Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Desktop Support 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 Desktop Support Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Desktop Support Analyst
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank45-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.775 %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£186£166
% change on same period last year+12.12 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£12.50-
Average hourly rate£13.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£14.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.76£15.82
% change on same period last year-0.38 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads387555
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.610 %0.595 %
Daily rates quoted116125
Average minimum daily rate£292£321
Average daily rate£305£341
% change on same period last year-10.51 %
Average maximum daily rate£318£360
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Hourly rates quoted5585
Average minimum hourly rate£17.67£20.72
Average hourly rate£19.11£22.40
% change on same period last year-14.70 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.55£24.09
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.37£24.42
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
Desktop Support Analyst South EastDesktop Support 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.

Desktop Support Analyst
Demand Trend

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

Kent Desktop Support Analyst Demand Trend

Desktop Support Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Desktop Support Analyst across the Kent region.

Kent Desktop Support Analyst Daily Rate Trend

Desktop Support Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent Desktop Support Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Desktop Support Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Desktop Support Analyst across the Kent region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Kent Desktop Support Analyst Hourly Rate Histogram

Desktop Support Analyst
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Support Analyst within the Kent region over the 3 months to 21 November 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-1--
Desktop Support Analyst South EastDesktop Support Analyst
South East

Desktop Support Analyst
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region that cited Desktop Support 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 Desktop Support Analyst in their job title.

13 (60.00 %)Active Directory
13 (60.00 %)Windows
22 (40.00 %)Windows XP
31 (20.00 %)MS Exchange
31 (20.00 %)SMS
31 (20.00 %)DHCP
31 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
31 (20.00 %)DNS
31 (20.00 %)Microsoft
31 (20.00 %)HPUX
31 (20.00 %)Solaris
31 (20.00 %)Linux
31 (20.00 %)Windows 2000
31 (20.00 %)Citrix
31 (20.00 %)Avaya
31 (20.00 %)Novell
31 (20.00 %)Pharmaceutical
31 (20.00 %)MS Office
31 (20.00 %)UNIX

Desktop Support Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region that cited Desktop Support 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 Desktop Support Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (20.00 %)MS Exchange
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (20.00 %)MS Office
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (20.00 %)SMS
11 (20.00 %)DHCP
11 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
11 (20.00 %)DNS
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Pharmaceutical
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (60.00 %)Windows
22 (40.00 %)Windows XP
31 (20.00 %)UNIX
31 (20.00 %)HPUX
31 (20.00 %)Solaris
31 (20.00 %)Linux
31 (20.00 %)Windows 2000
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (60.00 %)Active Directory
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (20.00 %)Microsoft
11 (20.00 %)Citrix
11 (20.00 %)Avaya
11 (20.00 %)Novell