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The table below looks at the demand for the Technical Support role in IT jobs within the Wigan 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 Technical Support in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTechnical Support
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank-20
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads01
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %1.351 %
Salaries quoted01
Average minimum salary-£20,000
Average salary-£20,000
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary-£20,000
UK excluding London average salary£30,421£30,882
% change on same period last year-1.49 %
Wigan IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Wigan
Matching permanent IT job ads15174
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.101 %0.033 %
Salaries quoted13773
Average minimum salary£33,689£26,696
Average salary£36,150£28,848
% change on same period last year+25.31 %
Average maximum salary£38,611£31,000
UK excluding London average salary£38,498£39,074
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Technical Support ManchesterTechnical Support
Manchester

Technical Support
Demand Trend

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

Wigan Technical Support Demand Trend

Technical Support
Salary Trend

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

Wigan Technical Support Salary Trend

Technical Support
Top 4 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Wigan region that cited Technical 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 Technical Support in their job title.

11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Degree
11 (100.00 %)Windows Vista
11 (100.00 %)QA

Technical Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Wigan region that cited Technical 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 Technical Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Wigan IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Windows Vista
Wigan IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)Degree
Wigan IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (100.00 %)QA