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The table below looks at the demand for the Desktop Support role in IT contracts within the Cumbria 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 in their job title over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Desktop Support
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank128
Rank change on same period last yearDown-4
Matching contract IT job ads14
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.004 %
As % of the category below2.128 %10.00 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£173
Average daily rate-£185
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£198
UK excluding London average daily rate£154£168
% change on same period last year-8.77 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£11.07
Average hourly rate-£11.07
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£11.07
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.77£15.31
% change on same period last year+2.96 %
Cumbria IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cumbria
Matching contract IT job ads4740
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.066 %0.040 %
Daily rates quoted174
Average minimum daily rate£311£229
Average daily rate£312£242
% change on same period last year+28.99 %
Average maximum daily rate£314£255
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.18 %
Hourly rates quoted129
Average minimum hourly rate£18.15£18.92
Average hourly rate£22.18£21.58
% change on same period last year+2.79 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.21£24.24
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.71£25.14
% change on same period last year-5.69 %
Desktop Support North WestDesktop Support
North 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
Demand Trend

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

Cumbria Desktop Support Demand Trend

Desktop Support
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cumbria Desktop Support Daily Rate Trend

Desktop Support
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cumbria Desktop Support Hourly Rate Trend

Desktop Support
Top 5 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cumbria region that cited Desktop Support 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 in their job title.

12 (100.00 %)Microsoft
21 (50.00 %)Active Directory
21 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
21 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (50.00 %)LAN

Desktop Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cumbria region that cited Desktop Support 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 in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cumbria IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)LAN
Cumbria IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
11 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
Cumbria IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (50.00 %)Active Directory
Cumbria IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft