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The table below looks at the demand for the Applications 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 Applications Support in their job title over the 3 months to 5 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Application Support
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank15-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads110
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.000 %
As % of the category below6.044 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£170-
Average daily rate£170-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£170-
UK excluding London average daily rate£264£291
% change on same period last year-9.28 %
Hourly rates quoted50
Average minimum hourly rate£18.00-
Average hourly rate£21.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.78£26.21
% change on same period last year-16.90 %
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Devon
Matching contract IT job ads182274
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.297 %0.300 %
Daily rates quoted4867
Average minimum daily rate£295£325
Average daily rate£309£334
% change on same period last year-7.51 %
Average maximum daily rate£324£344
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted3858
Average minimum hourly rate£17.70£17.01
Average hourly rate£19.21£18.18
% change on same period last year+5.71 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.73£19.34
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.18£23.82
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Applications Support South WestApplications 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.

Applications Support
Demand Trend

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

Devon Applications Support Demand Trend

Applications Support
Daily Rate Trend

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

Devon Applications Support Daily Rate Trend

Applications Support
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Applications Support across the Devon region over the 3 months to 5 December 2008.

Devon Applications Support Daily Rate Histogram

Applications Support
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Devon Applications Support Hourly Rate Trend

Applications Support
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Applications Support across the Devon region over the 3 months to 5 December 2008.

Devon Applications Support Hourly Rate Histogram

Applications Support
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Support within the Devon region over the 3 months to 5 December 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
ExeterNew entry-5£170-
Applications Support South WestApplications Support
South West

Applications Support
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Devon region that cited Applications 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 Applications Support in their job title.

16 (54.55 %)C
16 (54.55 %)Thin Client
16 (54.55 %)Fat Client
25 (45.45 %)IPTV
25 (45.45 %)Wireless
25 (45.45 %)Telecoms
25 (45.45 %)SQL
25 (45.45 %)Crystal Reports
25 (45.45 %)ASP
25 (45.45 %)UNIX
25 (45.45 %)AIX
25 (45.45 %)Client/Server
25 (45.45 %)Broadband
25 (45.45 %)VoIP
25 (45.45 %)TCP/IP
25 (45.45 %)RDBMS
25 (45.45 %)Sun
34 (36.36 %)Summit
41 (9.091 %)Finance

Applications Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Devon region that cited Applications 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 Applications Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (45.45 %)ASP
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (36.36 %)Summit
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (45.45 %)Broadband
15 (45.45 %)VoIP
15 (45.45 %)TCP/IP
15 (45.45 %)Wireless
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (45.45 %)Crystal Reports
15 (45.45 %)RDBMS
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (45.45 %)Telecoms
21 (9.091 %)Finance
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (54.55 %)Thin Client
16 (54.55 %)Fat Client
25 (45.45 %)Client/Server
25 (45.45 %)IPTV
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (45.45 %)UNIX
15 (45.45 %)AIX
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (54.55 %)C
25 (45.45 %)SQL
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (45.45 %)Sun