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The table below looks at the demand for the Support Engineer role in IT contracts within the Portsmouth 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 Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSupport Engineer
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3019
Rank change on same period last yearDown-11
Matching contract IT job ads49
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.009 %
As % of the category below1.613 %4.348 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£170
Average daily rate-£170
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£170
UK excluding London average daily rate£235£235
% change on same period last year+0.05 %
Hourly rates quoted34
Average minimum hourly rate£18.44£16.47
Average hourly rate£19.41£17.62
% change on same period last year+10.13 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.37£18.77
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.83£19.31
% change on same period last year-2.44 %
Portsmouth IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Portsmouth
Matching contract IT job ads248207
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.352 %0.209 %
Daily rates quoted2433
Average minimum daily rate£312£298
Average daily rate£327£315
% change on same period last year+3.73 %
Average maximum daily rate£342£332
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£353
% change on same period last year-0.10 %
Hourly rates quoted115106
Average minimum hourly rate£25.17£23.06
Average hourly rate£26.97£25.09
% change on same period last year+7.48 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.77£27.12
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.69£25.18
% change on same period last year-5.93 %
Support Engineer HampshireSupport Engineer
Hampshire

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 Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Portsmouth Support Engineer Demand Trend

Support Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Portsmouth Support Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Portsmouth Support Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Support Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Portsmouth region that cited Support Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title.

17 (53.85 %)Microsoft
26 (46.15 %)Windows
35 (38.46 %)MS Office
44 (30.77 %)Windows Server 2003
53 (23.08 %)Active Directory
53 (23.08 %)Windows XP
53 (23.08 %)Citrix
62 (15.38 %)SQL
62 (15.38 %)VMware
62 (15.38 %)MCP
62 (15.38 %)Microsoft Certification
62 (15.38 %)SAN
71 (7.692 %)VERITAS
71 (7.692 %)Terminal Services
71 (7.692 %)Internet
71 (7.692 %)Tivoli
71 (7.692 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
71 (7.692 %)BS7799
71 (7.692 %)CAD
71 (7.692 %)Firewall
71 (7.692 %)DameWare
71 (7.692 %)Finance
71 (7.692 %)Electric
71 (7.692 %)Government
71 (7.692 %)CCNP
71 (7.692 %)CCNA
71 (7.692 %)HP
71 (7.692 %)Dell
71 (7.692 %)EMC
71 (7.692 %)MS Exchange

Support Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Portsmouth region that cited Support Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Portsmouth IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (7.692 %)MS Exchange
11 (7.692 %)Exchange Server 2003
Portsmouth IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (38.46 %)MS Office
21 (7.692 %)MS Excel
21 (7.692 %)CATIA
Portsmouth IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (15.38 %)SAN
21 (7.692 %)Internet
21 (7.692 %)Firewall
21 (7.692 %)TCP/IP
21 (7.692 %)VPN
21 (7.692 %)DNS
Portsmouth IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (7.692 %)Finance
11 (7.692 %)Electric
11 (7.692 %)Government
11 (7.692 %)Military
Portsmouth IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (46.15 %)Windows
24 (30.77 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (23.08 %)Windows XP
41 (7.692 %)Windows 2000
41 (7.692 %)Windows 2000 Server
Portsmouth IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (7.692 %)CAD
11 (7.692 %)ERP
11 (7.692 %)Security Cleared
11 (7.692 %)PDM
Portsmouth IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (15.38 %)SQL
Portsmouth IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (15.38 %)MCP
12 (15.38 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (7.692 %)CCNP
21 (7.692 %)CCNA
21 (7.692 %)MCSE
21 (7.692 %)Degree
21 (7.692 %)Cisco Certification
Portsmouth IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (7.692 %)BS7799
Portsmouth IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (23.08 %)Active Directory
21 (7.692 %)Terminal Services
21 (7.692 %)Citrix Presentation Server
21 (7.692 %)NetBackup
21 (7.692 %)MetaFrame
Portsmouth IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (7.692 %)Tivoli
11 (7.692 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
11 (7.692 %)DameWare
Portsmouth IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (53.85 %)Microsoft
23 (23.08 %)Citrix
32 (15.38 %)VMware
41 (7.692 %)VERITAS
41 (7.692 %)HP
41 (7.692 %)Dell
41 (7.692 %)EMC
41 (7.692 %)Cisco