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This section looks at the demand for the Helpdesk Support role in IT contracts within the Basildon 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 Helpdesk Support in their job title over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Help Desk Support
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank17-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.449 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£110-
Average daily rate£110-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£110-
UK excluding London average daily rate£102£127
% change on same period last year-19.48 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£12.40£12.04
% change on same period last year+2.93 %
Basildon IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Basildon
Matching contract IT job ads6987
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.091 %0.087 %
Daily rates quoted1613
Average minimum daily rate£296£327
Average daily rate£303£334
% change on same period last year-9.32 %
Average maximum daily rate£310£342
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.35 %
Hourly rates quoted1023
Average minimum hourly rate£29.72£32.98
Average hourly rate£30.92£33.28
% change on same period last year-7.09 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.12£33.58
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.68£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.85 %
Helpdesk Support EssexHelpdesk Support
Essex

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.

Helpdesk Support
Demand Trend

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

Basildon Helpdesk Support Demand Trend

Helpdesk Support
Daily Rate Trend

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

Basildon Helpdesk Support Daily Rate Trend

Helpdesk Support
Top 1 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Basildon region that cited Helpdesk 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 Helpdesk Support in their job title.

11 (100.00 %)ITIL

Helpdesk Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Basildon region that cited Helpdesk 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 Helpdesk Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Basildon IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)ITIL