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The table below looks at the demand for the Systems 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 Systems Support in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Systems Support
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank7092
Rank change on same period last yearUp+22
Matching contract IT job ads13
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.109 %0.188 %
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£229£222
% change on same period last year+2.89 %
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£21.40£26.95
% change on same period last year-20.58 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads9211599
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.480 %1.717 %
Daily rates quoted284619
Average minimum daily rate£337£324
Average daily rate£357£344
% change on same period last year+3.85 %
Average maximum daily rate£378£364
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted112194
Average minimum hourly rate£26.57£23.77
Average hourly rate£27.67£24.98
% change on same period last year+10.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.76£26.19
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
Systems Support East of EnglandSystems 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.

Systems Support
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Systems Support Demand Trend

Systems Support
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Systems Support Daily Rate Trend

Systems Support
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Systems Support Hourly Rate Trend

Systems Support
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Support within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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-1--
Systems Support East of EnglandSystems Support
East of England

Systems Support
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region that cited Systems 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 Systems Support in their job title.

15 (71.43 %)Windows
15 (71.43 %)Windows XP
24 (57.14 %)MSI
24 (57.14 %)InstallShield
24 (57.14 %)SMS
33 (42.86 %)Health
41 (14.29 %)Wireless
41 (14.29 %)Manufacturing
41 (14.29 %)WAN
41 (14.29 %)VPN
41 (14.29 %)Cisco
41 (14.29 %)Active Directory
41 (14.29 %)Citrix
41 (14.29 %)Citrix Certification
41 (14.29 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (14.29 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (14.29 %)MS Exchange
41 (14.29 %)LAN
41 (14.29 %)MCSE
41 (14.29 %)MS Excel

Systems Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region that cited Systems 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 Systems Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (14.29 %)MS Exchange
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (14.29 %)MS Excel
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (57.14 %)SMS
21 (14.29 %)WAN
21 (14.29 %)VPN
21 (14.29 %)Wireless
21 (14.29 %)LAN
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (57.14 %)MSI
14 (57.14 %)InstallShield
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (42.86 %)Health
21 (14.29 %)Manufacturing
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (71.43 %)Windows
15 (71.43 %)Windows XP
21 (14.29 %)Windows Server 2003
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (14.29 %)MCSE
11 (14.29 %)Citrix Certification
11 (14.29 %)Microsoft Certification
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (14.29 %)Active Directory
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (14.29 %)Cisco
11 (14.29 %)Citrix