Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Technical Support Consultant role in IT contracts within the Berkshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Technical Support Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Technical Support Consultant
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank116132
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching contract IT job ads110
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.011 %
As % of the category below0.040 %0.276 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate-£263
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads24713622
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.892 %3.881 %
Daily rates quoted6651004
Average minimum daily rate£341£334
Average daily rate£363£354
% change on same period last year+2.56 %
Average maximum daily rate£385£374
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Hourly rates quoted179429
Average minimum hourly rate£21.41£25.90
Average hourly rate£22.81£27.38
% change on same period last year-16.69 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.21£28.87
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.37£24.42
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
Technical Support Consultant South EastTechnical Support Consultant
South East

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Technical Support Consultant
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Technical Support Consultant Demand Trend

Technical Support Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Technical Support Consultant across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire Technical Support Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Technical Support Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Technical Support Consultant across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire Technical Support Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Technical Support Consultant
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Support Consultant within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ReadingUp+151--
Technical Support Consultant South EastTechnical Support Consultant
South East

Technical Support Consultant
Top 6 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Technical Support Consultant 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 contract IT job ads sampled with Technical Support Consultant in their job title.

11 (100.00 %)SAP
11 (100.00 %)ITIL
11 (100.00 %)UNIX
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)HPUX
11 (100.00 %)Migration

Technical Support Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Technical Support Consultant 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 contract IT job ads sampled with Technical Support Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)UNIX
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)HPUX
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)ITIL
11 (100.00 %)Migration
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)SAP