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This section looks at the demand for the Technical Specialist 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 job ads that have cited Technical Specialist in their job title over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Technical Specialist
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
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£428£340
% change on same period last year+26.06 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.75£18.75
% change on same period last year+58.66 %
Job Titles EssexJob Titles
Essex
Matching contract IT job ads644632
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.849 %0.670 %
Daily rates quoted249188
Average minimum daily rate£276£331
Average daily rate£292£356
% change on same period last year-18.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£308£381
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£352
% change on same period last year+2.55 %
Hourly rates quoted104144
Average minimum hourly rate£26.68£25.12
Average hourly rate£28.17£25.86
% change on same period last year+8.93 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.66£26.60
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.28£26.07
% change on same period last year-10.69 %
Technical Specialist East of EnglandTechnical Specialist
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.

Technical Specialist
Demand Trend

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

Essex Technical Specialist Demand Trend

Technical Specialist
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Technical Specialist across the Essex region.

Essex Technical Specialist Daily Rate Trend

Technical Specialist
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Technical Specialist across the Essex region.

Essex Technical Specialist Hourly Rate Trend

Technical Specialist
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region that cited Technical Specialist 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 Technical Specialist in their job title.

13 (50.00 %)Shell Script
13 (50.00 %)Unix
13 (50.00 %)Active Directory
13 (50.00 %)Mac OS X
13 (50.00 %)Apple
22 (33.33 %)Content Management
22 (33.33 %)Automotive
22 (33.33 %)Publishing
22 (33.33 %)CGI
31 (16.67 %)MS Project
31 (16.67 %)PVCS
31 (16.67 %)iPlanet
31 (16.67 %)Project Management
31 (16.67 %)Disaster Recovery
31 (16.67 %)ACTC
31 (16.67 %)WebSphere

Technical Specialist
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region that cited Technical Specialist 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 Technical Specialist in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
12 (33.33 %)CGI
21 (16.67 %)WebSphere
Application Platforms
11 (16.67 %)iPlanet
Applications
11 (16.67 %)MS Project
Development Applications
11 (16.67 %)PVCS
General
12 (33.33 %)Automotive
12 (33.33 %)Publishing
Operating Systems
13 (50.00 %)Unix
13 (50.00 %)Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
12 (33.33 %)Content Management
21 (16.67 %)Project Management
21 (16.67 %)Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
13 (50.00 %)Shell Script
Qualifications
11 (16.67 %)ACTC
System Software
13 (50.00 %)Active Directory
Vendors
13 (50.00 %)Apple
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