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The table below looks at the demand for the Desktop Support role in IT contracts within the Exeter 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 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Desktop Support
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1723
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads24
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.004 %
As % of the category below2.597 %2.899 %
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£143£168
% change on same period last year-15.35 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£10.00
Average hourly rate-£12.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£15.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.90£15.30
% change on same period last year+3.92 %
Exeter IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Exeter
Matching contract IT job ads77138
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.122 %0.147 %
Daily rates quoted1820
Average minimum daily rate£254£287
Average daily rate£266£294
% change on same period last year-9.38 %
Average maximum daily rate£279£301
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Hourly rates quoted1537
Average minimum hourly rate£18.08£15.59
Average hourly rate£18.64£16.50
% change on same period last year+13.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.20£17.41
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.14£24.11
% change on same period last year-4.03 %
Desktop Support DevonDesktop Support
Devon

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 Exeter region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Exeter Desktop Support Demand 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 Exeter region.

Exeter Desktop Support Hourly Rate Trend

Desktop Support
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Exeter 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 (50.00 %)Windows XP
12 (50.00 %)MS Office
12 (50.00 %)Windows
21 (25.00 %)MS Excel
21 (25.00 %)Manufacturing
21 (25.00 %)SC Cleared
21 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
21 (25.00 %)Microsoft
21 (25.00 %)Active Directory
21 (25.00 %)Remedy

Desktop Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Exeter 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.

Exeter IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (50.00 %)MS Office
21 (25.00 %)MS Excel
Exeter IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
Exeter IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Manufacturing
Exeter IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (50.00 %)Windows
12 (50.00 %)Windows XP
Exeter IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)SC Cleared
11 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
Exeter IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (25.00 %)Active Directory
Exeter IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)Microsoft
11 (25.00 %)Remedy