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

 Third Line Support
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank2337
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching contract IT job ads72
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.002 %
As % of the category below2.893 %0.588 %
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£261£297
% change on same period last year-12.01 %
Hourly rates quoted51
Average minimum hourly rate£16.40£25.00
Average hourly rate£20.60£25.00
% change on same period last year-17.60 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.80£25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.39£24.24
% change on same period last year+0.62 %
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Leicestershire
Matching contract IT job ads242340
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.327 %0.335 %
Daily rates quoted5672
Average minimum daily rate£264£358
Average daily rate£283£394
% change on same period last year-28.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£302£429
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted5284
Average minimum hourly rate£15.60£17.70
Average hourly rate£17.17£18.57
% change on same period last year-7.53 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.73£19.43
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
3rd Line Support East Midlands3rd Line Support
East Midlands

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.

3rd Line Support
Demand Trend

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

Leicestershire 3rd Line Support Demand Trend

3rd Line Support
Daily Rate Trend

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

Leicestershire 3rd Line Support Daily Rate Trend

3rd Line Support
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Leicestershire 3rd Line Support Hourly Rate Trend

3rd Line Support
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing 3rd Line Support across the Leicestershire region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Leicestershire 3rd Line Support Hourly Rate Histogram

3rd Line Support
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 3rd Line Support within the Leicestershire region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
LeicesterUp+82--
3rd Line Support East Midlands3rd Line Support
East Midlands

3rd Line Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicestershire region that cited 3rd 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 3rd Line Support in their job title.

110 (100.00 %)Windows
110 (100.00 %)Active Directory
28 (80.00 %)Microsoft Certification
36 (60.00 %)Citrix
36 (60.00 %)Thin Client
36 (60.00 %)Fat Client
36 (60.00 %)MCP
36 (60.00 %)Microsoft
43 (30.00 %)Wireless
43 (30.00 %)Migration
43 (30.00 %)ProCurve
43 (30.00 %)Citrix Certification
43 (30.00 %)HP
52 (20.00 %)MS Exchange
52 (20.00 %)MCSE
52 (20.00 %)Windows Server 2003
52 (20.00 %)VMware
52 (20.00 %)VMware Server
61 (10.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
61 (10.00 %)BMC PATROL
61 (10.00 %)BMC
61 (10.00 %)Lotus
61 (10.00 %)Windows XP
61 (10.00 %)Lotus Notes
61 (10.00 %)Lotus Domino
61 (10.00 %)C
61 (10.00 %)Perl
61 (10.00 %)VB
61 (10.00 %)ITIL
61 (10.00 %)LAN

3rd Line Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicestershire region that cited 3rd 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 3rd Line Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (20.00 %)MS Exchange
21 (10.00 %)Lotus Notes
21 (10.00 %)Lotus Domino
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (30.00 %)Wireless
21 (10.00 %)LAN
21 (10.00 %)WAN
21 (10.00 %)TCP/IP
21 (10.00 %)DNS
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (60.00 %)Thin Client
16 (60.00 %)Fat Client
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (100.00 %)Windows
22 (20.00 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (10.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
31 (10.00 %)Windows XP
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (30.00 %)Migration
21 (10.00 %)ITIL
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (10.00 %)C
11 (10.00 %)Perl
11 (10.00 %)VB
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (80.00 %)Microsoft Certification
26 (60.00 %)MCP
33 (30.00 %)Citrix Certification
42 (20.00 %)MCSE
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
110 (100.00 %)Active Directory
22 (20.00 %)VMware Server
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (10.00 %)BMC PATROL
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (60.00 %)Microsoft
16 (60.00 %)Citrix
23 (30.00 %)HP
23 (30.00 %)ProCurve
32 (20.00 %)VMware
41 (10.00 %)BMC
41 (10.00 %)Lotus