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The first table below looks at the demand for the Desktop Support 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 Support 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.
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3 months to 22 May 2013 |
Same period 2012 |
Same period 2011 |
| Desktop Support |
| Rank |
208 |
191 |
237 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
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| Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support |
416 |
568 |
451 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK |
0.883% |
0.958% |
0.749% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.958% |
1.035% |
0.808% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
128 |
173 |
138 |
| Average daily rate |
£160 |
£160 |
£180 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year |
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| 90% offered a daily rate of more than |
£105 |
£105 |
£104 |
| 10% offered a daily rate of more than |
£265 |
£280 |
£325 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate |
£140 |
£138 |
£150 |
| % change year-on-year |
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| Number of hourly rates quoted |
159 |
215 |
193 |
| Average hourly rate |
£15.00 |
£15.50 |
£15.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year |
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| 90% offered a hourly rate of more than |
£11.50 |
£10.53 |
£11.07 |
| 10% offered a hourly rate of more than |
£20.00 |
£21.93 |
£22.18 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate |
£14.00 |
£15.00 |
£14.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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Desktop Support Jobs Demand TrendThis chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Desktop Support within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
Desktop Support Daily Rate TrendThis chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Desktop Support within the UK.
Desktop Support Daily Rate HistogramThis chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Desktop Support within the UK over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.
Desktop Support Hourly Rate TrendThis chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Desktop Support within the UK.
Desktop Support Hourly Rate HistogramThis chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Desktop Support within the UK over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.
Desktop Support Top 30 Contract LocationsThe table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Desktop Support 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.
Desktop Support Top 30 Related IT SkillsFor the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.
Desktop Support Top Related IT Skills by CategoryFor the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.
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Wigan, Lancashire
The successful Engineer will have atleast 3 years solid PC upgrade knowledge in a commercial 'Microsoft Software applications' environment. Skills and knowledge: VDI, Active Directory Upgrades, MS Windows...
Bullit Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Rate: From £13 to £14 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Warwickshire, West Midlands
Microsoft certified IT Desktop Support Specialist with own transport required to work for a large organisation on the outskirts of Leamington Spa in Warwickshire- This is a fantastic...
GSA Techsource
Rate: GBP13 per hour
Posted: 10 May 2013
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
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
My client require a Desktop Support Analyst for a contract role in Aylesbury due to start ASAP! You will be providing Desktop support on hardware, Software and Networks...
Pertemps IT
Rate: £12.50 per hour
Posted: 17 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
Portsmouth, Hampshire
The candidate should have previous experience of desktop hardware installations and have set up VirtualBox / Virtual Box in previous roles. Key Skills: Hardware Installation and Configuration ( SSD / RAM )...
Explore Recruitment Solutions
Rate: £80 - £100 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013
London
The candidate should have previous experience of desktop hardware installations and have set up VirtualBox / Virtual Box in previous roles. Key Skills: Hardware Installation and Configuration ( SSD / RAM )...
Explore Recruitment Solutions
Rate: £80 - £100 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013
Gloucestershire
PC & Apple Mac support Engineer OSX platform. Desktop support 1/2 line - MS Office products, Windows 7 etc... Desktop support 1/2 line required for this exciting new...
Lucid Support Services
Rate: From £12 to £15 per hour
Posted: 16 May 2013
Eastleigh,Hampshire, South East
Desktop Support Engineer / 2nd Line Engineer is required on a 6-Month contract to have an influential role for a major office move-As Desktop Support Engineer / 2nd...
OPUS
Rate: GBP100 to GBP150 per day
Posted: 1 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
1. st /2 nd Line Desktop Support Roc Search are urgently recruiting for a 1 st /2 nd Line Desktop Support Engineer to work for one of my...
