Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs
Job Type
Source

This section looks at the demand for the 3rd Line Support role in IT contracts within the Hertfordshire 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Third Line Support
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank-89
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 %0.227 %
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£249£293
% change on same period last year-14.98 %
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£24.40£24.93
% change on same period last year-2.12 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads13001759
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.716 %1.752 %
Daily rates quoted480710
Average minimum daily rate£356£325
Average daily rate£383£344
% change on same period last year+11.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£410£363
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.32 %
Hourly rates quoted161182
Average minimum hourly rate£25.17£23.26
Average hourly rate£26.37£24.34
% change on same period last year+8.33 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.57£25.43
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.60£25.69
% change on same period last year-8.13 %
3rd Line Support East of England3rd Line Support
East of England

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

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire 3rd Line Support Hourly Rate Trend

3rd Line Support
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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 (55.56 %)Microsoft
24 (44.44 %)HP
24 (44.44 %)Dell
24 (44.44 %)Symantec
24 (44.44 %)Norton AntiVirus
33 (33.33 %)Active Directory
42 (22.22 %)Cisco
42 (22.22 %)Intel
42 (22.22 %)Sun
42 (22.22 %)MS Exchange
42 (22.22 %)UNIX
42 (22.22 %)Solaris
42 (22.22 %)FreeBSD
51 (11.11 %)MS Excel
51 (11.11 %)MCSE
51 (11.11 %)Windows
51 (11.11 %)SQL
51 (11.11 %)IIS
51 (11.11 %)PRINCE2
51 (11.11 %)ISO9000
51 (11.11 %)Microsoft Certification
51 (11.11 %)QA

3rd Line Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (22.22 %)MS Exchange
21 (11.11 %)IIS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (11.11 %)MS Excel
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (22.22 %)UNIX
12 (22.22 %)Solaris
12 (22.22 %)FreeBSD
21 (11.11 %)Windows
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (11.11 %)PRINCE2
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (11.11 %)SQL
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (11.11 %)MCSE
11 (11.11 %)Microsoft Certification
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (11.11 %)ISO9000
11 (11.11 %)QA
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (33.33 %)Active Directory
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (44.44 %)Norton AntiVirus
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (55.56 %)Microsoft
24 (44.44 %)HP
24 (44.44 %)Dell
24 (44.44 %)Symantec
32 (22.22 %)Cisco
32 (22.22 %)Intel
32 (22.22 %)Sun