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This section looks at the demand for the Support Specialist 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 Specialist in their job title over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Support Specialist
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank-51
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads02
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.361 %
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£324£315
% change on same period last year+2.61 %
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£19.31£25.13
% change on same period last year-23.18 %
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cambridge
Matching contract IT job ads416554
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.554 %0.560 %
Daily rates quoted66124
Average minimum daily rate£305£302
Average daily rate£332£316
% change on same period last year+5.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£360£330
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£353
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted8178
Average minimum hourly rate£21.70£25.30
Average hourly rate£23.90£26.80
% change on same period last year-10.85 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.09£28.31
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.51£25.99
% change on same period last year-9.54 %
Support Specialist CambridgeshireSupport Specialist
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 Specialist
Demand Trend

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

Cambridge Support Specialist Demand Trend

Support Specialist
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge region that cited Support Specialist 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 Specialist in their job title.

11 (100.00 %)ITIL
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Linux
11 (100.00 %)MCSE
11 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
11 (100.00 %)LAN
11 (100.00 %)VoIP
11 (100.00 %)WAN
11 (100.00 %)DNS
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
11 (100.00 %)MPLS
11 (100.00 %)Firewall
11 (100.00 %)Telecoms
11 (100.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
11 (100.00 %)Exchange Server 2007

Support Specialist
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge region that cited Support Specialist 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 Specialist in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
11 (100.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
11 (100.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (100.00 %)LAN
11 (100.00 %)VoIP
11 (100.00 %)WAN
11 (100.00 %)DNS
11 (100.00 %)MPLS
11 (100.00 %)Firewall
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Telecoms
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Linux
11 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)ITIL
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)MCSE
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
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