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The table below looks at the demand for the Desktop Engineer role in IT contracts within the Essex 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 Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Desktop Engineer
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4964
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads85
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.005 %
As % of the category below1.180 %0.631 %
Daily rates quoted63
Average minimum daily rate£118£110
Average daily rate£121£110
% change on same period last year+9.84 %
Average maximum daily rate£123£110
UK excluding London average daily rate£180£154
% change on same period last year+16.81 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£14.00£10.00
Average hourly rate£15.00£10.00
% change on same period last year+50.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.00£10.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.41£15.85
% change on same period last year-2.77 %
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Essex
Matching contract IT job ads678793
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.964 %0.801 %
Daily rates quoted228246
Average minimum daily rate£259£288
Average daily rate£275£306
% change on same period last year-10.08 %
Average maximum daily rate£291£324
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£353
% change on same period last year-0.10 %
Hourly rates quoted108172
Average minimum hourly rate£21.22£27.61
Average hourly rate£22.64£28.40
% change on same period last year-20.28 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.07£29.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.69£25.18
% change on same period last year-5.93 %
Desktop Engineer East of EnglandDesktop Engineer
East of England

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 Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Essex Desktop Engineer Demand Trend

Desktop Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Essex Desktop Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Desktop Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Desktop Engineer across the Essex region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Essex Desktop Engineer Daily Rate Histogram

Desktop Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Essex Desktop Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Desktop Engineer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Engineer within the Essex region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ColchesterNew entry-1£110-
Desktop Engineer East of EnglandDesktop Engineer
East of England

Desktop Engineer
Top 24 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region that cited Desktop Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title.

113 (76.47 %)MS Office
113 (76.47 %)Windows
210 (58.82 %)Windows XP
36 (35.29 %)MS Excel
36 (35.29 %)Microsoft Certification
45 (29.41 %)McAfee Security
45 (29.41 %)Sophos
45 (29.41 %)Microsoft
45 (29.41 %)Time Management
54 (23.53 %)MCP
63 (17.65 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
72 (11.76 %)NHS
72 (11.76 %)Active Directory
72 (11.76 %)OpenView
72 (11.76 %)Windows 2000
72 (11.76 %)MCSE
81 (5.882 %)ITIL
81 (5.882 %)HP
81 (5.882 %)Internet
81 (5.882 %)ECDL
81 (5.882 %)ITIL Certification
81 (5.882 %)Health
81 (5.882 %)MCDST
81 (5.882 %)CMDB

Desktop Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region that cited Desktop Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Essex IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
113 (76.47 %)MS Office
26 (35.29 %)MS Excel
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (5.882 %)Internet
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (5.882 %)Health
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (11.76 %)NHS
21 (5.882 %)CMDB
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (76.47 %)Windows
210 (58.82 %)Windows XP
32 (11.76 %)Windows 2000
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (29.41 %)Time Management
21 (5.882 %)ITIL
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (35.29 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (23.53 %)MCP
32 (11.76 %)MCSE
41 (5.882 %)ITIL Certification
41 (5.882 %)ECDL
41 (5.882 %)MCDST
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (11.76 %)Active Directory
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (17.65 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
22 (11.76 %)OpenView
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (29.41 %)Microsoft
15 (29.41 %)McAfee Security
15 (29.41 %)Sophos
21 (5.882 %)HP