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The table below looks at the demand for the 3rd Line Support role in IT contracts within the Gloucester 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 3rd Line Support in their job title over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Third Line Support
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank16-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.923 %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£270£236
% change on same period last year+14.45 %
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£23.54£24.08
% change on same period last year-2.22 %
Gloucester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Gloucester
Matching contract IT job ads104124
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.169 %0.135 %
Daily rates quoted3437
Average minimum daily rate£355£367
Average daily rate£366£382
% change on same period last year-4.19 %
Average maximum daily rate£376£396
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Hourly rates quoted1117
Average minimum hourly rate£20.15£15.61
Average hourly rate£22.04£16.31
% change on same period last year+35.13 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.94£17.01
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.15£23.97
% change on same period last year-3.43 %
3rd Line Support Gloucestershire3rd Line Support
Gloucestershire

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.

3rd Line Support
Demand Trend

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

Gloucester 3rd Line Support Demand Trend

3rd Line Support
Daily Rate Trend

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

Gloucester 3rd Line Support Daily Rate Trend

3rd Line Support
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Gloucester 3rd Line Support Hourly Rate Trend

3rd Line Support
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Gloucester region that cited 3rd 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 3rd Line Support in their job title.

15 (100.00 %)VoIP
15 (100.00 %)Cisco
15 (100.00 %)Windows
23 (60.00 %)MS Exchange
23 (60.00 %)SQL
23 (60.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
23 (60.00 %)Migration
32 (40.00 %)CCNA
32 (40.00 %)Cisco Certification
32 (40.00 %)Windows Server 2003

3rd Line Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Gloucester region that cited 3rd 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 3rd Line Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Gloucester IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (60.00 %)MS Exchange
13 (60.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
Gloucester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (100.00 %)VoIP
Gloucester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (100.00 %)Windows
22 (40.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Gloucester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (60.00 %)Migration
Gloucester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (60.00 %)SQL
Gloucester IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (40.00 %)CCNA
12 (40.00 %)Cisco Certification
Gloucester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (100.00 %)Cisco