2nd Line Support

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Hi.

I am in first line support and am thinkin about movin on to the 'next level' ... 2nd line support.

What sort of things will I be expected to do that I didnt do in first line support (what new skills will i acquire)
Whats the average salary for this type of work? A range would be good, e.g. 18 - 24k a year?

I know this is a tricky question as the term 'second line' varies from company to company, and role to role.

I believe I have the acquired the experience and have the right skills to progress to the next stage of my career.

FatP

 

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Hi fatp, you have to some degree answered your own question with regards to second line support. The roles and responsibilities are not far fetched from 1st line support and really depends on the structure of the company in question.

I for one as an example in a second line role covering account creation, desktop and laptop build troubleshoot and image creation using ghost. I also have to configure blackberry devices, file and folder permissions in AD, network printer setup, RAS or vpn account creation and administration through citrix and minesweeper administration and network troubleshooting.

The list just goes on and on, but hey! not complaining as am learning and enjoying the challenge. To get a realistic job spec check on www.jobserve.co.uk and type in the search 2 line support. Best wishes in your endeavours and don't give up on aiming for a second line role.

 

Simply,

The calls that you cant do, or not allowed to do that goes to 2nd Line, will be what you would do in 2nd Line...

Obviously, varies per company...

 

As onoski said plus maybe some DNS/DHCP/AD/Exchange administration.
If you cant fix it on the phone, then you have to go to the site.
Today I fixed 3 printers and had to resolder a vga cable for a laptop/projector set up, as well as a couple of mailbox issues on exchange.
Tomorrow I'm putting a new pc in a surgery for a GP, so that'll be transfer of settings/my docs/email/etc plus configuration of the clinical systems, printers and auxiliary software that are used.

I reckon you can expect somewhere around the £20K mark, depending on the company of course.