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The table below looks at the demand for the Field Engineer role in IT contracts within the North East 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 Field Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 14 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Field Engineer
Location
3 months to
14 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4756
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching contract IT job ads44
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.708 %0.524 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£100-
Average daily rate£100-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£100-
UK excluding London average daily rate£105£140
% change on same period last year-25.20 %
Hourly rates quoted23
Average minimum hourly rate£11.75£11.60
Average hourly rate£12.25£12.30
% change on same period last year-0.40 %
Average maximum hourly rate£12.75£13.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.06£18.04
% change on same period last year+16.70 %
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
North East
Matching contract IT job ads565763
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.813 %0.777 %
Daily rates quoted109183
Average minimum daily rate£313£348
Average daily rate£332£362
% change on same period last year-8.38 %
Average maximum daily rate£351£376
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£353
% change on same period last year+0.10 %
Hourly rates quoted8283
Average minimum hourly rate£17.91£22.77
Average hourly rate£19.22£24.00
% change on same period last year-19.91 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.53£25.24
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.66£25.05
% change on same period last year-5.55 %
Field Engineer EnglandField Engineer
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.

Field Engineer
Demand Trend

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

North East Field Engineer Demand Trend

Field Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Field Engineer across the North East region.

North East Field Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Field Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Field Engineer across the North East region over the 3 months to 14 October 2008.

North East Field Engineer Daily Rate Histogram

Field Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Field Engineer across the North East region.

North East Field Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Field Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Field Engineer across the North East region over the 3 months to 14 October 2008.

North East Field Engineer Hourly Rate Histogram

Field Engineer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Field Engineer within the North East region over the 3 months to 14 October 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
Tyne and WearUp+113£100-
DurhamNew entry-1--
Field Engineer EnglandField Engineer
England

Field Engineer
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East region that cited Field Engineer 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 Field Engineer in their job title.

15 (50.00 %)Windows
15 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
15 (50.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
24 (40.00 %)LAN
24 (40.00 %)VoIP
24 (40.00 %)WAN
24 (40.00 %)TCP/IP
24 (40.00 %)Nortel
33 (30.00 %)HP
42 (20.00 %)HP APS
51 (10.00 %)MCP
51 (10.00 %)Compaq
51 (10.00 %)Dell
51 (10.00 %)Microsoft Certification
51 (10.00 %)A+ Certification
51 (10.00 %)IBM
51 (10.00 %)Microsoft

Field Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East region that cited Field Engineer 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 Field Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (40.00 %)LAN
14 (40.00 %)VoIP
14 (40.00 %)WAN
14 (40.00 %)TCP/IP
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (50.00 %)Windows
15 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
15 (50.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
North East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (20.00 %)HP APS
21 (10.00 %)MCP
21 (10.00 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (10.00 %)A+ Certification
North East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (40.00 %)Nortel
23 (30.00 %)HP
31 (10.00 %)Compaq
31 (10.00 %)Dell
31 (10.00 %)IBM
31 (10.00 %)Microsoft