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The table below looks at the demand for the Technical Support role in IT contracts within the Nottinghamshire 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTechnical Support
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3840
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads12
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.279 %0.481 %
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£265£248
% change on same period last year+6.96 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£9.50
Average hourly rate-£10.75
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£12.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.63£17.15
% change on same period last year-8.89 %
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Nottinghamshire
Matching contract IT job ads358416
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.509 %0.420 %
Daily rates quoted9283
Average minimum daily rate£326£308
Average daily rate£351£319
% change on same period last year+10.03 %
Average maximum daily rate£376£330
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£353
% change on same period last year-0.10 %
Hourly rates quoted4781
Average minimum hourly rate£15.05£18.30
Average hourly rate£16.12£20.08
% change on same period last year-19.71 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.20£21.86
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.69£25.18
% change on same period last year-5.93 %
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 Nottinghamshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Nottinghamshire 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 Nottinghamshire region.

Nottinghamshire 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 Nottinghamshire region.

Nottinghamshire Technical Support Hourly Rate Trend

Technical Support
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Support within the Nottinghamshire region over the 3 months to 7 October 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
NottinghamNo change01--
Technical Support East MidlandsTechnical Support
East Midlands

Technical Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Nottinghamshire 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.

15 (62.50 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (50.00 %)Windows
24 (50.00 %)MCSE
24 (50.00 %)Microsoft
33 (37.50 %)CCNA
33 (37.50 %)MS Excel
33 (37.50 %)Cisco
33 (37.50 %)Cisco Certification
42 (25.00 %)Citrix
42 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (25.00 %)PL/SQL
42 (25.00 %)SQL
42 (25.00 %)Active Directory
42 (25.00 %)CCNP
42 (25.00 %)LAN
42 (25.00 %)WAN
51 (12.50 %)HP
51 (12.50 %)Dell
51 (12.50 %)CCDA
51 (12.50 %)CCDP
51 (12.50 %)SQL Server
51 (12.50 %)MS Office
51 (12.50 %)MCP
51 (12.50 %)UNIX
51 (12.50 %)Windows NT
51 (12.50 %)Windows XP
51 (12.50 %)CONTROL-M
51 (12.50 %)Shell Script
51 (12.50 %)CNE
51 (12.50 %)Novell Certification

Technical Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Nottinghamshire 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.

Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (37.50 %)MS Excel
21 (12.50 %)MS Office
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (25.00 %)LAN
12 (25.00 %)WAN
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (12.50 %)SQL Server
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (12.50 %)Law
11 (12.50 %)Legal
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (50.00 %)Windows
22 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (12.50 %)UNIX
31 (12.50 %)Windows NT
31 (12.50 %)Windows XP
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (12.50 %)Security Cleared
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (25.00 %)PL/SQL
12 (25.00 %)SQL
21 (12.50 %)Shell Script
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (62.50 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (50.00 %)MCSE
33 (37.50 %)CCNA
33 (37.50 %)Cisco Certification
42 (25.00 %)CCNP
51 (12.50 %)CCDA
51 (12.50 %)CCDP
51 (12.50 %)MCP
51 (12.50 %)CNE
51 (12.50 %)Novell Certification
51 (12.50 %)Citrix Certification
51 (12.50 %)CCEA
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (25.00 %)Active Directory
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (12.50 %)CONTROL-M
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (50.00 %)Microsoft
23 (37.50 %)Cisco
32 (25.00 %)Citrix
41 (12.50 %)HP
41 (12.50 %)Dell