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The table below looks at the demand for the 3rd Line Support role in IT contracts within the Tyne and Wear 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 3rd Line Support in their job title over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Third Line Support
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3349
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.350 %0.202 %
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£272£294
% change on same period last year-7.52 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00-
Average hourly rate£17.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£19.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.72£23.73
% change on same period last year+4.17 %
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Tyne and Wear
Matching contract IT job ads286495
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.400 %0.497 %
Daily rates quoted60137
Average minimum daily rate£302£340
Average daily rate£312£353
% change on same period last year-11.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£322£367
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£353
% change on same period last year+0.09 %
Hourly rates quoted5350
Average minimum hourly rate£19.73£24.14
Average hourly rate£21.34£25.36
% change on same period last year-15.86 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.95£26.59
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.74£25.24
% change on same period last year-5.93 %
3rd Line Support North East3rd Line Support
North 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.

3rd Line Support
Demand Trend

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

Tyne and Wear 3rd Line Support Demand Trend

3rd Line Support
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing 3rd Line Support across the Tyne and Wear region.

Tyne and Wear 3rd Line Support Daily Rate Trend

3rd Line Support
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing 3rd Line Support across the Tyne and Wear region.

Tyne and Wear 3rd Line Support Hourly Rate Trend

3rd 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 3rd Line Support within the Tyne and Wear region over the 3 months to 6 October 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
Newcastle Upon TyneUp+111--
3rd Line Support North East3rd Line Support
North East

3rd Line Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Tyne and Wear region that cited 3rd 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 3rd Line Support in their job title.

14 (57.14 %)ADSL
14 (57.14 %)GSM
14 (57.14 %)VoIP
14 (57.14 %)Telecoms
23 (42.86 %)Wi-Fi
23 (42.86 %)SC Cleared
23 (42.86 %)Security Cleared
23 (42.86 %)WAN
23 (42.86 %)TCP/IP
23 (42.86 %)LAN
32 (28.57 %)UMTS
32 (28.57 %)DNS
32 (28.57 %)IMAP4
32 (28.57 %)DHCP
32 (28.57 %)IPTV
32 (28.57 %)IPCC
32 (28.57 %)GPRS
32 (28.57 %)Cisco Certification
32 (28.57 %)Genesys
41 (14.29 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
41 (14.29 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (14.29 %)HSDPA
41 (14.29 %)Government
41 (14.29 %)Billing
41 (14.29 %)Windows Mobile
41 (14.29 %)WAP
41 (14.29 %)Cisco
41 (14.29 %)Microsoft
41 (14.29 %)CCNA
41 (14.29 %)Broadband

3rd Line Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Tyne and Wear region that cited 3rd 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 3rd Line Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (14.29 %)WAP
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (14.29 %)MS Office
11 (14.29 %)MS Excel
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (57.14 %)ADSL
14 (57.14 %)GSM
14 (57.14 %)VoIP
23 (42.86 %)WAN
23 (42.86 %)LAN
23 (42.86 %)TCP/IP
23 (42.86 %)Wi-Fi
32 (28.57 %)DNS
32 (28.57 %)GPRS
32 (28.57 %)IPCC
32 (28.57 %)UMTS
32 (28.57 %)IMAP4
32 (28.57 %)DHCP
41 (14.29 %)Broadband
41 (14.29 %)HSDPA
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (57.14 %)Telecoms
21 (14.29 %)Government
21 (14.29 %)Billing
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (28.57 %)IPTV
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (14.29 %)Windows
11 (14.29 %)Windows Mobile
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (42.86 %)SC Cleared
13 (42.86 %)Security Cleared
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (28.57 %)Cisco Certification
21 (14.29 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (14.29 %)MCSE
21 (14.29 %)CCNA
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (14.29 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (28.57 %)Genesys
21 (14.29 %)Cisco
21 (14.29 %)Microsoft