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

 Desktop Support Engineer
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank4450
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads42
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.002 %
As % of the category below1.031 %0.361 %
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£136£152
% change on same period last year-10.49 %
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£15.68£16.25
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
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 Support Engineer South EastDesktop Support 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 Support Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Kent Desktop Support Engineer Demand Trend

Desktop Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent Desktop Support Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Desktop Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Kent Desktop Support Engineer Hourly Rate Histogram

Desktop Support 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 Support 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 Support Engineer South EastDesktop Support Engineer
South East

Desktop Support Engineer
Top 28 Related IT Skills

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

16 (75.00 %)Windows
16 (75.00 %)MS Office
16 (75.00 %)Microsoft
24 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
33 (37.50 %)Active Directory
33 (37.50 %)Windows XP
33 (37.50 %)TCP/IP
33 (37.50 %)Summit
42 (25.00 %)PDA
42 (25.00 %)Exchange Server 2000
42 (25.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
42 (25.00 %)Blackberry
42 (25.00 %)VPN
42 (25.00 %)SSL
42 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
42 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (25.00 %)Windows NT
42 (25.00 %)UNIX
42 (25.00 %)HPUX
42 (25.00 %)Solaris
42 (25.00 %)Linux
42 (25.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
51 (12.50 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
51 (12.50 %)NHS
51 (12.50 %)Telecoms
51 (12.50 %)Government
51 (12.50 %)Validation
51 (12.50 %)Pharmaceutical

Desktop Support 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 Support 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 Support Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
12 (25.00 %)Exchange Server 2000
12 (25.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (75.00 %)MS Office
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (37.50 %)Summit
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (37.50 %)TCP/IP
22 (25.00 %)VPN
22 (25.00 %)SSL
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (12.50 %)Pharmaceutical
11 (12.50 %)Telecoms
11 (12.50 %)Government
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (25.00 %)Blackberry
12 (25.00 %)PDA
21 (12.50 %)NHS
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (75.00 %)Windows
24 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
33 (37.50 %)Windows XP
42 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (25.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
42 (25.00 %)Windows NT
42 (25.00 %)HPUX
42 (25.00 %)Solaris
42 (25.00 %)Linux
42 (25.00 %)UNIX
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (12.50 %)Validation
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (37.50 %)Active Directory
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (12.50 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (75.00 %)Microsoft