The first table below looks at the demand for the Desktop Support Analyst role in IT contracts advertised for the Yorkshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Desktop Support Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 24 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 Yorkshire 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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Desktop Support Analyst
Rank 108 101 97
Rank change year-on-year
-7 -4
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Support Analyst 2 11 1
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Yorkshire 0.108% 0.492% 0.055%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.114% 0.521% 0.058%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 0
Average daily rate - £113 -
UK excluding London average daily rate £145 £109 £173
% change year-on-year
+33.33% -36.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 5 1
Average hourly rate - £13.50 £15.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- -10.00%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £15.00 £15.00 £15.75
% change year-on-year
- -4.76%
All Job Titles
Yorkshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1750 2113 1716
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Yorkshire 94.19% 94.58% 93.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 902 1127 810
Average daily rate £315 £335 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-5.97% +3.07%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £200 £185 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £450 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 105 116 120
Average hourly rate £12.88 £15.00 £17.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-14.16% -14.28%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.00 £10.00 £7.80
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £34.00 £32.50 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Desktop Support Analyst
England

Desktop Support Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Yorkshire Desktop Support Analyst Jobs Demand Trend

Desktop Support Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Desktop Support Analyst across the Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire Desktop Support Analyst Daily Rate Trend

Desktop Support Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire Desktop Support Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Desktop Support 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 Support Analyst within the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 24 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
West Yorkshire -6 2 - -
Desktop Support Analyst
England

Desktop Support Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region that cited Desktop Support 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 Support Analyst in their job title.

1 6 (75.00%) Windows
2 5 (62.50%) Windows XP
3 4 (50.00%) ITIL
4 3 (37.50%) Microsoft
4 3 (37.50%) Windows 7
5 2 (25.00%) Windows Server 2008
5 2 (25.00%) SCCM
5 2 (25.00%) Windows 8
5 2 (25.00%) Active Directory
5 2 (25.00%) MS Office
5 2 (25.00%) Windows Server 2003
6 1 (12.50%) UNIX
6 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (12.50%) A+ Certification
6 1 (12.50%) Interwoven
6 1 (12.50%) Avaya
6 1 (12.50%) Lotus
6 1 (12.50%) MS Exchange
6 1 (12.50%) TCP/IP
6 1 (12.50%) SLA
6 1 (12.50%) Windows 2000
6 1 (12.50%) Lotus Notes
6 1 (12.50%) Lotus Domino
6 1 (12.50%) MS Excel
6 1 (12.50%) Retail
6 1 (12.50%) Document Management
6 1 (12.50%) VLAN
6 1 (12.50%) Exchange Server 2003
6 1 (12.50%) Degree
6 1 (12.50%) WorkSite

Desktop Support Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region that cited Desktop Support 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 Support Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 1 (12.50%) MS Exchange
1 1 (12.50%) Lotus Notes
1 1 (12.50%) Lotus Domino
1 1 (12.50%) Exchange Server 2003
1 1 (12.50%) WorkSite
Applications
1 2 (25.00%) MS Office
2 1 (12.50%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 1 (12.50%) TCP/IP
1 1 (12.50%) VLAN
General
1 1 (12.50%) Retail
1 1 (12.50%) Back Office
1 1 (12.50%) Law
1 1 (12.50%) Legal
Operating Systems
1 6 (75.00%) Windows
2 5 (62.50%) Windows XP
3 3 (37.50%) Windows 7
4 2 (25.00%) Windows Server 2008
4 2 (25.00%) Windows 8
4 2 (25.00%) Windows Server 2003
5 1 (12.50%) UNIX
5 1 (12.50%) Windows 2000
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (50.00%) ITIL
2 1 (12.50%) Document Management
2 1 (12.50%) Service Management
2 1 (12.50%) ITIL V3
Qualifications
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (12.50%) A+ Certification
1 1 (12.50%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) SLA
1 1 (12.50%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 2 (25.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (25.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 3 (37.50%) Microsoft
2 1 (12.50%) Interwoven
2 1 (12.50%) Avaya
2 1 (12.50%) Lotus
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