Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Helpdesk Support role in IT contracts within the Leicester 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 Support in their job title over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Help Desk Support
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1520
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads45
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.005 %
As % of the category below4.124 %2.660 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£100-
Average daily rate£111-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£123-
UK excluding London average daily rate£118£111
% change on same period last year+6.73 %
Hourly rates quoted05
Average minimum hourly rate-£9.90
Average hourly rate-£10.40
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£10.90
UK excluding London average hourly rate£11.93£12.59
% change on same period last year-5.17 %
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Leicester
Matching contract IT job ads97188
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.157 %0.205 %
Daily rates quoted2847
Average minimum daily rate£306£329
Average daily rate£315£357
% change on same period last year-11.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£324£385
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Hourly rates quoted1934
Average minimum hourly rate£23.54£18.85
Average hourly rate£24.40£20.21
% change on same period last year+20.73 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.25£21.56
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.15£23.97
% change on same period last year-3.43 %
Helpdesk Support LeicestershireHelpdesk Support
Leicestershire

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 Support
Demand Trend

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

Leicester Helpdesk Support Demand Trend

Helpdesk Support
Daily Rate Trend

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

Leicester Helpdesk Support Daily Rate Trend

Helpdesk Support
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Helpdesk Support across the Leicester region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

Leicester Helpdesk Support Daily Rate Histogram

Helpdesk Support
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Leicester Helpdesk Support Hourly Rate Trend

Helpdesk Support
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicester region that cited Helpdesk 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 Helpdesk Support in their job title.

17 (100.00 %)Windows
26 (85.71 %)Back Office
26 (85.71 %)Finance
26 (85.71 %)Windows 2000
26 (85.71 %)MS Excel
26 (85.71 %)Windows NT
26 (85.71 %)Windows XP
26 (85.71 %)Microsoft
26 (85.71 %)MS PowerPoint
26 (85.71 %)MS Office

Helpdesk Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicester region that cited Helpdesk 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 Helpdesk Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (85.71 %)MS Office
16 (85.71 %)MS Excel
16 (85.71 %)MS PowerPoint
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (85.71 %)Back Office
16 (85.71 %)Finance
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (100.00 %)Windows
26 (85.71 %)Windows 2000
26 (85.71 %)Windows NT
26 (85.71 %)Windows XP
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (85.71 %)Microsoft