The first table below looks at the demand for the Desktop Analyst role in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Desktop Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 22 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles currently tracked.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Desktop Analyst
Rank 429 395 452
Rank change year-on-year
-34 +57
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Analyst 105 196 134
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.223% 0.331% 0.223%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.242% 0.357% 0.240%
Number of daily rates quoted 42 84 51
Average daily rate £160 £168 £170
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-4.47% -1.47%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £133 £105 £100
10% offered a daily rate of more than £298 £325 £285
UK excluding London average daily rate £145 £113 £180
% change year-on-year
+28.88% -37.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 60 47
Average hourly rate £16.00 £17.00 £17.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-5.88% -2.85%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.85 £11.50 £11.05
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £22.50 £24.10 £22.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £14.75 £13.75 £15.75
% change year-on-year
+7.27% -12.69%
All Job Titles
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
43445 54854 55821
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 92.19% 92.53% 92.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 24929 30221 30365
Average daily rate £400 £400 £425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -5.88%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £238 £240 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £575 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 2155 2623 2895
Average hourly rate £18.50 £18.50 £20.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- -7.50%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.00 £11.00 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £41.50 £40.00 £41.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%

Desktop Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Desktop Analyst within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Desktop Analyst Jobs Demand Trend

Desktop Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Desktop Analyst within the UK.

Desktop Analyst Daily Rate Trend

Desktop Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Desktop Analyst within the UK over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Desktop Analyst Daily Rate Histogram

Desktop Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Desktop Analyst within the UK.

Desktop Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Desktop Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Desktop Analyst within the UK over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Desktop Analyst Hourly Rate Histogram

Desktop Analyst
Top 30 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Analyst within the UK over the 3 months to 22 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank 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
England -13 97 £160 -9.85%
London -29 51 £170 -5.55%
City of London -10 23 £180 -2.70%
South East +18 18 £163 +4.83%
East of England +20 8 £170 -6.07%
South West +29 6 £138 -21.98%
North West +7 6 £133 -39.77%
Manchester +15 5 - -
Cambridgeshire +17 4 £170 -
Surrey +17 3 - -
West Sussex +16 3 £174 -
West Midlands +7 3 £140 -56.92%
Oxfordshire +4 3 - -
Kent +1 3 £150 -
Scotland -24 3 £125 +29.53%
Dorset - 3 £140 -
Berkshire +15 2 £425 -
Wiltshire +10 2 - -
Hampshire -2 2 £105 -34.37%
East Midlands -4 2 - -
Yorkshire -8 2 - -
West Yorkshire -10 2 - -
Glasgow -18 2 £125 +42.04%
Cambridge - 2 £170 -
County Antrim - 2 - -
Belfast - 2 - -
Oxford - 2 - -
Norwich - 2 - -
Swindon - 2 - -
Norfolk - 2 - -

Desktop Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Desktop 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 Desktop Analyst in their job title.

1 210 (82.35%) Windows
2 122 (47.84%) MS Office
3 121 (47.45%) Active Directory
4 118 (46.27%) Windows XP
5 103 (40.39%) Microsoft
6 102 (40.00%) Windows 7
7 64 (25.10%) Blackberry
8 55 (21.57%) Citrix
9 42 (16.47%) TCP/IP
9 42 (16.47%) MS Excel
10 40 (15.69%) Banking
11 37 (14.51%) Finance
12 35 (13.73%) ITIL
13 29 (11.37%) MS Exchange
13 29 (11.37%) VPN
14 27 (10.59%) LAN
15 25 (9.804%) Dell
16 24 (9.412%) Microsoft Certification
17 23 (9.020%) Windows Server 2008
18 21 (8.235%) Windows Vista
18 21 (8.235%) Lotus
18 21 (8.235%) Windows Server 2003
19 20 (7.843%) Lotus Notes
20 19 (7.451%) DNS
20 19 (7.451%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
21 18 (7.059%) 3G
21 18 (7.059%) WAN
21 18 (7.059%) Broadband
21 18 (7.059%) SCCM
22 17 (6.667%) MS Visio

