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The table below looks at the demand for the 3rd Line Support role in IT contracts within the Bristol 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 3rd Line Support in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Third Line Support
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank5160
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching contract IT job ads84
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.004 %
As % of the category below1.091 %0.405 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£240
Average daily rate-£248
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£255
UK excluding London average daily rate£280£241
% change on same period last year+16.58 %
Hourly rates quoted21
Average minimum hourly rate£17.00£20.00
Average hourly rate£18.00£22.50
% change on same period last year-20.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.00£25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.77£23.63
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Bristol
Matching contract IT job ads733987
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.155 %1.058 %
Daily rates quoted214319
Average minimum daily rate£311£330
Average daily rate£336£345
% change on same period last year-2.57 %
Average maximum daily rate£362£360
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Hourly rates quoted140160
Average minimum hourly rate£25.19£23.62
Average hourly rate£26.08£26.05
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.96£28.49
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.37£24.42
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
3rd Line Support South West3rd Line Support
South West

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.

3rd Line Support
Demand Trend

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

Bristol 3rd Line Support Demand Trend

3rd Line Support
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing 3rd Line Support across the Bristol region.

Bristol 3rd Line Support Daily Rate Trend

3rd Line Support
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Bristol 3rd Line Support Hourly Rate Trend

3rd Line Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region that cited 3rd Line 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 3rd Line Support in their job title.

112 (85.71 %)Windows
210 (71.43 %)Windows Server 2003
37 (50.00 %)Active Directory
45 (35.71 %)Cisco
54 (28.57 %)Microsoft
54 (28.57 %)Citrix
54 (28.57 %)Microsoft Certification
54 (28.57 %)MS Office
54 (28.57 %)MS Exchange
63 (21.43 %)VMware
63 (21.43 %)Exchange Server 2003
63 (21.43 %)Windows 2000 Server
63 (21.43 %)SQL
63 (21.43 %)MCSE
63 (21.43 %)HP
63 (21.43 %)DNS
72 (14.29 %)UNIX
72 (14.29 %)SAN
72 (14.29 %)Windows 2000
72 (14.29 %)Oracle
72 (14.29 %)GPRS
72 (14.29 %)GSM
72 (14.29 %)MS Excel
72 (14.29 %)Windows XP
72 (14.29 %)DHCP
72 (14.29 %)VPN
72 (14.29 %)Education
81 (7.143 %)Exchange Server 2007
81 (7.143 %)SC Cleared
81 (7.143 %)Security Cleared

3rd Line Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region that cited 3rd Line 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 3rd Line Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (28.57 %)MS Exchange
23 (21.43 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (7.143 %)Exchange Server 2007
31 (7.143 %)Exchange Server 2000
31 (7.143 %)Lotus Domino
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (28.57 %)MS Office
22 (14.29 %)MS Excel
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (21.43 %)DNS
22 (14.29 %)SAN
22 (14.29 %)GPRS
22 (14.29 %)GSM
22 (14.29 %)DHCP
22 (14.29 %)VPN
31 (7.143 %)SMTP
31 (7.143 %)Firewall
31 (7.143 %)IP Telephony
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (14.29 %)Education
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (7.143 %)Blackberry
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (85.71 %)Windows
210 (71.43 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (21.43 %)Windows 2000 Server
42 (14.29 %)Windows 2000
42 (14.29 %)Windows XP
42 (14.29 %)UNIX
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (7.143 %)ITIL
11 (7.143 %)SC Cleared
11 (7.143 %)Security Cleared
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (21.43 %)SQL
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (28.57 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (21.43 %)MCSE
31 (7.143 %)MCSA
31 (7.143 %)CCNA
31 (7.143 %)CCA
31 (7.143 %)Citrix Certification
31 (7.143 %)Cisco Certification
31 (7.143 %)CCSA
31 (7.143 %)CCSE
31 (7.143 %)MCTS
31 (7.143 %)MCITP
31 (7.143 %)MCP
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (50.00 %)Active Directory
21 (7.143 %)VMware GSX
21 (7.143 %)VMware ESX
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (7.143 %)MOM
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (35.71 %)Cisco
24 (28.57 %)Microsoft
24 (28.57 %)Citrix
33 (21.43 %)VMware
33 (21.43 %)HP
42 (14.29 %)Oracle
51 (7.143 %)Lotus
51 (7.143 %)CheckPoint
51 (7.143 %)IBM