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This section looks at the demand for the Technical Support Engineer 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 Technical Support Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Technical Support Engineer
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3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
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£213£220
% change on same period last year-3.40 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.19£18.25
% change on same period last year-0.34 %
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Tyne and Wear
Matching contract IT job ads335518
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.442 %0.516 %
Daily rates quoted74113
Average minimum daily rate£310£325
Average daily rate£322£342
% change on same period last year-5.70 %
Average maximum daily rate£335£358
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.35 %
Hourly rates quoted4353
Average minimum hourly rate£21.22£22.77
Average hourly rate£22.43£24.22
% change on same period last year-7.40 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.63£25.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.68£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.85 %
Technical Support Engineer North EastTechnical Support Engineer
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.

Technical Support Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Tyne and Wear Technical Support Engineer Demand Trend

Technical Support Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Tyne and Wear Technical Support Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Technical Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Tyne and Wear Technical Support Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Technical Support Engineer
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Tyne and Wear region that cited Technical Support Engineer 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 Technical Support Engineer in their job title.

12 (66.67 %)Windows
12 (66.67 %)Windows XP
12 (66.67 %)Microsoft
21 (33.33 %)Nortel
21 (33.33 %)Avaya
21 (33.33 %)CTI
21 (33.33 %)DPNSS
21 (33.33 %)ISDN
21 (33.33 %)VoIP
21 (33.33 %)Nortel Meridian

Technical Support Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (33.33 %)CTI
11 (33.33 %)DPNSS
11 (33.33 %)ISDN
11 (33.33 %)VoIP
11 (33.33 %)Nortel Meridian
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (66.67 %)Windows
12 (66.67 %)Windows XP
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (66.67 %)Microsoft
21 (33.33 %)Nortel
21 (33.33 %)Avaya