The first table below looks at the demand for the Desktop Analyst role in IT contracts advertised for the West Midlands region. 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 advertised for the West Midlands region.

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 96 103 97
Rank change year-on-year
+7 -6
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Analyst 3 7 2
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 0.179% 0.306% 0.108%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.194% 0.331% 0.117%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
Average daily rate £140 £325 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-56.92% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £145 £113 £180
% change year-on-year
+28.88% -37.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 5 1
Average hourly rate £11.00 £14.00 £11.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-21.42% +27.27%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £14.75 £13.75 £15.75
% change year-on-year
+7.27% -12.69%
All Job Titles
West Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1548 2117 1704
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 92.31% 92.65% 92.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 702 962 776
Average daily rate £325 £325 £330
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -1.51%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £212 £218 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £457 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 132 165 145
Average hourly rate £19.50 £15.56 £18.25
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+25.32% -14.73%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.00 £10.00 £10.99
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £37.80 £33.00 £37.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Desktop Analyst
England

Desktop Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Midlands 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 across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Desktop Analyst Daily Rate Trend

Desktop Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Desktop Analyst across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Desktop Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Desktop Analyst
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 West Midlands region 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
Birmingham +10 1 £140 -56.92%
Coventry +3 1 - -
Warwickshire -4 1 - -
Desktop Analyst
England

Desktop Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region 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 10 (90.91%) Windows
2 7 (63.64%) MS Office
2 7 (63.64%) Windows XP
3 6 (54.55%) Windows 7
4 5 (45.45%) LAN
4 5 (45.45%) Active Directory
5 4 (36.36%) Symantec
6 3 (27.27%) Blackberry
6 3 (27.27%) Microsoft
6 3 (27.27%) WAN
6 3 (27.27%) TCP/IP
6 3 (27.27%) MS Excel
7 2 (18.18%) Internet
7 2 (18.18%) Norton AntiVirus
7 2 (18.18%) Microsoft Certification
7 2 (18.18%) Manufacturing
7 2 (18.18%) Windows Vista
8 1 (9.091%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (9.091%) iPad
8 1 (9.091%) Banking
8 1 (9.091%) IP Telephony
8 1 (9.091%) PDA
8 1 (9.091%) Financial Institution
8 1 (9.091%) Front Office
8 1 (9.091%) Back Office
8 1 (9.091%) DameWare
8 1 (9.091%) Telecoms
8 1 (9.091%) Finance
8 1 (9.091%) Avaya
8 1 (9.091%) NHS

Desktop Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region 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 Platforms
1 1 (9.091%) MS Exchange
Applications
1 7 (63.64%) MS Office
2 3 (27.27%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 5 (45.45%) LAN
2 3 (27.27%) WAN
2 3 (27.27%) TCP/IP
3 2 (18.18%) Internet
4 1 (9.091%) IP Telephony
4 1 (9.091%) DNS
4 1 (9.091%) DHCP
General
1 2 (18.18%) Manufacturing
2 1 (9.091%) Banking
2 1 (9.091%) Financial Institution
2 1 (9.091%) Front Office
2 1 (9.091%) Back Office
2 1 (9.091%) Telecoms
2 1 (9.091%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 3 (27.27%) Blackberry
2 1 (9.091%) iPad
2 1 (9.091%) PDA
2 1 (9.091%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 10 (90.91%) Windows
2 7 (63.64%) Windows XP
3 6 (54.55%) Windows 7
4 2 (18.18%) Windows Vista
5 1 (9.091%) Windows Server 2008
5 1 (9.091%) Windows Server 2003
5 1 (9.091%) Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (9.091%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 1 (9.091%) Java
Qualifications
1 2 (18.18%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (9.091%) MCSE
System Software
1 5 (45.45%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (18.18%) Norton AntiVirus
2 1 (9.091%) DameWare
Vendors
1 4 (36.36%) Symantec
2 3 (27.27%) Microsoft
3 1 (9.091%) Avaya
3 1 (9.091%) Citrix