The first table below looks at the demand for the 3rd Line Support role in IT contracts advertised for the Warwickshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited 3rd Line Support in their job title over the 3 months to 23 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 advertised for the Warwickshire region.

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
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Third Line Support
Rank - 25 24
Contract jobs requiring a 3rd Line Support 0 1 3
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Warwickshire - 0.403% 1.382%
As % of the Job Titles category - 0.422% 1.508%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 2
Average daily rate - - £275
UK excluding London average daily rate £275 £258 £238
% change year-on-year
+6.79% +8.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £20.03 £21.50
% change year-on-year
+9.83% -6.83%
All Job Titles
Warwickshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
188 237 199
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Warwickshire 91.71% 95.56% 91.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 76 105 71
Average daily rate £325 £320 £353
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+1.56% -9.21%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £175 £238 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £450 £475
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 22 28
Average hourly rate £13.00 £16.50 £25.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-21.21% -34.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £9.70 £12.25 £13.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £30.00 £31.00 £32.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
3rd Line Support
West Midlands

3rd Line Support
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing 3rd Line Support across the Warwickshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Warwickshire 3rd Line Support Jobs Demand Trend

3rd Line Support
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing 3rd Line Support across the Warwickshire region.

Warwickshire 3rd Line Support Daily Rate Trend

3rd Line Support
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing 3rd Line Support across the Warwickshire region.

Warwickshire 3rd Line Support Hourly Rate Trend