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The table below looks at the demand for the Support Analyst 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 Support Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Support Analyst
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2749
Rank change on same period last yearUp+22
Matching contract IT job ads139
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.009 %
As % of the category below3.571 %1.510 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£250-
Average daily rate£275-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£300-
UK excluding London average daily rate£256£238
% change on same period last year+7.49 %
Hourly rates quoted95
Average minimum hourly rate£13.17£16.40
Average hourly rate£13.83£17.70
% change on same period last year-21.84 %
Average maximum hourly rate£14.50£19.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.07£17.93
% change on same period last year-4.79 %
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cambridge
Matching contract IT job ads364596
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.512 %0.602 %
Daily rates quoted82118
Average minimum daily rate£298£312
Average daily rate£321£329
% change on same period last year-2.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£344£346
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted9091
Average minimum hourly rate£19.71£29.99
Average hourly rate£21.45£32.18
% change on same period last year-33.34 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.19£34.36
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£25.22
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
Support Analyst CambridgeshireSupport Analyst
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.

Support Analyst
Demand Trend

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

Cambridge Support Analyst Demand Trend

Support Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cambridge Support Analyst Daily Rate Trend

Support Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cambridge Support Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Support Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Support Analyst across the Cambridge region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Cambridge Support Analyst Hourly Rate Histogram

Support Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge region that cited Support Analyst 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 Support Analyst in their job title.

130 (66.67 %)Windows
216 (35.56 %)Microsoft
314 (31.11 %)Active Directory
413 (28.89 %)Microsoft Certification
413 (28.89 %)MCSE
512 (26.67 %)Windows XP
611 (24.44 %)MS Exchange
710 (22.22 %)SharePoint
710 (22.22 %)Exchange Server 2007
89 (20.00 %)VMware
98 (17.78 %)Windows Server 2003
107 (15.56 %)LAN
107 (15.56 %)WAN
107 (15.56 %)Cisco
107 (15.56 %)MS Excel
116 (13.33 %)DNS
125 (11.11 %)Telecoms
125 (11.11 %)Linux
125 (11.11 %)Windows 2000
125 (11.11 %)UNIX
125 (11.11 %)HTML
134 (8.889 %)MS Office
134 (8.889 %)SLA
134 (8.889 %)VPN
134 (8.889 %)Citrix
134 (8.889 %)Exchange Server 2003
143 (6.667 %)Degree
143 (6.667 %)MPLS
143 (6.667 %)SQL
152 (4.444 %)VBA

Support Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge region that cited Support Analyst 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 Support Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (11.11 %)HTML
21 (2.222 %)XML
21 (2.222 %)LAMP
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (24.44 %)MS Exchange
210 (22.22 %)SharePoint
210 (22.22 %)Exchange Server 2007
34 (8.889 %)Exchange Server 2003
41 (2.222 %)Apache
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (15.56 %)MS Excel
24 (8.889 %)MS Office
32 (4.444 %)MS Visio
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (15.56 %)LAN
17 (15.56 %)WAN
26 (13.33 %)DNS
34 (8.889 %)VPN
43 (6.667 %)MPLS
52 (4.444 %)TCP/IP
61 (2.222 %)VoIP
61 (2.222 %)IP Telephony
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (2.222 %)MySQL
11 (2.222 %)SQL Server
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (11.11 %)Telecoms
22 (4.444 %)Electronics
31 (2.222 %)Finance
31 (2.222 %)Government
31 (2.222 %)Manufacturing
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.222 %)Blackberry
11 (2.222 %)Data Protection Act
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
130 (66.67 %)Windows
212 (26.67 %)Windows XP
38 (17.78 %)Windows Server 2003
45 (11.11 %)Linux
45 (11.11 %)Windows 2000
45 (11.11 %)UNIX
51 (2.222 %)Windows 2000 Server
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (4.444 %)Data Modelling
12 (4.444 %)Data Analysis
12 (4.444 %)Business Analysis
21 (2.222 %)Data Protection
21 (2.222 %)Configuration Management
21 (2.222 %)ITIL
21 (2.222 %)E-Commerce
21 (2.222 %)ERP
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (6.667 %)SQL
22 (4.444 %)VBA
31 (2.222 %)PHP
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
113 (28.89 %)MCSE
113 (28.89 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (6.667 %)Degree
32 (4.444 %)MCP
32 (4.444 %)CCNA
32 (4.444 %)Cisco Certification
41 (2.222 %)MCSA
41 (2.222 %)A+ Certification
41 (2.222 %)Network+ Certification
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (8.889 %)SLA
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
114 (31.11 %)Active Directory
22 (4.444 %)VMware ESX
31 (2.222 %)VMware Server
31 (2.222 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (2.222 %)Terminal Services
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (35.56 %)Microsoft
29 (20.00 %)VMware
37 (15.56 %)Cisco
44 (8.889 %)Citrix
51 (2.222 %)IBM
51 (2.222 %)Oracle