Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Helpdesk Support role in IT contracts within the Nottinghamshire 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 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Help Desk Support
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank3240
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads47
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.009 %
As % of the category below1.869 %1.313 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£90
Average daily rate-£95
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£100
UK excluding London average daily rate£140£104
% change on same period last year+35.17 %
Hourly rates quoted32
Average minimum hourly rate£13.33£9.00
Average hourly rate£14.50£9.65
% change on same period last year+50.25 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.67£10.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate£12.04£12.58
% change on same period last year-4.26 %
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Nottinghamshire
Matching contract IT job ads214533
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.429 %0.667 %
Daily rates quoted54130
Average minimum daily rate£292£382
Average daily rate£309£411
% change on same period last year-24.80 %
Average maximum daily rate£326£439
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£357
% change on same period last year-2.03 %
Hourly rates quoted3386
Average minimum hourly rate£18.41£16.63
Average hourly rate£20.52£18.60
% change on same period last year+10.33 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.63£20.57
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.16£23.50
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Helpdesk Support East MidlandsHelpdesk Support
East Midlands

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

Nottinghamshire 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 Nottinghamshire region.

Nottinghamshire 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 Nottinghamshire region.

Nottinghamshire Helpdesk Support Hourly Rate Trend

Helpdesk Support
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Helpdesk Support across the Nottinghamshire region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009.

Nottinghamshire Helpdesk Support Hourly Rate Histogram

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 Nottinghamshire region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
NottinghamUp+74--
Helpdesk Support East MidlandsHelpdesk Support
East Midlands

Helpdesk Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Nottinghamshire 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.

15 (55.56 %)Windows
24 (44.44 %)Active Directory
24 (44.44 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (33.33 %)Microsoft Certification
33 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
33 (33.33 %)Microsoft
33 (33.33 %)MS Office
42 (22.22 %)MS Exchange
42 (22.22 %)LAN
42 (22.22 %)WAN
42 (22.22 %)MCSE
42 (22.22 %)MCSA
42 (22.22 %)CCNA
42 (22.22 %)Cisco
42 (22.22 %)Citrix
42 (22.22 %)Cisco Certification
42 (22.22 %)Exchange Server 2003
51 (11.11 %)Degree
51 (11.11 %)PKI
51 (11.11 %)Mainframe
51 (11.11 %)SLA
51 (11.11 %)Tomcat
51 (11.11 %)Windows XP
51 (11.11 %)Windows 2000
51 (11.11 %)XML
51 (11.11 %)MCP
51 (11.11 %)HND
51 (11.11 %)UNIX
51 (11.11 %)Java
51 (11.11 %)SQL

Helpdesk Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Nottinghamshire 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.

Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (11.11 %).NET
11 (11.11 %)XML
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (22.22 %)MS Exchange
12 (22.22 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (11.11 %)Tomcat
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (33.33 %)MS Office
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
22 (22.22 %)LAN
22 (22.22 %)WAN
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (11.11 %)SQL Server
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (11.11 %)Mainframe
11 (11.11 %)PKI
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (55.56 %)Windows
24 (44.44 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (11.11 %)UNIX
31 (11.11 %)Windows 2000
31 (11.11 %)Windows XP
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (11.11 %)Java
11 (11.11 %)SQL
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (33.33 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (22.22 %)MCSE
22 (22.22 %)MCSA
22 (22.22 %)CCNA
22 (22.22 %)Cisco Certification
31 (11.11 %)Degree
31 (11.11 %)MCP
31 (11.11 %)HND
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (11.11 %)SLA
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (44.44 %)Active Directory
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (33.33 %)Microsoft
22 (22.22 %)Citrix
22 (22.22 %)Cisco