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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Terminal Services skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our System Software category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Terminal Services over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Terminal Services
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank108131
Rank change on same period last yearUp+23
Matching contract IT job ads911
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.012 %
As % of the category below3.719 %3.134 %
Daily rates quoted56
Average minimum daily rate£316£425
Average daily rate£326£429
% change on same period last year-24.03 %
Average maximum daily rate£336£433
UK excluding London average daily rate£274£366
% change on same period last year-25.06 %
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£17.45£14.82
% change on same period last year+17.71 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads242351
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.381 %0.376 %
Daily rates quoted6599
Average minimum daily rate£356£330
Average daily rate£372£345
% change on same period last year+7.77 %
Average maximum daily rate£388£361
UK excluding London average daily rate£318£317
% change on same period last year+0.10 %
Hourly rates quoted2299
Average minimum hourly rate£25.33£25.74
Average hourly rate£27.09£27.24
% change on same period last year-0.52 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.85£28.74
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.19£21.57
% change on same period last year-1.75 %
Terminal Services South EastTerminal Services
South East

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.

Terminal Services
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Terminal Services Demand Trend

Terminal Services
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Terminal Services across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire Terminal Services Daily Rate Trend

Terminal Services
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Terminal Services across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire Terminal Services Hourly Rate Trend

Terminal Services
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Terminal Services within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
ReadingUp+178£326-25.05 %
Terminal Services South EastTerminal Services
South East

Terminal Services
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Terminal Services 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 Terminal Services.

115 (100.00 %)Windows
213 (86.67 %)Windows Server 2003
312 (80.00 %)Windows Vista
411 (73.33 %)Windows 2000 Server
510 (66.67 %)WSUS
510 (66.67 %)SoftGrid
66 (40.00 %)Microsoft Certification
75 (33.33 %)MCSE
84 (26.67 %)Microsoft
93 (20.00 %)MOM
93 (20.00 %)UNIX
93 (20.00 %)Cisco
93 (20.00 %)Middleware
93 (20.00 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
93 (20.00 %)SCOM
102 (13.33 %)Load Balancing
102 (13.33 %)Network Load Balancing
102 (13.33 %)Project Management
102 (13.33 %)Wireless
102 (13.33 %)Replication
102 (13.33 %)Clustering
102 (13.33 %)DNS
102 (13.33 %)HPUX
102 (13.33 %)Solaris
111 (6.667 %)Windows 2000
111 (6.667 %)MS Excel
111 (6.667 %)Windows XP
111 (6.667 %)MS Exchange
111 (6.667 %)HND
111 (6.667 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)

Terminal Services
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Terminal Services 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 Terminal Services. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (20.00 %)Middleware
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (6.667 %)MS Exchange
11 (6.667 %)Exchange Server 2003
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (6.667 %)MS Excel
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
110 (66.67 %)SoftGrid
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (13.33 %)DNS
12 (13.33 %)Wireless
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (60.00 %)Support Engineer
23 (20.00 %)Network Engineer
23 (20.00 %)Server Support
23 (20.00 %)Network Support Engineer
23 (20.00 %)Server Engineer
23 (20.00 %)Network Support
23 (20.00 %)Server Support Engineer
32 (13.33 %)Architect
41 (6.667 %)Performance Engineer
41 (6.667 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
41 (6.667 %)2nd Line Support
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (13.33 %)Replication
12 (13.33 %)Clustering
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (100.00 %)Windows
213 (86.67 %)Windows Server 2003
312 (80.00 %)Windows Vista
411 (73.33 %)Windows 2000 Server
53 (20.00 %)UNIX
62 (13.33 %)HPUX
62 (13.33 %)Solaris
71 (6.667 %)Windows 2000
71 (6.667 %)Windows XP
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (13.33 %)Project Management
12 (13.33 %)Load Balancing
12 (13.33 %)Network Load Balancing
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (40.00 %)Microsoft Certification
25 (33.33 %)MCSE
31 (6.667 %)HND
31 (6.667 %)Degree
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (20.00 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
110 (66.67 %)WSUS
23 (20.00 %)MOM
23 (20.00 %)SCOM
31 (6.667 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
31 (6.667 %)SCCM
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (26.67 %)Microsoft
23 (20.00 %)Cisco