Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs
Job Type
Source

The table below looks at the demand for the 2nd Line Support role in IT contracts within the Cambridge 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 2nd Line Support in their job title over the 3 months to 8 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Second Line Support
Location
3 months to
8 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2854
Rank change on same period last yearUp+26
Matching contract IT job ads144
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.004 %
As % of the category below3.763 %0.679 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£130
Average daily rate-£150
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£170
UK excluding London average daily rate£157£179
% change on same period last year-11.80 %
Hourly rates quoted92
Average minimum hourly rate£12.56£12.70
Average hourly rate£13.50£12.70
% change on same period last year+6.29 %
Average maximum hourly rate£14.44£12.70
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.07£16.34
% change on same period last year-7.78 %
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cambridge
Matching contract IT job ads372589
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.521 %0.604 %
Daily rates quoted82117
Average minimum daily rate£302£313
Average daily rate£324£330
% change on same period last year-1.78 %
Average maximum daily rate£346£347
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted9290
Average minimum hourly rate£19.64£29.94
Average hourly rate£21.41£32.14
% change on same period last year-33.36 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.18£34.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.69£25.16
% change on same period last year-5.83 %
2nd Line Support Cambridgeshire2nd Line Support
Cambridgeshire

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.

2nd Line Support
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing 2nd Line Support across the Cambridge region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Cambridge 2nd Line Support Demand Trend

2nd Line Support
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing 2nd Line Support across the Cambridge region.

Cambridge 2nd Line Support Daily Rate Trend

2nd Line Support
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing 2nd Line Support across the Cambridge region.

Cambridge 2nd Line Support Hourly Rate Trend

2nd Line Support
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing 2nd Line Support across the Cambridge region over the 3 months to 8 October 2008.

Cambridge 2nd Line Support Hourly Rate Histogram

2nd Line Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge region that cited 2nd 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 2nd Line Support in their job title.

127 (71.05 %)Windows
219 (50.00 %)Active Directory
318 (47.37 %)Microsoft Certification
415 (39.47 %)Microsoft
415 (39.47 %)MCSE
514 (36.84 %)SharePoint
613 (34.21 %)MS Exchange
613 (34.21 %)Exchange Server 2007
712 (31.58 %)Windows Server 2003
712 (31.58 %)Windows XP
810 (26.32 %)DNS
99 (23.68 %)Windows 2000
108 (21.05 %)Cisco
117 (18.42 %)Telecoms
125 (13.16 %)MS Office
125 (13.16 %)MCP
125 (13.16 %)UNIX
134 (10.53 %)VPN
134 (10.53 %)VMware
134 (10.53 %)Windows Vista
134 (10.53 %)Electronics
134 (10.53 %)Data Protection
143 (7.895 %)Terminal Services
143 (7.895 %)Capita
143 (7.895 %)WAN
143 (7.895 %)IIS
143 (7.895 %)LAN
152 (5.263 %)Linux
152 (5.263 %)DHCP
152 (5.263 %)MS Excel

2nd Line Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge region that cited 2nd 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 2nd Line Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
114 (36.84 %)SharePoint
213 (34.21 %)MS Exchange
213 (34.21 %)Exchange Server 2007
33 (7.895 %)IIS
42 (5.263 %)Exchange Server 2003
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (13.16 %)MS Office
22 (5.263 %)MS Excel
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (26.32 %)DNS
24 (10.53 %)VPN
33 (7.895 %)LAN
33 (7.895 %)WAN
42 (5.263 %)DHCP
42 (5.263 %)MPLS
51 (2.632 %)Firewall
51 (2.632 %)SMS
51 (2.632 %)VoIP
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (2.632 %)Crystal Reports
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (18.42 %)Telecoms
24 (10.53 %)Electronics
32 (5.263 %)Manufacturing
41 (2.632 %)Education
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (5.263 %)EPoS
12 (5.263 %)Data Protection Act
21 (2.632 %)Video Conferencing
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
127 (71.05 %)Windows
212 (31.58 %)Windows XP
212 (31.58 %)Windows Server 2003
39 (23.68 %)Windows 2000
45 (13.16 %)UNIX
54 (10.53 %)Windows Vista
62 (5.263 %)Windows 2000 Server
62 (5.263 %)Linux
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (10.53 %)Data Protection
21 (2.632 %)ERP
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (2.632 %)SQL
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
118 (47.37 %)Microsoft Certification
215 (39.47 %)MCSE
35 (13.16 %)MCP
42 (5.263 %)A+ Certification
42 (5.263 %)CCNA
42 (5.263 %)Cisco Certification
51 (2.632 %)MCSA
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (5.263 %)SLA
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
119 (50.00 %)Active Directory
23 (7.895 %)Terminal Services
32 (5.263 %)ISA Server
41 (2.632 %)VMware ESX
41 (2.632 %)VMware Infrastructure
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (39.47 %)Microsoft
28 (21.05 %)Cisco
34 (10.53 %)VMware
43 (7.895 %)Capita
52 (5.263 %)HP
61 (2.632 %)Dell
61 (2.632 %)VERITAS
61 (2.632 %)Remedy
61 (2.632 %)Oracle