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The table below looks at the demand for the Support Engineer role in IT contracts within the Derbyshire 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 Support Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSupport Engineer
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2832
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads111
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.001 %
As % of the category below4.472 %0.413 %
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£234
% change on same period last year-0.64 %
Hourly rates quoted71
Average minimum hourly rate£15.99£8.00
Average hourly rate£16.34£8.50
% change on same period last year+92.26 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.70£9.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.92£19.34
% change on same period last year-2.13 %
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Derbyshire
Matching contract IT job ads246242
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.346 %0.245 %
Daily rates quoted5544
Average minimum daily rate£328£310
Average daily rate£345£332
% change on same period last year+3.76 %
Average maximum daily rate£361£355
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted6349
Average minimum hourly rate£19.71£22.57
Average hourly rate£20.88£25.12
% change on same period last year-16.89 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.05£27.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£25.22
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
Support Engineer East MidlandsSupport Engineer
East 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.

Support Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Derbyshire Support Engineer Demand Trend

Support Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Derbyshire Support Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Derbyshire Support Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Support Engineer across the Derbyshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Derbyshire Support Engineer Hourly Rate Histogram

Support Engineer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Support Engineer within the Derbyshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
DerbyNo change07--
BuxtonNew entry-3--
Support Engineer East MidlandsSupport Engineer
East Midlands

Support Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Derbyshire region that cited 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 Support Engineer in their job title.

19 (56.25 %)Windows
27 (43.75 %)Windows 2000
35 (31.25 %)MS Office
35 (31.25 %)Windows XP
35 (31.25 %)Microsoft
35 (31.25 %)HP
44 (25.00 %)Compaq
44 (25.00 %)SQL
44 (25.00 %)MCSE
44 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
44 (25.00 %)Banking
53 (18.75 %)Citrix
53 (18.75 %)Windows Server 2003
53 (18.75 %)Oracle
53 (18.75 %)Windows NT
53 (18.75 %)IBM
62 (12.50 %)MS Exchange
62 (12.50 %)MCP
62 (12.50 %)MS Excel
62 (12.50 %)Oracle Reports
62 (12.50 %)A+ Certification
62 (12.50 %)IBM Certification
62 (12.50 %)Aerospace
62 (12.50 %)Network+ Certification
71 (6.250 %)Manufacturing
71 (6.250 %)Logistics
71 (6.250 %)Software Engineering
71 (6.250 %)Exchange Server 5.5
71 (6.250 %)Exchange Server 2003
71 (6.250 %)LANDesk

Support Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Derbyshire region that cited 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 Support Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (12.50 %)MS Exchange
21 (6.250 %)Exchange Server 5.5
21 (6.250 %)Exchange Server 2003
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (31.25 %)MS Office
22 (12.50 %)MS Excel
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (12.50 %)Oracle Reports
21 (6.250 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (6.250 %)SQL Server
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (25.00 %)Banking
22 (12.50 %)Aerospace
31 (6.250 %)Manufacturing
31 (6.250 %)Front Office
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (6.250 %)Blackberry
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (56.25 %)Windows
27 (43.75 %)Windows 2000
35 (31.25 %)Windows XP
43 (18.75 %)Windows Server 2003
43 (18.75 %)Windows NT
51 (6.250 %)Windows 2000 Server
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (6.250 %)Service Management
11 (6.250 %)Logistics
11 (6.250 %)Software Engineering
11 (6.250 %)Problem Management
11 (6.250 %)Security Cleared
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (25.00 %)SQL
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (25.00 %)MCSE
14 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (12.50 %)A+ Certification
22 (12.50 %)IBM Certification
22 (12.50 %)Network+ Certification
22 (12.50 %)MCP
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (6.250 %)HL7
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (6.250 %)Active Directory
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (6.250 %)Legato
11 (6.250 %)MIMEsweeper
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (31.25 %)Microsoft
15 (31.25 %)HP
24 (25.00 %)Compaq
33 (18.75 %)Citrix
33 (18.75 %)Oracle
33 (18.75 %)IBM
41 (6.250 %)SeeBeyond
41 (6.250 %)Symantec
41 (6.250 %)Remedy
41 (6.250 %)Toshiba
41 (6.250 %)InterSystems
41 (6.250 %)LANDesk
41 (6.250 %)Dell