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The table below looks at the demand for the Helpdesk Support role in IT contracts within the Warwickshire 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Help Desk Support
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank3144
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching contract IT job ads103
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.003 %
As % of the category below2.865 %0.763 %
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£97£122
% change on same period last year-20.39 %
Hourly rates quoted33
Average minimum hourly rate£11.27£10.33
Average hourly rate£12.58£10.33
% change on same period last year+21.70 %
Average maximum hourly rate£13.89£10.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£12.18£11.98
% change on same period last year+1.63 %
Warwickshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Warwickshire
Matching contract IT job ads349393
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.472 %0.388 %
Daily rates quoted8673
Average minimum daily rate£301£242
Average daily rate£314£264
% change on same period last year+19.04 %
Average maximum daily rate£327£286
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted61109
Average minimum hourly rate£19.93£27.55
Average hourly rate£22.09£30.06
% change on same period last year-26.53 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.24£32.58
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
Helpdesk Support West MidlandsHelpdesk Support
West Midlands

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

Warwickshire 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 Warwickshire region.

Warwickshire Helpdesk Support Hourly Rate Trend

Helpdesk Support
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Warwickshire Helpdesk Support Hourly Rate Histogram

Helpdesk Support
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Helpdesk Support within the Warwickshire 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
WarwickUp+35--
RugbyUp+52--
Helpdesk Support West MidlandsHelpdesk Support
West Midlands

Helpdesk Support
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Warwickshire 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 (54.55 %)Windows
16 (54.55 %)Active Directory
24 (36.36 %)Windows 2000
24 (36.36 %)Windows XP
24 (36.36 %)MS Office
33 (27.27 %)Microsoft
42 (18.18 %)Mac OS X
42 (18.18 %)TCP/IP
51 (9.091 %)SLA
51 (9.091 %)MS Exchange
51 (9.091 %)Lotus Notes
51 (9.091 %)Lotus
51 (9.091 %)Change Management
51 (9.091 %)Security Management
51 (9.091 %)Incident Management
51 (9.091 %)Release Management

Helpdesk Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Warwickshire 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.

Warwickshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (9.091 %)Lotus Notes
11 (9.091 %)MS Exchange
Warwickshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (36.36 %)MS Office
Warwickshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (18.18 %)TCP/IP
Warwickshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (54.55 %)Windows
24 (36.36 %)Windows 2000
24 (36.36 %)Windows XP
32 (18.18 %)Mac OS X
Warwickshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (9.091 %)Change Management
11 (9.091 %)Security Management
11 (9.091 %)Incident Management
11 (9.091 %)Release Management
Warwickshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (9.091 %)SLA
Warwickshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (54.55 %)Active Directory
Warwickshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (27.27 %)Microsoft
21 (9.091 %)Lotus