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The table below looks at the demand for the Field Engineer role in IT contracts within the Northamptonshire 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 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Field Engineer
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank2438
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching contract IT job ads22
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.003 %
As % of the category below1.220 %0.643 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£130-
Average daily rate£130-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£130-
UK excluding London average daily rate£133£104
% change on same period last year+28.65 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£10.00-
Average hourly rate£11.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£12.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£16.52£17.11
% change on same period last year-3.47 %
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Northamptonshire
Matching contract IT job ads164311
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.329 %0.389 %
Daily rates quoted7198
Average minimum daily rate£381£346
Average daily rate£402£361
% change on same period last year+11.38 %
Average maximum daily rate£424£377
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£357
% change on same period last year-2.03 %
Hourly rates quoted3943
Average minimum hourly rate£19.51£13.16
Average hourly rate£20.19£15.21
% change on same period last year+32.73 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.87£17.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.16£23.50
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Field Engineer East MidlandsField Engineer
East Midlands

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 Northamptonshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Northamptonshire 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 Northamptonshire region.

Northamptonshire Field Engineer Daily Rate Trend

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 Northamptonshire region.

Northamptonshire Field Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

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 Northamptonshire region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
NorthamptonUp+122£130-
WellingboroughNew entry-1£130-
DaventryNew entry-1£130-
Field Engineer East MidlandsField Engineer
East Midlands

Field Engineer
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Northamptonshire 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.

13 (42.86 %)Windows
22 (28.57 %)Government
22 (28.57 %)Local Government
22 (28.57 %)Dell
22 (28.57 %)Windows XP
31 (14.29 %)ADSL
31 (14.29 %)ATM
31 (14.29 %)VPN
31 (14.29 %)Active Directory
31 (14.29 %)EPoS
31 (14.29 %)Firewall

Field Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Northamptonshire 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.

Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (14.29 %)ADSL
11 (14.29 %)ATM
11 (14.29 %)VPN
11 (14.29 %)Firewall
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (28.57 %)Government
12 (28.57 %)Local Government
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (14.29 %)EPoS
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (42.86 %)Windows
22 (28.57 %)Windows XP
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (14.29 %)Active Directory
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (28.57 %)Dell