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The table below looks at the demand for the Technical Support Specialist 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 Technical Support Specialist in their job title over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Technical Support Specialist
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
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-£350
% 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-£20.00
% change on same period last year-
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads631987
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.853 %0.973 %
Daily rates quoted162254
Average minimum daily rate£311£355
Average daily rate£338£385
% change on same period last year-12.23 %
Average maximum daily rate£365£416
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted67144
Average minimum hourly rate£22.10£15.75
Average hourly rate£23.51£16.76
% change on same period last year+40.24 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.92£17.77
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
Technical Support Specialist West MidlandsTechnical Support Specialist
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.

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 Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Birmingham 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 Birmingham region.

Birmingham 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 Birmingham region.

Birmingham Technical Support Specialist Hourly Rate Trend

Technical Support Specialist
Top 5 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham 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.

11 (100.00 %)Linux
11 (100.00 %)Apache
11 (100.00 %)VMS
11 (100.00 %)PowerHouse
11 (100.00 %)Automotive

Technical Support Specialist
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham 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.

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (100.00 %)Apache
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Automotive
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)Linux
11 (100.00 %)VMS
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)PowerHouse