Desktop Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Desktop 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 Desktop Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 8 (3.137%) Middleware
2 3 (1.176%) COM
3 2 (0.784%) Application Packaging
4 1 (0.392%) CSS
Application Platforms
1 29 (11.37%) MS Exchange
2 20 (7.843%) Lotus Notes
3 19 (7.451%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
4 6 (2.353%) WorkSite
5 5 (1.961%) Exchange Server 2010
5 5 (1.961%) Exchange Server 2003
6 4 (1.569%) Exchange Server 2007
7 3 (1.176%) SharePoint
8 2 (0.784%) Lotus Domino
9 1 (0.392%) Office Communications Server
Applications
1 122 (47.84%) MS Office
2 42 (16.47%) MS Excel
3 17 (6.667%) MS Visio
4 9 (3.529%) MS PowerPoint
5 1 (0.392%) MS Project
5 1 (0.392%) Acrobat
5 1 (0.392%) Office 365
Business Applications
1 1 (0.392%) 3000 Xtra
Communications & Networking
1 42 (16.47%) TCP/IP
2 29 (11.37%) VPN
3 27 (10.59%) LAN
4 19 (7.451%) DNS
5 18 (7.059%) 3G
5 18 (7.059%) WAN
5 18 (7.059%) Broadband
6 13 (5.098%) DHCP
7 12 (4.706%) Internet
8 5 (1.961%) HTTP
8 5 (1.961%) WLAN
9 3 (1.176%) VoIP
9 3 (1.176%) Wireless
9 3 (1.176%) Firewall
9 3 (1.176%) IPsec
10 2 (0.784%) VLAN
10 2 (0.784%) IP Telephony
10 2 (0.784%) Wi-Fi
10 2 (0.784%) IPv6
10 2 (0.784%) SMS
Development Applications
1 7 (2.745%) MSI
General
1 40 (15.69%) Banking
2 37 (14.51%) Finance
3 12 (4.706%) Front Office
3 12 (4.706%) Legal
4 10 (3.922%) Law
4 10 (3.922%) Back Office
5 8 (3.137%) Investment Banking
6 7 (2.745%) Telecoms
7 4 (1.569%) Retail
8 3 (1.176%) Manufacturing
8 3 (1.176%) Advertising
8 3 (1.176%) Financial Institution
9 2 (0.784%) Marketing
9 2 (0.784%) Local Government
9 2 (0.784%) Pharmaceutical
9 2 (0.784%) Publishing
10 1 (0.392%) Automotive
10 1 (0.392%) German Language
Miscellaneous
1 64 (25.10%) Blackberry
2 9 (3.529%) Fixed Income
2 9 (3.529%) PDA
3 8 (3.137%) Credit Risk
4 5 (1.961%) NHS
5 4 (1.569%) Video Conferencing
5 4 (1.569%) Fat Client
5 4 (1.569%) Handset
5 4 (1.569%) Hedge funds
5 4 (1.569%) iPhone
5 4 (1.569%) Thin Client
6 2 (0.784%) PKI
6 2 (0.784%) iPad
6 2 (0.784%) PMI
7 1 (0.392%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 210 (82.35%) Windows
2 118 (46.27%) Windows XP
3 102 (40.00%) Windows 7
4 23 (9.020%) Windows Server 2008
5 21 (8.235%) Windows Vista
5 21 (8.235%) Windows Server 2003
6 11 (4.314%) UNIX
7 9 (3.529%) Linux
8 6 (2.353%) Windows 2000
9 2 (0.784%) Windows 8
9 2 (0.784%) Apple iOS
9 2 (0.784%) Android
9 2 (0.784%) Mac OS
9 2 (0.784%) Mac OS X
9 2 (0.784%) Windows NT
10 1 (0.392%) NetWare
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (13.73%) ITIL
2 11 (4.314%) Migration
3 10 (3.922%) Capacity Management
4 9 (3.529%) Root Cause Analysis
5 8 (3.137%) Workflow
5 8 (3.137%) Service Delivery
6 7 (2.745%) Service Management
6 7 (2.745%) Asset Management
7 6 (2.353%) Incident Management
7 6 (2.353%) Project Management
8 4 (1.569%) Document Management
8 4 (1.569%) Configuration Management
8 4 (1.569%) Change Management
8 4 (1.569%) PRINCE2
9 3 (1.176%) Software Deployment
9 3 (1.176%) Problem Management
10 2 (0.784%) Time Management
10 2 (0.784%) Test Scripting
