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The table below looks at the demand for the Desktop Support Analyst role in IT contracts within the Birmingham 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 Desktop Support Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Desktop Support Analyst
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank4763
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching contract IT job ads41
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.634 %0.101 %
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£156£146
% change on same period last year+6.89 %
Hourly rates quoted30
Average minimum hourly rate£8.67-
Average hourly rate£9.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£9.33-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£14.97£15.02
% change on same period last year-0.33 %
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads631987
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.853 %0.973 %
Daily rates quoted162254
Average minimum daily rate£311£355
Average daily rate£338£385
% change on same period last year-12.23 %
Average maximum daily rate£365£416
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted67144
Average minimum hourly rate£22.10£15.75
Average hourly rate£23.51£16.76
% change on same period last year+40.24 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.92£17.77
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
Desktop Support Analyst West MidlandsDesktop Support Analyst
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.

Desktop Support Analyst
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham Desktop Support Analyst Demand Trend

Desktop Support Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

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

Birmingham Desktop Support Analyst Daily Rate Trend

Desktop Support Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Birmingham Desktop Support Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Desktop Support Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Desktop Support Analyst across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Birmingham Desktop Support Analyst Hourly Rate Histogram

Desktop Support Analyst
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region that cited Desktop Support Analyst 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 Desktop Support Analyst in their job title.

15 (55.56 %)Microsoft
24 (44.44 %)Windows
24 (44.44 %)Windows XP
33 (33.33 %)Windows 2000
33 (33.33 %)MS Office
33 (33.33 %)HP
42 (22.22 %)Dell
42 (22.22 %)MS Excel
42 (22.22 %)LAN
42 (22.22 %)Law
42 (22.22 %)Document Management
42 (22.22 %)Cisco
51 (11.11 %)Manufacturing
51 (11.11 %)Active Directory
51 (11.11 %)NetWare
51 (11.11 %)TCP/IP
51 (11.11 %)SLA
51 (11.11 %)MCP
51 (11.11 %)Microsoft Certification
51 (11.11 %)Remedy

Desktop Support Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region that cited Desktop Support Analyst 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 Desktop Support Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (33.33 %)MS Office
22 (22.22 %)MS Excel
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (22.22 %)LAN
21 (11.11 %)TCP/IP
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (22.22 %)Law
21 (11.11 %)Manufacturing
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (44.44 %)Windows
14 (44.44 %)Windows XP
23 (33.33 %)Windows 2000
31 (11.11 %)NetWare
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (22.22 %)Document Management
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (11.11 %)MCP
11 (11.11 %)Microsoft Certification
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (11.11 %)SLA
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (11.11 %)Active Directory
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (55.56 %)Microsoft
23 (33.33 %)HP
32 (22.22 %)Dell
32 (22.22 %)Cisco
41 (11.11 %)Remedy