| Help Desk Support |
| 3 months to
7 Jan 2009 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 24 | 14 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -10 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 1 | 14 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.002 % | 0.018 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.752 % | 7.407 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | - | - |
| Average daily rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £138 | £104 |
| % change on same period last year | +33.28 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 6 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £13.83 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £13.83 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £13.83 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £12.01 | £12.58 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.51 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 133 | 189 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.266 % | 0.237 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 11 | 27 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £243 | £255 |
| Average daily rate | £257 | £274 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.04 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £271 | £292 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £350 | £357 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.06 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 38 | 53 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.24 | £15.70 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.45 | £16.25 |
| % change on same period last year | +44.27 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.65 | £16.80 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.14 | £23.50 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.52 % |
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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 Helpdesk Support across the Aberdeen region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
