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The table below looks at the demand for the Applications Support role in IT contracts within the Oxfordshire 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 Applications Support in their job title over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Application Support
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank5353
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads35
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.488 %0.820 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£200
Average daily rate-£225
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£250
UK excluding London average daily rate£299£308
% change on same period last year-2.95 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£12.00
Average hourly rate-£12.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£13.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.26£21.30
% change on same period last year-0.19 %
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads615610
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.831 %0.602 %
Daily rates quoted148124
Average minimum daily rate£291£311
Average daily rate£308£336
% change on same period last year-8.26 %
Average maximum daily rate£326£361
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted110111
Average minimum hourly rate£17.73£18.86
Average hourly rate£18.93£20.33
% change on same period last year-6.91 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.12£21.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
Applications Support South EastApplications Support
South East

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.

Applications Support
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire Applications Support Demand Trend

Applications Support
Daily Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire Applications Support Daily Rate Trend

Applications Support
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire Applications Support Hourly Rate Trend

Applications Support
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Support within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
OxfordDown-22--
Applications Support South EastApplications Support
South East

Applications Support
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region that cited Applications 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 Applications Support in their job title.

14 (44.44 %)SQL
14 (44.44 %)Sybase
14 (44.44 %)UNIX
14 (44.44 %)SC Cleared
14 (44.44 %)Security Cleared
23 (33.33 %)SharePoint
23 (33.33 %)User Acceptance Testing
32 (22.22 %)Migration
32 (22.22 %)Windows
32 (22.22 %)Linux
32 (22.22 %)MS Office
32 (22.22 %)VB
32 (22.22 %)SQL Server
32 (22.22 %)Cisco
32 (22.22 %)Sun
32 (22.22 %)Active Directory
32 (22.22 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (11.11 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (11.11 %)MCSE
41 (11.11 %)MCSA
41 (11.11 %)SMS

Applications Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region that cited Applications 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 Applications Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (33.33 %)SharePoint
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (22.22 %)MS Office
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (11.11 %)SMS
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (22.22 %)SQL Server
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (44.44 %)UNIX
22 (22.22 %)Windows
22 (22.22 %)Linux
22 (22.22 %)Windows Server 2003
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (44.44 %)SC Cleared
14 (44.44 %)Security Cleared
23 (33.33 %)User Acceptance Testing
32 (22.22 %)Migration
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (44.44 %)SQL
22 (22.22 %)VB
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (11.11 %)MCSE
11 (11.11 %)MCSA
11 (11.11 %)Microsoft Certification
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (22.22 %)Active Directory
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (44.44 %)Sybase
22 (22.22 %)Cisco
22 (22.22 %)Sun