The first table below looks at the demand for the Applications Support role in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Applications Support in their job title over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles currently tracked.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Application Support
Rank 252 234 239
Rank change year-on-year
-18 +5
Contract jobs requiring an Applications Support 329 440 453
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.709% 0.755% 0.739%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.769% 0.815% 0.796%
Number of daily rates quoted 197 245 251
Average daily rate £325 £363 £400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-10.34% -9.37%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £180 £216 £275
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £500 £550
UK excluding London average daily rate £288 £300 £320
% change year-on-year
-4.16% -6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 30 16
Average hourly rate £19.00 £18.00 £22.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+5.55% -20.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £14.05 £15.90 £17.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £22.50 £31.45 £46.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £18.50 £20.00 £22.50
% change year-on-year
-7.50% -11.11%
All Job Titles
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
42797 53993 56874
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 92.24% 92.65% 92.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 24561 29781 30909
Average daily rate £400 £400 £425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -5.88%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £240 £240 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £575 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 2134 2552 2929
Average hourly rate £18.50 £19.00 £20.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-2.63% -5.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.00 £11.00 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £41.50 £40.00 £41.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-5.40% -7.50%

Applications Support
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Applications Support within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Applications Support Jobs Demand Trend

Applications Support
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Applications Support within the UK.

Applications Support Daily Rate Trend

Applications Support
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Applications Support within the UK over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Applications Support Daily Rate Histogram

Applications Support
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Applications Support within the UK.

Applications Support Hourly Rate Trend

Applications Support
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Applications Support within the UK over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Applications Support Hourly Rate Histogram

Applications Support
Top 30 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Support within the UK over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
England -26 286 £325 -13.33%
London -33 169 £375 -11.76%
City of London -21 52 £425 -
South East +34 51 £325 +50.28%
Yorkshire +8 28 £176 -30.88%
Scotland -21 23 £275 -8.33%
East of England +12 16 £250 -
Berkshire +30 15 £388 +19.23%
Glasgow -20 14 £275 -8.33%
Surrey +24 11 £273 -9.16%
North West -5 10 £275 -17.29%
Staines +6 9 - -
South Yorkshire +6 9 £175 -30.00%
Essex -3 9 £350 -3.44%
Milton Keynes +15 8 £120 -58.62%
Buckinghamshire +13 8 £120 -46.96%
West Yorkshire +2 8 £363 +46.46%
Hampshire -4 8 £323 -35.50%
Sheffield - 8 £175 -
Reading - 8 £404 -
South West +24 7 £298 +32.22%
Cheshire +8 6 £275 +83.33%
Oxfordshire +8 5 £450 +108.09%
Southampton -2 5 £324 -
Edinburgh - 5 - -
Wales +10 4 £375 -11.76%
Cardiff +6 4 £375 -11.76%
Dorset +4 4 - -
South Wales 0 4 £375 -11.76%
Leeds -10 4 £363 +46.46%

Applications Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Applications 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 Applications Support in their job title.

1 363 (52.69%) SQL
2 262 (38.03%) Windows
3 205 (29.75%) SQL Server
4 188 (27.29%) ITIL
5 187 (27.14%) UNIX
6 175 (25.40%) Finance
7 173 (25.11%) Oracle
8 161 (23.37%) .NET
9 132 (19.16%) Microsoft
10 119 (17.27%) Banking
11 112 (16.26%) Linux
12 110 (15.97%) Java
13 104 (15.09%) IIS
14 103 (14.95%) C#
15 77 (11.18%) Front Office
16 66 (9.579%) MS Excel
16 66 (9.579%) Incident Management
17 63 (9.144%) Windows Server 2003
18 61 (8.853%) Windows Server 2008
19 60 (8.708%) MS Office
20 58 (8.418%) SLA
21 51 (7.402%) Investment Banking
21 51 (7.402%) WebSphere
22 50 (7.257%) SharePoint
23 49 (7.112%) Security Cleared
24 45 (6.531%) ASP.NET
25 44 (6.386%) T-SQL
25 44 (6.386%) Problem Management
26 43 (6.241%) Retail
27 42 (6.096%) HTML

