| Support Specialist |
| 3 months to 24 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 89 | 88 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -1 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 3 | 6 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.004 % | 0.006 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.176 % | 0.330 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 2 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £400 | £250 |
| Average daily rate | £400 | £260 |
| % change on same period last year | +53.84 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £400 | £270 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £316 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.06 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | - |
| Average hourly rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £19.31 | £24.67 |
| % change on same period last year | -21.75 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 1705 | 1819 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 2.270 % | 1.844 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 414 | 322 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £325 | £300 |
| Average daily rate | £344 | £319 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.93 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £363 | £337 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £357 | £352 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.32 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 129 | 149 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.54 | £21.28 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.62 | £22.86 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.02 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.70 | £24.44 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.50 | £25.85 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.09 % |
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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.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Support Specialist across the West Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
