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The table below looks at the demand for the Network Support 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 Network Support in their job title over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Network Support
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank8376
Rank change on same period last yearDown-7
Matching contract IT job ads625
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.025 %
As % of the category below0.374 %1.292 %
Daily rates quoted011
Average minimum daily rate-£217
Average daily rate-£217
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£217
UK excluding London average daily rate£245£288
% change on same period last year-14.96 %
Hourly rates quoted05
Average minimum hourly rate-£21.00
Average hourly rate-£22.40
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£23.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.03£21.32
% change on same period last year-1.36 %
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
East Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads16041935
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.241 %1.944 %
Daily rates quoted481355
Average minimum daily rate£350£330
Average daily rate£371£348
% change on same period last year+6.77 %
Average maximum daily rate£392£365
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£353
% change on same period last year+0.09 %
Hourly rates quoted203308
Average minimum hourly rate£18.14£18.60
Average hourly rate£19.40£20.45
% change on same period last year-5.16 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.65£22.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.74£25.24
% change on same period last year-5.93 %
Network Support EnglandNetwork Support
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.

Network Support
Demand Trend

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

East Midlands Network Support Demand Trend

Network Support
Daily Rate Trend

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

East Midlands Network Support Daily Rate Trend

Network Support
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East Midlands Network Support Hourly Rate Trend

Network Support
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Support within the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 6 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
NottinghamshireUp+13--
NorthamptonshireDown-82--
LeicestershireUp+161--
Network Support EnglandNetwork Support
England

Network Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands region that cited Network 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 Network Support in their job title.

18 (53.33 %)Cisco
27 (46.67 %)Windows
35 (33.33 %)Active Directory
35 (33.33 %)Cisco Certification
44 (26.67 %)Windows Server 2003
44 (26.67 %)LAN
44 (26.67 %)VoIP
44 (26.67 %)WAN
44 (26.67 %)CCNA
53 (20.00 %)Telecoms
53 (20.00 %)Microsoft
53 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
53 (20.00 %)VPN
62 (13.33 %)DNS
62 (13.33 %)VERITAS
62 (13.33 %)SQL Server 2000
62 (13.33 %)DHCP
62 (13.33 %)MS Exchange
62 (13.33 %)SQL Server
62 (13.33 %)MS Office
71 (6.667 %)Firewall
71 (6.667 %)Huawei
71 (6.667 %)Fortinet
71 (6.667 %)LLU
71 (6.667 %)Network Security
71 (6.667 %)SC Cleared
71 (6.667 %)Security Cleared
71 (6.667 %)Windows 2000 Server
71 (6.667 %)Backup Exec
71 (6.667 %)Migration

Network Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (13.33 %)MS Exchange
21 (6.667 %)IIS
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (13.33 %)MS Office
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (26.67 %)LAN
14 (26.67 %)VoIP
14 (26.67 %)WAN
23 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
23 (20.00 %)VPN
32 (13.33 %)DNS
32 (13.33 %)DHCP
41 (6.667 %)MPLS
41 (6.667 %)OSPF
41 (6.667 %)BGP
41 (6.667 %)DSLAM
41 (6.667 %)DSL
41 (6.667 %)Firewall
41 (6.667 %)LLU
41 (6.667 %)Network Security
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (13.33 %)SQL Server
12 (13.33 %)SQL Server 2000
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (20.00 %)Telecoms
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (46.67 %)Windows
24 (26.67 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (6.667 %)Windows 2000 Server
31 (6.667 %)Windows 2000
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (6.667 %)ITIL
11 (6.667 %)Migration
11 (6.667 %)SC Cleared
11 (6.667 %)Security Cleared
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (6.667 %)Perl
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (33.33 %)Cisco Certification
24 (26.67 %)CCNA
31 (6.667 %)Network+ Certification
31 (6.667 %)CCNP
31 (6.667 %)CCIP
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (33.33 %)Active Directory
21 (6.667 %)Backup Exec
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (6.667 %)ZENworks
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (53.33 %)Cisco
23 (20.00 %)Microsoft
32 (13.33 %)VERITAS
41 (6.667 %)CheckPoint
41 (6.667 %)Sophos
41 (6.667 %)Huawei
41 (6.667 %)Fortinet
41 (6.667 %)HP
41 (6.667 %)Nortel
41 (6.667 %)Novell