The first table below looks at the demand for the Applications Support role in IT jobs advertised for the West Sussex region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Applications Support in their job title over the 3 months to 20 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the West Sussex region.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Application Support
Rank 81 85 98
Rank change year-on-year
+4 +13
Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Support 30 19 6
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Sussex 2.008% 1.368% 0.425%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.101% 1.424% 0.445%
Number of salaries quoted 24 11 5
Average salary £32,500 £55,000 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-40.90% +69.23%
90% offered a salary of more than £18,000 £48,000 £28,900
10% offered a salary of more than £50,500 £55,500 £38,900
UK excluding London average salary £32,000 £32,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year
-1.53% +8.33%
All Job Titles
West Sussex
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1428 1334 1347
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Sussex 95.58% 96.04% 95.33%
Number of salaries quoted 1198 1090 1145
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £24,650 £23,000
10% offered a salary of more than £57,000 £61,500 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Applications Support
South East

Applications Support
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Applications Support across the West Sussex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

West Sussex Applications Support Jobs Demand Trend

Applications Support
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Applications Support across the West Sussex region.

West Sussex Applications Support Salary Trend

Applications Support
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Applications Support across the West Sussex region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

West Sussex Applications Support Salary Histogram

Applications Support
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Support within the West Sussex region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Crawley -20 7 £40,000 -27.27%
Chichester -3 5 £18,000 -40.00%
Horsham - 5 £31,500 -
Worthing - 4 - -
Gatwick +20 3 £55,000 +4.76%
Applications Support
South East

Applications Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Sussex region that cited Applications 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 Applications Support in their job title.

1 24 (53.33%) SQL
2 17 (37.78%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 17 (37.78%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 13 (28.89%) Oracle
4 11 (24.44%) SQL Server
5 10 (22.22%) Windows
6 9 (20.00%) Windows Server 2003
7 8 (17.78%) Microsoft
7 8 (17.78%) SQL Server 2008
8 7 (15.56%) Windows Server 2008
8 7 (15.56%) .NET
8 7 (15.56%) C#
9 6 (13.33%) J2EE
9 6 (13.33%) WebLogic
9 6 (13.33%) ClearCase
9 6 (13.33%) Remedy
9 6 (13.33%) Oracle BPM
9 6 (13.33%) Oracle Service Bus
9 6 (13.33%) Test Strategy
10 5 (11.11%) SQL Server 2005
10 5 (11.11%) Active Directory
10 5 (11.11%) UNIX
10 5 (11.11%) AIX
10 5 (11.11%) Linux
10 5 (11.11%) MS Office
11 4 (8.889%) Oracle Reports
11 4 (8.889%) MS Excel
11 4 (8.889%) Finance
11 4 (8.889%) Problem Management
12 3 (6.667%) Test Scripting

Applications Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Sussex region that cited Applications 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 Applications Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 7 (15.56%) .NET
2 6 (13.33%) J2EE
3 2 (4.444%) ASP
3 2 (4.444%) XML
3 2 (4.444%) Ajax
4 1 (2.222%) .NET Framework
4 1 (2.222%) jQuery
4 1 (2.222%) ASP.NET
4 1 (2.222%) Web Services
4 1 (2.222%) HTML
Application Platforms
1 6 (13.33%) WebLogic
1 6 (13.33%) Oracle Service Bus
2 3 (6.667%) MS Exchange
3 1 (2.222%) IIS
Applications
1 5 (11.11%) MS Office
2 4 (8.889%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 6 (13.33%) Oracle BPM
2 1 (2.222%) Dynamics AX
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.222%) LAN
1 1 (2.222%) WAN
1 1 (2.222%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (37.78%) SQL Server Reporting Services
1 17 (37.78%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 11 (24.44%) SQL Server
3 8 (17.78%) SQL Server 2008
4 5 (11.11%) SQL Server 2005
5 4 (8.889%) Oracle Reports
6 2 (4.444%) Oracle 8/8i
7 1 (2.222%) MS Access
7 1 (2.222%) SQL Server 2000
Development Applications
1 6 (13.33%) ClearCase
2 1 (2.222%) Visual Studio
2 1 (2.222%) VSS/SourceSafe
General
1 4 (8.889%) Finance
2 2 (4.444%) Aerospace
2 2 (4.444%) Electronics
2 2 (4.444%) Telecoms
2 2 (4.444%) Advertising
2 2 (4.444%) Military
3 1 (2.222%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 2 (4.444%) Management Information System
1 2 (4.444%) Replication
1 2 (4.444%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (2.222%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 10 (22.22%) Windows
2 9 (20.00%) Windows Server 2003
3 7 (15.56%) Windows Server 2008
4 5 (11.11%) AIX
4 5 (11.11%) Linux
4 5 (11.11%) UNIX
5 1 (2.222%) Windows 2000 Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (13.33%) Test Strategy
2 4 (8.889%) Problem Management
3 3 (6.667%) Test Scripting
3 3 (6.667%) ITIL
3 3 (6.667%) Configuration Management
4 2 (4.444%) Project Management
4 2 (4.444%) ERP
4 2 (4.444%) Information Management
4 2 (4.444%) Communications Security
4 2 (4.444%) Data Architecture
4 2 (4.444%) User Acceptance Testing
5 1 (2.222%) Data Analysis
5 1 (2.222%) Software Engineering
5 1 (2.222%) Project Planning
5 1 (2.222%) Quality Management
Programming Languages
1 24 (53.33%) SQL
2 7 (15.56%) C#
3 3 (6.667%) T-SQL
4 2 (4.444%) VB
5 1 (2.222%) C++
5 1 (2.222%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 2 (4.444%) SC Cleared
1 2 (4.444%) Security Cleared
2 1 (2.222%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.222%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (11.11%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 13 (28.89%) Oracle
2 8 (17.78%) Microsoft
3 6 (13.33%) Remedy
4 3 (6.667%) VMware
4 3 (6.667%) Citrix
5 2 (4.444%) ILOG
5 2 (4.444%) Primavera
6 1 (2.222%) PeopleSoft
6 1 (2.222%) SAP
Horsham, West Sussex
IT APPLICATIONS SUPPORT ANALYST/GRADUATE, MS SQL SERVER 2005/2008, SQL, SSRS, SSIS, SCRIPTS, 1st - 2nd LINE SUPPORT, HORSHAM, WEST SUSSEX, £ 28,000, PENSION, LIFE ASSURANCE, ANNUAL BONUS,...
SLS Services Ltd
Salary: £28000 + Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013