| Support Specialist |
| 3 months to
2 Dec 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 46 | 59 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +13 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 2 | 3 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.003 % | 0.003 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.412 % | 0.359 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | - | - |
| Average daily rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £323 | £283 |
| % change on same period last year | +14.20 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £12.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £13.00 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £14.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £32.06 | £30.71 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.36 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 486 | 835 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.781 % | 0.897 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 98 | 231 |
| 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 quoted | 83 | 119 |
| 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 % |
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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 North East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
