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

 Help Desk Support
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank3646
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching contract IT job ads54
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.004 %
As % of the category below1.441 %0.780 %
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£97£122
% change on same period last year-20.39 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£10.00
Average hourly rate-£10.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£10.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£12.18£11.98
% change on same period last year+1.63 %
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
North Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads347513
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.469 %0.506 %
Daily rates quoted74175
Average minimum daily rate£323£355
Average daily rate£339£370
% change on same period last year-8.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£355£385
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted4327
Average minimum hourly rate£17.96£16.22
Average hourly rate£19.23£19.20
% change on same period last year+0.16 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.50£22.18
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
Helpdesk Support YorkshireHelpdesk Support
Yorkshire

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 North Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

North Yorkshire 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 North Yorkshire region.

North Yorkshire Helpdesk Support Daily Rate Trend

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 North Yorkshire region.

North Yorkshire Helpdesk Support Hourly Rate Trend

Helpdesk Support
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Helpdesk Support within the North Yorkshire 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
YorkUp+205--
Helpdesk Support YorkshireHelpdesk Support
Yorkshire

Helpdesk Support
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North Yorkshire 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 %)MS Office
17 (100.00 %)Microsoft
26 (85.71 %)Active Directory
35 (71.43 %)Windows Server 2003
35 (71.43 %)ITIL
35 (71.43 %)Windows
35 (71.43 %)Windows XP
35 (71.43 %)WAN
35 (71.43 %)TCP/IP
35 (71.43 %)Windows Vista
35 (71.43 %)Windows 2000 Server
41 (14.29 %)German Language
41 (14.29 %)MS Exchange
41 (14.29 %)MS Excel
41 (14.29 %)AutoCAD

Helpdesk Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (14.29 %)MS Exchange
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (100.00 %)MS Office
21 (14.29 %)MS Excel
21 (14.29 %)AutoCAD
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (71.43 %)WAN
15 (71.43 %)TCP/IP
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (14.29 %)German Language
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (71.43 %)Windows
15 (71.43 %)Windows XP
15 (71.43 %)Windows Server 2003
15 (71.43 %)Windows Vista
15 (71.43 %)Windows 2000 Server
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (71.43 %)ITIL
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (85.71 %)Active Directory
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (100.00 %)Microsoft