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The table below looks at the demand for the Technical Support 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 jobs that have cited Technical Support Specialist in their job title over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Technical Support Specialist
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank-65
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads02
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.250 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£400
Average daily rate-£400
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£400
UK excluding London average daily rate-£253
% change on same period last year-
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-£20.00
% change on same period last year-
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Essex
Matching contract IT job ads680799
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.969 %0.826 %
Daily rates quoted237251
Average minimum daily rate£252£279
Average daily rate£268£296
% change on same period last year-9.62 %
Average maximum daily rate£283£313
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£353
% change on same period last year+0.11 %
Hourly rates quoted106172
Average minimum hourly rate£20.60£27.46
Average hourly rate£21.83£28.17
% change on same period last year-22.49 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.06£28.87
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.64£25.03
% change on same period last year-5.56 %
Technical Support Specialist East of EnglandTechnical Support 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 Support Specialist
Demand Trend

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

Essex Technical Support Specialist Demand Trend

Technical Support Specialist
Daily Rate Trend

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

Essex Technical Support Specialist Daily Rate Trend