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This section looks at the demand for the 2nd Line Support role in IT contracts within the Glasgow 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 2nd Line Support in their job title over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Second Line Support
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5561
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads37
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.439 %0.706 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£250
Average daily rate-£250
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£250
UK excluding London average daily rate£147£167
% change on same period last year-11.65 %
Hourly rates quoted22
Average minimum hourly rate£16.25£12.50
Average hourly rate£18.13£14.25
% change on same period last year+27.19 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00£16.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.22£15.73
% change on same period last year-3.24 %
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Glasgow
Matching contract IT job ads684992
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.912 %0.990 %
Daily rates quoted214288
Average minimum daily rate£295£294
Average daily rate£317£313
% change on same period last year+1.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£340£333
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£355
% change on same period last year+0.30 %
Hourly rates quoted4483
Average minimum hourly rate£21.60£17.53
Average hourly rate£23.54£18.68
% change on same period last year+25.99 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.48£19.84
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.79£25.66
% change on same period last year-7.31 %
2nd Line Support Scotland2nd Line Support
Scotland

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.

2nd Line Support
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing 2nd Line Support across the Glasgow region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Glasgow 2nd Line Support Demand Trend

2nd Line Support
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing 2nd Line Support across the Glasgow region.

Glasgow 2nd Line Support Daily Rate Trend

2nd Line Support
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing 2nd Line Support across the Glasgow region.

Glasgow 2nd Line Support Hourly Rate Trend

2nd Line Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Glasgow region that cited 2nd 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 2nd Line Support in their job title.

14 (66.67 %)Microsoft
14 (66.67 %)Active Directory
23 (50.00 %)Windows
32 (33.33 %)Windows XP
32 (33.33 %)MS Exchange
32 (33.33 %)Remedy
32 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
41 (16.67 %)Service Management
41 (16.67 %)Quality Management
41 (16.67 %)Health
41 (16.67 %)Altiris
41 (16.67 %)Exchange Server 5.5
41 (16.67 %)McAfee Security
41 (16.67 %)NetWare
41 (16.67 %)TCP/IP
41 (16.67 %)Lotus Notes
41 (16.67 %)MCSE
41 (16.67 %)MS Access
41 (16.67 %)Client/Server
41 (16.67 %)VB
41 (16.67 %)Oracle
41 (16.67 %)SQL Server
41 (16.67 %)MCP
41 (16.67 %)Citrix
41 (16.67 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (16.67 %)CNA
41 (16.67 %)Novell Certification
41 (16.67 %)Novell
41 (16.67 %)Lotus
41 (16.67 %)NHS

2nd Line Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Glasgow region that cited 2nd 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 2nd Line Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (33.33 %)MS Exchange
12 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (16.67 %)Lotus Notes
21 (16.67 %)Exchange Server 5.5
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (16.67 %)TCP/IP
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (16.67 %)SQL Server
11 (16.67 %)MS Access
11 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2000
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (16.67 %)Health
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (16.67 %)Client/Server
11 (16.67 %)NHS
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (50.00 %)Windows
22 (33.33 %)Windows XP
31 (16.67 %)NetWare
31 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2003
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (16.67 %)Service Management
11 (16.67 %)Quality Management
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (16.67 %)VB
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (16.67 %)MCP
11 (16.67 %)MCSE
11 (16.67 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (16.67 %)CNA
11 (16.67 %)Novell Certification
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (66.67 %)Active Directory
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (16.67 %)OpenView Configuration Management
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (66.67 %)Microsoft
22 (33.33 %)Remedy
31 (16.67 %)McAfee Security
31 (16.67 %)Altiris
31 (16.67 %)Oracle
31 (16.67 %)Citrix
31 (16.67 %)Novell
31 (16.67 %)Lotus