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This section looks at the demand for the Support Technician role in IT contracts within the London 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 Technician in their job title over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Support Technician
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008		Same period last year
Rank356364
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads60113
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.079 %0.113 %
As % of the category below0.198 %0.260 %
Daily rates quoted620
Average minimum daily rate£153£231
Average daily rate£155£261
% change on same period last year-40.56 %
Average maximum daily rate£158£291
UK excluding London average daily rate£172£208
% change on same period last year-17.26 %
Hourly rates quoted2339
Average minimum hourly rate£15.39£15.46
Average hourly rate£16.70£16.69
% change on same period last year+0.02 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.00£17.92
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.41£15.19
% change on same period last year+14.58 %
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
London
Matching contract IT job ads3033743517
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled40.03 %43.34 %
Daily rates quoted1294716296
Average minimum daily rate£407£422
Average daily rate£436£451
% change on same period last year-3.16 %
Average maximum daily rate£466£479
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.32 %
Hourly rates quoted16602229
Average minimum hourly rate£23.28£24.09
Average hourly rate£24.91£25.81
% change on same period last year-3.49 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.54£27.54
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.60£25.69
% change on same period last year-8.13 %
Support Technician EnglandSupport Technician
England

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 Technician
Demand Trend

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

London Support Technician Demand Trend

Support Technician
Daily Rate Trend

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

London Support Technician Daily Rate Trend

Support Technician
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Support Technician across the London region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

London Support Technician Daily Rate Histogram

Support Technician
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London Support Technician Hourly Rate Trend

Support Technician
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Support Technician across the London region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

London Support Technician Hourly Rate Histogram

Support Technician
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Support Technician within the London region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
City of LondonDown-2210£158-
GreenwichNew entry-5--
BeckenhamNew entry-3--
Kingston Upon ThamesNew entry-1--
Support Technician EnglandSupport Technician
England

Support Technician
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region that cited Support Technician 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 Technician in their job title.

159 (56.19 %)Windows
240 (38.10 %)Active Directory
335 (33.33 %)MS Office
430 (28.57 %)Windows XP
528 (26.67 %)Microsoft
625 (23.81 %)Windows 2000
723 (21.90 %)Windows Server 2003
821 (20.00 %)MS Exchange
916 (15.24 %)MS Excel
1014 (13.33 %)Finance
1112 (11.43 %)Windows Vista
1112 (11.43 %)Citrix
1112 (11.43 %)Microsoft Certification
129 (8.571 %)DNS
138 (7.619 %)DHCP
138 (7.619 %)MCP
138 (7.619 %)TCP/IP
138 (7.619 %)VPN
138 (7.619 %)Lotus
138 (7.619 %)Windows 2000 Server
147 (6.667 %)SMTP
147 (6.667 %)SQL Server
147 (6.667 %)LAN
147 (6.667 %)MCSE
156 (5.714 %)SLA
156 (5.714 %)IIS
156 (5.714 %)ITIL
156 (5.714 %)Lotus Notes
156 (5.714 %)Internet
156 (5.714 %)Asset Management

