Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Service Desk Analyst role in IT contracts within the Cardiff 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 Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Service Desk Analyst
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank23-
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 below1.449 %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£90£108
% change on same period last year-16.52 %
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£13.21£12.97
% change on same period last year+1.89 %
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cardiff
Matching contract IT job ads138184
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.217 %0.197 %
Daily rates quoted3540
Average minimum daily rate£319£307
Average daily rate£339£348
% change on same period last year-2.54 %
Average maximum daily rate£360£388
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Hourly rates quoted1325
Average minimum hourly rate£24.74£27.94
Average hourly rate£27.47£28.96
% change on same period last year-5.11 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.21£29.98
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.37£24.42
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
Service Desk Analyst South WalesService Desk Analyst
South Wales

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 Analyst
Demand Trend

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

Cardiff Service Desk Analyst Demand Trend

Service Desk Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cardiff Service Desk Analyst Daily Rate Trend

Service Desk Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cardiff Service Desk Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Service Desk Analyst
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cardiff region that cited Service Desk 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 Service Desk Analyst in their job title.

15 (50.00 %)Active Directory
23 (30.00 %)Microsoft
23 (30.00 %)Windows
23 (30.00 %)Incident Management
32 (20.00 %)Degree
32 (20.00 %)SC Cleared
32 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
32 (20.00 %)Microsoft Certification
32 (20.00 %)ITIL Certification
32 (20.00 %)MS Office
32 (20.00 %)ITIL
41 (10.00 %)VoIP
41 (10.00 %)Cisco
41 (10.00 %)CCNA
41 (10.00 %)Cisco Certification
41 (10.00 %)MPLS
41 (10.00 %)OSPF
41 (10.00 %)Remedy
41 (10.00 %)BGP
41 (10.00 %)Concord

Service Desk Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (20.00 %)MS Office
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (10.00 %)VoIP
11 (10.00 %)MPLS
11 (10.00 %)OSPF
11 (10.00 %)BGP
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (30.00 %)Windows
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (30.00 %)Incident Management
22 (20.00 %)SC Cleared
22 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
22 (20.00 %)ITIL
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (20.00 %)Microsoft Certification
12 (20.00 %)ITIL Certification
12 (20.00 %)Degree
21 (10.00 %)CCNA
21 (10.00 %)Cisco Certification
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (50.00 %)Active Directory
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (30.00 %)Microsoft
21 (10.00 %)Remedy
21 (10.00 %)Concord
21 (10.00 %)Cisco