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The table below looks at the demand for the Network Support role in IT contracts within the Leeds 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 Network Support in their job title over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Network Support
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank7671
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching contract IT job ads21
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.168 %0.087 %
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£238£281
% change on same period last year-15.34 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00-
Average hourly rate£20.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.65£21.41
% change on same period last year-8.21 %
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Leeds
Matching contract IT job ads11891155
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.607 %1.139 %
Daily rates quoted296201
Average minimum daily rate£325£336
Average daily rate£347£358
% change on same period last year-3.15 %
Average maximum daily rate£369£381
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted6494
Average minimum hourly rate£22.63£27.41
Average hourly rate£24.80£28.65
% change on same period last year-13.41 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.98£29.88
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
Network Support West YorkshireNetwork Support
West Yorkshire

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.

Network Support
Demand Trend

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

Leeds Network Support Demand Trend

Network Support
Daily Rate Trend

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

Leeds Network Support Daily Rate Trend

Network Support
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Leeds Network Support Hourly Rate Trend

Network Support
Top 25 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds region that cited Network 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 Network Support in their job title.

15 (83.33 %)Cisco
23 (50.00 %)CCNA
23 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
32 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
32 (33.33 %)Firewall
41 (16.67 %)Wi-Fi
41 (16.67 %)Cisco PIX
41 (16.67 %)Cisco ASA
41 (16.67 %)OWASP
41 (16.67 %)DNS
41 (16.67 %)CCNP
41 (16.67 %)Windows
41 (16.67 %)Linux
41 (16.67 %)Lotus Notes
41 (16.67 %)LAN
41 (16.67 %)VoIP
41 (16.67 %)WAN
41 (16.67 %)DHCP
41 (16.67 %)Lotus
41 (16.67 %)CheckPoint
41 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (16.67 %)Internet
41 (16.67 %)MPLS
41 (16.67 %)Active Directory
41 (16.67 %)Nortel

Network Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds region that cited Network 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 Network Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (16.67 %)Lotus Notes
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
12 (33.33 %)Firewall
21 (16.67 %)Wi-Fi
21 (16.67 %)Cisco PIX
21 (16.67 %)Cisco ASA
21 (16.67 %)DNS
21 (16.67 %)Internet
21 (16.67 %)MPLS
21 (16.67 %)LAN
21 (16.67 %)VoIP
21 (16.67 %)WAN
21 (16.67 %)DHCP
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (16.67 %)Windows
11 (16.67 %)Linux
11 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2003
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (16.67 %)OWASP
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (50.00 %)CCNA
13 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
21 (16.67 %)CCNP
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (16.67 %)Active Directory
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (83.33 %)Cisco
21 (16.67 %)Nortel
21 (16.67 %)Lotus
21 (16.67 %)CheckPoint