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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Exchange Server skills within the Belfast region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MS Exchange over the 3 months to 5 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Exchange Server
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank-25
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads02
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.000 %18.18 %
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£309£287
% change on same period last year+7.61 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.58£18.92
% change on same period last year+8.78 %
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
Belfast
Matching contract IT job ads2411
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.039 %0.012 %
Daily rates quoted62
Average minimum daily rate£214£165
Average daily rate£237£165
% change on same period last year+43.72 %
Average maximum daily rate£260£165
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£345
% change on same period last year+1.23 %
Hourly rates quoted50
Average minimum hourly rate£14.99-
Average hourly rate£15.89-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£16.79-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.88£23.53
% change on same period last year-2.76 %
MS Exchange County AntrimMS Exchange
County Antrim

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.

MS Exchange
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing MS Exchange across the Belfast region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

Belfast MS Exchange Demand Trend

MS Exchange
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing MS Exchange across the Belfast region.

Belfast MS Exchange Daily Rate Trend

MS Exchange
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing MS Exchange across the Belfast region.

Belfast MS Exchange Hourly Rate Trend

MS Exchange
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Belfast region citing MS Exchange 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 MS Exchange.

14 (100.00 %)Windows
14 (100.00 %)Windows 2000
23 (75.00 %)Active Directory
23 (75.00 %)Finance
32 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
32 (50.00 %)Microsoft
32 (50.00 %)Dell
32 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (50.00 %)SQL
32 (50.00 %)MS Office
32 (50.00 %)MS Excel
32 (50.00 %)Windows NT
32 (50.00 %)Windows XP
41 (25.00 %)SLA
41 (25.00 %)MCSE
41 (25.00 %)Remedy
41 (25.00 %)Blackberry
41 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (25.00 %)Peregrine
41 (25.00 %)Problem Management
41 (25.00 %)PDA

MS Exchange
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Belfast region citing MS Exchange 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 MS Exchange. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (50.00 %)MS Office
12 (50.00 %)MS Excel
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (75.00 %)Finance
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Technical Consultant
12 (50.00 %)Desktop Support
12 (50.00 %)Consultant
12 (50.00 %)Infrastructure Consultant
21 (25.00 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
21 (25.00 %)Support Engineer
21 (25.00 %)2nd Line Support
21 (25.00 %)Desktop Support Engineer
21 (25.00 %)Desktop Engineer
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (25.00 %)Blackberry
11 (25.00 %)PDA
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (100.00 %)Windows
14 (100.00 %)Windows 2000
22 (50.00 %)Windows NT
22 (50.00 %)Windows XP
22 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)Problem Management
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (50.00 %)SQL
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (25.00 %)MCSE
11 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (25.00 %)SLA
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (75.00 %)Active Directory
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)Microsoft
12 (50.00 %)Dell
21 (25.00 %)Peregrine
21 (25.00 %)Remedy