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Computer System and Equipment Installers and Servicers

IT engineers install, maintain and repair the physical components of computer systems and equipment.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£20,784
£34,168
£49,803

New workers start around £20,784. Normal pay is £34,168 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £49,803.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 44,365 vacancies for this type of job

4.75%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Maintains documentation to track and log work in progress and completed.

  • Advises on and installs operating soft/firm ware and may carry out upgrades.

  • Repairs or replaces defective components.

  • Diagnoses hardware related faults.

  • Installs, tests and maintains computer-related hardware (processors, memory chips, circuit boards, displays, sensors, data storage devices, printers, etc.) according to given specifications.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)

  • Printed Circuit Board

  • VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL)

  • Hardware Design

  • Hardware Architecture

  • Electronic Engineering

  • Simulations

  • Printed Circuit Board Design

  • Verilog

  • Python (Programming Language)

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Communication

  • Problem Solving

  • Innovation

  • Management

  • Detail Oriented

  • Leadership

  • Mentorship

  • Troubleshooting (Problem Solving)

  • Teamwork

  • Planning

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

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