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This section looks at the demand for the 3rd 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 3rd Line Support in their job title over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Third Line Support
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank3754
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching contract IT job ads84
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.004 %
As % of the category below2.128 %0.688 %
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£249£293
% change on same period last year-14.98 %
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£24.40£24.93
% change on same period last year-2.12 %
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cambridge
Matching contract IT job ads376581
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.496 %0.579 %
Daily rates quoted77133
Average minimum daily rate£304£312
Average daily rate£326£328
% change on same period last year-0.54 %
Average maximum daily rate£348£344
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.32 %
Hourly rates quoted7277
Average minimum hourly rate£17.74£28.51
Average hourly rate£19.60£30.03
% change on same period last year-34.72 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.47£31.55
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.60£25.69
% change on same period last year-8.13 %
3rd Line Support Cambridgeshire3rd 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.

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

Cambridge 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 Cambridge region.

Cambridge 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 Cambridge region.

Cambridge 3rd Line Support Hourly Rate Trend

3rd Line Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge 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.

120 (95.24 %)MS Exchange
217 (80.95 %)Windows
315 (71.43 %)LAN
315 (71.43 %)WAN
315 (71.43 %)Windows Server 2003
413 (61.90 %)Exchange Server 2007
512 (57.14 %)Exchange Server 2003
611 (52.38 %)Microsoft Certification
611 (52.38 %)Linux
611 (52.38 %)MCSE
710 (47.62 %)DNS
710 (47.62 %)Cisco
710 (47.62 %)Active Directory
710 (47.62 %)VMware
89 (42.86 %)MPLS
98 (38.10 %)Firewall
98 (38.10 %)VoIP
98 (38.10 %)Microsoft
106 (28.57 %)ITIL
106 (28.57 %)SharePoint
106 (28.57 %)Telecoms
115 (23.81 %)VMware ESX
115 (23.81 %)VMware Infrastructure
124 (19.05 %)MS Excel
133 (14.29 %)Windows Vista
142 (9.524 %)Degree
142 (9.524 %)Oracle
142 (9.524 %)CCNA
142 (9.524 %)Cisco Certification
151 (4.762 %)ERP

3rd Line Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge 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.

Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
120 (95.24 %)MS Exchange
213 (61.90 %)Exchange Server 2007
312 (57.14 %)Exchange Server 2003
46 (28.57 %)SharePoint
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (19.05 %)MS Excel
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
115 (71.43 %)LAN
115 (71.43 %)WAN
210 (47.62 %)DNS
39 (42.86 %)MPLS
48 (38.10 %)Firewall
48 (38.10 %)VoIP
51 (4.762 %)SAN
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (28.57 %)Telecoms
21 (4.762 %)Manufacturing
21 (4.762 %)Electronics
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
117 (80.95 %)Windows
215 (71.43 %)Windows Server 2003
311 (52.38 %)Linux
43 (14.29 %)Windows Vista
51 (4.762 %)Windows XP
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (28.57 %)ITIL
21 (4.762 %)ERP
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (52.38 %)Microsoft Certification
111 (52.38 %)MCSE
22 (9.524 %)Degree
22 (9.524 %)CCNA
22 (9.524 %)Cisco Certification
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
110 (47.62 %)Active Directory
25 (23.81 %)VMware ESX
25 (23.81 %)VMware Infrastructure
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (47.62 %)Cisco
110 (47.62 %)VMware
28 (38.10 %)Microsoft
32 (9.524 %)Oracle