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The table below looks at the demand for the Desktop Support Engineer role in IT contracts within the Lancashire 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 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Desktop Support Engineer
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank3143
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching contract IT job ads21
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.781 %0.244 %
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£134£158
% change on same period last year-15.70 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£10.00-
Average hourly rate£10.75-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£11.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.15£15.30
% change on same period last year-0.96 %
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Lancashire
Matching contract IT job ads256409
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.513 %0.512 %
Daily rates quoted5785
Average minimum daily rate£296£298
Average daily rate£316£316
% change on same period last year-0.10 %
Average maximum daily rate£336£335
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£357
% change on same period last year-2.03 %
Hourly rates quoted5782
Average minimum hourly rate£20.19£19.68
Average hourly rate£22.05£21.85
% change on same period last year+0.87 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.90£24.03
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.16£23.50
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Desktop Support Engineer North WestDesktop Support Engineer
North West

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 Lancashire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Lancashire Desktop Support Engineer Demand Trend

Desktop Support Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Lancashire Desktop Support Engineer Daily Rate 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 Lancashire region.

Lancashire 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 Lancashire region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009.

Lancashire 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 Lancashire region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BurnleyNew entry-1--
SkelmersdaleNew entry-1--
Desktop Support Engineer North WestDesktop Support Engineer
North West

Desktop Support Engineer
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire 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.

13 (75.00 %)Windows
13 (75.00 %)Windows XP
21 (25.00 %)Broadband
21 (25.00 %)LAN
21 (25.00 %)SLA
21 (25.00 %)IBM
21 (25.00 %)Active Directory
21 (25.00 %)HP
21 (25.00 %)Remedy
21 (25.00 %)Windows NT
21 (25.00 %)Migration
21 (25.00 %)Retail
21 (25.00 %)ITIL

Desktop Support Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire 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.

Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (25.00 %)Broadband
11 (25.00 %)LAN
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Retail
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (75.00 %)Windows
13 (75.00 %)Windows XP
21 (25.00 %)Windows NT
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)ITIL
11 (25.00 %)Migration
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (25.00 %)SLA
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (25.00 %)Active Directory
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)IBM
11 (25.00 %)HP
11 (25.00 %)Remedy