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This section looks at the demand for the 3rd Line Support role in IT contracts within the Cambridgeshire 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Third Line Support
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank4753
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads1611
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.011 %
As % of the category below2.130 %1.165 %
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£246£278
% change on same period last year-11.57 %
Hourly rates quoted31
Average minimum hourly rate£21.67£22.50
Average hourly rate£26.67£22.50
% change on same period last year+18.51 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.67£22.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.26£24.14
% change on same period last year+0.50 %
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cambridgeshire
Matching contract IT job ads751944
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.001 %0.955 %
Daily rates quoted129201
Average minimum daily rate£307£300
Average daily rate£331£314
% change on same period last year+5.38 %
Average maximum daily rate£355£328
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£353
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted137156
Average minimum hourly rate£18.87£24.87
Average hourly rate£20.63£26.39
% change on same period last year-21.83 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.39£27.91
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.51£25.99
% change on same period last year-9.54 %
3rd Line Support East of England3rd Line Support
East of England

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

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire 3rd Line Support Hourly Rate Trend

3rd Line Support
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing 3rd Line Support across the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Cambridgeshire 3rd Line Support Hourly Rate Histogram

3rd Line Support
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 3rd Line Support within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
CambridgeUp+1213--
3rd Line Support East of England3rd Line Support
East of England

3rd Line Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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.

123 (82.14 %)Exchange Server 2003
221 (75.00 %)Windows
316 (57.14 %)Windows Server 2003
316 (57.14 %)Exchange Server 2007
415 (53.57 %)WAN
415 (53.57 %)LAN
514 (50.00 %)Linux
613 (46.43 %)Active Directory
712 (42.86 %)DNS
712 (42.86 %)Cisco
712 (42.86 %)VMware
811 (39.29 %)MCSE
811 (39.29 %)Microsoft Certification
910 (35.71 %)MPLS
109 (32.14 %)VoIP
109 (32.14 %)MS Exchange
109 (32.14 %)Firewall
118 (28.57 %)Microsoft
118 (28.57 %)ITIL
126 (21.43 %)Telecoms
126 (21.43 %)SharePoint
126 (21.43 %)VMware Infrastructure
126 (21.43 %)VMware ESX
134 (14.29 %)MS Excel
142 (7.143 %)Cisco Certification
142 (7.143 %)Oracle
142 (7.143 %)CCNA
142 (7.143 %)Degree
151 (3.571 %)WSUS
151 (3.571 %)Electronics

3rd Line Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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.

Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
123 (82.14 %)Exchange Server 2003
216 (57.14 %)Exchange Server 2007
39 (32.14 %)MS Exchange
46 (21.43 %)SharePoint
51 (3.571 %)IIS
51 (3.571 %)Exchange Server 5.5
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (14.29 %)MS Excel
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
115 (53.57 %)LAN
115 (53.57 %)WAN
212 (42.86 %)DNS
310 (35.71 %)MPLS
49 (32.14 %)Firewall
49 (32.14 %)VoIP
51 (3.571 %)TCP/IP
51 (3.571 %)SAN
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (21.43 %)Telecoms
21 (3.571 %)Finance
21 (3.571 %)Legal
21 (3.571 %)Manufacturing
21 (3.571 %)Electronics
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (3.571 %)Clustering
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
121 (75.00 %)Windows
216 (57.14 %)Windows Server 2003
314 (50.00 %)Linux
41 (3.571 %)Windows 2000
41 (3.571 %)UNIX
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (28.57 %)ITIL
21 (3.571 %)ERP
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (39.29 %)MCSE
111 (39.29 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (7.143 %)Degree
22 (7.143 %)CCNA
22 (7.143 %)Cisco Certification
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
113 (46.43 %)Active Directory
26 (21.43 %)VMware ESX
26 (21.43 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (3.571 %)NetBackup
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (3.571 %)WSUS
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (42.86 %)Cisco
112 (42.86 %)VMware
28 (28.57 %)Microsoft
32 (7.143 %)Oracle
41 (3.571 %)VERITAS
41 (3.571 %)Altiris
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