| Support Specialist |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 124 | 159 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +35 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 14 | 5 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.019 % | 0.005 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.336 % | 0.091 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 6 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £317 | - |
| Average daily rate | £350 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | £383 | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £324 | £315 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.61 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £21.50 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £23.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £19.31 | £25.13 |
| % change on same period last year | -23.18 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 4172 | 5513 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 5.561 % | 5.578 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1410 | 1472 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £345 | £337 |
| Average daily rate | £368 | £356 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.48 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £391 | £374 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £357 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 527 | 707 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £24.83 | £24.47 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.74 | £26.19 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.08 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £28.65 | £27.91 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.51 | £25.99 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.54 % |
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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.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Support Specialist across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
