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The table below looks at the demand for the Technical Engineer role in IT contracts within the Coventry 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 Technical Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Technical Engineer
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank25-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.442 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£150-
Average daily rate£188-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£225-
UK excluding London average daily rate£247£274
% change on same period last year-9.86 %
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£20.08£19.45
% change on same period last year+3.22 %
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Coventry
Matching contract IT job ads208263
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.294 %0.266 %
Daily rates quoted74105
Average minimum daily rate£322£291
Average daily rate£344£306
% change on same period last year+12.21 %
Average maximum daily rate£366£322
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.18 %
Hourly rates quoted1922
Average minimum hourly rate£14.00£25.14
Average hourly rate£15.26£26.27
% change on same period last year-41.90 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.52£27.41
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.71£25.14
% change on same period last year-5.69 %
Technical Engineer West MidlandsTechnical Engineer
West Midlands

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.

Technical Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Coventry Technical Engineer Demand Trend

Technical Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Technical Engineer across the Coventry region.

Coventry Technical Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Technical Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Technical Engineer across the Coventry region.

Coventry Technical Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Technical Engineer
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Coventry region that cited Technical 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 Technical Engineer in their job title.

15 (71.43 %)Test Scripting
24 (57.14 %)Education
24 (57.14 %)ITIL
24 (57.14 %)Windows
24 (57.14 %)Linux
24 (57.14 %)ISEB
24 (57.14 %)Mac OS X
33 (42.86 %)Service Management
33 (42.86 %)ITSM
42 (28.57 %)Microsoft
42 (28.57 %)VLE
42 (28.57 %)Internet
42 (28.57 %)ISA Server
42 (28.57 %)Windows 2000
42 (28.57 %)Windows XP
42 (28.57 %)Windows Vista
51 (14.29 %)LAN
51 (14.29 %)WAN
51 (14.29 %)Software Testing
51 (14.29 %)CCTV
51 (14.29 %)Telecoms
51 (14.29 %)SCORM

Technical Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Coventry region that cited Technical 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 Technical Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (28.57 %)Internet
21 (14.29 %)LAN
21 (14.29 %)WAN
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (57.14 %)Education
21 (14.29 %)Telecoms
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (28.57 %)VLE
21 (14.29 %)CCTV
21 (14.29 %)SCORM
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (57.14 %)Windows
14 (57.14 %)Linux
14 (57.14 %)Mac OS X
22 (28.57 %)Windows Vista
22 (28.57 %)Windows 2000
22 (28.57 %)Windows XP
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (71.43 %)Test Scripting
24 (57.14 %)ITIL
33 (42.86 %)Service Management
33 (42.86 %)ITSM
41 (14.29 %)Software Testing
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (57.14 %)ISEB
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (28.57 %)ISA Server
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (28.57 %)Microsoft