The first table below looks at the demand for the 1st Line Support role in IT contracts advertised for the Dorset region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited 1st Line Support in their job title over the 3 months to 22 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Dorset region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
First Line Support
Rank 31 - 39
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Contract jobs requiring a 1st Line Support 1 0 4
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Dorset 0.461% - 1.270%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.481% - 1.325%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 2
Average daily rate - - £110
UK excluding London average daily rate £110 £105 £88
% change year-on-year
+4.76% +20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Average hourly rate - - £11.38
UK excluding London average hourly rate £11.50 £11.21 £11.36
% change year-on-year
+2.58% -1.32%
All Job Titles
Dorset
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
208 254 302
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Dorset 95.85% 91.04% 95.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 115 147 167
Average daily rate £350 £375 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-6.66% +7.14%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £175 £265 £175
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £475 £463
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 20 14
Average hourly rate £32.00 £25.00 £17.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+28.00% +47.05%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.00 £13.00 £11.38
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £47.50 £40.00 £42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
1st Line Support
South West

1st Line Support
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing 1st Line Support across the Dorset region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Dorset 1st Line Support Jobs Demand Trend

1st Line Support
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing 1st Line Support across the Dorset region.

Dorset 1st Line Support Daily Rate Trend

1st Line Support
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing 1st Line Support across the Dorset region.

Dorset 1st Line Support Hourly Rate Trend

1st 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 1st Line Support within the Dorset region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Bournemouth - 1 - -
1st Line Support
South West