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The table below looks at the demand for the Desktop Support Engineer role in IT contracts within the Merseyside 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Desktop Support Engineer
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank3843
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads16
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.282 %1.408 %
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£156£165
% change on same period last year-5.55 %
Hourly rates quoted05
Average minimum hourly rate-£11.49
Average hourly rate-£11.52
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£11.54
UK excluding London average hourly rate£14.46£15.66
% change on same period last year-7.61 %
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Merseyside
Matching contract IT job ads355426
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.480 %0.420 %
Daily rates quoted113134
Average minimum daily rate£327£299
Average daily rate£343£315
% change on same period last year+8.68 %
Average maximum daily rate£358£332
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted4268
Average minimum hourly rate£18.98£19.48
Average hourly rate£21.07£21.22
% change on same period last year-0.73 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.15£22.97
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
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 Merseyside region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Merseyside 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 Merseyside region.

Merseyside 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 Merseyside region.

Merseyside Desktop Support Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

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 Merseyside region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
LiverpoolUp+11--
Desktop Support Engineer North WestDesktop Support Engineer
North West

Desktop Support Engineer
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Merseyside 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.

12 (50.00 %)NHS
21 (25.00 %)Workflow
21 (25.00 %)Finance
21 (25.00 %)Home Office
21 (25.00 %)Symantec
21 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (25.00 %)MS Office
21 (25.00 %)MCP
21 (25.00 %)Windows
21 (25.00 %)MCSE
21 (25.00 %)Microsoft
21 (25.00 %)HP
21 (25.00 %)Dell
21 (25.00 %)Citrix
21 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (25.00 %)Dell Certification
21 (25.00 %)Novell

Desktop Support Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Merseyside 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.

Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (25.00 %)MS Office
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Finance
11 (25.00 %)Home Office
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (50.00 %)NHS
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (25.00 %)Windows
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)Workflow
11 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (25.00 %)MCP
11 (25.00 %)MCSE
11 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (25.00 %)Dell Certification
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)Microsoft
11 (25.00 %)HP
11 (25.00 %)Dell
11 (25.00 %)Citrix
11 (25.00 %)Novell
11 (25.00 %)Symantec