Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Support Consultant 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 Support Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Support Consultant
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank70107
Rank change on same period last yearUp+37
Matching contract IT job ads77
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.574 %0.298 %
Daily rates quoted44
Average minimum daily rate£400£250
Average daily rate£407£275
% change on same period last year+47.90 %
Average maximum daily rate£414£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£321£316
% change on same period last year+1.49 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£26.00
Average hourly rate-£27.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£28.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.75£17.80
% change on same period last year+27.81 %
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Surrey
Matching contract IT job ads12202348
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.934 %2.499 %
Daily rates quoted342666
Average minimum daily rate£322£321
Average daily rate£345£339
% change on same period last year+1.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£368£357
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Hourly rates quoted148332
Average minimum hourly rate£20.80£21.82
Average hourly rate£22.34£23.80
% change on same period last year-6.13 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.89£25.79
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.14£24.11
% change on same period last year-4.03 %
Support Consultant South EastSupport Consultant
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.

Support Consultant
Demand Trend

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

Surrey Support Consultant Demand Trend

Support Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

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

Surrey Support Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Support Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Support Consultant across the Surrey region over the 3 months to 1 December 2008.

Surrey Support Consultant Daily Rate Histogram

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 Surrey region.

Surrey Support Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Support Consultant
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Support Consultant within the Surrey region over the 3 months to 1 December 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
StainesNew entry-4£432-
Support Consultant South EastSupport Consultant
South East

Support Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Surrey 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.

14 (44.44 %)SQL
23 (33.33 %)Microsoft
23 (33.33 %)Windows
32 (22.22 %)Active Directory
32 (22.22 %).NET
32 (22.22 %)IIS
32 (22.22 %)Publishing
32 (22.22 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (22.22 %)Intranet
32 (22.22 %)Internet
32 (22.22 %)DNS
41 (11.11 %)Business Intelligence
41 (11.11 %)DameWare
41 (11.11 %)Finance
41 (11.11 %)Manufacturing
41 (11.11 %)Degree
41 (11.11 %)Computer Science
41 (11.11 %)Oracle Financial Analyzer
41 (11.11 %)MS Office
41 (11.11 %)Oracle
41 (11.11 %)Citrix
41 (11.11 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (11.11 %)CheckPoint
41 (11.11 %)Windows 2000
41 (11.11 %)MCSE
41 (11.11 %)Windows NT
41 (11.11 %)Windows XP
41 (11.11 %)MS Exchange
41 (11.11 %)TCP/IP
41 (11.11 %)VPN

Support Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Surrey 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.

Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (22.22 %).NET
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (22.22 %)IIS
21 (11.11 %)MS Exchange
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (11.11 %)MS Office
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (11.11 %)Oracle Financial Analyzer
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (22.22 %)DNS
12 (22.22 %)Intranet
12 (22.22 %)Internet
21 (11.11 %)TCP/IP
21 (11.11 %)VPN
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (22.22 %)Publishing
21 (11.11 %)Finance
21 (11.11 %)Manufacturing
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (11.11 %)Computer Science
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (33.33 %)Windows
22 (22.22 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (11.11 %)Windows 2000
31 (11.11 %)Windows NT
31 (11.11 %)Windows XP
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (11.11 %)Business Intelligence
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (44.44 %)SQL
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (11.11 %)MCSE
11 (11.11 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (11.11 %)Degree
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (22.22 %)Active Directory
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (11.11 %)DameWare
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (33.33 %)Microsoft
21 (11.11 %)Citrix
21 (11.11 %)CheckPoint
21 (11.11 %)Oracle