| Desktop Support Analyst |
| 3 months to 5 Sep 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 47 | 63 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +16 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 4 | 1 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.005 % | 0.001 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.634 % | 0.101 % |
| 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 | £156 | £146 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.89 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 3 | 0 |
| 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 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 631 | 987 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.853 % | 0.973 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 162 | 254 |
| 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 quoted | 67 | 144 |
| 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 % |
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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 Desktop Support Analyst across the Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.