Applications Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Applications 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 Applications Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 161 (23.37%) .NET
2 51 (7.402%) WebSphere
3 45 (6.531%) ASP.NET
4 42 (6.096%) HTML
5 40 (5.806%) XML
6 37 (5.370%) Middleware
7 33 (4.790%) J2EE
8 28 (4.064%) CSS
9 22 (3.193%) Web Services
10 18 (2.612%) ASP
11 13 (1.887%) .NET Framework
12 12 (1.742%) COM
13 7 (1.016%) JSP
13 7 (1.016%) WinForms
14 6 (0.871%) WCF
15 5 (0.726%) FIX Protocol
15 5 (0.726%) SOAP
15 5 (0.726%) XSL
16 4 (0.581%) FIXML
16 4 (0.581%) OLE DB
Application Platforms
1 104 (15.09%) IIS
2 50 (7.257%) SharePoint
3 42 (6.096%) Apache
4 36 (5.225%) Tomcat
5 23 (3.338%) WebLogic
6 13 (1.887%) WebSphere MQ
7 11 (1.597%) BizTalk Server
7 11 (1.597%) WebSphere Application Server
8 7 (1.016%) SAS
8 7 (1.016%) FileNet
8 7 (1.016%) CMS
8 7 (1.016%) SharePoint 2010
9 6 (0.871%) IBM HTTP Server
9 6 (0.871%) Documentum
10 5 (0.726%) GlassFish
11 4 (0.581%) Alfresco
11 4 (0.581%) Progress Apama
11 4 (0.581%) Lotus Notes
11 4 (0.581%) LiveLink
11 4 (0.581%) Rendezvous
Applications
1 66 (9.579%) MS Excel
2 60 (8.708%) MS Office
3 6 (0.871%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.581%) MS PowerPoint
4 4 (0.581%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 9 (1.306%) Oracle Applications
2 8 (1.161%) RMDS
2 8 (1.161%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (1.016%) Dynamics AX
3 7 (1.016%) Kondor+
3 7 (1.016%) Oracle EBS R12
3 7 (1.016%) Lawson
4 6 (0.871%) Oracle EBS
5 5 (0.726%) Oracle Financials
5 5 (0.726%) Capstone
5 5 (0.726%) Tesseract
5 5 (0.726%) Minerva
5 5 (0.726%) Sentinel
6 4 (0.581%) LatentZero
6 4 (0.581%) Endur
6 4 (0.581%) 3000 Xtra
7 3 (0.435%) Aligne
7 3 (0.435%) Oracle 11i
7 3 (0.435%) Dynamics NAV
7 3 (0.435%) FLEXCUBE
Communications & Networking
1 24 (3.483%) Firewall
2 21 (3.048%) HTTP
3 20 (2.903%) Internet
4 19 (2.758%) TCP/IP
4 19 (2.758%) FTP
5 10 (1.451%) VPN
6 8 (1.161%) DNS
6 8 (1.161%) SSL
7 7 (1.016%) SSH
8 6 (0.871%) SAN
8 6 (0.871%) LAN
9 5 (0.726%) HTTPS
10 4 (0.581%) Intranet
11 2 (0.290%) 3G
11 2 (0.290%) WAN
11 2 (0.290%) DHCP
11 2 (0.290%) LDAP
11 2 (0.290%) Broadband
11 2 (0.290%) Wi-Fi
11 2 (0.290%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 205 (29.75%) SQL Server
2 30 (4.354%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 28 (4.064%) SQL Server 2008
4 26 (3.774%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 23 (3.338%) RDBMS
6 21 (3.048%) Oracle 8/8i
7 19 (2.758%) MS Access
8 17 (2.467%) MySQL
9 13 (1.887%) SQL Server 2005
9 13 (1.887%) Crystal Reports
10 11 (1.597%) DB2
10 11 (1.597%) Oracle 11g
11 9 (1.306%) Data Warehouse
12 7 (1.016%) Oracle 10g
12 7 (1.016%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 6 (0.871%) QlikView
13 6 (0.871%) Sybase ASE
14 5 (0.726%) BusinessObjects XI
14 5 (0.726%) Oracle BI EE
15 4 (0.581%) GIS
Development Applications
1 15 (2.177%) Team Foundation Server
2 11 (1.597%) Visual Studio
3 9 (1.306%) JIRA
4 8 (1.161%) InstallShield
5 6 (0.871%) PowerBuilder
5 6 (0.871%) Talend Open Studio
6 5 (0.726%) CruiseControl
6 5 (0.726%) Subversion
6 5 (0.726%) TeamCity
7 4 (0.581%) WinDbg
7 4 (0.581%) TestDirector
8 3 (0.435%) Oracle Forms
8 3 (0.435%) MSI
8 3 (0.435%) JMeter
9 2 (0.290%) Serena SBM
9 2 (0.290%) Eclipse
9 2 (0.290%) StarTeam
10 1 (0.145%) Oracle APEX
10 1 (0.145%) Selenium
10 1 (0.145%) TestNG
General
1 175 (25.40%) Finance
2 119 (17.27%) Banking
3 77 (11.18%) Front Office
4 51 (7.402%) Investment Banking
