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This section looks at the demand for the Network Support role in IT contracts within the Suffolk 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 Network Support in their job title over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Network Support
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank2430
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads43
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.003 %
As % of the category below2.532 %1.186 %
Daily rates quoted01
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£253£287
% change on same period last year-11.75 %
Hourly rates quoted22
Average minimum hourly rate£16.50£25.00
Average hourly rate£17.75£25.00
% change on same period last year-29.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.00£25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.98£24.18
% change on same period last year-21.49 %
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Suffolk
Matching contract IT job ads158253
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.211 %0.256 %
Daily rates quoted4559
Average minimum daily rate£329£301
Average daily rate£348£316
% change on same period last year+10.17 %
Average maximum daily rate£367£330
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£353
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted3254
Average minimum hourly rate£21.79£19.94
Average hourly rate£22.77£20.77
% change on same period last year+9.59 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.75£21.61
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.51£25.99
% change on same period last year-9.54 %
Network Support East of EnglandNetwork Support
East of 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.

Network Support
Demand Trend

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

Suffolk Network Support Demand Trend

Network Support
Daily Rate Trend

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

Suffolk Network Support Daily Rate Trend

Network Support
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Suffolk Network Support Hourly Rate Trend

Network Support
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Network Support across the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Suffolk Network Support Hourly Rate Histogram

Network Support
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Support within the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
Bury St EdmundsNew entry-3--
LowestoftUp+41--
Network Support East of EnglandNetwork Support
East of England

Network Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Suffolk region that cited Network 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 Network Support in their job title.

112 (100.00 %)Windows
112 (100.00 %)Windows 2000
112 (100.00 %)Active Directory
211 (91.67 %)Firewall
211 (91.67 %)MS Office
211 (91.67 %)Microsoft
211 (91.67 %)Windows NT
211 (91.67 %)MS Exchange
211 (91.67 %)ADSL
211 (91.67 %)ISDN
211 (91.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
38 (66.67 %)Exchange Server 2000
38 (66.67 %)LAN
38 (66.67 %)VoIP
38 (66.67 %)WAN
38 (66.67 %)Cisco
38 (66.67 %)TCP/IP
38 (66.67 %)McAfee Security
38 (66.67 %)Intrusion Detection
38 (66.67 %)3Com
38 (66.67 %)OpenView
38 (66.67 %)HP
38 (66.67 %)Dell
43 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
43 (25.00 %)Exchange Server 5.5
43 (25.00 %)DNS
43 (25.00 %)MCP
43 (25.00 %)MCSE
43 (25.00 %)DHCP
43 (25.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)

Network Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Suffolk region that cited Network 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 Network Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (91.67 %)MS Exchange
111 (91.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
28 (66.67 %)Exchange Server 2000
33 (25.00 %)Exchange Server 5.5
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (91.67 %)MS Office
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (91.67 %)ADSL
111 (91.67 %)ISDN
111 (91.67 %)Firewall
28 (66.67 %)Intrusion Detection
28 (66.67 %)TCP/IP
28 (66.67 %)LAN
28 (66.67 %)VoIP
28 (66.67 %)WAN
33 (25.00 %)DHCP
33 (25.00 %)DNS
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (100.00 %)Windows
112 (100.00 %)Windows 2000
211 (91.67 %)Windows NT
31 (8.333 %)Windows Server 2003
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (25.00 %)MCP
13 (25.00 %)MCSE
13 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
112 (100.00 %)Active Directory
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
18 (66.67 %)OpenView
23 (25.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (91.67 %)Microsoft
28 (66.67 %)HP
28 (66.67 %)Dell
28 (66.67 %)McAfee Security
28 (66.67 %)3Com
28 (66.67 %)Cisco
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