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The table below looks at the demand for the Support Technician role in IT contracts within the Herefordshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Support Technician
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank-18
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads04
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.000 %2.703 %
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£186£212
% change on same period last year-12.15 %
Hourly rates quoted03
Average minimum hourly rate-£13.33
Average hourly rate-£18.67
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£24.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£13.84£14.66
% change on same period last year-5.59 %
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Herefordshire
Matching contract IT job ads71148
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.114 %0.159 %
Daily rates quoted1537
Average minimum daily rate£236£259
Average daily rate£253£278
% change on same period last year-8.86 %
Average maximum daily rate£270£296
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted1423
Average minimum hourly rate£25.42£15.83
Average hourly rate£26.74£18.01
% change on same period last year+48.52 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.06£20.18
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
Support Technician West MidlandsSupport Technician
West Midlands

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

Herefordshire Support Technician Demand 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 Herefordshire region.

Herefordshire Support Technician Hourly Rate Trend

Support Technician
Top 4 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire 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.

12 (100.00 %)MS Office
12 (100.00 %)Windows
12 (100.00 %)Windows 2000
12 (100.00 %)Windows XP

Support Technician
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire 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.

Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (100.00 %)MS Office
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)Windows
12 (100.00 %)Windows 2000
12 (100.00 %)Windows XP