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The table below looks at the demand for the Support Engineer role in IT contracts within the Worcestershire 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
Rank910
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads53
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.003 %
As % of the category below7.576 %4.615 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£150
Average daily rate-£150
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£150
UK excluding London average daily rate£234£186
% change on same period last year+25.55 %
Hourly rates quoted50
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00-
Average hourly rate£15.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£15.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.40£19.79
% change on same period last year-7.00 %
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Worcestershire
Matching contract IT job ads6665
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.107 %0.071 %
Daily rates quoted1311
Average minimum daily rate£380£179
Average daily rate£428£206
% change on same period last year+108.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£477£233
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.12 %
Hourly rates quoted1316
Average minimum hourly rate£16.58£24.56
Average hourly rate£17.28£25.43
% change on same period last year-32.03 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.99£26.30
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 Worcestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire region.

Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire region.

Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire region over the 3 months to 3 December 2008.

Worcestershire Support Engineer Hourly Rate Histogram

Support Engineer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Support Engineer within the Worcestershire region over the 3 months to 3 December 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
RedditchUp+25--
KidderminsterNew entry-5--
Support Engineer West MidlandsSupport Engineer
West Midlands

Support Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcestershire 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.

113 (92.86 %)Windows
211 (78.57 %)Windows 2000
211 (78.57 %)Windows XP
310 (71.43 %)Microsoft
48 (57.14 %)MS Excel
48 (57.14 %)MS Office
48 (57.14 %)NHS
53 (21.43 %)HP
53 (21.43 %)Wyse
53 (21.43 %)Security Cleared
62 (14.29 %)Government
71 (7.143 %)BC Cleared
71 (7.143 %)CTC Cleared
71 (7.143 %)Electric
71 (7.143 %)Compaq
71 (7.143 %)Dell
71 (7.143 %)Windows Server 2003
71 (7.143 %)Blackberry
71 (7.143 %)ITIL
71 (7.143 %)Solaris
71 (7.143 %)Sun
71 (7.143 %)Active Directory
71 (7.143 %)MS Exchange
71 (7.143 %)LAN
71 (7.143 %)SMS
71 (7.143 %)SMTP
71 (7.143 %)SNMP
71 (7.143 %)TCP/IP
71 (7.143 %)VPN
71 (7.143 %)DNS

Support Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcestershire 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.

Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (7.143 %)MS Exchange
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (57.14 %)MS Office
18 (57.14 %)MS Excel
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (7.143 %)LAN
11 (7.143 %)SMS
11 (7.143 %)SMTP
11 (7.143 %)SNMP
11 (7.143 %)TCP/IP
11 (7.143 %)VPN
11 (7.143 %)DNS
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (14.29 %)Government
21 (7.143 %)Electric
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (57.14 %)NHS
21 (7.143 %)Blackberry
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (92.86 %)Windows
211 (78.57 %)Windows 2000
211 (78.57 %)Windows XP
31 (7.143 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (7.143 %)Solaris
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (21.43 %)Security Cleared
21 (7.143 %)ITIL
21 (7.143 %)BC Cleared
21 (7.143 %)CTC Cleared
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (7.143 %)Active Directory
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (71.43 %)Microsoft
23 (21.43 %)HP
23 (21.43 %)Wyse
31 (7.143 %)Cisco
31 (7.143 %)Compaq
31 (7.143 %)Dell
31 (7.143 %)Sun