| Support Specialist |
| 3 months to 8 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 83 | 61 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -22 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 5 | 8 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.007 % | 0.008 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.383 % | 0.814 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 2 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £250 | £250 |
| Average daily rate | £250 | £258 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.91 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £250 | £265 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £347 | £303 |
| % change on same period last year | +14.28 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £20.00 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £21.25 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £22.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £19.20 | £25.97 |
| % change on same period last year | -26.08 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 1304 | 983 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.719 % | 1.028 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 250 | 189 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £321 | £313 |
| Average daily rate | £340 | £333 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.05 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £358 | £352 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £361 | £352 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.58 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 190 | 110 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £19.10 | £19.28 |
| Average hourly rate | £20.92 | £20.81 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.51 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £22.74 | £22.34 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.39 | £25.89 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.63 % |
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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.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Support Specialist across the Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
