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The table below looks at the demand for the Support Technician role in IT jobs within the Yorkshire 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 Technician in their job title over the 3 months to 18 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Support Technician
Location
3 months to
18 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank185175
Rank change on same period last yearDown-10
Matching permanent IT job ads4179
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.027 %0.035 %
As % of the category below0.573 %0.774 %
Salaries quoted2876
Average minimum salary£25,214£22,524
Average salary£27,205£23,831
% change on same period last year+14.15 %
Average maximum salary£29,196£25,139
UK excluding London average salary£23,756£22,307
% change on same period last year+6.49 %
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads715210213
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled4.629 %4.554 %
Salaries quoted61448387
Average minimum salary£31,455£30,910
Average salary£33,883£33,385
% change on same period last year+1.49 %
Average maximum salary£36,311£35,860
UK excluding London average salary£38,454£39,134
% change on same period last year-1.73 %
Support Technician EnglandSupport Technician
England

Support Technician
Demand Trend

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

Yorkshire Support Technician Demand Trend

Support Technician
Salary Trend

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

Yorkshire Support Technician Salary Trend

Support Technician
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Support Technician across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 18 November 2008.

Yorkshire Support Technician Salary Histogram

Support Technician
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Support Technician within the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 18 November 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
South YorkshireUp+2319£29,813+35.25 %
West YorkshireDown-2313£26,955+11.90 %
East YorkshireDown-35£24,500+1.37 %
North YorkshireDown-23£24,750+1.93 %
Support Technician EnglandSupport Technician
England

Support Technician
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Yorkshire region that cited Support Technician 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 Technician in their job title.

183 (73.45 %)Windows
269 (61.06 %)Active Directory
366 (58.41 %)Windows Server 2003
458 (51.33 %)Microsoft
543 (38.05 %)Citrix
637 (32.74 %)Microsoft Certification
734 (30.09 %)MOM
832 (28.32 %)MS Excel
929 (25.66 %)NetWare
1028 (24.78 %)MS Exchange
1127 (23.89 %)Windows 2000 Server
1223 (20.35 %)SAN
1223 (20.35 %)MCSE
1322 (19.47 %)Windows 2000
1419 (16.81 %)IIS
1419 (16.81 %)TCP/IP
1419 (16.81 %)ARCserve
1419 (16.81 %)ZENworks
1517 (15.04 %)CNE
1517 (15.04 %)Novell Certification
1616 (14.16 %)NetBackup
1616 (14.16 %)SQL
1715 (13.27 %)Exchange Server 2003
1715 (13.27 %)Exchange Server 2007
1715 (13.27 %)Firewall
1814 (12.39 %)Exchange Server 2000
1912 (10.62 %)Windows NT
1912 (10.62 %)LAN
1912 (10.62 %)WAN
1912 (10.62 %)Novell

Support Technician
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Yorkshire region that cited Support Technician 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 Technician in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (6.195 %)HTML
23 (2.655 %).NET
23 (2.655 %)ASP.NET
32 (1.770 %)WebServices
32 (1.770 %)XML
41 (0.885 %)ASP
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
128 (24.78 %)MS Exchange
219 (16.81 %)IIS
315 (13.27 %)Exchange Server 2003
315 (13.27 %)Exchange Server 2007
414 (12.39 %)Exchange Server 2000
54 (3.540 %)SharePoint
63 (2.655 %)Apache
72 (1.770 %)Lotus Notes
Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
132 (28.32 %)MS Excel
26 (5.310 %)MS Office
35 (4.425 %)MS Visio
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
123 (20.35 %)SAN
219 (16.81 %)TCP/IP
315 (13.27 %)Firewall
412 (10.62 %)LAN
412 (10.62 %)WAN
58 (7.080 %)DNS
67 (6.195 %)DHCP
75 (4.425 %)Ethernet
75 (4.425 %)Internet
82 (1.770 %)VLAN
82 (1.770 %)FTP
91 (0.885 %)Network Security
91 (0.885 %)HTTP
91 (0.885 %)VPN
91 (0.885 %)Broadband
91 (0.885 %)SMTP
91 (0.885 %)SMS
91 (0.885 %)Wireless
91 (0.885 %)Intranet
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (7.965 %)SQL Server
23 (2.655 %)Oracle 9i
23 (2.655 %)Cognos Powerplay
23 (2.655 %)OLAP
23 (2.655 %)Crystal Reports
23 (2.655 %)BusinessObjects
23 (2.655 %)Oracle OLAP
31 (0.885 %)Oracle 8/8i
31 (0.885 %)MySQL
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (3.540 %)WebLOAD
23 (2.655 %)PowerBuilder
Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (5.310 %)Pensions
25 (4.425 %)Finance
25 (4.425 %)Health
34 (3.540 %)Legal
34 (3.540 %)Manufacturing
42 (1.770 %)Law
51 (0.885 %)Education
51 (0.885 %)Back Office
51 (0.885 %)Telecoms
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
183 (73.45 %)Windows
266 (58.41 %)Windows Server 2003
329 (25.66 %)NetWare
427 (23.89 %)Windows 2000 Server
522 (19.47 %)Windows 2000
612 (10.62 %)Windows NT
79 (7.965 %)Windows XP
84 (3.540 %)Linux
84 (3.540 %)UNIX
91 (0.885 %)Mac OS X
91 (0.885 %)Windows Vista
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (6.195 %)Project Management
17 (6.195 %)Web Development
25 (4.425 %)ITIL
34 (3.540 %)Load Balancing
43 (2.655 %)Software Testing
52 (1.770 %)Migration
61 (0.885 %)Security Cleared
61 (0.885 %)Service Delivery
61 (0.885 %)Disaster Recovery
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
116 (14.16 %)SQL
25 (4.425 %)VBScript
25 (4.425 %)VB
31 (0.885 %)Perl
31 (0.885 %)PHP
Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
137 (32.74 %)Microsoft Certification
223 (20.35 %)MCSE
317 (15.04 %)CNE
317 (15.04 %)Novell Certification
411 (9.735 %)MCSA
53 (2.655 %)MCP
53 (2.655 %)Degree
61 (0.885 %)GNVQ
61 (0.885 %)HND
61 (0.885 %)Cisco Certification
61 (0.885 %)CCNA
61 (0.885 %)MCDST
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.885 %)SLA
Yorkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
169 (61.06 %)Active Directory
216 (14.16 %)NetBackup
36 (5.310 %)VMware Infrastructure
45 (4.425 %)NDS
45 (4.425 %)VMware ESX
45 (4.425 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
52 (1.770 %)Terminal Services
52 (1.770 %)Citrix Presentation Server
61 (0.885 %)Backup Exec
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
134 (30.09 %)MOM
219 (16.81 %)ARCserve
219 (16.81 %)ZENworks
32 (1.770 %)Legato
41 (0.885 %)Tivoli
Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
158 (51.33 %)Microsoft
243 (38.05 %)Citrix
312 (10.62 %)Novell
46 (5.310 %)VMware
46 (5.310 %)IBM
55 (4.425 %)HP
55 (4.425 %)Compaq
64 (3.540 %)Oracle
73 (2.655 %)Cognos
73 (2.655 %)Sybase
73 (2.655 %)Business Objects
82 (1.770 %)Cisco
82 (1.770 %)VERITAS
82 (1.770 %)Lotus
91 (0.885 %)Apple
91 (0.885 %)Remedy
91 (0.885 %)Sophos
91 (0.885 %)Capita
91 (0.885 %)LANDesk
91 (0.885 %)WatchGuard