| Help Desk Support |
| 3 months to
13 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 13 | 21 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +8 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 6 | 6 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.008 % | 0.006 % |
| As % of the category below | 6.122 % | 3.315 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 2 |
| Average minimum daily rate | - | £120 |
| Average daily rate | - | £120 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | - | £120 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £96 | £113 |
| % change on same period last year | -15.42 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 3 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £15.00 | £9.67 |
| Average hourly rate | £15.00 | £10.17 |
| % change on same period last year | +47.54 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £15.00 | £10.67 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £12.35 | £12.23 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.01 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 98 | 181 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.139 % | 0.183 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 27 | 44 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £282 | £345 |
| Average daily rate | £299 | £364 |
| % change on same period last year | -17.84 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £317 | £383 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £352 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.18 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 16 | 32 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £16.53 | £19.23 |
| Average hourly rate | £18.87 | £20.21 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.63 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £21.21 | £21.19 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.71 | £25.14 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.69 % |
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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.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Helpdesk Support across the Guildford region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
