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This section looks at the demand for the 1st Line Support role in IT contracts within the Home Counties 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 1st Line Support in their job title over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 First Line Support
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %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£138£120
% change on same period last year+14.82 %
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£12.34£12.82
% change on same period last year-3.70 %
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Home Counties
Matching contract IT job ads92128
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.123 %0.129 %
Daily rates quoted1724
Average minimum daily rate£317£383
Average daily rate£326£391
% change on same period last year-16.73 %
Average maximum daily rate£335£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£353
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted47
Average minimum hourly rate£17.00£27.83
Average hourly rate£17.00£29.08
% change on same period last year-41.54 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.00£30.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.51£25.99
% change on same period last year-9.54 %
1st Line Support South East1st Line Support
South East

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.

1st Line Support
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing 1st Line Support across the Home Counties region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Home Counties 1st Line Support Demand Trend

1st Line Support
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing 1st Line Support across the Home Counties region.

Home Counties 1st Line Support Daily Rate Trend

1st Line Support
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing 1st Line Support across the Home Counties region.

Home Counties 1st Line Support Hourly Rate Trend

1st Line Support
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Home Counties region that cited 1st 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 1st Line Support in their job title.

14 (100.00 %)HTML
14 (100.00 %)JavaScript
14 (100.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
14 (100.00 %)ASP
14 (100.00 %)XML
14 (100.00 %)UNIX
14 (100.00 %)Windows
14 (100.00 %)AIX
14 (100.00 %)Tridion
14 (100.00 %)Intranet
14 (100.00 %)Remedy
14 (100.00 %)CMS
14 (100.00 %)Content Management
14 (100.00 %)FrontPage
14 (100.00 %)WebSphere

1st Line Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Home Counties region that cited 1st 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 1st Line Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (100.00 %)HTML
14 (100.00 %)ASP
14 (100.00 %)XML
14 (100.00 %)WebSphere
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (100.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
14 (100.00 %)CMS
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (100.00 %)Intranet
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (100.00 %)FrontPage
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (100.00 %)UNIX
14 (100.00 %)Windows
14 (100.00 %)AIX
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (100.00 %)Content Management
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (100.00 %)JavaScript
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (100.00 %)Tridion
14 (100.00 %)Remedy
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