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This section looks at the demand for the Network 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 Network Support in their job title over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Network Support
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5670
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching contract IT job ads32
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.454 %0.209 %
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£232£280
% change on same period last year-17.23 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£18.00-
Average hourly rate£18.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£18.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.41£22.07
% change on same period last year-12.08 %
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cambridgeshire
Matching contract IT job ads661958
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.881 %0.956 %
Daily rates quoted135198
Average minimum daily rate£300£314
Average daily rate£322£330
% change on same period last year-2.37 %
Average maximum daily rate£344£346
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£355
% change on same period last year+0.30 %
Hourly rates quoted115153
Average minimum hourly rate£18.28£26.03
Average hourly rate£19.94£27.48
% change on same period last year-27.42 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.60£28.93
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.79£25.66
% change on same period last year-7.31 %
Network Support East of EnglandNetwork 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.

Network Support
Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire Network Support Demand Trend

Network Support
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cambridgeshire Network Support Daily Rate Trend

Network Support
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cambridgeshire Network Support Hourly Rate Trend

Network Support
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Support within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 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+172--
ElyNew entry-1--
Network Support East of EnglandNetwork Support
East of England

Network Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region that cited Network 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 Network Support in their job title.

18 (88.89 %)Firewall
18 (88.89 %)Windows
18 (88.89 %)Cisco
27 (77.78 %)Active Directory
27 (77.78 %)MS Exchange
27 (77.78 %)HP
36 (66.67 %)Windows Server 2003
36 (66.67 %)ADSL
36 (66.67 %)ISDN
36 (66.67 %)LAN
36 (66.67 %)VoIP
36 (66.67 %)WAN
36 (66.67 %)MS Office
36 (66.67 %)Microsoft
36 (66.67 %)Windows 2000
36 (66.67 %)Windows NT
36 (66.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
45 (55.56 %)Exchange Server 2000
45 (55.56 %)Intrusion Detection
45 (55.56 %)TCP/IP
45 (55.56 %)OpenView
45 (55.56 %)Dell
45 (55.56 %)McAfee Security
45 (55.56 %)3Com
52 (22.22 %)NetScreen
52 (22.22 %)Cisco Certification
52 (22.22 %)Juniper
52 (22.22 %)Novell
52 (22.22 %)Cisco PIX
61 (11.11 %)Security Cleared

Network Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region that cited Network 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 Network Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (77.78 %)MS Exchange
26 (66.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
35 (55.56 %)Exchange Server 2000
41 (11.11 %)Exchange Server 5.5
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (66.67 %)MS Office
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (88.89 %)Firewall
26 (66.67 %)ADSL
26 (66.67 %)ISDN
26 (66.67 %)LAN
26 (66.67 %)VoIP
26 (66.67 %)WAN
35 (55.56 %)Intrusion Detection
35 (55.56 %)TCP/IP
42 (22.22 %)Cisco PIX
42 (22.22 %)NetScreen
51 (11.11 %)DNS
51 (11.11 %)DHCP
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (11.11 %)Government
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (88.89 %)Windows
26 (66.67 %)Windows 2000
26 (66.67 %)Windows NT
26 (66.67 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (11.11 %)Linux
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (11.11 %)Security Cleared
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (22.22 %)Cisco Certification
21 (11.11 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (11.11 %)MCP
21 (11.11 %)MCSE
21 (11.11 %)CCNA
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (77.78 %)Active Directory
21 (11.11 %)VMware Infrastructure
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (55.56 %)OpenView
21 (11.11 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (88.89 %)Cisco
27 (77.78 %)HP
36 (66.67 %)Microsoft
45 (55.56 %)McAfee Security
45 (55.56 %)3Com
45 (55.56 %)Dell
52 (22.22 %)Juniper
52 (22.22 %)Novell
61 (11.11 %)VMware