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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Virtual Server skills within the Birmingham region with a comparison to our System Software category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Microsoft Virtual Server over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Virtual Server
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank53-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.695 %0.000 %
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£302£400
% change on same period last year-24.46 %
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£16.00£29.90
% change on same period last year-46.48 %
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads5965
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.078 %0.065 %
Daily rates quoted113
Average minimum daily rate£221£242
Average daily rate£240£262
% change on same period last year-8.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£258£283
UK excluding London average daily rate£321£325
% change on same period last year-1.34 %
Hourly rates quoted937
Average minimum hourly rate£17.09£12.80
Average hourly rate£18.41£13.67
% change on same period last year+34.71 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.73£14.53
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.86£21.86
% change on same period last year-4.59 %
Microsoft Virtual Server West MidlandsMicrosoft Virtual Server
West Midlands

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.

Microsoft Virtual Server
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham Microsoft Virtual Server Demand Trend

Microsoft Virtual Server
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Microsoft Virtual Server across the Birmingham region.

Birmingham Microsoft Virtual Server Daily Rate Trend

Microsoft Virtual Server
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing Microsoft Virtual Server 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 Microsoft Virtual Server.

13 (100.00 %)Microsoft
13 (100.00 %)VMware
13 (100.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
22 (66.67 %)Migration
22 (66.67 %)Data Migration
22 (66.67 %)Active Directory
31 (33.33 %)HP
31 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (33.33 %)C
31 (33.33 %)Windows

Microsoft Virtual Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing Microsoft Virtual Server 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 Microsoft Virtual Server. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (66.67 %)Junior Project Manager
12 (66.67 %)Team Leader
12 (66.67 %)Project Manager
12 (66.67 %)Junior
21 (33.33 %)Server Support
21 (33.33 %)Support Engineer
21 (33.33 %)Server Engineer
21 (33.33 %)Server Support Engineer
21 (33.33 %)Infrastructure Support Engineer
21 (33.33 %)Infrastructure Engineer
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
11 (33.33 %)Windows
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (66.67 %)Migration
12 (66.67 %)Data Migration
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (33.33 %)C
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (100.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
22 (66.67 %)Active Directory
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (100.00 %)Microsoft
13 (100.00 %)VMware
21 (33.33 %)HP