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

 IT Support Technician
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank45-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.773 %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£105-
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£7.00-
Average hourly rate£7.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£7.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£12.64£13.49
% change on same period last year-6.33 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads388554
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.623 %0.595 %
Daily rates quoted117122
Average minimum daily rate£285£326
Average daily rate£298£344
% change on same period last year-13.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£311£362
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted5285
Average minimum hourly rate£17.50£20.05
Average hourly rate£18.77£21.76
% change on same period last year-13.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.03£23.47
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
IT Support Technician South EastIT Support Technician
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.

IT Support Technician
Demand Trend

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

Kent IT Support Technician Demand Trend

IT Support Technician
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent IT Support Technician Daily Rate Trend

IT Support Technician
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent IT Support Technician Hourly Rate Trend

IT Support Technician
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Support Technician within the Kent 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
DartfordNew entry-2--
TonbridgeNew entry-2--
SevenoaksNew entry-2--
FolkestoneNew entry-1--
IT Support Technician South EastIT Support Technician
South East

IT Support Technician
Top 8 Related IT Skills

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

13 (100.00 %)Windows XP
13 (100.00 %)Windows
22 (66.67 %)Linux
22 (66.67 %)Microsoft
22 (66.67 %)Novell
22 (66.67 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (33.33 %)MS Excel
31 (33.33 %)MS Office

IT Support Technician
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (33.33 %)MS Office
11 (33.33 %)MS Excel
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (100.00 %)Windows
13 (100.00 %)Windows XP
22 (66.67 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (66.67 %)Linux
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (66.67 %)Microsoft
12 (66.67 %)Novell