Roc Search
Posted: 20 May 2013
Bradford, West Yorkshire
Good knowledge of Microsoft Office products in network environment... * Windows Server 2003 and 2008 * Understanding of IP networking DNS, DHCP, Routing, etc Desirable Skills: Microsoft Qualified or Certifications...
ninesharp
Posted: 20 May 2013
Preston, Lancashire
Provides account administration support via Active Directory. * Provides request fulfilment support across varying services such as Software Deployment Main Responsibilities * Problem solve across MS Office Suite, operating systems (...
LA International
Posted: 20 May 2013
City, London
My client, a Global Investment Bank requires a Senior Desktop Engineer to join their team. You MUST have experience as a Project Lead within a Desktop Support environment.....
Aston Carter
Rate: £250 - £300 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
Derby, Derbyshire
Technical Knowledge: Essential Remote troubleshooting experience & knowledge in most of the following operating systems - NT4, Win2000, WinXP, Novell Netware Troubleshooting Microsoft Office 2003 Networking knowledge and troubleshooting techniques.....
Lorien Resourcing
Rate: £120 - £130 per day
Posted: 21 May 2013
West London
A charismatic and ambitious Desktop Support Technician is required for an established and leading international healthcare, medical assistance, and security services company. You will be providing 1st line...
Just IT Recruitment
Rate: £20000 - £22000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Kent, South East
My client, a large NHS organisation, is looking for an experienced 1st/2nd line Service Desk Analyst to join their existing team... This role is varied, with the...
Sand Resources
Rate: £100 - £120 per day
Posted: 1 May 2013
Cheltenham, South West
MAC/PC Desktop Support, 1st/ 2nd Line Support,Service desk, Helpdesk, My market leading client are looking for a 1st and 2nd line Mac/PC desktop support engineer-...
OPUS
Rate: GBP14 per hour
Posted: 17 May 2013
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Good knowledge of OSX, Office 2011 for Mac, Adobe CS Products, AD user administration, Office 2007-2010 for PC and Windows 7. Additional knowledge of Apple Remote Desktop,...
Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Rate: £14
Posted: 16 May 2013
Surrey
Imaging a PC, Hardware Installation, MS Office - Good understanding of service management techniques, including change management, incident management Desktop Support Engineer / 2 nd Line Support /Deskside Engineer are...
Coal IT Services
Rate: Up to £150 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013
Gwynedd
These are working for a highly secure agency, as such we can only consider candidates with full SC clearance... The ideal candidates need to be SC cleared or...
Lorien Resourcing
Posted: 20 May 2013
City, London
A world renowned Investment Bank are looking for a Desktop Support Engineer to help provide support and services to their clients and make sure SLA's targets are...
Aston Carter
Rate: £180 - £190 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
London
Management of Call Tracking system Cases *Unassigned Case management *Follow up and chase up of cases passed to 3rd line skill teams *Ensure SLA targets are achieved *Order...
Stott & May
Rate: £150 - £190 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
Bath, South West
Technical Skills* Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows XP, Vista and 7. Windows Server 2003 and 2008. Linux and Mac OS... * Experience of Microsoft Exchange 2003, 2007 or 2010 could...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Rate: £18 - £20 per hour
Posted: 15 May 2013
Aberdeen, Scotland
Thorough knowledge of Word, Excel, Power Point, Active Directory, LANDesk, Exchange, IIS Web services and related web environment. Knowledge of Citrix Xen Server, Xen App, Xen Desktop, or...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Rate: £90.00 - £120.00 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013
City of London
Trade Floor/Desktop Support/Etrali Analyst sought by leading Investment Bank based in the city of London.Job Skills and Knowledge: Essential:* Excellent knowledge of PC operating systems,...
Harvey Nash plc
Rate: £250 - £300 per day
Posted: 18 May 2013
City, London
Job Skills and Knowledge: Essential: * Excellent knowledge of PC operating systems, hardware & peripherals * Knowledge of Dealing Room infrastructure environment * Strong knowledge of MS Office suite * Working knowledge of...
Harvey Nash plc
Rate: £250 - £300 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013
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