The first table below looks at the demand for the Desktop Support role in IT contracts advertised for the Leeds region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Desktop Support in their job title over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Leeds region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Desktop Support
Rank 73 57 51
Rank change year-on-year
-16 -6
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support 1 11 4
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Leeds 0.136% 1.249% 0.623%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.144% 1.317% 0.653%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
Average daily rate - - £200
UK excluding London average daily rate £144 £135 £160
% change year-on-year
+6.48% -15.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 6 1
Average hourly rate - £12.25 £15.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- -18.33%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £14.00 £15.00 £14.00
% change year-on-year
-6.66% +7.14%
All Job Titles
Leeds
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
694 835 613
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Leeds 94.55% 94.78% 95.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 366 479 281
Average daily rate £290 £338 £326
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-14.07% +3.68%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £211 £210 £220
10% offered a daily rate of more than £425 £460 £475
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 48 48
Average hourly rate £12.50 £13.00 £15.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-3.84% -13.33%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.50 £10.00 £7.25
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £34.30 £37.00 £24.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Desktop Support
West Yorkshire

Desktop Support
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Desktop Support across the Leeds region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Leeds Desktop Support Jobs Demand Trend

Desktop Support
Daily Rate Trend

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

Leeds Desktop Support Daily Rate Trend

Desktop Support
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Leeds Desktop Support Hourly Rate Trend

Desktop Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds region that cited Desktop Support 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 in their job title.

1 12 (75.00%) Windows
2 8 (50.00%) Windows 7
3 7 (43.75%) ITIL
4 6 (37.50%) SCCM
4 6 (37.50%) Microsoft
5 4 (25.00%) Active Directory
5 4 (25.00%) MS Office
5 4 (25.00%) Windows XP
6 3 (18.75%) SLA
6 3 (18.75%) Retail
6 3 (18.75%) Windows 8
7 2 (12.50%) Windows Server 2003
7 2 (12.50%) Windows Server 2008
7 2 (12.50%) MS Excel
8 1 (6.250%) Back Office
8 1 (6.250%) Telecoms
8 1 (6.250%) Finance
8 1 (6.250%) Law
8 1 (6.250%) Legal
8 1 (6.250%) MS Exchange
8 1 (6.250%) Windows 2000
8 1 (6.250%) Lotus Notes
8 1 (6.250%) Citrix
8 1 (6.250%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (6.250%) A+ Certification
8 1 (6.250%) Interwoven
8 1 (6.250%) Lotus
8 1 (6.250%) Document Management
8 1 (6.250%) Exchange Server 2003
8 1 (6.250%) Degree

Desktop Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds region that cited Desktop Support 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 in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (6.250%) Application Packaging
Application Platforms
1 1 (6.250%) MS Exchange
1 1 (6.250%) Lotus Notes
1 1 (6.250%) Exchange Server 2003
1 1 (6.250%) WorkSite
Applications
1 4 (25.00%) MS Office
2 2 (12.50%) MS Excel
General
1 3 (18.75%) Retail
2 1 (6.250%) Back Office
2 1 (6.250%) Telecoms
2 1 (6.250%) Finance
2 1 (6.250%) Law
2 1 (6.250%) Legal
Operating Systems
1 12 (75.00%) Windows
2 8 (50.00%) Windows 7
3 4 (25.00%) Windows XP
4 3 (18.75%) Windows 8
5 2 (12.50%) Windows Server 2003
5 2 (12.50%) Windows Server 2008
6 1 (6.250%) Windows 2000
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (43.75%) ITIL
2 1 (6.250%) Document Management
2 1 (6.250%) Problem Management
2 1 (6.250%) ITIL V3
2 1 (6.250%) Continuous Improvement
Qualifications
1 1 (6.250%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (6.250%) A+ Certification
1 1 (6.250%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (18.75%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (25.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 6 (37.50%) SCCM
Vendors
1 6 (37.50%) Microsoft
2 1 (6.250%) Citrix
2 1 (6.250%) Interwoven
2 1 (6.250%) Lotus
Leeds, West Yorkshire
You will have strong service desk / desktopsupport experience, gained in an ITIL environment, with good knowledge ofWindows XP, Windows 7, PCs, PC Builds with excellent customer service,communication...
4it Recruitment Ltd
Rate: Market Rate
Posted: 20 May 2013