Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the 1st Line Support role in IT contracts within the Stockport 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 1st Line Support in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 First Line Support
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
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£132£135
% change on same period last year-1.75 %
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£11.45£12.08
% change on same period last year-5.22 %
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Stockport
Matching contract IT job ads724
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.026 %
Daily rates quoted12
Average minimum daily rate£245£200
Average daily rate£245£210
% change on same period last year+16.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£245£220
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Hourly rates quoted36
Average minimum hourly rate£23.90£26.13
Average hourly rate£27.15£30.73
% change on same period last year-11.63 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.40£35.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.37£24.42
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
1st Line Support Manchester1st Line Support
Manchester

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.

1st Line Support
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing 1st Line Support across the Stockport region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Stockport 1st Line Support Demand Trend

1st Line Support
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing 1st Line Support across the Stockport region.

Stockport 1st Line Support Hourly Rate Trend

1st Line Support
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stockport region that cited 1st 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 1st Line Support in their job title.

12 (50.00 %)MS Office
12 (50.00 %)NHS
21 (25.00 %)Degree
21 (25.00 %)Electronics
21 (25.00 %)Electric
21 (25.00 %)MS Excel
21 (25.00 %)MS Access
21 (25.00 %)Microsoft

1st Line Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stockport region that cited 1st 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 1st Line Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (50.00 %)MS Office
21 (25.00 %)MS Excel
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (25.00 %)MS Access
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Electronics
11 (25.00 %)Electric
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (50.00 %)NHS
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (25.00 %)Degree
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)Microsoft