Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the 1st Line Support role in IT contracts within the Surrey 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
Rank6498
Rank change on same period last yearUp+34
Matching contract IT job ads1616
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.017 %
As % of the category below1.304 %0.692 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£90
Average daily rate-£95
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£100
UK excluding London average daily rate£132£135
% change on same period last year-1.75 %
Hourly rates quoted511
Average minimum hourly rate£11.86£12.50
Average hourly rate£12.93£13.20
% change on same period last year-2.09 %
Average maximum hourly rate£14.00£13.91
UK excluding London average hourly rate£11.45£12.08
% change on same period last year-5.22 %
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Surrey
Matching contract IT job ads12272311
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.933 %2.476 %
Daily rates quoted338637
Average minimum daily rate£322£321
Average daily rate£345£339
% change on same period last year+1.68 %
Average maximum daily rate£368£357
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Hourly rates quoted143331
Average minimum hourly rate£20.59£21.70
Average hourly rate£22.14£23.60
% change on same period last year-6.20 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.69£25.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.37£24.42
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
1st Line Support South East1st Line Support
South East

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 Surrey region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Surrey 1st Line Support Demand Trend

1st Line Support
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing 1st Line Support across the Surrey region.

Surrey 1st Line Support Daily Rate 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 Surrey region.

Surrey 1st Line Support Hourly Rate Trend

1st Line Support
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing 1st Line Support across the Surrey region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Surrey 1st Line Support Hourly Rate Histogram

1st Line Support
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 1st Line Support within the Surrey region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
EpsomUp+53--
ReigateNew entry-2--
RedhillUp+142--
TadworthNo change01--
Walton-on-ThamesNew entry-1--
LeatherheadNew entry-1--
1st Line Support South East1st Line Support
South East

1st Line Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Surrey 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.

128 (77.78 %)Windows
213 (36.11 %)Windows XP
310 (27.78 %)MS Office
49 (25.00 %)Active Directory
58 (22.22 %)TCP/IP
58 (22.22 %)Microsoft
58 (22.22 %)Windows 2000
67 (19.44 %)MS Excel
75 (13.89 %)Remedy
75 (13.89 %)Windows Vista
75 (13.89 %)LAN
84 (11.11 %)ADSL
84 (11.11 %)Broadband
84 (11.11 %)Oracle
84 (11.11 %)Windows Server 2003
84 (11.11 %)Telecoms
84 (11.11 %)Problem Management
93 (8.333 %)Insurance
93 (8.333 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
93 (8.333 %)SQL
93 (8.333 %)SQL Server
102 (5.556 %)Cisco
102 (5.556 %)VPN
102 (5.556 %)Content Management
102 (5.556 %)Dutch Language
102 (5.556 %)MS PowerPoint
102 (5.556 %)FormScape
102 (5.556 %)Finance
111 (2.778 %)Pharmaceutical
111 (2.778 %)ITSM

1st Line Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Surrey 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.

Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (2.778 %)ODBC
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (5.556 %)FormScape
21 (2.778 %)Lotus Notes
21 (2.778 %)MS Exchange
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (27.78 %)MS Office
27 (19.44 %)MS Excel
32 (5.556 %)MS PowerPoint
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.778 %)Remedy ITSM
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (22.22 %)TCP/IP
25 (13.89 %)LAN
34 (11.11 %)ADSL
34 (11.11 %)Broadband
42 (5.556 %)VPN
51 (2.778 %)Intranet
51 (2.778 %)Internet
51 (2.778 %)3G
51 (2.778 %)Network Security
51 (2.778 %)WAN
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (8.333 %)SQL Server
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (11.11 %)Telecoms
23 (8.333 %)Insurance
32 (5.556 %)Finance
41 (2.778 %)Pensions
41 (2.778 %)Pharmaceutical
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (5.556 %)Dutch Language
21 (2.778 %)German Language
21 (2.778 %)Management Information System
21 (2.778 %)PKI
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
128 (77.78 %)Windows
213 (36.11 %)Windows XP
38 (22.22 %)Windows 2000
45 (13.89 %)Windows Vista
54 (11.11 %)Windows Server 2003
61 (2.778 %)Windows NT
61 (2.778 %)UNIX
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (11.11 %)Problem Management
22 (5.556 %)Content Management
31 (2.778 %)Business Intelligence
31 (2.778 %)ITSM
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (8.333 %)SQL
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (2.778 %)CCNA
11 (2.778 %)Cisco Certification
11 (2.778 %)Degree
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.778 %)SLA
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
19 (25.00 %)Active Directory
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (8.333 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (2.778 %)ServiceCenter
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (22.22 %)Microsoft
25 (13.89 %)Remedy
34 (11.11 %)Oracle
42 (5.556 %)Cisco
51 (2.778 %)SAP
51 (2.778 %)Citrix
51 (2.778 %)Peregrine
51 (2.778 %)Lotus