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The table below looks at the demand for the 2nd Line Support role in IT contracts within the Colchester 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 2nd Line Support in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Second Line Support
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank67
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads55
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.005 %
As % of the category below17.24 %11.63 %
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£159£178
% change on same period last year-10.32 %
Hourly rates quoted12
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00£16.50
Average hourly rate£27.50£18.25
% change on same period last year+50.68 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.81£15.62
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Colchester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Colchester
Matching contract IT job ads2943
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.046 %0.046 %
Daily rates quoted55
Average minimum daily rate£286£367
Average daily rate£298£384
% change on same period last year-22.25 %
Average maximum daily rate£311£401
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Hourly rates quoted1419
Average minimum hourly rate£24.00£24.24
Average hourly rate£24.93£24.86
% change on same period last year+0.28 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.87£25.48
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.37£24.42
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
2nd Line Support Essex2nd Line Support
Essex

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.

2nd Line Support
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing 2nd Line Support across the Colchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Colchester 2nd Line Support Demand Trend

2nd Line Support
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing 2nd Line Support across the Colchester region.

Colchester 2nd Line Support Daily Rate Trend

2nd Line Support
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing 2nd Line Support across the Colchester region.

Colchester 2nd Line Support Hourly Rate Trend

2nd Line Support
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Colchester region that cited 2nd 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 2nd Line Support in their job title.

18 (100.00 %)MS Office
24 (50.00 %)Blackberry
24 (50.00 %)PDA
24 (50.00 %)Windows Vista
24 (50.00 %)Insurance
24 (50.00 %)Citrix
24 (50.00 %)Windows
24 (50.00 %)MS Excel
24 (50.00 %)Windows XP
24 (50.00 %)Microsoft
33 (37.50 %)Legal
42 (25.00 %)Financial Institution
42 (25.00 %)Finance
42 (25.00 %)Active Directory
42 (25.00 %)CCA
42 (25.00 %)Citrix Certification
42 (25.00 %)ITIL
51 (12.50 %)Law

2nd Line Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Colchester region that cited 2nd 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 2nd Line Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Colchester IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (100.00 %)MS Office
24 (50.00 %)MS Excel
Colchester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (50.00 %)Insurance
23 (37.50 %)Legal
32 (25.00 %)Financial Institution
32 (25.00 %)Finance
41 (12.50 %)Law
Colchester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (50.00 %)Blackberry
14 (50.00 %)PDA
Colchester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (50.00 %)Windows Vista
14 (50.00 %)Windows
14 (50.00 %)Windows XP
Colchester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (25.00 %)ITIL
Colchester IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (25.00 %)CCA
12 (25.00 %)Citrix Certification
Colchester IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (25.00 %)Active Directory
Colchester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (50.00 %)Citrix
14 (50.00 %)Microsoft