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

 Support Specialist
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank-115
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads013
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.013 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.380 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£115
Average daily rate-£115
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£115
UK excluding London average daily rate£288£297
% change on same period last year-2.77 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£22.50
Average hourly rate-£23.75
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.96£25.51
% change on same period last year+25.29 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads21763422
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.092 %3.456 %
Daily rates quoted470670
Average minimum daily rate£293£308
Average daily rate£317£324
% change on same period last year-2.41 %
Average maximum daily rate£340£340
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£353
% change on same period last year-0.10 %
Hourly rates quoted168237
Average minimum hourly rate£21.80£19.32
Average hourly rate£23.02£20.55
% change on same period last year+12.06 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.25£21.77
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.69£25.18
% change on same period last year-5.93 %
Support Specialist UKSupport Specialist
UK

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 Specialist
Demand Trend

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

Scotland Support Specialist Demand Trend

Support Specialist
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland Support Specialist Daily Rate Trend

Support Specialist
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland Support Specialist Hourly Rate Trend

Support Specialist
Top 17 Related IT Skills

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

13 (75.00 %)UNIX
22 (50.00 %)Windows
22 (50.00 %)Oracle
31 (25.00 %)SQL Server
31 (25.00 %)WebLogic
31 (25.00 %)ITIL
31 (25.00 %)Java
31 (25.00 %)SQL
31 (25.00 %)Linux
31 (25.00 %)SLA
31 (25.00 %)Citrix
31 (25.00 %)Terminal Services
31 (25.00 %)Service Management
31 (25.00 %)Telecoms
31 (25.00 %)Workflow
31 (25.00 %)Health
31 (25.00 %)VMware

Support Specialist
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (25.00 %)WebLogic
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (25.00 %)SQL Server
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Telecoms
11 (25.00 %)Health
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (75.00 %)UNIX
22 (50.00 %)Windows
31 (25.00 %)Linux
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)ITIL
11 (25.00 %)Service Management
11 (25.00 %)Workflow
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (25.00 %)Java
11 (25.00 %)SQL
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (25.00 %)SLA
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (25.00 %)Terminal Services
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)Oracle
21 (25.00 %)Citrix
21 (25.00 %)VMware