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The table below looks at the demand for the Field Support Engineer role in IT contracts within the East Midlands 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 Field Support Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 19 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Field Support Engineer
Location
3 months to
19 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank7995
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching contract IT job ads33
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.216 %0.147 %
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£85£106
% change on same period last year-19.81 %
Hourly rates quoted32
Average minimum hourly rate£13.90£15.50
Average hourly rate£14.45£17.25
% change on same period last year-16.20 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.01£19.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£13.62£15.35
% change on same period last year-11.29 %
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
East Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads13912043
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.173 %2.223 %
Daily rates quoted339387
Average minimum daily rate£330£333
Average daily rate£350£354
% change on same period last year-1.10 %
Average maximum daily rate£369£374
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£350
% change on same period last year+0.95 %
Hourly rates quoted207284
Average minimum hourly rate£17.32£18.71
Average hourly rate£18.35£20.43
% change on same period last year-10.19 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.38£22.15
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.35£24.43
% change on same period last year-4.45 %
Field Support Engineer EnglandField Support Engineer
England

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.

Field Support Engineer
Demand Trend

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

East Midlands Field Support Engineer Demand Trend

Field Support Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

East Midlands Field Support Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Field Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East Midlands Field Support Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Field Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Field Support Engineer across the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 19 November 2008.

East Midlands Field Support Engineer Hourly Rate Histogram

Field 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 Field Support Engineer within the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 19 November 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
LeicestershireUp+91--
NottinghamshireNew entry-1--
NorthamptonshireUp+21--
Field Support Engineer EnglandField Support Engineer
England

Field Support Engineer
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands region that cited Field 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 Field Support Engineer in their job title.

13 (75.00 %)Windows
22 (50.00 %)ADSL
22 (50.00 %)VPN
22 (50.00 %)Firewall
31 (25.00 %)Government
31 (25.00 %)SC Cleared
31 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
31 (25.00 %)Active Directory
31 (25.00 %)Windows 2000
31 (25.00 %)Windows XP

Field Support Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands region that cited Field 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 Field Support Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (50.00 %)ADSL
12 (50.00 %)VPN
12 (50.00 %)Firewall
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Government
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (75.00 %)Windows
21 (25.00 %)Windows 2000
21 (25.00 %)Windows XP
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)SC Cleared
11 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (25.00 %)Active Directory