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

 Support Technician
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank4452
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads142
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.002 %
As % of the category below2.160 %0.330 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£100-
Average daily rate£100-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£100-
UK excluding London average daily rate£193£189
% change on same period last year+2.05 %
Hourly rates quoted42
Average minimum hourly rate£13.50£17.50
Average hourly rate£13.88£18.00
% change on same period last year-22.91 %
Average maximum hourly rate£14.25£18.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.86£14.12
% change on same period last year+12.26 %
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads648606
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.864 %0.613 %
Daily rates quoted128119
Average minimum daily rate£293£311
Average daily rate£317£335
% change on same period last year-5.53 %
Average maximum daily rate£341£359
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£353
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted144124
Average minimum hourly rate£18.70£20.16
Average hourly rate£20.33£21.65
% change on same period last year-6.06 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.96£23.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.51£25.99
% change on same period last year-9.54 %
Support Technician South EastSupport Technician
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.

Support Technician
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire Support Technician Demand Trend

Support Technician
Daily Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire Support Technician Daily Rate Trend

Support Technician
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire Support Technician Hourly Rate Trend

Support Technician
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Oxfordshire Support Technician Hourly Rate Histogram

Support Technician
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Support Technician within the Oxfordshire 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
OxfordUp+58--
AbingdonNew entry-2£100-
Support Technician South EastSupport Technician
South East

Support Technician
Top 29 Related IT Skills

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

111 (64.71 %)Windows
210 (58.82 %)Exchange Server 2000
210 (58.82 %)Exchange Server 2003
39 (52.94 %)ITIL
39 (52.94 %)TCP/IP
48 (47.06 %)SQL Server 2000
48 (47.06 %)Windows NT
48 (47.06 %)SharePoint
48 (47.06 %)SQL Server
48 (47.06 %)LAN
48 (47.06 %)SMS
48 (47.06 %)WAN
53 (17.65 %)MS Exchange
53 (17.65 %)MS Office
53 (17.65 %)NHS
62 (11.76 %)Windows 2000
62 (11.76 %)MS Excel
62 (11.76 %)Microsoft
62 (11.76 %)Migration
71 (5.882 %)DNS
71 (5.882 %)Backup Exec
71 (5.882 %)Telecoms
71 (5.882 %)Active Directory
71 (5.882 %)Microsoft Certification
71 (5.882 %)VERITAS
71 (5.882 %)Lotus
71 (5.882 %)ADSL
71 (5.882 %)Windows XP
71 (5.882 %)Lotus Notes

Support Technician
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (58.82 %)Exchange Server 2000
110 (58.82 %)Exchange Server 2003
28 (47.06 %)SharePoint
33 (17.65 %)MS Exchange
41 (5.882 %)Lotus Notes
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (17.65 %)MS Office
22 (11.76 %)MS Excel
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (52.94 %)TCP/IP
28 (47.06 %)LAN
28 (47.06 %)SMS
28 (47.06 %)WAN
31 (5.882 %)DNS
31 (5.882 %)ADSL
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (47.06 %)SQL Server
18 (47.06 %)SQL Server 2000
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (5.882 %)Telecoms
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (17.65 %)NHS
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (64.71 %)Windows
28 (47.06 %)Windows NT
32 (11.76 %)Windows 2000
41 (5.882 %)Windows XP
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (52.94 %)ITIL
22 (11.76 %)Migration
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (5.882 %)Microsoft Certification
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (5.882 %)Active Directory
11 (5.882 %)Backup Exec
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (11.76 %)Microsoft
21 (5.882 %)VERITAS
21 (5.882 %)Lotus
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