| Help Desk Support |
| 3 months to
5 Sep 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 62 | 77 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +15 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 4 | 1 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.005 % | 0.001 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.361 % | 0.056 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £95 | - |
| Average daily rate | £118 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | £140 | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £97 | £122 |
| % change on same period last year | -20.39 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £8.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £10.00 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £12.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £12.18 | £11.98 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.63 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 1109 | 1783 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.499 % | 1.758 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 200 | 288 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £359 | £381 |
| Average daily rate | £384 | £405 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.06 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £409 | £428 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £355 | £355 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.15 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 30 | 94 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £24.60 | £27.69 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.33 | £28.79 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.56 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £28.05 | £29.89 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.85 | £25.69 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.14 % |
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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.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Helpdesk Support across the Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
