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

 Third Line Support
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank16-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below2.632 %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£273£239
% change on same period last year+13.92 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00-
Average hourly rate£25.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.28£24.02
% change on same period last year-3.06 %
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 %
3rd Line Support Buckinghamshire3rd 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.

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

High Wycombe 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 High Wycombe region.

High Wycombe 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 High Wycombe region.

High Wycombe 3rd Line Support Hourly Rate Trend

3rd Line Support
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the High Wycombe 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 (100.00 %)Windows
15 (100.00 %)Active Directory
24 (80.00 %)Windows Server 2003
24 (80.00 %)MS Exchange
33 (60.00 %)Windows 2000
33 (60.00 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
33 (60.00 %)Telecoms
33 (60.00 %)HP
33 (60.00 %)Incident Management
42 (40.00 %)ITIL
51 (20.00 %)MCP
51 (20.00 %)SQL Server
51 (20.00 %)MCSE
51 (20.00 %)MS Excel
51 (20.00 %)Microsoft Certification
51 (20.00 %)Terminal Services
51 (20.00 %)Finance
51 (20.00 %)Windows 2000 Server

3rd 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 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.

High Wycombe IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (80.00 %)MS Exchange
High Wycombe IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (20.00 %)MS Excel
High Wycombe IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (20.00 %)SQL Server
High Wycombe IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (60.00 %)Telecoms
21 (20.00 %)Finance
High Wycombe IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (100.00 %)Windows
24 (80.00 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (60.00 %)Windows 2000
41 (20.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
High Wycombe IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (60.00 %)Incident Management
22 (40.00 %)ITIL
High Wycombe IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (20.00 %)MCP
11 (20.00 %)MCSE
11 (20.00 %)Microsoft Certification
High Wycombe IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (60.00 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
High Wycombe IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (100.00 %)Active Directory
21 (20.00 %)Terminal Services
High Wycombe IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (60.00 %)HP