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The table below looks at the demand for the Support Technician role in IT contracts within the Rotherham 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 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Support Technician
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank65
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads12
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.003 %
As % of the category below4.545 %16.67 %
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£209£179
% change on same period last year+17.12 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£15.00
Average hourly rate-£17.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£13.69£14.32
% change on same period last year-4.40 %
Rotherham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Rotherham
Matching contract IT job ads2212
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.044 %0.015 %
Daily rates quoted33
Average minimum daily rate£266£220
Average daily rate£285£227
% change on same period last year+25.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£304£234
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£357
% change on same period last year-2.03 %
Hourly rates quoted53
Average minimum hourly rate£15.78£20.00
Average hourly rate£17.54£23.42
% change on same period last year-25.08 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.30£26.83
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.16£23.50
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Support Technician South YorkshireSupport Technician
South Yorkshire

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

Rotherham Support Technician Demand 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 Rotherham region.

Rotherham Support Technician Hourly Rate Trend

Support Technician
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Rotherham 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.

16 (100.00 %)Windows
16 (100.00 %)Active Directory
16 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
25 (83.33 %)MOM
25 (83.33 %)SAN
25 (83.33 %)Citrix
34 (66.67 %)Windows 2000
43 (50.00 %)NetWare
43 (50.00 %)Novell
43 (50.00 %)HP
43 (50.00 %)Compaq
43 (50.00 %)ARCserve
43 (50.00 %)ZENworks
43 (50.00 %)Microsoft
43 (50.00 %)Legato
43 (50.00 %)Fujitsu
43 (50.00 %)RepliStor
52 (33.33 %)Degree
52 (33.33 %)Tivoli
52 (33.33 %)VERITAS
52 (33.33 %)Microsoft Certification
52 (33.33 %)CNE
52 (33.33 %)Novell Certification
52 (33.33 %)IBM
52 (33.33 %)Windows NT
52 (33.33 %)SMS
52 (33.33 %)MCSE
52 (33.33 %)Migration
61 (16.67 %)MS Excel
61 (16.67 %)Remedy

Support Technician
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Rotherham 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.

Rotherham IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (16.67 %)MS Excel
Rotherham IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (83.33 %)SAN
22 (33.33 %)SMS
Rotherham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (16.67 %)Telecoms
Rotherham IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (100.00 %)Windows
16 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
24 (66.67 %)Windows 2000
33 (50.00 %)NetWare
42 (33.33 %)Windows NT
51 (16.67 %)Windows 2000 Server
Rotherham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (33.33 %)Migration
Rotherham IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (33.33 %)MCSE
12 (33.33 %)Microsoft Certification
12 (33.33 %)CNE
12 (33.33 %)Novell Certification
12 (33.33 %)Degree
Rotherham IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (100.00 %)Active Directory
21 (16.67 %)NetBackup
21 (16.67 %)Backup Exec
Rotherham IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (83.33 %)MOM
23 (50.00 %)ARCserve
23 (50.00 %)ZENworks
23 (50.00 %)RepliStor
23 (50.00 %)Legato
32 (33.33 %)Tivoli
Rotherham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (83.33 %)Citrix
23 (50.00 %)Novell
23 (50.00 %)Microsoft
23 (50.00 %)HP
23 (50.00 %)Compaq
23 (50.00 %)Fujitsu
32 (33.33 %)IBM
32 (33.33 %)VERITAS
41 (16.67 %)Remedy