

Support Specialist
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Support Specialist 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 Specialist in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (6.383 %)WebServices
22 (4.255 %)XML
22 (4.255 %)XSL
22 (4.255 %)HTML
31 (2.128 %).NET
31 (2.128 %)J2EE
West Midlands IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (19.15 %)MS Exchange
27 (14.89 %)Exchange Server 2003
36 (12.77 %)Exchange Server 2000
43 (6.383 %)IIS
52 (4.255 %)Lotus Notes
West Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
115 (31.91 %)MS Excel
24 (8.511 %)MS Office
West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (23.40 %)TCP/IP
29 (19.15 %)WAN
35 (10.64 %)LAN
42 (4.255 %)Firewall
42 (4.255 %)SAN
42 (4.255 %)Internet
51 (2.128 %)DWDM
51 (2.128 %)VoIP
51 (2.128 %)VPN
West Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (12.77 %)SQL Server
25 (10.64 %)RDBMS
32 (4.255 %)Oracle 8/8i
41 (2.128 %)SQL Server 7
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (21.28 %)Health
110 (21.28 %)Manufacturing
110 (21.28 %)Pensions
24 (8.511 %)Billing
32 (4.255 %)Finance
41 (2.128 %)Telecoms
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (8.511 %)Thin Client
14 (8.511 %)Fat Client
22 (4.255 %)Clustering
31 (2.128 %)Biology
31 (2.128 %)Life Science
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
120 (42.55 %)Windows
212 (25.53 %)Linux
310 (21.28 %)UNIX
49 (19.15 %)Windows 2000
57 (14.89 %)Solaris
65 (10.64 %)Tru64
74 (8.511 %)Windows XP
74 (8.511 %)Windows Server 2003
82 (4.255 %)AIX
82 (4.255 %)HPUX
91 (2.128 %)Windows Vista
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (8.511 %)CAD
14 (8.511 %)Business Continuity
14 (8.511 %)Programme Management
23 (6.383 %)ITIL
23 (6.383 %)WFM
31 (2.128 %)OOP
31 (2.128 %)OO
31 (2.128 %)Document Management
31 (2.128 %)Software Testing
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (14.89 %)SQL
23 (6.383 %)C
32 (4.255 %)VB
41 (2.128 %)VB.NET
41 (2.128 %)C++
41 (2.128 %)COBOL
41 (2.128 %)Java
41 (2.128 %)Perl
41 (2.128 %)RPG
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (14.89 %)MCSE
17 (14.89 %)Microsoft Certification
25 (10.64 %)MCP
34 (8.511 %)MCSA
41 (2.128 %)CCA
41 (2.128 %)Citrix Certification
41 (2.128 %)CCSE
41 (2.128 %)Degree
West Midlands IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.128 %)SLA
West Midlands IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (10.64 %)Active Directory
22 (4.255 %)NFS
22 (4.255 %)Samba
31 (2.128 %)Terminal Services
West Midlands IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.128 %)OpenView
11 (2.128 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (31.91 %)Microsoft
211 (23.40 %)Oracle
36 (12.77 %)Red Hat
45 (10.64 %)VERITAS
53 (6.383 %)SAP
53 (6.383 %)HP
53 (6.383 %)Sage
62 (4.255 %)VMware
62 (4.255 %)Cisco
62 (4.255 %)Lotus
71 (2.128 %)EMC
71 (2.128 %)Nortel
71 (2.128 %)Citrix
71 (2.128 %)Juniper
71 (2.128 %)Nokia
71 (2.128 %)WatchGuard
71 (2.128 %)CheckPoint
71 (2.128 %)Sophos
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