Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

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

 Help Desk Analyst
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank4344
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads58
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.009 %
As % of the category below1.289 %1.444 %
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£117£115
% change on same period last year+1.76 %
Hourly rates quoted55
Average minimum hourly rate£13.20£12.00
Average hourly rate£13.80£13.50
% change on same period last year+2.22 %
Average maximum hourly rate£14.40£15.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£12.29£11.67
% change on same period last year+5.32 %
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 %
Helpdesk Analyst South EastHelpdesk 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.

Helpdesk Analyst
Demand Trend

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

Kent Helpdesk Analyst Demand Trend

Helpdesk Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent Helpdesk Analyst Daily Rate Trend

Helpdesk Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent Helpdesk Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Helpdesk Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Kent Helpdesk Analyst Hourly Rate Histogram

Helpdesk Analyst
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Helpdesk 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
FolkestoneNew entry-2--
SandwichDown-62--
Helpdesk Analyst South EastHelpdesk Analyst
South East

Helpdesk Analyst
Top 17 Related IT Skills

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

14 (66.67 %)MS Office
14 (66.67 %)Windows
22 (33.33 %)UNIX
22 (33.33 %)HPUX
22 (33.33 %)Solaris
22 (33.33 %)Linux
22 (33.33 %)Windows 2000
22 (33.33 %)MS Excel
22 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
22 (33.33 %)Microsoft
31 (16.67 %)HP
31 (16.67 %)Internet
31 (16.67 %)MS Access
31 (16.67 %)ITIL
31 (16.67 %)VB
31 (16.67 %)VBA
31 (16.67 %)SQL Server

Helpdesk Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (66.67 %)MS Office
22 (33.33 %)MS Excel
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
21 (16.67 %)Internet
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (16.67 %)SQL Server
11 (16.67 %)MS Access
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (66.67 %)Windows
22 (33.33 %)HPUX
22 (33.33 %)Solaris
22 (33.33 %)Linux
22 (33.33 %)Windows 2000
22 (33.33 %)UNIX
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (16.67 %)ITIL
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (16.67 %)VB
11 (16.67 %)VBA
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (33.33 %)Microsoft
21 (16.67 %)HP