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The table below looks at the demand for the Technical Specialist 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 Technical Specialist in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Technical Specialist
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank-58
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads02
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.261 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£426£381
% change on same period last year+11.76 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£37.32£25.42
% change on same period last year+46.83 %
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
North East
Matching contract IT job ads592766
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.833 %0.774 %
Daily rates quoted119175
Average minimum daily rate£319£345
Average daily rate£338£359
% change on same period last year-6.04 %
Average maximum daily rate£356£374
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted8877
Average minimum hourly rate£18.41£23.32
Average hourly rate£19.70£24.63
% change on same period last year-20.02 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.99£25.94
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£25.22
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
Technical Specialist EnglandTechnical Specialist
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.

Technical Specialist
Demand Trend

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

North East Technical Specialist Demand Trend

Technical Specialist
Daily Rate Trend

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

North East Technical Specialist Daily Rate Trend

Technical Specialist
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North East Technical Specialist Hourly Rate Trend

Technical Specialist
Top 4 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East region that cited Technical Specialist 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 Technical Specialist in their job title.

11 (100.00 %)PeopleSoft
11 (100.00 %)PeopleSoft HRMS
11 (100.00 %)PeopleTools
11 (100.00 %)Retail

Technical Specialist
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East region that cited Technical Specialist 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 Technical Specialist in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North East IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (100.00 %)PeopleSoft HRMS
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (100.00 %)PeopleTools
North East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Retail
North East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)PeopleSoft