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The table below looks at the demand for the Applications Support Specialist 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 Applications Support Specialist in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Application Support Specialist
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank61-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads90
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.939 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted60
Average minimum daily rate£358-
Average daily rate£371-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£384-
UK excluding London average daily rate£371-
% change on same period last year-
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--
% change on same period last year-
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads9581601
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.509 %1.716 %
Daily rates quoted304639
Average minimum daily rate£337£323
Average daily rate£358£343
% change on same period last year+4.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£378£364
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Hourly rates quoted112195
Average minimum hourly rate£27.06£24.84
Average hourly rate£28.25£26.05
% change on same period last year+8.41 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.43£27.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.37£24.42
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
Applications Support Specialist East of EnglandApplications Support Specialist
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.

Applications Support Specialist
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Applications Support Specialist Demand Trend

Applications Support Specialist
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Applications Support Specialist Daily Rate Trend

Applications Support Specialist
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Applications Support Specialist across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Hertfordshire Applications Support Specialist Daily Rate Histogram

Applications Support Specialist
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Support Specialist within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
WatfordNew entry-7£371-
Applications Support Specialist East of EnglandApplications Support Specialist
East of England

Applications Support Specialist
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region that cited Applications Support Specialist 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 Applications Support Specialist in their job title.

19 (100.00 %)UNIX
19 (100.00 %)AIX
19 (100.00 %)Linux
19 (100.00 %)Red Hat
19 (100.00 %)Red Hat Linux
28 (88.89 %)Middleware
28 (88.89 %)JBoss
28 (88.89 %)SQL
37 (77.78 %)J2EE
37 (77.78 %)DB2
37 (77.78 %)J2SE
37 (77.78 %)IBM
37 (77.78 %)Shell Script
37 (77.78 %)Java
37 (77.78 %)Perl
46 (66.67 %)WebSphere Application Server
46 (66.67 %)WebSphere
51 (11.11 %)Games

Applications Support Specialist
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region that cited Applications Support Specialist 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 Applications Support Specialist in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (88.89 %)Middleware
27 (77.78 %)J2EE
27 (77.78 %)J2SE
36 (66.67 %)WebSphere
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (88.89 %)JBoss
26 (66.67 %)WebSphere Application Server
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (77.78 %)DB2
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (11.11 %)Games
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (100.00 %)UNIX
19 (100.00 %)AIX
19 (100.00 %)Linux
19 (100.00 %)Red Hat Linux
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (88.89 %)SQL
27 (77.78 %)Shell Script
27 (77.78 %)Java
27 (77.78 %)Perl
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (100.00 %)Red Hat
27 (77.78 %)IBM