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The table below looks at the demand for the PC Support 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 PC Support in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 PC Support
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank-46
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads04
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.721 %
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£135£124
% change on same period last year+8.92 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£12.00
Average hourly rate-£12.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£12.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£13.99£13.91
% change on same period last year+0.56 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads387555
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.610 %0.595 %
Daily rates quoted116125
Average minimum daily rate£292£321
Average daily rate£305£341
% change on same period last year-10.51 %
Average maximum daily rate£318£360
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Hourly rates quoted5585
Average minimum hourly rate£17.67£20.72
Average hourly rate£19.11£22.40
% change on same period last year-14.70 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.55£24.09
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.37£24.42
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
PC Support South EastPC 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.

PC Support
Demand Trend

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

Kent PC Support Demand Trend

PC Support
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent PC Support Daily Rate Trend

PC Support
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent PC Support Hourly Rate Trend

PC Support
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region that cited PC 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 PC Support in their job title.

14 (80.00 %)Windows
22 (40.00 %)Windows NT
22 (40.00 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (40.00 %)Backup Exec
31 (20.00 %)Summit
31 (20.00 %)MS Office
31 (20.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
31 (20.00 %)Health
31 (20.00 %)Microsoft
31 (20.00 %)Active Directory

PC Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region that cited PC 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 PC Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (20.00 %)MS Office
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (20.00 %)Summit
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Health
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (80.00 %)Windows
22 (40.00 %)Windows NT
22 (40.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (40.00 %)Backup Exec
21 (20.00 %)Active Directory
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (20.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (20.00 %)Microsoft