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

 Desktop Engineer
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank4347
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads55
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.005 %
As % of the category below1.289 %0.903 %
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£126£140
% change on same period last year-10.18 %
Hourly rates quoted31
Average minimum hourly rate£18.33£14.00
Average hourly rate£18.83£14.00
% change on same period last year+34.52 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.33£14.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.79£15.63
% change on same period last year+1.02 %
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 %
Desktop Engineer South EastDesktop Engineer
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.

Desktop Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Kent 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 Kent region.

Kent Desktop Engineer Daily Rate Trend

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 Kent region.

Kent Desktop Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Desktop Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Desktop Engineer across the Kent region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Kent Desktop Engineer Hourly Rate Histogram

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 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
MaidstoneDown-12--
SandwichNew entry-1--
Desktop Engineer South EastDesktop Engineer
South East

Desktop Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent 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.

17 (58.33 %)Windows
17 (58.33 %)MS Office
17 (58.33 %)Microsoft
24 (33.33 %)Windows XP
24 (33.33 %)Windows 2000
33 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
33 (25.00 %)Active Directory
33 (25.00 %)Summit
42 (16.67 %)Government
42 (16.67 %)Blackberry
42 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (16.67 %)VPN
42 (16.67 %)SSL
42 (16.67 %)MS Exchange
42 (16.67 %)Windows NT
42 (16.67 %)UNIX
42 (16.67 %)HPUX
42 (16.67 %)Solaris
42 (16.67 %)Linux
42 (16.67 %)PDA
42 (16.67 %)Exchange Server 2000
42 (16.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
42 (16.67 %)Windows 2000 Server
51 (8.333 %)Java
51 (8.333 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
51 (8.333 %)NHS
51 (8.333 %)Pharmaceutical
51 (8.333 %)Telecoms
51 (8.333 %)Finance
51 (8.333 %)Health

Desktop Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent 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.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (16.67 %)MS Exchange
12 (16.67 %)Exchange Server 2000
12 (16.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (58.33 %)MS Office
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (25.00 %)Summit
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
22 (16.67 %)VPN
22 (16.67 %)SSL
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (16.67 %)Government
21 (8.333 %)Health
21 (8.333 %)Local Government
21 (8.333 %)Pharmaceutical
21 (8.333 %)Telecoms
21 (8.333 %)Finance
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (16.67 %)Blackberry
12 (16.67 %)PDA
21 (8.333 %)NHS
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (58.33 %)Windows
24 (33.33 %)Windows 2000
24 (33.33 %)Windows XP
32 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (16.67 %)Windows 2000 Server
32 (16.67 %)Windows NT
32 (16.67 %)HPUX
32 (16.67 %)Solaris
32 (16.67 %)Linux
32 (16.67 %)UNIX
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (8.333 %)Validation
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (8.333 %)Java
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (25.00 %)Active Directory
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (8.333 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (58.33 %)Microsoft