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The table below looks at the demand for the Desktop Support role in IT contracts within the South East 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 Desktop Support in their job title over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Desktop Support
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank105125
Rank change on same period last yearUp+20
Matching contract IT job ads174207
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.235 %0.204 %
As % of the category below1.525 %1.282 %
Daily rates quoted1221
Average minimum daily rate£160£152
Average daily rate£165£154
% change on same period last year+7.58 %
Average maximum daily rate£171£155
UK excluding London average daily rate£163£167
% change on same period last year-2.02 %
Hourly rates quoted78105
Average minimum hourly rate£14.88£14.16
Average hourly rate£15.75£15.08
% change on same period last year+4.44 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.61£15.99
UK excluding London average hourly rate£14.81£15.24
% change on same period last year-2.80 %
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South East
Matching contract IT job ads1141116150
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled15.42 %15.93 %
Daily rates quoted29434160
Average minimum daily rate£336£339
Average daily rate£356£357
% change on same period last year-0.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£376£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted13522039
Average minimum hourly rate£22.46£25.59
Average hourly rate£23.96£27.04
% change on same period last year-11.37 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.47£28.49
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
Desktop Support EnglandDesktop Support
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 Support
Demand Trend

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

South East Desktop Support Demand Trend

Desktop Support
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Desktop Support across the South East region.

South East Desktop Support Daily Rate Trend

Desktop Support
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Desktop Support across the South East region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

South East Desktop Support Daily Rate Histogram

Desktop Support
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Desktop Support across the South East region.

South East Desktop Support Hourly Rate Trend

Desktop Support
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Desktop Support across the South East region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

South East Desktop Support Hourly Rate Histogram

Desktop Support
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Support within the South East 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
BerkshireUp+4868£126-19.62 %
SurreyDown-537£135-16.06 %
BuckinghamshireUp+717£272+94.04 %
HampshireUp+116£168+11.66 %
OxfordshireDown-812--
KentUp+129£120-
West SussexUp+106--
MiddlesexUp+45--
East SussexUp+94--
Thames ValleyUp+151--
Desktop Support EnglandDesktop Support
England

Desktop Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region that cited Desktop 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 Desktop Support in their job title.

1236 (70.45 %)Windows
2140 (41.79 %)Windows XP
3127 (37.91 %)MS Office
3127 (37.91 %)Active Directory
4105 (31.34 %)Microsoft
563 (18.81 %)Windows 2000
660 (17.91 %)MS Excel
754 (16.12 %)Windows Server 2003
843 (12.84 %)MS Exchange
938 (11.34 %)TCP/IP
1036 (10.75 %)Microsoft Certification
1130 (8.955 %)MCP
1229 (8.657 %)Blackberry
1328 (8.358 %)GroupWise
1427 (8.060 %)HP
1525 (7.463 %)ITIL
1623 (6.866 %)LAN
1722 (6.567 %)Windows Vista
1821 (6.269 %)Exchange Server 2003
1821 (6.269 %)VPN
1821 (6.269 %)Dell
1919 (5.672 %)NDS
2017 (5.075 %)Citrix
2017 (5.075 %)Wireless
2116 (4.776 %)Novell
2116 (4.776 %)DNS
2215 (4.478 %)Windows 2000 Server
2215 (4.478 %)Security Cleared
2314 (4.179 %)MCSE
2314 (4.179 %)NHS

