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This section looks at the demand for the 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 Support Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSupport Engineer
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank3753
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching contract IT job ads5943
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.079 %0.044 %
As % of the category below3.458 %2.319 %
Daily rates quoted58
Average minimum daily rate£104£235
Average daily rate£106£239
% change on same period last year-55.92 %
Average maximum daily rate£107£244
UK excluding London average daily rate£226£252
% change on same period last year-10.03 %
Hourly rates quoted2717
Average minimum hourly rate£12.78£15.67
Average hourly rate£14.21£16.99
% change on same period last year-16.36 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.63£18.31
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.72£18.87
% change on same period last year-0.83 %
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
East Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads17061854
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.274 %1.876 %
Daily rates quoted461382
Average minimum daily rate£339£332
Average daily rate£356£349
% change on same period last year+2.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£373£366
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£353
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted171262
Average minimum hourly rate£16.56£22.30
Average hourly rate£17.88£23.47
% change on same period last year-23.79 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.20£24.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.51£25.99
% change on same period last year-9.54 %
Support Engineer EnglandSupport 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.

Support Engineer
Demand Trend

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

East Midlands Support Engineer Demand Trend

Support Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

East Midlands Support Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Support Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Support Engineer across the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

East Midlands Support Engineer Daily Rate Histogram

Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East Midlands Support Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Support Engineer across the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

East Midlands Support Engineer Hourly Rate Histogram

Support Engineer
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Support Engineer within the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
NorthamptonshireDown-419£120-48.93 %
LeicestershireUp+1113£108-
NottinghamshireDown-810£90-64.35 %
LincolnshireNew entry-5£120-
DerbyshireUp+144--
Support Engineer EnglandSupport Engineer
England

Support Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands region that cited 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 Support Engineer in their job title.

143 (41.75 %)Windows
233 (32.04 %)Active Directory
323 (22.33 %)Microsoft
417 (16.50 %)Microsoft Certification
515 (14.56 %)MCP
614 (13.59 %)MS Office
713 (12.62 %)Windows 2000
812 (11.65 %)Windows XP
910 (9.709 %)Cisco
910 (9.709 %)Citrix
109 (8.738 %)Windows NT
117 (6.796 %)Novell
117 (6.796 %)HP
117 (6.796 %)Windows Server 2003
126 (5.825 %)IBM
126 (5.825 %)Cisco Certification
126 (5.825 %)MS Exchange
126 (5.825 %)MCSE
126 (5.825 %)LAN
126 (5.825 %)Finance
126 (5.825 %)Exchange Server 2003
135 (4.854 %)Security Cleared
135 (4.854 %)Migration
135 (4.854 %)VMware
135 (4.854 %)WAN
135 (4.854 %)SQL
135 (4.854 %)SQL Server
135 (4.854 %)CCNA
144 (3.883 %)NHS
144 (3.883 %)Thin Client

Support Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands region that cited 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 Support Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (1.942 %).NET
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (5.825 %)MS Exchange
16 (5.825 %)Exchange Server 2003
23 (2.913 %)Lotus Notes
32 (1.942 %)Exchange Server 5.5
32 (1.942 %)Exchange Server 2000
41 (0.971 %)Exchange Server 2007
41 (0.971 %)IIS
41 (0.971 %)BizTalk Server
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
114 (13.59 %)MS Office
23 (2.913 %)MS Excel
31 (0.971 %)Spreadsheet
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.971 %)SAP MM
11 (0.971 %)SAP EBP
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (5.825 %)LAN
25 (4.854 %)WAN
33 (2.913 %)TCP/IP
33 (2.913 %)Firewall
42 (1.942 %)Wireless
42 (1.942 %)SMS
42 (1.942 %)DNS
51 (0.971 %)SAN
51 (0.971 %)MPLS
51 (0.971 %)OSPF
51 (0.971 %)BGP
51 (0.971 %)VoIP
51 (0.971 %)VPN
51 (0.971 %)ADSL
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (4.854 %)SQL Server
21 (0.971 %)Oracle 9i
21 (0.971 %)SQL Server 2000
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (5.825 %)Finance
23 (2.913 %)Banking
32 (1.942 %)Government
41 (0.971 %)Retail
41 (0.971 %)Local Government
41 (0.971 %)Front Office
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (3.883 %)NHS
14 (3.883 %)Thin Client
14 (3.883 %)Blackberry
14 (3.883 %)Fat Client
22 (1.942 %)EPoS
31 (0.971 %)PDA
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
143 (41.75 %)Windows
213 (12.62 %)Windows 2000
312 (11.65 %)Windows XP
49 (8.738 %)Windows NT
57 (6.796 %)Windows Server 2003
62 (1.942 %)Linux
71 (0.971 %)UNIX
71 (0.971 %)AIX
71 (0.971 %)NetWare
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (4.854 %)Migration
15 (4.854 %)Security Cleared
22 (1.942 %)ITIL
22 (1.942 %)Service Management
22 (1.942 %)Logistics
22 (1.942 %)Problem Management
31 (0.971 %)Time Management
31 (0.971 %)SC Cleared
31 (0.971 %)BC Cleared
31 (0.971 %)Disaster Recovery
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (4.854 %)SQL
21 (0.971 %)VBScript
21 (0.971 %)VB
21 (0.971 %)C#
21 (0.971 %)JavaScript
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
117 (16.50 %)Microsoft Certification
215 (14.56 %)MCP
36 (5.825 %)MCSE
36 (5.825 %)Cisco Certification
45 (4.854 %)CCNA
53 (2.913 %)MCDST
62 (1.942 %)Citrix Certification
71 (0.971 %)CCNP
71 (0.971 %)CCIP
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.971 %)SLA
11 (0.971 %)HL7
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
133 (32.04 %)Active Directory
22 (1.942 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (0.971 %)Backup Exec
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.971 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 (0.971 %)ZENworks
11 (0.971 %)WSUS
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
123 (22.33 %)Microsoft
210 (9.709 %)Cisco
210 (9.709 %)Citrix
37 (6.796 %)Novell
37 (6.796 %)HP
46 (5.825 %)IBM
55 (4.854 %)VMware
63 (2.913 %)Compaq
63 (2.913 %)Dell
63 (2.913 %)Nortel
63 (2.913 %)VERITAS
63 (2.913 %)Lotus
72 (1.942 %)CheckPoint
72 (1.942 %)Sophos
72 (1.942 %)Toshiba
81 (0.971 %)InterSystems
81 (0.971 %)Fortinet
81 (0.971 %)ProCurve
81 (0.971 %)SeeBeyond
81 (0.971 %)Symantec
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