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This section looks at the demand for the Technical Support Specialist 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 Specialist in their job title over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Technical Support Specialist
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank128159
Rank change on same period last yearUp+31
Matching contract IT job ads17
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.031 %0.153 %
Daily rates quoted06
Average minimum daily rate-£352
Average daily rate-£372
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£393
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£331
% change on same period last year+0.70 %
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£19.00£20.00
% change on same period last year-5.00 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads31754574
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.190 %4.555 %
Daily rates quoted7841441
Average minimum daily rate£341£350
Average daily rate£360£367
% change on same period last year-1.90 %
Average maximum daily rate£380£385
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.35 %
Hourly rates quoted233460
Average minimum hourly rate£23.29£28.17
Average hourly rate£24.91£29.53
% change on same period last year-15.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.53£30.90
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.68£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.85 %
Technical Support Specialist South EastTechnical Support Specialist
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 Specialist
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Technical Support Specialist Demand Trend

Technical Support Specialist
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Technical Support Specialist Daily Rate Trend

Technical Support Specialist
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Technical Support Specialist Hourly Rate Trend

Technical Support Specialist
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Support Specialist within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
ReadingNew entry-1--
Technical Support Specialist South EastTechnical Support Specialist
South East

Technical Support Specialist
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Technical Support Specialist 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 Specialist in their job title.

13 (75.00 %)Service Management
22 (50.00 %)MCP
22 (50.00 %)UNIX
22 (50.00 %)Windows
22 (50.00 %)MCSE
22 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
22 (50.00 %)Active Directory
22 (50.00 %)HP
22 (50.00 %)Compaq
22 (50.00 %)Citrix
22 (50.00 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (50.00 %)SAN
22 (50.00 %)Siemens
22 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 5.5
22 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2000
22 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
22 (50.00 %)Fujitsu Siemens
22 (50.00 %)Clustering
22 (50.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
31 (25.00 %)Oracle Clinical
31 (25.00 %)Data Management
31 (25.00 %)C
31 (25.00 %)Oracle
31 (25.00 %)ITIL
31 (25.00 %)Tivoli
31 (25.00 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
31 (25.00 %)Biometrics
31 (25.00 %)GCP
31 (25.00 %)IBM

Technical Support Specialist
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Technical Support Specialist 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 Specialist in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
12 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 5.5
12 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2000
12 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (25.00 %)Oracle Clinical
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (50.00 %)SAN
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (50.00 %)Clustering
21 (25.00 %)Biometrics
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (50.00 %)UNIX
12 (50.00 %)Windows
12 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
12 (50.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (75.00 %)Service Management
21 (25.00 %)Data Management
21 (25.00 %)ITIL
21 (25.00 %)Validation
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (25.00 %)C
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (50.00 %)MCP
12 (50.00 %)MCSE
12 (50.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (25.00 %)GCP
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (50.00 %)Active Directory
21 (25.00 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (25.00 %)Tivoli
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)HP
12 (50.00 %)Compaq
12 (50.00 %)Citrix
12 (50.00 %)Siemens
12 (50.00 %)Fujitsu Siemens
21 (25.00 %)Oracle
21 (25.00 %)IBM