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The table below looks at the demand for the Technical Specialist role in IT contracts within the South Wales 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 Technical Specialist in their job title over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Technical Specialist
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank53-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads40
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.635 %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£409£371
% change on same period last year+10.00 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.00£25.50
% change on same period last year+37.25 %
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South Wales
Matching contract IT job ads630585
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.852 %0.577 %
Daily rates quoted178137
Average minimum daily rate£314£350
Average daily rate£342£384
% change on same period last year-10.84 %
Average maximum daily rate£371£418
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted9863
Average minimum hourly rate£29.03£17.87
Average hourly rate£30.87£19.59
% change on same period last year+57.52 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.70£21.32
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
Technical Specialist WalesTechnical Specialist
Wales

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.

Technical Specialist
Demand Trend

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

South Wales Technical Specialist Demand Trend

Technical Specialist
Daily Rate Trend

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

South Wales Technical Specialist Daily Rate Trend

Technical Specialist
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South Wales Technical Specialist Hourly Rate Trend

Technical Specialist
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Specialist within the South Wales region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
BridgendNew entry-3--
TorfaenNew entry-1--
Technical Specialist WalesTechnical Specialist
Wales

Technical Specialist
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales region that cited Technical 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 Technical Specialist in their job title.

14 (100.00 %)Windows
14 (100.00 %)Windows 2000
23 (75.00 %)Migration
23 (75.00 %)Windows Server 2003
23 (75.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
23 (75.00 %)Windows XP
23 (75.00 %)MS Exchange
23 (75.00 %)NDS
23 (75.00 %)Microsoft
23 (75.00 %)Active Directory
23 (75.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
23 (75.00 %)Windows Vista
23 (75.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
32 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2000
32 (50.00 %)Novell
32 (50.00 %)GroupWise
41 (25.00 %)Government
41 (25.00 %)Health
41 (25.00 %)PACS
41 (25.00 %)MS Excel
41 (25.00 %)NHS
41 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
41 (25.00 %)MS Office

Technical Specialist
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales region that cited Technical 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 Technical Specialist in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (75.00 %)MS Exchange
13 (75.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
13 (75.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
22 (50.00 %)GroupWise
22 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2000
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (25.00 %)MS Office
11 (25.00 %)MS Excel
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Government
11 (25.00 %)Health
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (25.00 %)NHS
11 (25.00 %)PACS
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (100.00 %)Windows
14 (100.00 %)Windows 2000
23 (75.00 %)Windows XP
23 (75.00 %)Windows Server 2003
23 (75.00 %)Windows Vista
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (75.00 %)Migration
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (75.00 %)NDS
13 (75.00 %)Active Directory
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (75.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (75.00 %)Microsoft
22 (50.00 %)Novell