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This section looks at the demand for the Desktop Engineer role in IT contracts within the North West region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited Desktop Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 8 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Desktop Engineer
Location
3 months to 8 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank127111
Rank change on same period last yearDown-16
Matching contract IT job ads2125
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.028 %0.026 %
As % of the category below0.545 %0.697 %
Daily rates quoted35
Average minimum daily rate£178£108
Average daily rate£189£108
% change on same period last year+75.15 %
Average maximum daily rate£200£108
UK excluding London average daily rate£145£125
% change on same period last year+15.85 %
Hourly rates quoted96
Average minimum hourly rate£12.22£14.25
Average hourly rate£14.28£15.33
% change on same period last year-6.88 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.33£16.42
UK excluding London average hourly rate£14.79£15.91
% change on same period last year-7.09 %
Job Titles North WestJob Titles
North West
Matching contract IT job ads38513585
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled5.077 %3.749 %
Daily rates quoted934732
Average minimum daily rate£336£320
Average daily rate£355£335
% change on same period last year+6.05 %
Average maximum daily rate£374£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£352
% change on same period last year+2.58 %
Hourly rates quoted439348
Average minimum hourly rate£20.83£21.77
Average hourly rate£22.70£23.35
% change on same period last year-2.80 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.56£24.93
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.39£25.89
% change on same period last year-9.63 %
Desktop Engineer EnglandDesktop Engineer
England

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 Engineer
Demand Trend

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

North West Desktop Engineer Demand Trend

Desktop Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Desktop Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Desktop Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Desktop Engineer across the North West region over the 3 months to 8 July 2008.

North West Desktop Engineer Daily Rate Histogram

Desktop Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Desktop Engineer across the North West region.

North West Desktop Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Desktop Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Desktop Engineer across the North West region over the 3 months to 8 July 2008.

North West Desktop Engineer Hourly Rate Histogram

Desktop Engineer
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing Desktop Engineer within the North West region over the 3 months to 8 July 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
ManchesterDown-178£200-
MerseysideDown-104£155+19.23 %
LancashireUp+54--
CheshireDown-254£213+136.11 %
Desktop Engineer EnglandDesktop Engineer
England

Desktop Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region that cited Desktop 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 Engineer in their job title.

124 (60.00 %)Windows
211 (27.50 %)Active Directory
310 (25.00 %)Microsoft
48 (20.00 %)Windows 2000
48 (20.00 %)Windows XP
55 (12.50 %)MS Office
55 (12.50 %)HP
55 (12.50 %)DNS
55 (12.50 %)DHCP
55 (12.50 %)Dell
64 (10.00 %)SLA
64 (10.00 %)Security Cleared
73 (7.500 %)MS Excel
73 (7.500 %)Microsoft Certification
73 (7.500 %)NHS
82 (5.000 %)Asset Management
82 (5.000 %)WSUS
82 (5.000 %)Toshiba
82 (5.000 %)Finance
82 (5.000 %)Government
82 (5.000 %)McAfee Security
82 (5.000 %)Blackberry
82 (5.000 %)MCSE
82 (5.000 %)TCP/IP
82 (5.000 %)Dreamweaver
82 (5.000 %)Cisco
82 (5.000 %)SC Cleared
91 (2.500 %)Compaq
91 (2.500 %)ITIL
91 (2.500 %)MCP

Desktop Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region that cited Desktop 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 Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
11 (2.500 %)Lotus Notes
11 (2.500 %)MS Exchange
Applications
15 (12.50 %)MS Office
23 (7.500 %)MS Excel
31 (2.500 %)MS Visio
Communications & Networking
15 (12.50 %)DNS
15 (12.50 %)DHCP
22 (5.000 %)TCP/IP
31 (2.500 %)LAN
31 (2.500 %)WAN
31 (2.500 %)Firewall
Development Applications
12 (5.000 %)Dreamweaver
General
12 (5.000 %)Finance
12 (5.000 %)Government
21 (2.500 %)Health
21 (2.500 %)Home Office
21 (2.500 %)Local Government
Miscellaneous
13 (7.500 %)NHS
22 (5.000 %)Asset Management
22 (5.000 %)Blackberry
31 (2.500 %)Danish Language
31 (2.500 %)Dutch Language
31 (2.500 %)Finnish Language
31 (2.500 %)French Language
31 (2.500 %)German Language
31 (2.500 %)Italian Language
31 (2.500 %)Norwegian Language
31 (2.500 %)Portuguese Language
31 (2.500 %)Spanish Language
31 (2.500 %)Swedish Language
Operating Systems
124 (60.00 %)Windows
28 (20.00 %)Windows 2000
28 (20.00 %)Windows XP
31 (2.500 %)Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
14 (10.00 %)Security Cleared
22 (5.000 %)SC Cleared
31 (2.500 %)ITIL
31 (2.500 %)Configuration Management
31 (2.500 %)Workflow
Qualifications
13 (7.500 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (5.000 %)MCSE
31 (2.500 %)MCP
31 (2.500 %)Dell Certification
31 (2.500 %)Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
14 (10.00 %)SLA
System Software
111 (27.50 %)Active Directory
Systems Management
12 (5.000 %)WSUS
Vendors
110 (25.00 %)Microsoft
25 (12.50 %)HP
25 (12.50 %)Dell
32 (5.000 %)Toshiba
32 (5.000 %)McAfee Security
32 (5.000 %)Cisco
41 (2.500 %)Compaq
41 (2.500 %)Citrix
41 (2.500 %)iSOFT
41 (2.500 %)Symantec
41 (2.500 %)Novell
41 (2.500 %)Lotus
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