Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Deskside Analyst role in IT contracts within the Kent 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 Deskside Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Deskside Analyst
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank42-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads60
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.546 %0.000 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£16.00-
% change on same period last year-
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads388554
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.623 %0.595 %
Daily rates quoted117122
Average minimum daily rate£285£326
Average daily rate£298£344
% change on same period last year-13.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£311£362
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted5285
Average minimum hourly rate£17.50£20.05
Average hourly rate£18.77£21.76
% change on same period last year-13.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.03£23.47
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
Deskside Analyst South EastDeskside Analyst
South East

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.

Deskside Analyst
Demand Trend

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

Kent Deskside Analyst Demand Trend

Deskside Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Deskside Analyst across the Kent region.

Kent Deskside Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Deskside Analyst
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Deskside Analyst within the Kent region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
SandwichNew entry-3--
Deskside Analyst South EastDeskside Analyst
South East

Deskside Analyst
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region that cited Deskside 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 Deskside Analyst in their job title.

15 (83.33 %)Windows
23 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
23 (50.00 %)Pharmaceutical
32 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
32 (33.33 %)Microsoft
32 (33.33 %)MS Office
32 (33.33 %)UNIX
32 (33.33 %)HPUX
32 (33.33 %)Solaris
32 (33.33 %)Linux
32 (33.33 %)Degree
41 (16.67 %)Informatics
41 (16.67 %)Computer Science
41 (16.67 %)Education
41 (16.67 %)Validation
41 (16.67 %)Windows XP

Deskside Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region that cited Deskside 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 Deskside Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (33.33 %)MS Office
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (50.00 %)Pharmaceutical
21 (16.67 %)Education
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (16.67 %)Informatics
11 (16.67 %)Computer Science
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (83.33 %)Windows
23 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
32 (33.33 %)UNIX
32 (33.33 %)HPUX
32 (33.33 %)Solaris
32 (33.33 %)Linux
41 (16.67 %)Windows XP
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (16.67 %)Validation
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (33.33 %)Degree
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (33.33 %)Microsoft