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

 Technical Support Specialist
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank70-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.109 %0.000 %
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-£180
% 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 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 %
Technical Support Specialist East of EnglandTechnical 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.

Technical Support Specialist
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Technical Support Specialist Demand Trend

Technical Support Specialist
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Technical Support Specialist Daily Rate Trend

Technical Support Specialist
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Technical Support Specialist Hourly Rate Trend

Technical 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 Technical Support Specialist 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--
Technical Support Specialist East of EnglandTechnical Support Specialist
East of England

Technical Support Specialist
Top 11 Related IT Skills

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

11 (100.00 %)J2EE
11 (100.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
11 (100.00 %)UNIX
11 (100.00 %)AIX
11 (100.00 %)Linux
11 (100.00 %)JBoss
11 (100.00 %)IBM
11 (100.00 %)Red Hat
11 (100.00 %)Middleware
11 (100.00 %)WebSphere
11 (100.00 %)Red Hat Linux

Technical Support Specialist
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %)J2EE
11 (100.00 %)Middleware
11 (100.00 %)WebSphere
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (100.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
11 (100.00 %)JBoss
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)UNIX
11 (100.00 %)AIX
11 (100.00 %)Linux
11 (100.00 %)Red Hat Linux
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)IBM
11 (100.00 %)Red Hat