Support Technician
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (0.952 %)WebSphere
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
121 (20.00 %)MS Exchange
26 (5.714 %)IIS
26 (5.714 %)Lotus Notes
35 (4.762 %)Exchange Server 2003
44 (3.810 %)CMS
53 (2.857 %)Exchange Server 5.5
53 (2.857 %)Exchange Server 2000
62 (1.905 %)Lotus Domino
62 (1.905 %)Content Management Server
71 (0.952 %)WorkSite
London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
135 (33.33 %)MS Office
216 (15.24 %)MS Excel
32 (1.905 %)AutoCAD
41 (0.952 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (0.952 %)MS Visio
41 (0.952 %)MS Project
London IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (2.857 %)Misys Midas
21 (0.952 %)arcHouse
21 (0.952 %)assyst
21 (0.952 %)Summit
21 (0.952 %)WebTrends
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (8.571 %)DNS
28 (7.619 %)DHCP
28 (7.619 %)TCP/IP
28 (7.619 %)VPN
37 (6.667 %)SMTP
37 (6.667 %)LAN
46 (5.714 %)Internet
46 (5.714 %)Firewall
46 (5.714 %)Wireless
55 (4.762 %)ADSL
55 (4.762 %)Wireless Security
64 (3.810 %)WAN
73 (2.857 %)SAN
82 (1.905 %)PBX
82 (1.905 %)Intranet
91 (0.952 %)WEP
91 (0.952 %)WPA
91 (0.952 %)Wi-Fi
91 (0.952 %)ISDN
91 (0.952 %)Network Security
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (6.667 %)SQL Server
21 (0.952 %)DB2
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
114 (13.33 %)Finance
25 (4.762 %)Government
33 (2.857 %)Banking
42 (1.905 %)Local Government
51 (0.952 %)Financial Institution
51 (0.952 %)Games
51 (0.952 %)Health
51 (0.952 %)Law
51 (0.952 %)Legal
51 (0.952 %)Manufacturing
51 (0.952 %)Marketing
51 (0.952 %)Retail
51 (0.952 %)Insurance
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (5.714 %)Blackberry
24 (3.810 %)NHS
24 (3.810 %)AS400
32 (1.905 %)Spanish Language
41 (0.952 %)Mainframe
41 (0.952 %)PDA
41 (0.952 %)IBM Mainframe
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
159 (56.19 %)Windows
230 (28.57 %)Windows XP
325 (23.81 %)Windows 2000
423 (21.90 %)Windows Server 2003
512 (11.43 %)Windows Vista
68 (7.619 %)Windows 2000 Server
74 (3.810 %)Linux
83 (2.857 %)NetWare
83 (2.857 %)UNIX
91 (0.952 %)Mac OS X
91 (0.952 %)zOS
91 (0.952 %)Solaris
91 (0.952 %)Windows NT
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (5.714 %)ITIL
16 (5.714 %)Asset Management
25 (4.762 %)Project Management
25 (4.762 %)CRM
32 (1.905 %)Migration
41 (0.952 %)Service Delivery
41 (0.952 %)Change Management
41 (0.952 %)Configuration Management
41 (0.952 %)Content Management
41 (0.952 %)Document Management
41 (0.952 %)Data Analysis
41 (0.952 %)E-Commerce
41 (0.952 %)Security Cleared
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (11.43 %)Microsoft Certification
28 (7.619 %)MCP
37 (6.667 %)MCSE
44 (3.810 %)MCSA
44 (3.810 %)Degree
52 (1.905 %)A+ Certification
52 (1.905 %)Citrix Certification
52 (1.905 %)Cisco Certification
52 (1.905 %)CCNA
London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (5.714 %)SLA
London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
140 (38.10 %)Active Directory
21 (0.952 %)VMware ESX
21 (0.952 %)Terminal Services
21 (0.952 %)VMware Infrastructure
London IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (2.857 %)DameWare
13 (2.857 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (0.952 %)OpenView Configuration Management
21 (0.952 %)Tivoli
21 (0.952 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
128 (26.67 %)Microsoft
212 (11.43 %)Citrix
38 (7.619 %)Lotus
45 (4.762 %)Avaya
54 (3.810 %)LANDesk
54 (3.810 %)VERITAS
63 (2.857 %)Reuters
63 (2.857 %)Remedy
63 (2.857 %)Novell
72 (1.905 %)Cisco
72 (1.905 %)Dell
72 (1.905 %)Bloomberg
81 (0.952 %)VMware
81 (0.952 %)Civica
81 (0.952 %)Orchard
81 (0.952 %)Brocade
81 (0.952 %)Altiris
81 (0.952 %)EMC
81 (0.952 %)HP
81 (0.952 %)IBM
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