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This section looks at the demand for the Support Engineer role in IT contracts within the Essex 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSupport Engineer
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank4644
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads1418
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.018 %
As % of the category below2.047 %2.486 %
Daily rates quoted105
Average minimum daily rate£191£268
Average daily rate£191£278
% change on same period last year-31.45 %
Average maximum daily rate£191£288
UK excluding London average daily rate£224£250
% change on same period last year-10.36 %
Hourly rates quoted06
Average minimum hourly rate-£24.00
Average hourly rate-£24.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£24.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.06£18.35
% change on same period last year+3.85 %
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Essex
Matching contract IT job ads684724
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.912 %0.722 %
Daily rates quoted247209
Average minimum daily rate£287£313
Average daily rate£304£335
% change on same period last year-9.30 %
Average maximum daily rate£321£357
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£355
% change on same period last year+0.30 %
Hourly rates quoted90161
Average minimum hourly rate£24.48£27.94
Average hourly rate£26.35£28.71
% change on same period last year-8.23 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.21£29.48
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.79£25.66
% change on same period last year-7.31 %
Support Engineer East of EnglandSupport Engineer
East of 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 Essex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Essex 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 Essex region.

Essex 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 Essex region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Essex 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 Essex region.

Essex Support Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

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 Essex region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
WithamNew entry-3£160-
ChelmsfordUp+51£120-
Support Engineer East of EnglandSupport Engineer
East of England

Support Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex 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.

155 (75.34 %)Windows
239 (53.42 %)Windows Server 2003
333 (45.21 %)Microsoft Certification
428 (38.36 %)Windows XP
428 (38.36 %)Microsoft
522 (30.14 %)DHCP
621 (28.77 %)Active Directory
719 (26.03 %)Cisco
719 (26.03 %)MS Office
719 (26.03 %)Windows 2000 Server
817 (23.29 %)Firewall
915 (20.55 %)MCP
915 (20.55 %)MCSE
1014 (19.18 %)DNS
1113 (17.81 %)Cisco Certification
1212 (16.44 %)Windows NT
1212 (16.44 %)Windows 2000
1311 (15.07 %)MCSA
149 (12.33 %)MS Excel
149 (12.33 %)Linux
149 (12.33 %)CCNA
157 (9.589 %)NetBackup
157 (9.589 %)SAN
157 (9.589 %)Novell
157 (9.589 %)TCP/IP
166 (8.219 %)VERITAS
166 (8.219 %)Change Management
175 (6.849 %)Cisco IOS
175 (6.849 %)Time Management
175 (6.849 %)Back Office

Support Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex 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.

Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (5.479 %)Middleware
21 (1.370 %)HTML
21 (1.370 %).NET
21 (1.370 %)ASP
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (5.479 %)MS Exchange
21 (1.370 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
119 (26.03 %)MS Office
29 (12.33 %)MS Excel
31 (1.370 %)MS Visio
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
122 (30.14 %)DHCP
217 (23.29 %)Firewall
314 (19.18 %)DNS
47 (9.589 %)SAN
47 (9.589 %)TCP/IP
55 (6.849 %)OSPF
55 (6.849 %)Cisco IOS
64 (5.479 %)Wireless
64 (5.479 %)LAN
73 (4.110 %)WAN
81 (1.370 %)Ethernet
81 (1.370 %)Internet
81 (1.370 %)MPLS
81 (1.370 %)VLAN
81 (1.370 %)ATM
81 (1.370 %)EIGRP
81 (1.370 %)IGRP
81 (1.370 %)NetScreen
81 (1.370 %)Network Security
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (6.849 %)Back Office
22 (2.740 %)Telecoms
22 (2.740 %)Finance
22 (2.740 %)Health
22 (2.740 %)Legal
31 (1.370 %)Local Government
31 (1.370 %)Government
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (2.740 %)NHS
21 (1.370 %)Blackberry
21 (1.370 %)CLARiiON
21 (1.370 %)Symmetrix
21 (1.370 %)PDA
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
155 (75.34 %)Windows
239 (53.42 %)Windows Server 2003
328 (38.36 %)Windows XP
419 (26.03 %)Windows 2000 Server
512 (16.44 %)Windows 2000
512 (16.44 %)Windows NT
69 (12.33 %)Linux
75 (6.849 %)Solaris
82 (2.740 %)UNIX
91 (1.370 %)AIX
91 (1.370 %)HPUX
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (8.219 %)Change Management
25 (6.849 %)Time Management
32 (2.740 %)ITIL
41 (1.370 %)ITSM
41 (1.370 %)System Testing
41 (1.370 %)Performance Management
41 (1.370 %)SC Cleared
41 (1.370 %)Security Cleared
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (1.370 %)VB
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
133 (45.21 %)Microsoft Certification
215 (20.55 %)MCP
215 (20.55 %)MCSE
313 (17.81 %)Cisco Certification
411 (15.07 %)MCSA
59 (12.33 %)CCNA
64 (5.479 %)CCNP
72 (2.740 %)Citrix Certification
72 (2.740 %)MCDST
81 (1.370 %)Degree
81 (1.370 %)ITIL Certification
81 (1.370 %)CCA
81 (1.370 %)CCIE
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (2.740 %)SLA
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
121 (28.77 %)Active Directory
27 (9.589 %)NetBackup
31 (1.370 %)Terminal Server
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (5.479 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
22 (2.740 %)OpenView
31 (1.370 %)HP Data Protector
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
128 (38.36 %)Microsoft
219 (26.03 %)Cisco
37 (9.589 %)Novell
46 (8.219 %)VERITAS
54 (5.479 %)McAfee Security
54 (5.479 %)HP
63 (4.110 %)Dell
63 (4.110 %)EMC
63 (4.110 %)Sophos
63 (4.110 %)Brocade
72 (2.740 %)IBM
72 (2.740 %)Citrix
81 (1.370 %)Juniper
81 (1.370 %)NetApp
81 (1.370 %)Intel
81 (1.370 %)Oracle
81 (1.370 %)BT
81 (1.370 %)iSOFT