Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Helpdesk Support role in IT contracts within the Rugby 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 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Help Desk Support
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank610
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads21
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.001 %
As % of the category below12.50 %3.846 %
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£138£104
% change on same period last year+33.28 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£12.00
Average hourly rate-£12.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£12.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£12.01£12.58
% change on same period last year-4.51 %
Rugby IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Rugby
Matching contract IT job ads1626
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.032 %0.033 %
Daily rates quoted116
Average minimum daily rate£300£213
Average daily rate£325£220
% change on same period last year+47.87 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£227
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£357
% change on same period last year-2.06 %
Hourly rates quoted61
Average minimum hourly rate£17.57£12.00
Average hourly rate£18.82£12.00
% change on same period last year+56.84 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.07£12.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.14£23.50
% change on same period last year-1.52 %
Helpdesk Support WarwickshireHelpdesk Support
Warwickshire

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

Rugby Helpdesk Support Demand 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 Rugby region.

Rugby Helpdesk Support Hourly Rate Trend

Helpdesk Support
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Rugby 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.

16 (100.00 %)MS Office
16 (100.00 %)Windows
25 (83.33 %)Microsoft
34 (66.67 %)Active Directory
43 (50.00 %)Windows XP
52 (33.33 %)SQL Server
52 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
61 (16.67 %)French Language
61 (16.67 %)Internet
61 (16.67 %)Microsoft Certification
61 (16.67 %)HTML
61 (16.67 %)XML
61 (16.67 %)POP3
61 (16.67 %)SMTP
61 (16.67 %)Windows 2000
61 (16.67 %)MCSE

Helpdesk Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Rugby 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.

Rugby IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (16.67 %)HTML
11 (16.67 %)XML
Rugby IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (100.00 %)MS Office
Rugby IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (16.67 %)POP3
11 (16.67 %)SMTP
11 (16.67 %)Internet
Rugby IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (33.33 %)SQL Server
Rugby IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (16.67 %)French Language
Rugby IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (100.00 %)Windows
23 (50.00 %)Windows XP
32 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (16.67 %)Windows 2000
Rugby IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (16.67 %)MCSE
11 (16.67 %)Microsoft Certification
Rugby IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (66.67 %)Active Directory
Rugby IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (83.33 %)Microsoft