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The table below looks at the demand for the Support Engineer role in IT contracts within the Somerset 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSupport Engineer
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2838
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching contract IT job ads147
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.007 %
As % of the category below4.094 %1.799 %
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£232£234
% change on same period last year-0.64 %
Hourly rates quoted114
Average minimum hourly rate£14.00£12.78
Average hourly rate£14.50£12.78
% change on same period last year+13.53 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.00£12.78
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.92£19.34
% change on same period last year-2.13 %
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Somerset
Matching contract IT job ads342389
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.482 %0.393 %
Daily rates quoted6860
Average minimum daily rate£300£335
Average daily rate£320£358
% change on same period last year-10.64 %
Average maximum daily rate£339£380
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted115132
Average minimum hourly rate£24.13£26.65
Average hourly rate£25.88£28.26
% change on same period last year-8.40 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.64£29.87
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£25.22
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
Support Engineer South WestSupport Engineer
South West

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

Somerset 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 Somerset region.

Somerset 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 Somerset region.

Somerset Support Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Support Engineer across the Somerset region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Somerset Support Engineer Hourly Rate Histogram

Support Engineer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Support Engineer within the Somerset region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
TauntonDown-12--
YeovilNew entry-1--
Weston-super-MareNew entry-1--
BathDown-51--
TemplecombeNew entry-1--
Support Engineer South WestSupport Engineer
South West

Support Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Somerset 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.

119 (67.86 %)Windows
213 (46.43 %)Windows XP
311 (39.29 %)Active Directory
48 (28.57 %)Ethernet
56 (21.43 %)Microsoft
65 (17.86 %)SC Cleared
65 (17.86 %)Security Cleared
74 (14.29 %)assyst
74 (14.29 %)MS Office
83 (10.71 %)Linux
83 (10.71 %)MySQL
83 (10.71 %)Apache
83 (10.71 %)EMC Navisphere
83 (10.71 %)SAN
83 (10.71 %)Red Hat
83 (10.71 %)Red Hat Linux
92 (7.143 %)Information Management
92 (7.143 %)Summit
92 (7.143 %)Asset Management
92 (7.143 %)Microsoft Certification
92 (7.143 %)Education
92 (7.143 %)MS Exchange
92 (7.143 %)Windows 2000
92 (7.143 %)MCSA
92 (7.143 %)HND
101 (3.571 %)SQL
101 (3.571 %).NET
101 (3.571 %)LAN
101 (3.571 %)MS Excel
101 (3.571 %)DNS

Support Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Somerset 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.

Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (3.571 %).NET
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (10.71 %)Apache
22 (7.143 %)MS Exchange
31 (3.571 %)Exchange Server 5.5
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (14.29 %)MS Office
21 (3.571 %)MS Excel
21 (3.571 %)Spreadsheet
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (14.29 %)assyst
22 (7.143 %)Summit
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (28.57 %)Ethernet
23 (10.71 %)SAN
31 (3.571 %)LAN
31 (3.571 %)DNS
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (10.71 %)MySQL
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (7.143 %)Education
21 (3.571 %)Electric
21 (3.571 %)Avionics
21 (3.571 %)Telecoms
21 (3.571 %)Aerospace
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (3.571 %)Management Information System
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
119 (67.86 %)Windows
213 (46.43 %)Windows XP
33 (10.71 %)Linux
33 (10.71 %)Red Hat Linux
42 (7.143 %)Windows 2000
51 (3.571 %)Windows Server 2003
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (17.86 %)SC Cleared
15 (17.86 %)Security Cleared
22 (7.143 %)Asset Management
22 (7.143 %)Information Management
31 (3.571 %)Change Management
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (3.571 %)SQL
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (7.143 %)HND
12 (7.143 %)MCSA
12 (7.143 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (3.571 %)Degree
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
111 (39.29 %)Active Directory
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (10.71 %)EMC Navisphere
21 (3.571 %)WSUS
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (21.43 %)Microsoft
23 (10.71 %)Red Hat
31 (3.571 %)Remedy
31 (3.571 %)HP
31 (3.571 %)Dell