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This section looks at the demand for the PC Support role in IT contracts within the Birmingham 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 PC Support in their job title over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 PC Support
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank-63
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads04
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.412 %
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£80£137
% change on same period last year-41.61 %
Hourly rates quoted04
Average minimum hourly rate-£13.50
Average hourly rate-£14.63
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£15.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.40£14.56
% change on same period last year+5.73 %
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads652972
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.860 %0.968 %
Daily rates quoted161236
Average minimum daily rate£297£329
Average daily rate£323£357
% change on same period last year-9.67 %
Average maximum daily rate£348£386
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.32 %
Hourly rates quoted61148
Average minimum hourly rate£20.50£15.86
Average hourly rate£22.09£16.85
% change on same period last year+31.09 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.68£17.84
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.60£25.69
% change on same period last year-8.13 %
PC Support West MidlandsPC Support
West Midlands

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.

PC Support
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham PC Support Demand Trend

PC Support
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Birmingham PC Support Hourly Rate Trend

PC Support
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region that cited PC Support 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 PC Support in their job title.

14 (80.00 %)MS Office
23 (60.00 %)Windows
23 (60.00 %)Windows XP
32 (40.00 %)LAN
32 (40.00 %)Cisco
32 (40.00 %)Microsoft
32 (40.00 %)Active Directory
32 (40.00 %)HP
32 (40.00 %)Dell
32 (40.00 %)Law
32 (40.00 %)Document Management
32 (40.00 %)Insurance
41 (20.00 %)Windows 2000

PC Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region that cited PC Support 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 PC Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (80.00 %)MS Office
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (40.00 %)LAN
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (40.00 %)Law
12 (40.00 %)Insurance
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (60.00 %)Windows
13 (60.00 %)Windows XP
21 (20.00 %)Windows 2000
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (40.00 %)Document Management
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (40.00 %)Active Directory
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (40.00 %)Cisco
12 (40.00 %)Microsoft
12 (40.00 %)HP
12 (40.00 %)Dell