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This section looks at the demand for the Network 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 Network Support in their job title over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Network Support
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5472
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching contract IT job ads62
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.743 %0.183 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£100-
Average daily rate£100-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£100-
UK excluding London average daily rate£232£280
% change on same period last year-17.23 %
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£19.41£22.07
% change on same period last year-12.08 %
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Bristol
Matching contract IT job ads8081091
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.077 %1.088 %
Daily rates quoted279399
Average minimum daily rate£309£328
Average daily rate£336£346
% change on same period last year-3.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£362£364
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£355
% change on same period last year+0.30 %
Hourly rates quoted128158
Average minimum hourly rate£26.28£25.18
Average hourly rate£28.10£27.70
% change on same period last year+1.43 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.92£30.22
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.79£25.66
% change on same period last year-7.31 %
Network Support South WestNetwork 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.

Network Support
Demand Trend

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

Bristol Network Support Demand Trend

Network Support
Daily Rate Trend

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

Bristol Network Support Daily Rate Trend

Network Support
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Bristol Network Support Hourly Rate Trend

Network Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region that cited Network 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 Network Support in their job title.

111 (68.75 %)Active Directory
210 (62.50 %)Windows
39 (56.25 %)Citrix
47 (43.75 %)Windows Server 2003
47 (43.75 %)Cisco
47 (43.75 %)SQL
47 (43.75 %)LAN
47 (43.75 %)WAN
56 (37.50 %)Windows XP
65 (31.25 %)CCNA
65 (31.25 %)Cisco Certification
65 (31.25 %)VMware
74 (25.00 %)Firewall
74 (25.00 %)Law
74 (25.00 %)Backup Exec
74 (25.00 %)VLAN
74 (25.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
74 (25.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
74 (25.00 %)SharePoint
74 (25.00 %)Microsoft
74 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
74 (25.00 %)IIS
83 (18.75 %)Lotus Notes
83 (18.75 %)MCSE
83 (18.75 %)MCSA
83 (18.75 %)VoIP
83 (18.75 %)TCP/IP
83 (18.75 %)Lotus
83 (18.75 %)Microsoft Certification
83 (18.75 %)Exchange Server 2000

Network Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region that cited Network 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 Network Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (25.00 %)IIS
14 (25.00 %)SharePoint
14 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
14 (25.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
23 (18.75 %)Exchange Server 2000
23 (18.75 %)Lotus Notes
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (6.250 %)MS Excel
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (43.75 %)LAN
17 (43.75 %)WAN
24 (25.00 %)Firewall
24 (25.00 %)VLAN
33 (18.75 %)TCP/IP
33 (18.75 %)VoIP
42 (12.50 %)SAN
51 (6.250 %)DHCP
51 (6.250 %)VPN
51 (6.250 %)DNS
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (25.00 %)Law
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (62.50 %)Windows
27 (43.75 %)Windows Server 2003
36 (37.50 %)Windows XP
41 (6.250 %)Windows 2000
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (6.250 %)Disaster Recovery
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (43.75 %)SQL
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (31.25 %)CCNA
15 (31.25 %)Cisco Certification
23 (18.75 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (18.75 %)MCSE
23 (18.75 %)MCSA
31 (6.250 %)CCIE
31 (6.250 %)CCNP
31 (6.250 %)CCIP
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
111 (68.75 %)Active Directory
24 (25.00 %)Backup Exec
31 (6.250 %)VMware Infrastructure
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (25.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (56.25 %)Citrix
27 (43.75 %)Cisco
35 (31.25 %)VMware
44 (25.00 %)Microsoft
53 (18.75 %)Lotus
61 (6.250 %)CheckPoint
61 (6.250 %)EMC
61 (6.250 %)Crossbeam