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The table below looks at the demand for the Support Engineer role in IT contracts within the Lancashire 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 Support Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSupport Engineer
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2740
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching contract IT job ads137
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.007 %
As % of the category below3.683 %1.446 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£240
Average daily rate-£245
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£250
UK excluding London average daily rate£232£234
% change on same period last year-0.64 %
Hourly rates quoted114
Average minimum hourly rate£21.83£20.50
Average hourly rate£22.46£21.25
% change on same period last year+5.67 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.08£22.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.92£19.34
% change on same period last year-2.13 %
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Lancashire
Matching contract IT job ads353484
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.497 %0.489 %
Daily rates quoted7398
Average minimum daily rate£288£316
Average daily rate£303£329
% change on same period last year-7.80 %
Average maximum daily rate£318£341
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted11180
Average minimum hourly rate£24.48£22.33
Average hourly rate£25.71£24.18
% change on same period last year+6.33 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.94£26.03
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£25.22
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
Support Engineer North WestSupport Engineer
North West

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.

Support Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Lancashire Support Engineer Demand Trend

Support Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Lancashire Support Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Lancashire Support Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Support Engineer across the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Lancashire Support Engineer Hourly Rate Histogram

Support Engineer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Support Engineer within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
PrestonNo change02--
MorecambeDown-21--
BurnleyNew entry-1--
LancasterUp+61--
Support Engineer North WestSupport Engineer
North West

Support Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire region that cited Support Engineer 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 Support Engineer in their job title.

110 (43.48 %)Windows
110 (43.48 %)Security Cleared
27 (30.43 %)MS Access
27 (30.43 %)Government
27 (30.43 %)Aerospace
35 (21.74 %)SQL
35 (21.74 %)Windows XP
44 (17.39 %)Microsoft
44 (17.39 %)Asset Management
53 (13.04 %)SC Cleared
53 (13.04 %)BC Cleared
53 (13.04 %)UNIX
53 (13.04 %)Active Directory
53 (13.04 %)Oracle
62 (8.696 %)Cisco
62 (8.696 %)Dell
62 (8.696 %)VERITAS
62 (8.696 %)Windows Server 2003
71 (4.348 %)SeeBeyond
71 (4.348 %)Remedy
71 (4.348 %)IBM
71 (4.348 %)HP
71 (4.348 %)ITIL
71 (4.348 %)Windows NT
71 (4.348 %)MS Exchange
71 (4.348 %)LAN
71 (4.348 %)VoIP
71 (4.348 %)TCP/IP
71 (4.348 %)VPN
71 (4.348 %)SLA

Support Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire region that cited Support Engineer 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 Support Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (4.348 %)MS Exchange
11 (4.348 %)Exchange Server 2007
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (4.348 %)LAN
11 (4.348 %)VoIP
11 (4.348 %)TCP/IP
11 (4.348 %)VPN
11 (4.348 %)Firewall
11 (4.348 %)IP Telephony
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (30.43 %)MS Access
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (30.43 %)Aerospace
17 (30.43 %)Government
21 (4.348 %)Education
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (43.48 %)Windows
25 (21.74 %)Windows XP
33 (13.04 %)UNIX
42 (8.696 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (4.348 %)Windows Vista
51 (4.348 %)Windows Server 2008
51 (4.348 %)Windows NT
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (43.48 %)Security Cleared
24 (17.39 %)Asset Management
33 (13.04 %)SC Cleared
33 (13.04 %)BC Cleared
41 (4.348 %)ITIL
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (21.74 %)SQL
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (4.348 %)SLA
11 (4.348 %)HL7
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (13.04 %)Active Directory
21 (4.348 %)Backup Exec
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (17.39 %)Microsoft
23 (13.04 %)Oracle
32 (8.696 %)Cisco
32 (8.696 %)Dell
32 (8.696 %)VERITAS
41 (4.348 %)SeeBeyond
41 (4.348 %)Remedy
41 (4.348 %)InterSystems
41 (4.348 %)3Com
41 (4.348 %)IBM
41 (4.348 %)HP