5 43 (6.241%) Retail
6 23 (3.338%) Legal
7 19 (2.758%) Law
8 14 (2.032%) Telecoms
9 13 (1.887%) Back Office
10 7 (1.016%) Publishing
11 6 (0.871%) Billing
11 6 (0.871%) Manufacturing
12 5 (0.726%) Financial Institution
13 3 (0.435%) Retail Banking
13 3 (0.435%) Marketing
14 2 (0.290%) Private Banking
14 2 (0.290%) General Ledger
14 2 (0.290%) Electronics
15 1 (0.145%) Advertising
15 1 (0.145%) Aerospace
Miscellaneous
1 32 (4.644%) Fixed Income
2 31 (4.499%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 16 (2.322%) Enterprise Software
4 15 (2.177%) Derivative
5 13 (1.887%) Credit Risk
5 13 (1.887%) EPoS
6 11 (1.597%) iSeries
7 10 (1.451%) Equities
7 10 (1.451%) AS400
8 9 (1.306%) Open Source
9 8 (1.161%) Management Information System
9 8 (1.161%) Client/Server
10 7 (1.016%) Clustering
10 7 (1.016%) Smart Meter
10 7 (1.016%) SWIFT
11 6 (0.871%) Mainframe
11 6 (0.871%) Data Integration
12 5 (0.726%) Mathematics
13 4 (0.581%) EFT
13 4 (0.581%) SaaS
Operating Systems
1 262 (38.03%) Windows
2 187 (27.14%) UNIX
3 112 (16.26%) Linux
4 63 (9.144%) Windows Server 2003
5 61 (8.853%) Windows Server 2008
6 23 (3.338%) Windows XP
7 21 (3.048%) Windows 7
8 14 (2.032%) Solaris
9 12 (1.742%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 7 (1.016%) AIX
10 7 (1.016%) OS/400
11 6 (0.871%) Windows Vista
12 3 (0.435%) Windows 8
13 2 (0.290%) Windows 2000 Server
13 2 (0.290%) Ubuntu
13 2 (0.290%) Windows 2000
14 1 (0.145%) Windows NT
14 1 (0.145%) HPUX
14 1 (0.145%) Tru64
14 1 (0.145%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 188 (27.29%) ITIL
2 66 (9.579%) Incident Management
3 44 (6.386%) Problem Management
4 38 (5.515%) CRM
5 31 (4.499%) Change Management
6 30 (4.354%) Workflow
7 28 (4.064%) Service Management
7 28 (4.064%) Root Cause Analysis
8 27 (3.919%) ETL
9 26 (3.774%) E-Commerce
10 24 (3.483%) Project Management
10 24 (3.483%) Service Delivery
11 22 (3.193%) Disaster Recovery
12 21 (3.048%) Document Management
13 20 (2.903%) Asset Management
13 20 (2.903%) Capacity Management
14 19 (2.758%) Investment Management
14 19 (2.758%) Release Management
15 18 (2.612%) Test Scripting
16 17 (2.467%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 363 (52.69%) SQL
2 110 (15.97%) Java
3 103 (14.95%) C#
4 44 (6.386%) T-SQL
5 42 (6.096%) VBA
5 42 (6.096%) Shell Script
6 32 (4.644%) VB
7 30 (4.354%) PL/SQL
7 30 (4.354%) JavaScript
8 29 (4.209%) VBScript
9 21 (3.048%) Perl
10 15 (2.177%) VB.NET
10 15 (2.177%) VB6
11 14 (2.032%) C++
12 12 (1.742%) PowerShell
13 8 (1.161%) C
13 8 (1.161%) COBOL
13 8 (1.161%) PHP
14 7 (1.016%) Python
15 6 (0.871%) RPG
Qualifications
1 49 (7.112%) Security Cleared
2 40 (5.806%) Degree
3 21 (3.048%) SC Cleared
4 20 (2.903%) DV Cleared
5 13 (1.887%) ITIL Certification
6 12 (1.742%) Microsoft Certification
7 6 (0.871%) ISEB
8 4 (0.581%) BC Cleared
9 3 (0.435%) MOS
9 3 (0.435%) MCP
10 2 (0.290%) MCSA
10 2 (0.290%) MCDST
10 2 (0.290%) MCITP
11 1 (0.145%) MCT
11 1 (0.145%) HNC
11 1 (0.145%) MCSE
11 1 (0.145%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 1 (0.145%) Sun Certification
11 1 (0.145%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 58 (8.418%) SLA
2 8 (1.161%) QA
3 3 (0.435%) ISO 9001
3 3 (0.435%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 3 (0.435%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 38 (5.515%) Active Directory
2 13 (1.887%) XenApp
3 12 (1.742%) XenDesktop
4 8 (1.161%) Microsoft App-V
5 7 (1.016%) VMware Infrastructure
5 7 (1.016%) VMware ESX
6 5 (0.726%) VMware ESXi
7 4 (0.581%) Hyper-V
7 4 (0.581%) Terminal Services
