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The table below looks at the demand for the 1st Line Support role in IT contracts within the Watford 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 1st Line Support in their job title over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 First Line Support
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank2031
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching contract IT job ads56
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.006 %
As % of the category below3.125 %2.158 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£145-
Average daily rate£153-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£160-
UK excluding London average daily rate£144£138
% change on same period last year+4.37 %
Hourly rates quoted12
Average minimum hourly rate£17.00£9.00
Average hourly rate£17.00£10.13
% change on same period last year+67.90 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.00£11.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£12.39£12.33
% change on same period last year+0.47 %
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Watford
Matching contract IT job ads160278
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.216 %0.274 %
Daily rates quoted52147
Average minimum daily rate£376£342
Average daily rate£397£361
% change on same period last year+9.94 %
Average maximum daily rate£418£379
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted1012
Average minimum hourly rate£18.76£19.38
Average hourly rate£19.19£19.45
% change on same period last year-1.36 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.62£19.53
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
1st Line Support Hertfordshire1st Line Support
Hertfordshire

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.

1st Line Support
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing 1st Line Support across the Watford region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Watford 1st Line Support Demand Trend

1st Line Support
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing 1st Line Support across the Watford region.

Watford 1st Line Support Daily Rate Trend

1st Line Support
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing 1st Line Support across the Watford region.

Watford 1st Line Support Hourly Rate Trend

1st Line Support
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Watford region that cited 1st 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 1st Line Support in their job title.

14 (80.00 %)MS Office
23 (60.00 %)Law
23 (60.00 %)Legal
23 (60.00 %)MS Excel
23 (60.00 %)SLA
23 (60.00 %)Microsoft
31 (20.00 %)CCNA
31 (20.00 %)Dell
31 (20.00 %)Cisco Certification
31 (20.00 %)Remedy
31 (20.00 %)Service Management
31 (20.00 %)Wireless
31 (20.00 %)Telecoms
31 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
31 (20.00 %)Windows

1st Line Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Watford region that cited 1st 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 1st Line Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Watford IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (80.00 %)MS Office
23 (60.00 %)MS Excel
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (20.00 %)Wireless
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (60.00 %)Law
13 (60.00 %)Legal
21 (20.00 %)Telecoms
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (20.00 %)Windows
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (20.00 %)Service Management
11 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (20.00 %)CCNA
11 (20.00 %)Cisco Certification
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (60.00 %)SLA
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (60.00 %)Microsoft
21 (20.00 %)Dell
21 (20.00 %)Remedy