Desktop Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region that cited Desktop 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 Desktop Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (0.896 %)ASP
22 (0.597 %)XML
22 (0.597 %)WSH
22 (0.597 %)WMI
22 (0.597 %)HTML
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
143 (12.84 %)MS Exchange
228 (8.358 %)GroupWise
321 (6.269 %)Exchange Server 2003
411 (3.284 %)Lotus Notes
56 (1.791 %)Exchange Server 2007
64 (1.194 %)Exchange Server 2000
73 (0.896 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
73 (0.896 %)Exchange Server 5.5
81 (0.299 %)IIS
South East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1127 (37.91 %)MS Office
260 (17.91 %)MS Excel
31 (0.299 %)MS Visio
31 (0.299 %)MS PowerPoint
31 (0.299 %)Spreadsheet
31 (0.299 %)MS Project
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (0.597 %)assyst
21 (0.299 %)MFGPRO
21 (0.299 %)Summit
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
138 (11.34 %)TCP/IP
223 (6.866 %)LAN
321 (6.269 %)VPN
417 (5.075 %)Wireless
516 (4.776 %)DNS
612 (3.582 %)WAN
710 (2.985 %)DHCP
710 (2.985 %)Internet
86 (1.791 %)SMS
94 (1.194 %)VoIP
103 (0.896 %)3G
103 (0.896 %)Intranet
112 (0.597 %)Firewall
112 (0.597 %)WLAN
112 (0.597 %)Broadband
121 (0.299 %)ADSL
121 (0.299 %)Ethernet
121 (0.299 %)Wi-Fi
121 (0.299 %)SSL
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (1.493 %)SQL Server
23 (0.896 %)SQL Server 7
23 (0.896 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (0.597 %)Crystal Reports
41 (0.299 %)GIS
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (1.791 %)MSI
23 (0.896 %)InstallShield
31 (0.299 %)Dreamweaver
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (3.582 %)Finance
27 (2.090 %)Pharmaceutical
36 (1.791 %)Government
36 (1.791 %)Health
45 (1.493 %)Marketing
54 (1.194 %)Legal
63 (0.896 %)Telecoms
72 (0.597 %)Manufacturing
81 (0.299 %)Music
81 (0.299 %)Back Office
South East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
129 (8.657 %)Blackberry
214 (4.179 %)NHS
34 (1.194 %)PDA
43 (0.896 %)Video Conferencing
52 (0.597 %)Informatics
61 (0.299 %)Mathematics
61 (0.299 %)Physics
61 (0.299 %)Computer Science
61 (0.299 %)German Language
61 (0.299 %)Spanish Language
61 (0.299 %)Fat Client
61 (0.299 %)Thin Client
61 (0.299 %)AS400
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1236 (70.45 %)Windows
2140 (41.79 %)Windows XP
363 (18.81 %)Windows 2000
454 (16.12 %)Windows Server 2003
522 (6.567 %)Windows Vista
615 (4.478 %)Windows 2000 Server
711 (3.284 %)NetWare
810 (2.985 %)Linux
98 (2.388 %)Windows NT
105 (1.493 %)UNIX
113 (0.896 %)Windows Server 2008
122 (0.597 %)HPUX
122 (0.597 %)Solaris
131 (0.299 %)AIX
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
125 (7.463 %)ITIL
215 (4.478 %)Security Cleared
310 (2.985 %)SC Cleared
46 (1.791 %)Migration
54 (1.194 %)Asset Management
62 (0.597 %)BC Cleared
62 (0.597 %)Service Delivery
71 (0.299 %)ITSM
71 (0.299 %)Validation
71 (0.299 %)CTC Cleared
71 (0.299 %)Time Management
71 (0.299 %)Performance Management
71 (0.299 %)Configuration Management
71 (0.299 %)Project Management
71 (0.299 %)Service Management
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (2.985 %)SQL
27 (2.090 %)VBScript
34 (1.194 %)VB
43 (0.896 %)VBA
52 (0.597 %)C
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
136 (10.75 %)Microsoft Certification
230 (8.955 %)MCP
314 (4.179 %)MCSE
47 (2.090 %)MCDST
55 (1.493 %)MCSA
64 (1.194 %)Degree
64 (1.194 %)CNE
64 (1.194 %)Novell Certification
73 (0.896 %)CNA
82 (0.597 %)HND
91 (0.299 %)CCNA
91 (0.299 %)Cisco Certification
91 (0.299 %)ITIL Certification
91 (0.299 %)MOS
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (2.090 %)SLA
22 (0.597 %)BS15000
South East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1127 (37.91 %)Active Directory
219 (5.672 %)NDS
35 (1.493 %)Backup Exec
44 (1.194 %)ISA Server
52 (0.597 %)Terminal Services
52 (0.597 %)Citrix Presentation Server
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
111 (3.284 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
27 (2.090 %)ZENworks
32 (0.597 %)SCCM
41 (0.299 %)OpenView
41 (0.299 %)Unicenter
41 (0.299 %)Norton AntiVirus
41 (0.299 %)OVOW
41 (0.299 %)WSUS
41 (0.299 %)ServiceCenter
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1105 (31.34 %)Microsoft
227 (8.060 %)HP
321 (6.269 %)Dell
417 (5.075 %)Citrix
516 (4.776 %)Novell
613 (3.881 %)Remedy
613 (3.881 %)Altiris
711 (3.284 %)Lotus
810 (2.985 %)Cisco
95 (1.493 %)Compaq
103 (0.896 %)IBM
103 (0.896 %)McAfee Security
112 (0.597 %)Sophos
112 (0.597 %)VMware
112 (0.597 %)VERITAS
112 (0.597 %)Symantec
112 (0.597 %)SAP
112 (0.597 %)Apple
112 (0.597 %)Interwoven
112 (0.597 %)Avaya