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

LinkTechnical Support
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3331
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads62
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.002 %
As % of the category below2.439 %0.826 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£200
Average daily rate-£220
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£240
UK excluding London average daily rate£265£247
% change on same period last year+7.48 %
Hourly rates quoted30
Average minimum hourly rate£18.13-
Average hourly rate£18.97-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£19.80-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.73£17.21
% change on same period last year-8.60 %
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 %
Technical Support East MidlandsTechnical Support
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.

Technical Support
Demand Trend

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

Derbyshire Technical Support Demand Trend

Technical Support
Daily Rate Trend

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

Derbyshire Technical Support Daily Rate Trend

Technical Support
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Derbyshire Technical Support Hourly Rate Trend

Technical Support
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Derbyshire Technical Support Hourly Rate Histogram

Technical Support
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Support 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
DerbyDown-52--
BuxtonNew entry-2--
ChesterfieldNew entry-1--
Technical Support East MidlandsTechnical Support
East Midlands

Technical Support
Top 22 Related IT Skills

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

15 (83.33 %)MCSE
15 (83.33 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (66.67 %)Windows
24 (66.67 %)Windows 2000
24 (66.67 %)Windows XP
32 (33.33 %)Windows NT
32 (33.33 %)Windows 2000 Server
32 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (33.33 %)MCP
32 (33.33 %)A+ Certification
32 (33.33 %)Microsoft
32 (33.33 %)Citrix
32 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
41 (16.67 %)Cisco
41 (16.67 %)MS Excel
41 (16.67 %)CheckPoint
41 (16.67 %)MS Office
41 (16.67 %)MS Exchange
41 (16.67 %)LAN
41 (16.67 %)WAN
41 (16.67 %)Firewall
41 (16.67 %)Exchange Server 2003

Technical Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (16.67 %)MS Exchange
11 (16.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (16.67 %)MS Office
11 (16.67 %)MS Excel
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
21 (16.67 %)Firewall
21 (16.67 %)LAN
21 (16.67 %)WAN
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (66.67 %)Windows
14 (66.67 %)Windows 2000
14 (66.67 %)Windows XP
22 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (33.33 %)Windows 2000 Server
22 (33.33 %)Windows NT
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (83.33 %)MCSE
15 (83.33 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (33.33 %)A+ Certification
22 (33.33 %)MCP
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (33.33 %)Microsoft
12 (33.33 %)Citrix
21 (16.67 %)CheckPoint
21 (16.67 %)Cisco