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The table below looks at the demand for the Desktop Support Technician role in IT contracts within the Bristol 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 Technician in their job title over the 3 months to 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Desktop Support Technician
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank5258
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.168 %0.124 %
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£115£170
% change on same period last year-32.35 %
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£13.90£15.85
% change on same period last year-12.31 %
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Bristol
Matching contract IT job ads595805
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.193 %1.007 %
Daily rates quoted169282
Average minimum daily rate£299£350
Average daily rate£322£365
% change on same period last year-11.79 %
Average maximum daily rate£344£379
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£357
% change on same period last year-2.03 %
Hourly rates quoted133145
Average minimum hourly rate£23.13£23.07
Average hourly rate£24.14£25.07
% change on same period last year-3.71 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.15£27.08
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.16£23.50
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Desktop Support Technician South WestDesktop Support Technician
South West

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 Technician
Demand Trend

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

Bristol Desktop Support Technician Demand Trend

Desktop Support Technician
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Bristol Desktop Support Technician Hourly Rate Trend

Desktop Support Technician
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region that cited Desktop Support Technician 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 Technician in their job title.

12 (100.00 %)Windows XP
12 (100.00 %)Windows
12 (100.00 %)Active Directory
12 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (50.00 %)Internet
21 (50.00 %)Blackberry
21 (50.00 %)Degree
21 (50.00 %)Windows Vista
21 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
21 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (50.00 %)Lotus
21 (50.00 %)Lotus Notes
21 (50.00 %)Broadband
21 (50.00 %)DHCP
21 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
21 (50.00 %)DNS

Desktop Support Technician
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region that cited Desktop Support Technician 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 Technician in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (50.00 %)Lotus Notes
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)Broadband
11 (50.00 %)DHCP
11 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
11 (50.00 %)DNS
11 (50.00 %)Internet
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (50.00 %)Blackberry
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)Windows
12 (100.00 %)Windows XP
12 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (50.00 %)Windows Vista
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)Degree
11 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
11 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (100.00 %)Active Directory
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Lotus