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The table below looks at the demand for the 2nd Line Support role in IT contracts within the Leicester 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 2nd Line Support in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Second Line Support
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank1624
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads42
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.002 %
As % of the category below3.810 %1.227 %
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£159£178
% change on same period last year-10.32 %
Hourly rates quoted21
Average minimum hourly rate£10.50£10.00
Average hourly rate£10.50£12.50
% change on same period last year-16.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£10.50£15.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.81£15.62
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Leicester
Matching contract IT job ads105163
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.165 %0.175 %
Daily rates quoted3132
Average minimum daily rate£303£320
Average daily rate£312£358
% change on same period last year-12.99 %
Average maximum daily rate£321£397
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Hourly rates quoted2030
Average minimum hourly rate£22.73£19.79
Average hourly rate£23.55£20.73
% change on same period last year+13.58 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.37£21.68
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.37£24.42
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
2nd Line Support Leicestershire2nd Line Support
Leicestershire

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.

2nd Line Support
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing 2nd Line Support across the Leicester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Leicester 2nd Line Support Demand Trend

2nd Line Support
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing 2nd Line Support across the Leicester region.

Leicester 2nd Line Support Daily Rate Trend

2nd Line Support
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing 2nd Line Support across the Leicester region.

Leicester 2nd Line Support Hourly Rate Trend

2nd Line Support
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing 2nd Line Support across the Leicester region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Leicester 2nd Line Support Hourly Rate Histogram

2nd Line Support
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicester region that cited 2nd 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 2nd Line Support in their job title.

14 (57.14 %)Windows
23 (42.86 %)Microsoft
32 (28.57 %)Windows XP
41 (14.29 %)VPN
41 (14.29 %)Lotus Notes
41 (14.29 %)MS Excel
41 (14.29 %)MCP
41 (14.29 %)Active Directory
41 (14.29 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (14.29 %)Lotus
41 (14.29 %)NHS
41 (14.29 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (14.29 %)Pharmaceutical
41 (14.29 %)Manufacturing

2nd Line Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicester region that cited 2nd 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 2nd Line Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (14.29 %)Lotus Notes
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (14.29 %)MS Excel
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (14.29 %)VPN
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (14.29 %)Pharmaceutical
11 (14.29 %)Manufacturing
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (14.29 %)NHS
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (57.14 %)Windows
22 (28.57 %)Windows XP
31 (14.29 %)Windows Server 2003
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (14.29 %)MCP
11 (14.29 %)Microsoft Certification
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (14.29 %)Active Directory
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (42.86 %)Microsoft
21 (14.29 %)Lotus