Digital Applications Technician

Maximising the effective use of digital office technologies, productivity software and digital communications in organisations.

Overview

As a Digital Applications Technician, you’re in a support role often found in organisations, large and small, in all sectors, and within public, private and voluntary organisations.  

Organisations of all types are increasing applying digital technologies across all their business functions to maximise productivity.  The demand for people who can support and implement these digital operations and digital transformation projects is increasing. 

Similarly, organisations of all types are increasingly supporting their service users though online and digital channels, as they develop omni-channel approaches to meeting customer needs, deflect traditional telephone and face-to-face contacts and to reduce costs.

So your broad purpose is to maximise the effective use of digital office technologies, productivity software, digital communications, including collaborative technologies, and digital information systems to achieve objectives.

You will help your organisation and its internal users to maximise the use of digital technologies and adapt to and exploit changes in technology to meet organisation objectives and maximise productivity ensure effective use of digital office technologies, productivity software, digital communications, including collaborative technologies, and digital information systems to achieve objectives.

Top 5 Tasks

  1. Monitor and operate complex digital information and intelligence systems
  2. Communicate effectively through digital channels
  3. Devise technology-based productivity solutions
  4. Respond to user enquiries
  5. Support digital transformation projects.

Salary

We are unable to give you a precise figure on this role, but similar customer service-related roles tend to be in the region of £18,000 and £30,000 per year.

Am I Suited?

  • Excellent communicator
  • Flexible
  • Logical thinker
  • Independent
  • Positive outlook
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Greater Manchester’s digital and creative sector will require at least 22,000 additional roles by 2035.

Qualifications

There are no set requirements for this role, but employers will usually look favourably if you have completed a college course or an apprenticeship. Often you’ll need to have achieved GCSEs, especially in maths, IT and English.

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