Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

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

 Deskside Support
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank39-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads90
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.000 %
As % of the category below2.320 %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-£140
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00-
Average hourly rate£16.25-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£17.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.25-
% 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 Support South EastDeskside Support
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 Support
Demand Trend

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

Kent Deskside Support Demand Trend

Deskside Support
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent Deskside Support Hourly Rate Trend

Deskside Support
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Deskside Support 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-4--
Deskside Support South EastDeskside Support
South East

Deskside Support
Top 21 Related IT Skills

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

17 (77.78 %)Windows
26 (66.67 %)Pharmaceutical
35 (55.56 %)Microsoft
35 (55.56 %)MS Office
35 (55.56 %)Windows 2000
44 (44.44 %)HPUX
44 (44.44 %)Solaris
44 (44.44 %)Linux
44 (44.44 %)UNIX
44 (44.44 %)TCP/IP
53 (33.33 %)Degree
62 (22.22 %)Validation
62 (22.22 %)Computer Science
71 (11.11 %)BusinessObjects
71 (11.11 %)Ariba
71 (11.11 %)Informatics
71 (11.11 %)Business Objects
71 (11.11 %)Education
71 (11.11 %)MS Excel
71 (11.11 %)Windows XP
71 (11.11 %)Documentum

Deskside Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (11.11 %)Documentum
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (55.56 %)MS Office
21 (11.11 %)MS Excel
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (44.44 %)TCP/IP
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (11.11 %)BusinessObjects
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (66.67 %)Pharmaceutical
21 (11.11 %)Education
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (22.22 %)Computer Science
21 (11.11 %)Informatics
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (77.78 %)Windows
25 (55.56 %)Windows 2000
34 (44.44 %)UNIX
34 (44.44 %)HPUX
34 (44.44 %)Solaris
34 (44.44 %)Linux
41 (11.11 %)Windows XP
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (22.22 %)Validation
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (33.33 %)Degree
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (55.56 %)Microsoft
21 (11.11 %)Ariba
21 (11.11 %)Business Objects