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

 Third Line Support
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3147
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching contract IT job ads34
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.004 %
As % of the category below1.422 %1.013 %
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£274£273
% change on same period last year+0.31 %
Hourly rates quoted22
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00£28.00
Average hourly rate£20.00£31.50
% change on same period last year-36.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.85£23.46
% change on same period last year+5.94 %
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Devon
Matching contract IT job ads211395
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.297 %0.399 %
Daily rates quoted6994
Average minimum daily rate£305£322
Average daily rate£324£333
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Average maximum daily rate£343£344
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted4186
Average minimum hourly rate£17.87£23.05
Average hourly rate£19.24£24.15
% change on same period last year-20.33 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.61£25.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£25.22
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
3rd Line Support South West3rd Line Support
South 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.

3rd Line Support
Demand Trend

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

Devon 3rd Line Support Demand Trend

3rd Line Support
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Devon 3rd Line Support Hourly Rate Trend

3rd Line Support
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Devon 3rd Line Support Hourly Rate Histogram

3rd Line Support
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 3rd Line Support within the Devon 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
ExeterUp+173--
3rd Line Support South West3rd Line Support
South West

3rd Line Support
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Devon region that cited 3rd 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 3rd Line Support in their job title.

15 (83.33 %)LAN
15 (83.33 %)WAN
23 (50.00 %)VPN
23 (50.00 %)SLA
23 (50.00 %)Cisco
23 (50.00 %)Microsoft
23 (50.00 %)VLAN
32 (33.33 %)Cisco PIX
32 (33.33 %)Firewall
32 (33.33 %)MCP
32 (33.33 %)Microsoft Certification
32 (33.33 %)CheckPoint
41 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (16.67 %)Blackberry
41 (16.67 %)Windows
41 (16.67 %)MS Office

3rd Line Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Devon region that cited 3rd 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 3rd Line Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Devon IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (16.67 %)MS Office
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (83.33 %)LAN
15 (83.33 %)WAN
23 (50.00 %)VPN
23 (50.00 %)VLAN
32 (33.33 %)Cisco PIX
32 (33.33 %)Firewall
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (16.67 %)Blackberry
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (16.67 %)Windows
11 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2003
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (33.33 %)MCP
12 (33.33 %)Microsoft Certification
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (50.00 %)SLA
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (50.00 %)Cisco
13 (50.00 %)Microsoft
22 (33.33 %)CheckPoint