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This section looks at the demand for the Technical Support 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 Technical Support in their job title over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTechnical Support
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank2827
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads116
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.006 %
As % of the category below2.941 %2.182 %
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£248£292
% change on same period last year-15.15 %
Hourly rates quoted61
Average minimum hourly rate£10.17£20.00
Average hourly rate£12.17£20.00
% change on same period last year-39.16 %
Average maximum hourly rate£14.17£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.50£17.83
% change on same period last year-1.84 %
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Northamptonshire
Matching contract IT job ads374275
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.499 %0.278 %
Daily rates quoted15676
Average minimum daily rate£373£320
Average daily rate£391£345
% change on same period last year+13.34 %
Average maximum daily rate£409£370
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£353
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted5936
Average minimum hourly rate£14.86£18.68
Average hourly rate£15.92£20.20
% change on same period last year-21.17 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.97£21.71
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.51£25.99
% change on same period last year-9.54 %
Technical Support East MidlandsTechnical Support
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.

Technical Support
Demand Trend

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

Northamptonshire Technical Support Demand Trend

Technical Support
Daily Rate Trend

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

Northamptonshire Technical Support Daily Rate Trend

Technical Support
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Northamptonshire Technical Support Hourly Rate Trend

Technical Support
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Technical Support across the Northamptonshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Northamptonshire Technical Support Hourly Rate Histogram

Technical Support
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Support within the Northamptonshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
NorthamptonDown-78--
CorbyNew entry-2--
Technical Support East MidlandsTechnical Support
East Midlands

Technical Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Northamptonshire region that cited Technical Support 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 Support in their job title.

14 (21.05 %)Microsoft
23 (15.79 %)Windows
23 (15.79 %)AS400
32 (10.53 %)Content Management
32 (10.53 %)CMS
32 (10.53 %)XML
32 (10.53 %)HTML
32 (10.53 %)JavaScript
32 (10.53 %)Photoshop
32 (10.53 %)Flash
32 (10.53 %)MS Visio
32 (10.53 %)MS Exchange
32 (10.53 %)Intranet
32 (10.53 %)Internet
32 (10.53 %)Dreamweaver
41 (5.263 %)SLA
41 (5.263 %)MOM
41 (5.263 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
41 (5.263 %)SAP R/3
41 (5.263 %)Active Directory
41 (5.263 %)Dell
41 (5.263 %)EMC
41 (5.263 %)Citrix
41 (5.263 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (5.263 %)SAN
41 (5.263 %)BizTalk Server
41 (5.263 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (5.263 %)LAN
41 (5.263 %)WAN
41 (5.263 %)NetWare

Technical Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Northamptonshire region that cited Technical Support 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 Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (10.53 %)HTML
12 (10.53 %)XML
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (10.53 %)MS Exchange
12 (10.53 %)CMS
21 (5.263 %)Exchange Server 2000
21 (5.263 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (5.263 %)BizTalk Server
21 (5.263 %)SharePoint
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (10.53 %)Photoshop
12 (10.53 %)MS Visio
21 (5.263 %)MS Office
21 (5.263 %)MS Excel
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (5.263 %)SAP R/3
11 (5.263 %)SoftGrid
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (10.53 %)Intranet
12 (10.53 %)Internet
21 (5.263 %)LAN
21 (5.263 %)WAN
21 (5.263 %)TCP/IP
21 (5.263 %)SAN
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (10.53 %)Flash
12 (10.53 %)Dreamweaver
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (5.263 %)Automotive
11 (5.263 %)Government
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (15.79 %)AS400
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (15.79 %)Windows
21 (5.263 %)Windows 2000
21 (5.263 %)Windows XP
21 (5.263 %)NetWare
21 (5.263 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (5.263 %)UNIX
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (10.53 %)Content Management
21 (5.263 %)SC Cleared
21 (5.263 %)BC Cleared
21 (5.263 %)Security Cleared
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (10.53 %)JavaScript
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (5.263 %)MCP
11 (5.263 %)Microsoft Certification
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (5.263 %)SLA
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (5.263 %)Active Directory
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (5.263 %)MOM
11 (5.263 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (21.05 %)Microsoft
21 (5.263 %)Dell
21 (5.263 %)EMC
21 (5.263 %)Citrix
21 (5.263 %)SAP
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