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This section looks at the demand for the Service Desk Manager role in IT contracts within the Berkshire 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 Service Desk Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Service Desk Manager
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank129-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.063 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate-£244
% change on same period last year-
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£21.50£32.50
% change on same period last year-33.84 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads31794574
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.195 %4.556 %
Daily rates quoted7961441
Average minimum daily rate£342£350
Average daily rate£361£367
% change on same period last year-1.62 %
Average maximum daily rate£381£385
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.32 %
Hourly rates quoted229460
Average minimum hourly rate£23.12£28.17
Average hourly rate£24.73£29.53
% change on same period last year-16.25 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.34£30.90
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.60£25.69
% change on same period last year-8.13 %
Service Desk Manager South EastService Desk Manager
South East

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.

Service Desk Manager
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Service Desk Manager Demand Trend

Service Desk Manager
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Service Desk Manager across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire Service Desk Manager Daily Rate Trend

Service Desk Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Service Desk Manager across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire Service Desk Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Service Desk Manager
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Service Desk Manager within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
ReadingNew entry-1--
Service Desk Manager South EastService Desk Manager
South East

Service Desk Manager
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Service Desk Manager 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 Service Desk Manager in their job title.

15 (100.00 %)ITIL
22 (40.00 %)SLA
31 (20.00 %)Microsoft
31 (20.00 %)ISEB
31 (20.00 %)ITIL Certification
31 (20.00 %)Alcatel
31 (20.00 %)Novell
31 (20.00 %)GroupWise
31 (20.00 %)Remedy
31 (20.00 %)BS15000
31 (20.00 %)Service Management
31 (20.00 %)Finance
31 (20.00 %)Retail
31 (20.00 %)Incident Management
31 (20.00 %)Remedy AR System

Service Desk Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Service Desk Manager 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 Service Desk Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (20.00 %)GroupWise
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (20.00 %)Remedy AR System
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Finance
11 (20.00 %)Retail
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (100.00 %)ITIL
21 (20.00 %)Service Management
21 (20.00 %)Incident Management
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (20.00 %)ISEB
11 (20.00 %)ITIL Certification
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (40.00 %)SLA
21 (20.00 %)BS15000
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (20.00 %)Microsoft
11 (20.00 %)Alcatel
11 (20.00 %)Novell
11 (20.00 %)Remedy