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The table below looks at the demand for the Helpdesk Analyst role in IT contracts within the Oxfordshire 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 Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Help Desk Analyst
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5449
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching contract IT job ads56
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.828 %1.068 %
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£96£114
% change on same period last year-15.51 %
Hourly rates quoted40
Average minimum hourly rate£9.25-
Average hourly rate£9.93-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£10.60-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£13.07£12.20
% change on same period last year+7.15 %
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads604562
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.850 %0.568 %
Daily rates quoted15999
Average minimum daily rate£283£297
Average daily rate£302£318
% change on same period last year-4.84 %
Average maximum daily rate£321£338
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted98103
Average minimum hourly rate£17.94£16.23
Average hourly rate£19.08£17.44
% change on same period last year+9.40 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.22£18.66
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£25.22
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
Helpdesk Analyst South EastHelpdesk Analyst
South East

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 Analyst
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire Helpdesk Analyst Demand Trend

Helpdesk Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Helpdesk Analyst across the Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire Helpdesk Analyst Daily Rate Trend

Helpdesk Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Helpdesk Analyst across the Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire Helpdesk Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Helpdesk Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Helpdesk Analyst across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Oxfordshire Helpdesk Analyst Hourly Rate Histogram

Helpdesk Analyst
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Helpdesk Analyst within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
AbingdonNew entry-4--
OxfordDown-101--
Helpdesk Analyst South EastHelpdesk Analyst
South East

Helpdesk Analyst
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region that cited Helpdesk Analyst 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 Analyst in their job title.

111 (78.57 %)Active Directory
23 (21.43 %)Microsoft
23 (21.43 %)Windows
32 (14.29 %)Windows 2000
32 (14.29 %)Windows XP
32 (14.29 %)TCP/IP
41 (7.143 %)Degree
41 (7.143 %)Windows 2000 Server
41 (7.143 %)DNS
41 (7.143 %)AS400
41 (7.143 %)LAN
41 (7.143 %)WAN
41 (7.143 %)DHCP
41 (7.143 %)MS Excel
41 (7.143 %)Windows NT

Helpdesk Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region that cited Helpdesk Analyst 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 Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (7.143 %)MS Excel
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (14.29 %)TCP/IP
21 (7.143 %)DNS
21 (7.143 %)LAN
21 (7.143 %)WAN
21 (7.143 %)DHCP
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (7.143 %)AS400
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (21.43 %)Windows
22 (14.29 %)Windows 2000
22 (14.29 %)Windows XP
31 (7.143 %)Windows 2000 Server
31 (7.143 %)Windows NT
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (7.143 %)Degree
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
111 (78.57 %)Active Directory
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (21.43 %)Microsoft