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The table below looks at the demand for the 1st Line Support Engineer role in IT contracts within the Cheshire 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 1st Line Support Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 First Line Support Engineer
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank-61
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads01
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.126 %
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£140£85
% change on same period last year+64.11 %
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£11.59£12.70
% change on same period last year-8.73 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads712792
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.129 %0.843 %
Daily rates quoted179159
Average minimum daily rate£301£308
Average daily rate£312£317
% change on same period last year-1.65 %
Average maximum daily rate£323£327
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Hourly rates quoted11173
Average minimum hourly rate£20.91£20.47
Average hourly rate£23.32£21.60
% change on same period last year+7.94 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.73£22.73
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.14£24.11
% change on same period last year-4.03 %
1st Line Support Engineer North West1st Line Support Engineer
North West

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.

1st Line Support Engineer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing 1st Line Support Engineer across the Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Cheshire 1st Line Support Engineer Demand Trend

1st Line Support Engineer
Top 5 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region that cited 1st Line Support Engineer 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 1st Line Support Engineer in their job title.

11 (100.00 %)MS Office
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Windows 2000
11 (100.00 %)NDS
11 (100.00 %)Intranet

1st Line Support Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region that cited 1st Line Support Engineer 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 1st Line Support Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (100.00 %)MS Office
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (100.00 %)Intranet
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Windows 2000
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (100.00 %)NDS