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The table below looks at the demand for the 1st Line Support role in IT contracts within the East Sussex 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 1st Line Support in their job title over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 First Line Support
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank-29
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads08
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.009 %
As % of the category below0.000 %2.667 %
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£130£126
% change on same period last year+3.34 %
Hourly rates quoted08
Average minimum hourly rate-£10.13
Average hourly rate-£12.13
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£14.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£11.61£12.08
% change on same period last year-3.92 %
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
East Sussex
Matching contract IT job ads169300
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.273 %0.327 %
Daily rates quoted3880
Average minimum daily rate£314£329
Average daily rate£342£347
% change on same period last year-1.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£370£364
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.12 %
Hourly rates quoted2643
Average minimum hourly rate£19.05£15.08
Average hourly rate£20.72£16.35
% change on same period last year+26.71 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.39£17.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.16£23.97
% change on same period last year-3.40 %
1st Line Support South East1st Line Support
South East

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.

1st Line Support
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing 1st Line Support across the East Sussex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

East Sussex 1st Line Support Demand Trend

1st Line Support
Daily Rate Trend

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

East Sussex 1st Line Support Daily Rate Trend

1st Line Support
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East Sussex 1st Line Support Hourly Rate Trend

1st Line Support
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Sussex region that cited 1st Line 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 1st Line Support in their job title.

14 (66.67 %)Windows
23 (50.00 %)Windows XP
23 (50.00 %)MS Office
32 (33.33 %)Windows 2000
32 (33.33 %)MS Excel
41 (16.67 %)SharePoint
41 (16.67 %)Wireless
41 (16.67 %)SLA
41 (16.67 %)Active Directory
41 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (16.67 %)Internet
41 (16.67 %)Blackberry
41 (16.67 %)DSL
41 (16.67 %)Document Management

1st Line Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Sussex region that cited 1st Line 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 1st Line Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (16.67 %)SharePoint
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (50.00 %)MS Office
22 (33.33 %)MS Excel
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (16.67 %)Internet
11 (16.67 %)DSL
11 (16.67 %)Wireless
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (16.67 %)Blackberry
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (66.67 %)Windows
23 (50.00 %)Windows XP
32 (33.33 %)Windows 2000
41 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2003
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (16.67 %)Document Management
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (16.67 %)SLA
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (16.67 %)Active Directory