Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the 1st Line Support Analyst role in IT contracts within the Reading 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 1st Line Support Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 20 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 First Line Support Analyst
Location
3 months to
20 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank61-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.266 %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£125£115
% change on same period last year+8.69 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£9.00-
Average hourly rate£11.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£13.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£12.10£12.31
% change on same period last year-1.73 %
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Reading
Matching contract IT job ads753938
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.181 %1.021 %
Daily rates quoted232330
Average minimum daily rate£316£344
Average daily rate£340£363
% change on same period last year-6.42 %
Average maximum daily rate£363£382
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£350
% change on same period last year+0.84 %
Hourly rates quoted68144
Average minimum hourly rate£20.66£26.10
Average hourly rate£22.31£27.36
% change on same period last year-18.45 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.96£28.62
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.38£24.43
% change on same period last year-4.32 %
1st Line Support Analyst Berkshire1st Line Support Analyst
Berkshire

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.

1st Line Support Analyst
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing 1st Line Support Analyst across the Reading region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Reading 1st Line Support Analyst Demand Trend

1st Line Support Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing 1st Line Support Analyst across the Reading region.

Reading 1st Line Support Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

1st Line Support Analyst
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Reading region that cited 1st Line Support Analyst 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 1st Line Support Analyst in their job title.

12 (100.00 %)Windows
21 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
21 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
21 (50.00 %)MS Excel
21 (50.00 %)Windows NT
21 (50.00 %)HTTP
21 (50.00 %)HTTPS
21 (50.00 %)Microsoft
21 (50.00 %)Active Directory
21 (50.00 %)Citrix
21 (50.00 %)Internet

1st Line Support Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Reading region that cited 1st Line Support Analyst 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 1st Line Support Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Reading IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (50.00 %)MS Excel
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)HTTP
11 (50.00 %)HTTPS
11 (50.00 %)Internet
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)Windows
21 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
21 (50.00 %)Windows NT
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
11 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (50.00 %)Active Directory
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft
11 (50.00 %)Citrix