8 2 (0.290%) OpenSSO
9 1 (0.145%) ISA Server
9 1 (0.145%) Cronacle
Systems Management
1 16 (2.322%) Control-M
2 11 (1.597%) SCCM
3 8 (1.161%) WSUS
4 7 (1.016%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 6 (0.871%) WMI
5 6 (0.871%) BladeLogic
6 5 (0.726%) DameWare
7 4 (0.581%) SCVMM
7 4 (0.581%) Zenoss
7 4 (0.581%) OpenView
7 4 (0.581%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 3 (0.435%) Tivoli
8 3 (0.435%) HP SIM
8 3 (0.435%) Foglight
8 3 (0.435%) ServiceCenter
9 1 (0.145%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
9 1 (0.145%) Tivoli Storage Manager
9 1 (0.145%) BMC PATROL
9 1 (0.145%) Nagios
Vendors
1 173 (25.11%) Oracle
2 132 (19.16%) Microsoft
3 35 (5.080%) IBM
4 33 (4.790%) Citrix
5 27 (3.919%) Sybase
5 27 (3.919%) SAP
6 24 (3.483%) VMware
7 18 (2.612%) Business Objects
8 15 (2.177%) Reuters
9 13 (1.887%) Bloomberg
9 13 (1.887%) Charles River
10 11 (1.597%) Remedy
10 11 (1.597%) HP
10 11 (1.597%) Salesforce.com
11 10 (1.451%) TIBCO
11 10 (1.451%) Avaloq
12 8 (1.161%) Lotus
12 8 (1.161%) Red Hat
12 8 (1.161%) SunGard
12 8 (1.161%) Cognos
Glasgow, Lanarkshire
We are looking for an experienced Application Support Analyst to join a busy team in Glasgow.
Search Consultancy
Posted: 14 May 2013
UK Greater London, South East
The candidate will also be responding to, and resolving, reported software issues and data queries using SQL. The candidate will also need to create and maintain documentation for...
Premier Group
Rate: £100.00 - £150.00 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013
South East
The candidate will also be responding to, and resolving, reported software issues and data queries using SQL... " Enthusiastic, flexible and motivated team player with excellent written and verbal...
Premier Group Recruitment
Rate: £100.00 - £150.00 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013
City, London
You will need to have in depth knowledge of IBM Platform Symphony 5.1 as this is used to manage the Grid farm which provides risk/pricing calculations...
McGregor Boyall
Rate: £500 pd
Posted: 17 May 2013
Crewe, Cheshire
My client requires an individual with a mix of skills around SQL Server and Data Manipulation to support inhouse systems and databases. Skills required: - Basic DBA ability - Ability...
IT Talent Solutions
Rate: £35000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Milton Keynes, Thames Valley
Experience of writing SQL queries* Experience with RDBMS* Experience with supporting Java and .NET applications * Experience of data architectureA good understanding of web and business intelligence technology would...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Rate: £250 - £30000 per annum
Posted: 4 May 2013
Yorkshire and the Humber
You will be involved in software development (C#, ASP.NET and T-SQL), service design, application support and maintenance, change requests, incident resolution, testing and technical support for...
Amoria Bond
Posted: 11 May 2013
London
The ability to analyse what's required from specifications / requests.A sound, broad knowledge of IT and an excellent understanding of how the technical specialism relates to other...
Hays Specialist Recruitment
Rate: £275.00 - £300.00 per annum
Posted: 25 April 2013
City, London
Sound knowledge MS Office 2007 -2010, Vista & Functional knowledge of Windows 7, SAP skills. A familiarity with SM7, Helpdesk processes & ITIL with knowledge of Data Warehouse and Market...
MBA Ltd
Posted: 16 May 2013
City, London
