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The table below looks at the demand for the Helpdesk Support Analyst role in IT contracts within the City of London 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 Helpdesk Support Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Help Desk Support Analyst
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank189178
Rank change on same period last yearDown-11
Matching contract IT job ads1319
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.019 %
As % of the category below0.182 %0.290 %
Daily rates quoted44
Average minimum daily rate£153£163
Average daily rate£161£169
% change on same period last year-4.44 %
Average maximum daily rate£170£175
UK excluding London average daily rate£80£108
% change on same period last year-25.65 %
Hourly rates quoted88
Average minimum hourly rate£17.38£19.93
Average hourly rate£17.94£20.49
% change on same period last year-12.44 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.50£21.05
UK excluding London average hourly rate£12.91£12.04
% change on same period last year+7.18 %
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
City of London
Matching contract IT job ads71556541
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled10.17 %6.606 %
Daily rates quoted38782689
Average minimum daily rate£408£443
Average daily rate£444£471
% change on same period last year-5.75 %
Average maximum daily rate£480£499
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£353
% change on same period last year-0.10 %
Hourly rates quoted310235
Average minimum hourly rate£22.47£23.09
Average hourly rate£24.30£24.42
% change on same period last year-0.47 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.14£25.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.69£25.18
% change on same period last year-5.93 %
Helpdesk Support Analyst LondonHelpdesk Support Analyst
London

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.

Helpdesk Support Analyst
Demand Trend

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

City of London Helpdesk Support Analyst Demand Trend

Helpdesk Support Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Helpdesk Support Analyst across the City of London region.

City of London Helpdesk Support Analyst Daily Rate Trend

Helpdesk Support Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Helpdesk Support Analyst across the City of London region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

City of London Helpdesk Support Analyst Daily Rate Histogram

Helpdesk Support Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Helpdesk Support Analyst across the City of London region.

City of London Helpdesk Support Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Helpdesk Support Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Helpdesk Support Analyst across the City of London region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

City of London Helpdesk Support Analyst Hourly Rate Histogram

Helpdesk Support Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the City of London region that cited Helpdesk 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 Helpdesk Support Analyst in their job title.

115 (51.72 %)Windows
213 (44.83 %)Active Directory
213 (44.83 %)MS Office
213 (44.83 %)Windows XP
312 (41.38 %)Finance
47 (24.14 %)Legal
56 (20.69 %)ITIL
56 (20.69 %)Microsoft
65 (17.24 %)MS Excel
74 (13.79 %)MCP
74 (13.79 %)Microsoft Certification
74 (13.79 %)Reuters
74 (13.79 %)Banking
74 (13.79 %)Law
83 (10.34 %)Bloomberg
83 (10.34 %)Blackberry
83 (10.34 %)Windows 2000
83 (10.34 %)TCP/IP
92 (6.897 %)DNS
92 (6.897 %)Remedy
92 (6.897 %)Windows Server 2003
92 (6.897 %)Time Management
92 (6.897 %)MOS
92 (6.897 %)MS PowerPoint
92 (6.897 %)Service Management
101 (3.448 %)ITSM
101 (3.448 %)Front Office
101 (3.448 %)Telecoms
101 (3.448 %)Government
101 (3.448 %)Data Management

Helpdesk Support Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the City of London region that cited Helpdesk 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 Helpdesk Support Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (3.448 %)Lotus Notes
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
113 (44.83 %)MS Office
25 (17.24 %)MS Excel
32 (6.897 %)MS PowerPoint
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (3.448 %)assyst
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (10.34 %)TCP/IP
22 (6.897 %)DNS
31 (3.448 %)Internet
31 (3.448 %)LAN
31 (3.448 %)WAN
31 (3.448 %)DHCP
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (41.38 %)Finance
27 (24.14 %)Legal
34 (13.79 %)Banking
34 (13.79 %)Law
41 (3.448 %)Front Office
41 (3.448 %)Telecoms
41 (3.448 %)Government
41 (3.448 %)Insurance
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (10.34 %)Blackberry
21 (3.448 %)Mathematics
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (51.72 %)Windows
213 (44.83 %)Windows XP
33 (10.34 %)Windows 2000
42 (6.897 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (3.448 %)Mac OS X
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (20.69 %)ITIL
22 (6.897 %)Time Management
22 (6.897 %)Service Management
31 (3.448 %)ITSM
31 (3.448 %)Data Management
31 (3.448 %)Document Management
31 (3.448 %)PRINCE2
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (13.79 %)MCP
14 (13.79 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (6.897 %)MOS
31 (3.448 %)Degree
31 (3.448 %)A+ Certification
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
113 (44.83 %)Active Directory
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (20.69 %)Microsoft
24 (13.79 %)Reuters
33 (10.34 %)Bloomberg
42 (6.897 %)Remedy
51 (3.448 %)GL TRADE
51 (3.448 %)EasyScreen
51 (3.448 %)Interwoven
51 (3.448 %)Peregrine
51 (3.448 %)Lotus
51 (3.448 %)Apple
51 (3.448 %)McAfee Security
51 (3.448 %)Cisco
51 (3.448 %)Citrix