IT Support Jobs London
IT support jobs in London are fun, exciting and well paid. Most IT Support jobs in London pay on an hourly basis and 1st line helpdesk support technicians can expect to get around £6-15 per hour. 80% of IT support jobs in London require Windows XP and Server 2003 experience and qualifications. You can become a certified IT guy by doing a Microsoft course. These courses cost around £2000 - £5000 and you might have seem them advertised everywhere in the papers and on TV. Spending that amount of money can be seen as an investment, however you got to understand that the IT industry is the fastest growing sector in the world, keeping up with it is not an easy ride.
More and more new technologies arise and being qualified and up to date is vital to gain any chance in getting an IT support job. If you’re looking to start one of these courses, I would strongly recommend you to first read about Windows Server 2003 and see whether you are comfortable and are able to understand its logic. For many Server operating systems are mind blowing and for some it’s very easy to learn.
IT support jobs in London require at least 6 months experience and MCP (Microsoft Certified Professional) certification. Many people are stuck because they have the certification but no experience. In the real world experience weighs more than certification and that’s a fact. The best way to find an IT Support job in London is to have a broad knowledge of most operating systems. In an IT support job you will be taking calls from clients who are facing simple IT issues, such as “my taskbar has disappeared” or more commonly “I can’t logon”, answer to that question normally is “Is CAPS lock on”. It’s simple things like that you will be asked.
Most companies out there still use older versions of Windows and don’t be shocked to see Windows NT servers! Back to my point, to stand a good chance in finding an IT support job in London, it’s very important to have a broad knowledge of common operating systems. I would strongly advise you to learn the basic commands for the following operating systems. Windows 95, Windows 2000, Windows XP (most important) and Vista functions.
