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The table below looks at the demand for the IT Support Technician role in IT contracts within the South East 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 IT Support Technician in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 IT Support Technician
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank241280
Rank change on same period last yearUp+39
Matching contract IT job ads613
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.013 %
As % of the category below0.055 %0.083 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£150-
Average daily rate£175-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£200-
UK excluding London average daily rate£175-
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted09
Average minimum hourly rate-£11.77
Average hourly rate-£12.29
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£12.81
UK excluding London average hourly rate£13.60£14.86
% change on same period last year-8.51 %
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South East
Matching contract IT job ads1091315672
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled15.36 %15.84 %
Daily rates quoted28414021
Average minimum daily rate£332£337
Average daily rate£353£355
% change on same period last year-0.44 %
Average maximum daily rate£374£373
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted12712066
Average minimum hourly rate£22.91£24.95
Average hourly rate£24.44£26.43
% change on same period last year-7.54 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.97£27.92
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£25.22
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
IT Support Technician EnglandIT Support Technician
England

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.

IT Support Technician
Demand Trend

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

South East IT Support Technician Demand Trend

IT Support Technician
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East IT Support Technician Daily Rate Trend

IT Support Technician
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East IT Support Technician Hourly Rate Trend

IT Support Technician
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Support Technician within the South East 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
KentNew entry-2--
BerkshireUp+312--
HampshireUp+161£175-
OxfordshireDown-51--
IT Support Technician EnglandIT Support Technician
England

IT Support Technician
Top 28 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region that cited IT 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 IT Support Technician in their job title.

114 (77.78 %)Windows
211 (61.11 %)Windows XP
310 (55.56 %)LAN
310 (55.56 %)Active Directory
49 (50.00 %)Lotus Notes
49 (50.00 %)Lotus
53 (16.67 %)Service Delivery
53 (16.67 %)SLA
53 (16.67 %)HP
53 (16.67 %)Microsoft Certification
53 (16.67 %)Novell
53 (16.67 %)MS Office
53 (16.67 %)ITIL
53 (16.67 %)MCP
62 (11.11 %)Linux
62 (11.11 %)WAN
62 (11.11 %)Microsoft
62 (11.11 %)Law
62 (11.11 %)MOS
62 (11.11 %)Windows Server 2003
71 (5.556 %)Blackberry
71 (5.556 %)Service Management
71 (5.556 %)Exchange Server 2003
71 (5.556 %)GNVQ
71 (5.556 %)Migration
71 (5.556 %)Cisco
71 (5.556 %)NetWare
71 (5.556 %)MS Exchange

IT Support Technician
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region that cited IT 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 IT Support Technician in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (50.00 %)Lotus Notes
21 (5.556 %)MS Exchange
21 (5.556 %)Exchange Server 2003
South East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (16.67 %)MS Office
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (55.56 %)LAN
22 (11.11 %)WAN
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (11.11 %)Law
South East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.556 %)Blackberry
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (77.78 %)Windows
211 (61.11 %)Windows XP
32 (11.11 %)Linux
32 (11.11 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (5.556 %)NetWare
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (16.67 %)ITIL
13 (16.67 %)Service Delivery
21 (5.556 %)Migration
21 (5.556 %)Service Management
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (16.67 %)MCP
13 (16.67 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (11.11 %)MOS
31 (5.556 %)GNVQ
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (16.67 %)SLA
South East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
110 (55.56 %)Active Directory
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (50.00 %)Lotus
23 (16.67 %)HP
23 (16.67 %)Novell
32 (11.11 %)Microsoft
41 (5.556 %)Cisco