Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the 3rd Line Support role in IT contracts within the Stevenage 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 3rd Line Support in their job title over the 3 months to 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Third Line Support
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %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£235£236
% change on same period last year-0.66 %
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£23.61£25.28
% change on same period last year-6.60 %
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Stevenage
Matching contract IT job ads6272
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.124 %0.090 %
Daily rates quoted1217
Average minimum daily rate£353£237
Average daily rate£366£265
% change on same period last year+38.21 %
Average maximum daily rate£378£292
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£357
% change on same period last year-2.06 %
Hourly rates quoted3446
Average minimum hourly rate£30.93£29.96
Average hourly rate£31.94£30.84
% change on same period last year+3.57 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.94£31.71
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.14£23.50
% change on same period last year-1.52 %
3rd Line Support Hertfordshire3rd Line Support
Hertfordshire

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.

3rd Line Support
Demand Trend

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

Stevenage 3rd Line Support Demand Trend

3rd Line Support
Daily Rate Trend

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

Stevenage 3rd Line Support Daily Rate Trend

3rd Line Support
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Stevenage 3rd Line Support Hourly Rate Trend

3rd Line Support
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Stevenage region that cited 3rd Line Support 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 3rd Line Support in their job title.

11 (50.00 %)Windows
11 (50.00 %)MCSE
11 (50.00 %)Windows XP
11 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft
11 (50.00 %)Active Directory
11 (50.00 %)Citrix
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
11 (50.00 %)Service Management
11 (50.00 %)Validation
11 (50.00 %)Incident Management
11 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
11 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
11 (50.00 %)Security Cleared

3rd Line Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Stevenage region that cited 3rd Line Support 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 3rd Line Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
11 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)Windows
11 (50.00 %)Windows XP
11 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)Service Management
11 (50.00 %)Validation
11 (50.00 %)Incident Management
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)MCSE
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
11 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (50.00 %)Active Directory
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft
11 (50.00 %)Citrix