Since the systems involved are integrated with out pricing and post trade systems the candidate must have an understanding of the entire trade flow process and STP Key...
Incisive Ltd
Rate: £400 - £500 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013
Central London / West End
World Leading Global Energy Trading Company has an exciting opportunity for a First Line Application Support Analyst with experience in SAP and Windows Vista / Windows 7 to capture...
Eaglecliff
Rate: From £250 to £275 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013
Central London / West End
As First Line Application Support Analyst, you will: Respond to all user calls in a timely manner as per service level (SLA), and maintain a high level of...
Eaglecliff
Rate: From £250 to £275 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013
City, London
Once fully familiar with the Platform Symphony set-up within the bank the candidate will need to acquire support knowledge for in house front office applications starting with...
Incisive Ltd
Rate: £400 - £500 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
Central London / West End
Technical Skills - PL/SQL, Oracle 10g/11g, XML/API, Visual Basic Application, Visual Studio .net (C#, VB), Biztalk, Microsoft Office Suite OPTIONAL: ITIL certification preferable... Familiarity with ETRM...
Eaglecliff
Rate: Market Rates
Posted: 15 May 2013
City, London
FX, Fixed Income, Rates, ION, Marketview, Front office application support, Unix, Linux, Perl, Shell, Banking, SQL, Great opportunity to join a major investment banking client within their eFX...
Aston Carter
Rate: £450 - £500 per day
Posted: 14 May 2013
Yorkshire and the Humber
To be successful in the position you will have the following:* Previously managed an IT Team delivering Software in a pressurised commercial operation.* Have experience of large scale...
Amoria Bond
Posted: 1 May 2013
London
Application support role for leading retail bank in London. Key skill is Kondor application support. Intermediate/Strong enterprise GUI development skills to aggressive deadlines, strong knowledge of software...
Rullion IT Plus
Posted: 17 May 2013
City, London
The successful candidate will have previous experience withing the legal sector supporting professional services staff on Windows XP / 7, Microsoft Office 2010 and Active Directory. Previous working experience...
Senitor Associates
Rate: £180 - £220 per day
Posted: 13 May 2013
City of London
The team works closely with Front Office, Equity, Commodity, FX, Rates or Credit and other business area's to provide technology solutions. Successful candidates will have the following...
Real Staffing
Rate: £450 - £500 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
London
The successful candidate will have experience with Websphere and/or Sharepoint & Lotus Notes... Monitor the 2nd Line application queue to ensure Service Level Agreement's (SLAs) are achieved...
Oliver James Associates
Rate: £350 - £450 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013
Wiltshire
Our client, a FTSE 100 organisation what is going through a period of increased growth, urgently require an Application Support Analyst to assist with the implementation of a...
Venn Group
Rate: £25000 Per Annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Surrey, South East
Job Title Cerner Application Support Specialist Location Surrey South West LondonSalary 280 - 300 per dayDescription My client, an NHS Trust in Surrey South West London is looking to...
E-Resourcing
Rate: £280 - £300 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013