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This section looks at the demand for the Support Technician role in IT contracts within the Hampshire 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 Support Technician in their job title over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Support Technician
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank90115
Rank change on same period last yearUp+25
Matching contract IT job ads1611
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.011 %
As % of the category below0.791 %0.418 %
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£172£208
% change on same period last year-17.26 %
Hourly rates quoted54
Average minimum hourly rate£15.22£12.00
Average hourly rate£17.86£12.50
% change on same period last year+42.84 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.49£13.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.47£15.19
% change on same period last year+14.98 %
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Hampshire
Matching contract IT job ads20242634
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.671 %2.623 %
Daily rates quoted521664
Average minimum daily rate£350£343
Average daily rate£373£365
% change on same period last year+2.02 %
Average maximum daily rate£395£388
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.35 %
Hourly rates quoted410514
Average minimum hourly rate£25.51£28.09
Average hourly rate£27.25£29.63
% change on same period last year-8.03 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.98£31.17
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.68£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.85 %
Support Technician South EastSupport Technician
South East

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.

Support Technician
Demand Trend

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

Hampshire Support Technician Demand Trend

Support Technician
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hampshire Support Technician Daily Rate Trend

Support Technician
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hampshire Support Technician Hourly Rate Trend

Support Technician
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Support Technician across the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Hampshire Support Technician Hourly Rate Histogram

Support Technician
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Support Technician within the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BasingstokeUp+1611--
PortsmouthDown-22--
SouthamptonUp+91--
Support Technician South EastSupport Technician
South East

Support Technician
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire region that cited Support Technician 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 Support Technician in their job title.

120 (76.92 %)Windows
214 (53.85 %)MS Office
214 (53.85 %)Active Directory
312 (46.15 %)Windows XP
49 (34.62 %)MS Excel
57 (26.92 %)ITIL
66 (23.08 %)Microsoft
73 (11.54 %)HP
82 (7.692 %)NetBackup
82 (7.692 %)Backup Exec
82 (7.692 %)Windows 2000 Server
82 (7.692 %)Red Hat Linux
82 (7.692 %)Exchange Server 2003
82 (7.692 %)Citrix
82 (7.692 %)Microsoft Certification
82 (7.692 %)VERITAS
82 (7.692 %)Red Hat
82 (7.692 %)Windows Server 2003
82 (7.692 %)Symantec
82 (7.692 %)Blackberry
82 (7.692 %)Government
82 (7.692 %)Migration
82 (7.692 %)MCP
82 (7.692 %)UNIX
82 (7.692 %)MS Exchange
82 (7.692 %)LAN
82 (7.692 %)WAN
82 (7.692 %)VPN
82 (7.692 %)Solaris
82 (7.692 %)Linux

Support Technician
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (3.846 %)ASP
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (7.692 %)Exchange Server 2003
12 (7.692 %)MS Exchange
21 (3.846 %)IIS
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
114 (53.85 %)MS Office
29 (34.62 %)MS Excel
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (7.692 %)LAN
12 (7.692 %)WAN
12 (7.692 %)VPN
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (7.692 %)Government
21 (3.846 %)Electronics
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (7.692 %)Blackberry
21 (3.846 %)N-Tier
21 (3.846 %)Replication
21 (3.846 %)AS400
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
120 (76.92 %)Windows
212 (46.15 %)Windows XP
32 (7.692 %)Windows 2000 Server
32 (7.692 %)Red Hat Linux
32 (7.692 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (7.692 %)UNIX
32 (7.692 %)Solaris
32 (7.692 %)Linux
32 (7.692 %)Windows 2000
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (26.92 %)ITIL
22 (7.692 %)Migration
31 (3.846 %)Web Development
31 (3.846 %)Time Management
31 (3.846 %)Incident Management
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (3.846 %)SQL
11 (3.846 %)VB
11 (3.846 %)VB6
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (7.692 %)Microsoft Certification
12 (7.692 %)MCP
12 (7.692 %)MCSE
12 (7.692 %)MCSA
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (3.846 %)SLA
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
114 (53.85 %)Active Directory
22 (7.692 %)NetBackup
22 (7.692 %)Backup Exec
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (23.08 %)Microsoft
23 (11.54 %)HP
32 (7.692 %)Citrix
32 (7.692 %)VERITAS
32 (7.692 %)Red Hat
32 (7.692 %)Symantec