Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Support Engineer role in IT contracts within the Wolverhampton 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 Support Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSupport Engineer
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank97
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads64
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.004 %
As % of the category below11.76 %12.12 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£120
Average daily rate-£123
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£125
UK excluding London average daily rate£234£186
% change on same period last year+25.55 %
Hourly rates quoted32
Average minimum hourly rate£16.67£10.00
Average hourly rate£17.17£11.25
% change on same period last year+52.59 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.67£12.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.40£19.79
% change on same period last year-7.00 %
Wolverhampton IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Wolverhampton
Matching contract IT job ads5133
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.082 %0.036 %
Daily rates quoted1314
Average minimum daily rate£307£263
Average daily rate£313£272
% change on same period last year+15.28 %
Average maximum daily rate£319£280
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.12 %
Hourly rates quoted2314
Average minimum hourly rate£16.97£14.37
Average hourly rate£17.12£16.04
% change on same period last year+6.73 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.27£17.71
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.16£23.97
% change on same period last year-3.40 %
Support Engineer West MidlandsSupport Engineer
West Midlands

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.

Support Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Wolverhampton Support Engineer Demand Trend

Support Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Wolverhampton Support Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Wolverhampton Support Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Support Engineer across the Wolverhampton region over the 3 months to 3 December 2008.

Wolverhampton Support Engineer Hourly Rate Histogram

Support Engineer
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wolverhampton region that cited 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 Support Engineer in their job title.

16 (50.00 %)Microsoft
23 (25.00 %)MS Office
23 (25.00 %)Windows
32 (16.67 %)CCNA
32 (16.67 %)Dell
32 (16.67 %)Cisco Certification
32 (16.67 %)Cisco
32 (16.67 %)Government
32 (16.67 %)Security Cleared
41 (8.333 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (8.333 %)Legato
41 (8.333 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (8.333 %)MIMEsweeper
41 (8.333 %)HP
41 (8.333 %)MCP
41 (8.333 %)Windows 2000
41 (8.333 %)MCSE
41 (8.333 %)TCP/IP

Support Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wolverhampton region that cited 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 Support Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Wolverhampton IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (25.00 %)MS Office
Wolverhampton IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (8.333 %)TCP/IP
Wolverhampton IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (16.67 %)Government
Wolverhampton IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (25.00 %)Windows
21 (8.333 %)Windows 2000
21 (8.333 %)Windows Server 2003
Wolverhampton IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (16.67 %)Security Cleared
Wolverhampton IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (16.67 %)CCNA
12 (16.67 %)Cisco Certification
21 (8.333 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (8.333 %)MCP
21 (8.333 %)MCSE
Wolverhampton IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (8.333 %)Legato
11 (8.333 %)MIMEsweeper
Wolverhampton IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (50.00 %)Microsoft
22 (16.67 %)Cisco
22 (16.67 %)Dell
31 (8.333 %)HP