| Support Specialist |
| 3 months to 4 Sep 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 16 | 34 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +18 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 3 | 3 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.004 % | 0.003 % |
| As % of the category below | 2.459 % | 0.875 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 2 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £250 | £170 |
| Average daily rate | £250 | £170 |
| % change on same period last year | +47.42 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £251 | £170 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £285 | £318 |
| % change on same period last year | -10.29 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | - |
| Average hourly rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £19.75 | £22.82 |
| % change on same period last year | -13.42 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 122 | 343 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.164 % | 0.343 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 28 | 159 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £256 | £375 |
| Average daily rate | £266 | £381 |
| % change on same period last year | -30.07 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £277 | £386 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £355 | £355 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.01 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 5 | 25 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £17.50 | £24.26 |
| Average hourly rate | £19.47 | £25.52 |
| % change on same period last year | -23.71 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £21.44 | £26.78 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.87 | £25.62 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.81 % |
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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 Newbury region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.