10 2 (0.784%) Information Security
10 2 (0.784%) Software Distribution
Programming Languages
1 9 (3.529%) SQL
1 9 (3.529%) VBA
2 6 (2.353%) Java
3 1 (0.392%) VBScript
3 1 (0.392%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 24 (9.412%) Microsoft Certification
2 14 (5.490%) MCSE
3 10 (3.922%) MCP
4 8 (3.137%) Security Cleared
5 7 (2.745%) SC Cleared
6 6 (2.353%) Degree
7 4 (1.569%) MCDST
8 3 (1.176%) ITIL Certification
8 3 (1.176%) MOS
9 2 (0.784%) DV Cleared
9 2 (0.784%) ACSP
9 2 (0.784%) PMI Certification
9 2 (0.784%) A+ Certification
9 2 (0.784%) MCSA
10 1 (0.392%) HND
10 1 (0.392%) ISEB
10 1 (0.392%) Network+ Certification
10 1 (0.392%) HP APS
10 1 (0.392%) MCITP
10 1 (0.392%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (5.490%) SLA
2 1 (0.392%) PCI DSS
2 1 (0.392%) COBIT
2 1 (0.392%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 121 (47.45%) Active Directory
2 11 (4.314%) XenApp
3 6 (2.353%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (2.353%) XenDesktop
4 4 (1.569%) Terminal Services
5 3 (1.176%) vSphere
5 3 (1.176%) Microsoft App-V
6 2 (0.784%) Citrix Presentation Server
6 2 (0.784%) Terminal Server
6 2 (0.784%) VMware ESX
7 1 (0.392%) MetaFrame
7 1 (0.392%) Forefront TMG
7 1 (0.392%) Xen
7 1 (0.392%) Novell eDirectory
Systems Management
1 18 (7.059%) SCCM
2 7 (2.745%) Norton AntiVirus
3 2 (0.784%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
3 2 (0.784%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 2 (0.784%) DameWare
4 1 (0.392%) OpenView
4 1 (0.392%) Backup Exec
4 1 (0.392%) OpenView Configuration Management
4 1 (0.392%) ZENworks
4 1 (0.392%) ServiceCenter
Vendors
1 103 (40.39%) Microsoft
2 55 (21.57%) Citrix
3 25 (9.804%) Dell
4 21 (8.235%) Lotus
5 15 (5.882%) Symantec
6 14 (5.490%) Bloomberg
7 13 (5.098%) HP
8 12 (4.706%) Cisco
8 12 (4.706%) Reuters
9 7 (2.745%) VMware
10 6 (2.353%) Apple
11 5 (1.961%) Avaya
11 5 (1.961%) Altiris
11 5 (1.961%) LANDesk
12 4 (1.569%) AppSense
12 4 (1.569%) McAfee
13 3 (1.176%) Juniper
13 3 (1.176%) Adobe
13 3 (1.176%) Remedy
14 2 (0.784%) Verint
Aylesbury, Thames Valley
You must have a thorough understanding of Operating Systems as well as Windows XP/7 and MS Office, coupled with a basic understanding of software installations and Desktop/...
Rate: £21 - £22000 per annum + pro rata
Posted: 11 May 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
You will have strong service desk / desktopsupport experience, gained in an ITIL environment, with good knowledge ofWindows XP, Windows 7, PCs, PC Builds with excellent customer service,communication...
4it Recruitment Ltd
Rate: Market Rate
Posted: 20 May 2013
London
The ideal candidate will also have experience of supporting Lotus Notes as an e-mail client as well as good knowledge of Citrix, and Blackberry (handsets and BES).
Harvey Nash plc
Rate: £20 - £25 per hour
Posted: 17 May 2013
City, London
It will be essential that you will have good experience of all MS Office 2003/2010 applications especially Word (MOS qualifications would be ideal). You will also have...
DGH Recruitment Ltd
Rate: £20 - £24 per hour
Posted: 16 May 2013