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This section looks at the demand for the 2nd Line Support role in IT contracts within the Guildford 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Second Line Support
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank1830
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching contract IT job ads31
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.001 %
As % of the category below2.804 %0.513 %
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£156£167
% change on same period last year-6.53 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£4.00
Average hourly rate-£9.56
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£15.11
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.16£15.57
% change on same period last year-2.63 %
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Guildford
Matching contract IT job ads107195
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.141 %0.194 %
Daily rates quoted3651
Average minimum daily rate£307£364
Average daily rate£330£373
% change on same period last year-11.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£354£381
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.35 %
Hourly rates quoted1547
Average minimum hourly rate£16.58£19.76
Average hourly rate£17.91£20.86
% change on same period last year-14.11 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.25£21.96
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.68£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.85 %
2nd Line Support Surrey2nd Line Support
Surrey

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 Guildford region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Guildford 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 Guildford region.

Guildford 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 Guildford region.

Guildford 2nd Line Support Hourly Rate Trend

2nd Line Support
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Guildford 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.

15 (83.33 %)Windows
24 (66.67 %)Active Directory
32 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (33.33 %)SLA
32 (33.33 %)Windows 2000
32 (33.33 %)Windows XP
32 (33.33 %)MS Exchange
32 (33.33 %)Backup Exec
41 (16.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
41 (16.67 %)VMware
41 (16.67 %)TCP/IP
41 (16.67 %)VPN
41 (16.67 %)MCSE
41 (16.67 %)MS Excel
41 (16.67 %)Microsoft
41 (16.67 %)SQL
41 (16.67 %)MS Office
41 (16.67 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
41 (16.67 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (16.67 %)Terminal Server

2nd Line Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Guildford 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.

Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (33.33 %)MS Exchange
21 (16.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (16.67 %)MS Excel
11 (16.67 %)MS Office
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (16.67 %)TCP/IP
11 (16.67 %)VPN
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (83.33 %)Windows
22 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (33.33 %)Windows 2000
22 (33.33 %)Windows XP
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (16.67 %)SQL
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (16.67 %)MCSE
11 (16.67 %)Microsoft Certification
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (33.33 %)SLA
21 (16.67 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (66.67 %)Active Directory
22 (33.33 %)Backup Exec
31 (16.67 %)Terminal Server
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (16.67 %)VMware
11 (16.67 %)Microsoft