Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the 2nd Line Support role in IT contracts within the High Wycombe 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 2nd Line Support in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Second Line Support
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1612
Rank change on same period last yearDown-4
Matching contract IT job ads23
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.003 %
As % of the category below2.632 %5.556 %
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£156£182
% change on same period last year-13.95 %
Hourly rates quoted22
Average minimum hourly rate£13.50£12.50
Average hourly rate£14.50£13.50
% change on same period last year+7.40 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.50£14.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.64£15.47
% change on same period last year+1.04 %
High Wycombe IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
High Wycombe
Matching contract IT job ads7654
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.122 %0.058 %
Daily rates quoted83
Average minimum daily rate£378£320
Average daily rate£396£320
% change on same period last year+23.73 %
Average maximum daily rate£414£320
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted218
Average minimum hourly rate£24.98£20.37
Average hourly rate£26.54£21.26
% change on same period last year+24.82 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.10£22.15
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
2nd Line Support Buckinghamshire2nd Line Support
Buckinghamshire

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.

2nd Line Support
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing 2nd Line Support across the High Wycombe region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

High Wycombe 2nd Line Support Demand Trend

2nd Line Support
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing 2nd Line Support across the High Wycombe region.

High Wycombe 2nd Line Support Hourly Rate Trend

2nd Line Support
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing 2nd Line Support across the High Wycombe region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

High Wycombe 2nd Line Support Hourly Rate Histogram

2nd Line Support
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the High Wycombe region that cited 2nd 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 2nd Line Support in their job title.

18 (80.00 %)Windows
25 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
25 (50.00 %)Active Directory
25 (50.00 %)Windows Vista
34 (40.00 %)Windows Server 2003
43 (30.00 %)Microsoft
43 (30.00 %)Windows XP
52 (20.00 %)MS Office
52 (20.00 %)ITIL
52 (20.00 %)ITIL Certification
52 (20.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
52 (20.00 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
52 (20.00 %)Telecoms
61 (10.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
61 (10.00 %)Incident Management
61 (10.00 %)Migration
61 (10.00 %)HP
61 (10.00 %)Citrix
61 (10.00 %)Microsoft Certification
61 (10.00 %)MS Excel
61 (10.00 %)MS Exchange
61 (10.00 %)SMS
61 (10.00 %)DHCP
61 (10.00 %)TCP/IP
61 (10.00 %)VPN
61 (10.00 %)DNS

2nd Line Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

High Wycombe IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (10.00 %)MS Exchange
High Wycombe IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (20.00 %)MS Office
21 (10.00 %)MS Excel
High Wycombe IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (10.00 %)SMS
11 (10.00 %)DHCP
11 (10.00 %)TCP/IP
11 (10.00 %)VPN
11 (10.00 %)DNS
High Wycombe IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (20.00 %)Telecoms
High Wycombe IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (80.00 %)Windows
25 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
25 (50.00 %)Windows Vista
34 (40.00 %)Windows Server 2003
43 (30.00 %)Windows XP
51 (10.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
High Wycombe IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (20.00 %)ITIL
21 (10.00 %)Migration
21 (10.00 %)Incident Management
High Wycombe IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (20.00 %)ITIL Certification
21 (10.00 %)Microsoft Certification
High Wycombe IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (20.00 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
High Wycombe IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (50.00 %)Active Directory
High Wycombe IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (20.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
High Wycombe IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (30.00 %)Microsoft
21 (10.00 %)HP
21 (10.00 %)Citrix