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The table below looks at the demand for the Support 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 Support Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSupport Engineer
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank3250
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching contract IT job ads1612
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.026 %0.013 %
As % of the category below3.292 %1.437 %
Daily rates quoted03
Average minimum daily rate-£170
Average daily rate-£180
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£190
UK excluding London average daily rate£237£188
% change on same period last year+26.14 %
Hourly rates quoted86
Average minimum hourly rate£13.94£12.14
Average hourly rate£14.72£13.43
% change on same period last year+9.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.51£14.71
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.40£19.88
% change on same period last year-7.46 %
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
North East
Matching contract IT job ads486835
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.781 %0.897 %
Daily rates quoted98231
Average minimum daily rate£293£327
Average daily rate£318£338
% change on same period last year-5.89 %
Average maximum daily rate£344£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted83119
Average minimum hourly rate£16.93£24.76
Average hourly rate£18.25£26.65
% change on same period last year-31.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.57£28.54
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
Support Engineer EnglandSupport 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.

Support Engineer
Demand Trend

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

North East Support Engineer Demand Trend

Support Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

North East Support Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North East Support Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Support Engineer across the North East region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

North East Support Engineer Hourly Rate Histogram

Support Engineer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Support Engineer within the North East region over the 3 months to 2 December 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+1913--
DurhamDown-81--
TeessideNew entry-1--
Support Engineer EnglandSupport Engineer
England

Support Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East region that cited Support 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 Support Engineer in their job title.

118 (46.15 %)Windows
213 (33.33 %)Active Directory
312 (30.77 %)Microsoft
48 (20.51 %)Windows Server 2003
48 (20.51 %)Government
48 (20.51 %)Cisco
48 (20.51 %)MS Exchange
55 (12.82 %)VMware
55 (12.82 %)Microsoft Certification
55 (12.82 %)Citrix
64 (10.26 %)Windows XP
64 (10.26 %)VPN
64 (10.26 %)MCSE
64 (10.26 %)MS Office
64 (10.26 %)Telecoms
64 (10.26 %)Exchange Server 2003
73 (7.692 %)Windows Vista
73 (7.692 %)Security Cleared
73 (7.692 %)Firewall
73 (7.692 %)Windows 2000
73 (7.692 %)MS Excel
73 (7.692 %)SQL Server
73 (7.692 %)LAN
73 (7.692 %)Cisco Certification
82 (5.128 %)DHCP
82 (5.128 %)DNS
82 (5.128 %)SSL
82 (5.128 %)CRM
82 (5.128 %)Lotus Notes
82 (5.128 %)Solaris

Support Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East region that cited Support 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 Support Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (20.51 %)MS Exchange
24 (10.26 %)Exchange Server 2003
32 (5.128 %)Lotus Notes
North East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (10.26 %)MS Office
23 (7.692 %)MS Excel
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (5.128 %)Microsoft CRM
21 (2.564 %)SoftGrid
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (10.26 %)VPN
23 (7.692 %)LAN
23 (7.692 %)Firewall
32 (5.128 %)Wireless
32 (5.128 %)DHCP
32 (5.128 %)DNS
32 (5.128 %)SSL
32 (5.128 %)SAN
41 (2.564 %)ADSL
41 (2.564 %)Broadband
41 (2.564 %)GPRS
41 (2.564 %)GSM
41 (2.564 %)UMTS
41 (2.564 %)VoIP
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (7.692 %)SQL Server
North East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (20.51 %)Government
24 (10.26 %)Telecoms
31 (2.564 %)Back Office
31 (2.564 %)Manufacturing
North East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (5.128 %)Blackberry
21 (2.564 %)IPTV
21 (2.564 %)NHS
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
118 (46.15 %)Windows
28 (20.51 %)Windows Server 2003
34 (10.26 %)Windows XP
43 (7.692 %)Windows Vista
43 (7.692 %)Windows 2000
52 (5.128 %)Solaris
52 (5.128 %)Windows 2000 Server
61 (2.564 %)UNIX
61 (2.564 %)Windows NT
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (7.692 %)Security Cleared
22 (5.128 %)Migration
22 (5.128 %)Load Balancing
22 (5.128 %)SC Cleared
22 (5.128 %)ITIL
22 (5.128 %)CRM
22 (5.128 %)Service Management
22 (5.128 %)Change Management
31 (2.564 %)Workflow
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (5.128 %)SQL
North East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (12.82 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (10.26 %)MCSE
33 (7.692 %)Cisco Certification
41 (2.564 %)CCNP
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.564 %)SLA
North East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
113 (33.33 %)Active Directory
21 (2.564 %)VMware ESX
21 (2.564 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
21 (2.564 %)VMware Server
21 (2.564 %)VMware Infrastructure
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (5.128 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (2.564 %)SCCM
North East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (30.77 %)Microsoft
28 (20.51 %)Cisco
35 (12.82 %)Citrix
35 (12.82 %)VMware
42 (5.128 %)Dell
42 (5.128 %)Genesys
42 (5.128 %)Lotus
42 (5.128 %)Oracle
51 (2.564 %)HP
51 (2.564 %)Sophos
51 (2.564 %)Novell