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The table below looks at the demand for the Support Consultant 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 Support Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 8 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Support Consultant
Location
3 months to
8 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank2630
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.758 %0.418 %
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£341£337
% change on same period last year+1.26 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£10.00
Average hourly rate-£10.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£10.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.75£18.01
% change on same period last year-12.54 %
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Suffolk
Matching contract IT job ads132239
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.179 %0.237 %
Daily rates quoted2662
Average minimum daily rate£273£315
Average daily rate£283£326
% change on same period last year-13.43 %
Average maximum daily rate£293£338
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£356
% change on same period last year-0.19 %
Hourly rates quoted4449
Average minimum hourly rate£21.11£22.99
Average hourly rate£22.02£23.76
% change on same period last year-7.35 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.93£24.53
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.78£25.65
% change on same period last year-7.28 %
Support Consultant East of EnglandSupport Consultant
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.

Support Consultant
Demand Trend

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

Suffolk Support Consultant Demand Trend

Support Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Suffolk Support Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Support Consultant
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Suffolk region that cited Support Consultant 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 Support Consultant in their job title.

11 (100.00 %)PL/SQL
11 (100.00 %)SQL
11 (100.00 %)Oracle
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)IIS
11 (100.00 %)MS Project
11 (100.00 %)ITIL
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)Project Management
11 (100.00 %)Office Project Server

Support Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Suffolk region that cited Support Consultant 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 Support Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (100.00 %)IIS
11 (100.00 %)Office Project Server
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (100.00 %)MS Project
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)Windows
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)ITIL
11 (100.00 %)Project Management
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)PL/SQL
11 (100.00 %)SQL
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Oracle
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft