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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Active Directory skills within the Aberdeen region with a comparison to our System Software category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Active Directory over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Active Directory
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank42
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads2847
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.039 %0.047 %
As % of the category below84.85 %83.93 %
Daily rates quoted22
Average minimum daily rate£185£108
Average daily rate£190£108
% change on same period last year+76.74 %
Average maximum daily rate£195£108
UK excluding London average daily rate£303£299
% change on same period last year+1.25 %
Hourly rates quoted1410
Average minimum hourly rate£19.64£13.20
Average hourly rate£20.14£13.75
% change on same period last year+46.46 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.64£14.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.27£18.68
% change on same period last year-2.23 %
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
Aberdeen
Matching contract IT job ads3356
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.046 %0.057 %
Daily rates quoted33
Average minimum daily rate£220£155
Average daily rate£223£155
% change on same period last year+43.54 %
Average maximum daily rate£225£155
UK excluding London average daily rate£319£322
% change on same period last year-0.98 %
Hourly rates quoted1512
Average minimum hourly rate£21.25£14.67
Average hourly rate£21.68£15.42
% change on same period last year+40.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.12£16.17
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.28£21.36
% change on same period last year-0.39 %
Active Directory ScotlandActive Directory
Scotland

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.

Active Directory
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Active Directory across the Aberdeen region as a proportion of the total demand within the System Software category.

Aberdeen Active Directory Demand Trend

Active Directory
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Active Directory across the Aberdeen region.

Aberdeen Active Directory Daily Rate Trend

Active Directory
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Active Directory across the Aberdeen region.

Aberdeen Active Directory Hourly Rate Trend

Active Directory
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Active Directory across the Aberdeen region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Aberdeen Active Directory Hourly Rate Histogram

Active Directory
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Aberdeen region citing Active Directory also 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 that cited Active Directory.

161 (89.71 %)Windows
242 (61.76 %)Microsoft
330 (44.12 %)Windows Server 2003
422 (32.35 %)Windows XP
520 (29.41 %)MS Exchange
619 (27.94 %)Citrix
717 (25.00 %)Windows 2000
815 (22.06 %)Windows 2000 Server
913 (19.12 %)VMware
1012 (17.65 %)Migration
1110 (14.71 %)Cisco
1110 (14.71 %)Windows Vista
129 (13.24 %)Exchange Server 2003
129 (13.24 %)MS Excel
138 (11.76 %)ITIL
138 (11.76 %)IBM
138 (11.76 %)HP
138 (11.76 %)Microsoft Certification
147 (10.29 %)Dell
147 (10.29 %)WAN
147 (10.29 %)MCP
147 (10.29 %)Backup Exec
156 (8.824 %)Clustering
156 (8.824 %)MS Office
156 (8.824 %)LAN
156 (8.824 %)Windows NT
156 (8.824 %)SAN
156 (8.824 %)Remedy
165 (7.353 %)UNIX
165 (7.353 %)Internet

Active Directory
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Aberdeen region citing Active Directory also 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 that cited Active Directory. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (1.471 %)Application Packaging
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
120 (29.41 %)MS Exchange
29 (13.24 %)Exchange Server 2003
33 (4.412 %)Exchange Server 2000
42 (2.941 %)Lotus Notes
42 (2.941 %)Exchange Server 2007
51 (1.471 %)Exchange Server 5.5
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (13.24 %)MS Excel
26 (8.824 %)MS Office
34 (5.882 %)MS Project
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (10.29 %)WAN
26 (8.824 %)LAN
26 (8.824 %)SAN
35 (7.353 %)DNS
35 (7.353 %)TCP/IP
35 (7.353 %)Internet
44 (5.882 %)IP Telephony
44 (5.882 %)Cisco IPT
53 (4.412 %)DHCP
53 (4.412 %)Intranet
61 (1.471 %)VPN
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (2.941 %)MS Access
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.471 %)InstallShield
11 (1.471 %)AdminStudio
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (5.882 %)Telecoms
22 (2.941 %)Education
22 (2.941 %)Health
22 (2.941 %)Banking
22 (2.941 %)Insurance
22 (2.941 %)Pharmaceutical
31 (1.471 %)Back Office
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
122 (32.35 %)Desktop Support
218 (26.47 %)Server Engineer
314 (20.59 %)Desktop Engineer
413 (19.12 %)Support Engineer
512 (17.65 %)Analyst
610 (14.71 %)Desktop Support Engineer
78 (11.76 %)Server Support
84 (5.882 %)Support Analyst
84 (5.882 %)Infrastructure Analyst
84 (5.882 %)2nd Line Support
84 (5.882 %)Server Support Engineer
93 (4.412 %)Windows Server Engineer
93 (4.412 %)Service Analyst
93 (4.412 %)Service Desk Analyst
93 (4.412 %)Network Engineer
93 (4.412 %)Junior
102 (2.941 %)IT Manager
102 (2.941 %)Systems Engineer
102 (2.941 %)Network Support Engineer
102 (2.941 %)IT Support Analyst
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (8.824 %)Clustering
23 (4.412 %)Blackberry
32 (2.941 %)PDA
32 (2.941 %)Video Conferencing
41 (1.471 %)French Language
41 (1.471 %)Client/Server
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
161 (89.71 %)Windows
230 (44.12 %)Windows Server 2003
322 (32.35 %)Windows XP
417 (25.00 %)Windows 2000
515 (22.06 %)Windows 2000 Server
610 (14.71 %)Windows Vista
76 (8.824 %)Windows NT
85 (7.353 %)UNIX
93 (4.412 %)Linux
93 (4.412 %)Windows Server 2008
93 (4.412 %)NetWare
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (17.65 %)Migration
28 (11.76 %)ITIL
33 (4.412 %)Incident Management
42 (2.941 %)Asset Management
51 (1.471 %)RDF
51 (1.471 %)Project Management
51 (1.471 %)Service Management
51 (1.471 %)Quality Management
51 (1.471 %)Service Delivery
51 (1.471 %)Workflow
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (11.76 %)Microsoft Certification
27 (10.29 %)MCP
33 (4.412 %)Degree
42 (2.941 %)MCSE
51 (1.471 %)CNA
51 (1.471 %)Novell Certification
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (7.353 %)SLA
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (10.29 %)Backup Exec
25 (7.353 %)NetBackup
34 (5.882 %)VMware Infrastructure
43 (4.412 %)MetaFrame
52 (2.941 %)Terminal Server
61 (1.471 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (5.882 %)ARCserve
22 (2.941 %)MOM
22 (2.941 %)DameWare
31 (1.471 %)OpenView Configuration Management
31 (1.471 %)Norton AntiVirus
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
142 (61.76 %)Microsoft
219 (27.94 %)Citrix
313 (19.12 %)VMware
410 (14.71 %)Cisco
58 (11.76 %)IBM
58 (11.76 %)HP
67 (10.29 %)Dell
76 (8.824 %)Remedy
85 (7.353 %)VERITAS
93 (4.412 %)Novell
93 (4.412 %)Symantec
93 (4.412 %)SAP
102 (2.941 %)Adobe
102 (2.941 %)Lotus
111 (1.471 %)NetIQ
111 (1.471 %)Macrovision
111 (1.471 %)Altiris
111 (1.471 %)Sun
111 (1.471 %)Intel
111 (1.471 %)Oracle