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

 Support Technician
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank75106
Rank change on same period last yearUp+31
Matching contract IT job ads28
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.009 %
As % of the category below0.164 %0.341 %
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£186£214
% change on same period last year-12.94 %
Hourly rates quoted23
Average minimum hourly rate£14.00£16.00
Average hourly rate£15.50£16.00
% change on same period last year-3.12 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.00£16.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£14.07£14.65
% change on same period last year-3.99 %
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 Technician South EastSupport Technician
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 Technician
Demand Trend

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

Surrey Support Technician Demand Trend

Support Technician
Daily Rate Trend

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

Surrey Support Technician Daily Rate Trend

Support Technician
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Surrey Support Technician Hourly Rate Trend

Support Technician
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Support Technician 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
WokingNew entry-1--
Support Technician South EastSupport Technician
South East

Support Technician
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Surrey region that cited Support Technician 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 Technician in their job title.

15 (83.33 %)Windows
24 (66.67 %)Windows XP
32 (33.33 %)LAN
32 (33.33 %)Active Directory
32 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (33.33 %)Blackberry
32 (33.33 %)Smartphone
32 (33.33 %)PDA
41 (16.67 %)MS Office
41 (16.67 %)Exchange Server 5.5
41 (16.67 %)LANDesk
41 (16.67 %)Device Driver
41 (16.67 %)CAD
41 (16.67 %)Remedy
41 (16.67 %)Lotus
41 (16.67 %)PBX
41 (16.67 %)MS Exchange
41 (16.67 %)Lotus Notes

Support Technician
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Surrey region that cited Support Technician 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 Technician in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (16.67 %)Lotus Notes
11 (16.67 %)MS Exchange
11 (16.67 %)Exchange Server 5.5
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (16.67 %)MS Office
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (33.33 %)LAN
21 (16.67 %)PBX
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (33.33 %)Blackberry
12 (33.33 %)Smartphone
12 (33.33 %)PDA
21 (16.67 %)Device Driver
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (83.33 %)Windows
24 (66.67 %)Windows XP
32 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (16.67 %)CAD
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (33.33 %)Active Directory
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (16.67 %)Lotus
11 (16.67 %)Remedy
11 (16.67 %)LANDesk