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The table below looks at the demand for the Technical Support role in IT contracts within the Oxford 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 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTechnical Support
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
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£246£258
% change on same period last year-4.53 %
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£15.48£18.50
% change on same period last year-16.34 %
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Oxford
Matching contract IT job ads225216
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.354 %0.231 %
Daily rates quoted5333
Average minimum daily rate£316£287
Average daily rate£337£306
% change on same period last year+10.19 %
Average maximum daily rate£358£324
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Hourly rates quoted7056
Average minimum hourly rate£18.04£14.64
Average hourly rate£18.74£15.58
% change on same period last year+20.27 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.44£16.52
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.37£24.42
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
Technical Support OxfordshireTechnical Support
Oxfordshire

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

Oxford 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 Oxford region.

Oxford 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 Oxford region.

Oxford Technical Support Hourly Rate Trend

Technical Support
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxford 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.

12 (100.00 %)Windows
12 (100.00 %)MS Excel
12 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
12 (100.00 %)Active Directory
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft
21 (50.00 %)CCNA
21 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
21 (50.00 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (50.00 %)ITIL Certification
21 (50.00 %)Windows XP
21 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
21 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
21 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
21 (50.00 %)MCSE
21 (50.00 %)MS Office
21 (50.00 %)ITIL

Technical Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxford 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.

Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (100.00 %)MS Excel
21 (50.00 %)MS Office
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)Windows
12 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (50.00 %)Windows XP
21 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)ITIL
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)CCNA
11 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (50.00 %)ITIL Certification
11 (50.00 %)MCSE
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (100.00 %)Active Directory
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft