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This section looks at the demand for the Server Support role in IT contracts within the Cambridgeshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Server Support in their job title over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Server Support
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5967
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads36
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.429 %0.640 %
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£240£241
% change on same period last year-0.46 %
Hourly rates quoted13
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00£19.67
Average hourly rate£20.00£20.67
% change on same period last year-3.22 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00£21.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.44£25.08
% change on same period last year-2.56 %
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cambridgeshire
Matching contract IT job ads700938
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.924 %0.934 %
Daily rates quoted140192
Average minimum daily rate£301£316
Average daily rate£324£332
% change on same period last year-2.50 %
Average maximum daily rate£347£349
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.32 %
Hourly rates quoted120146
Average minimum hourly rate£17.19£26.05
Average hourly rate£18.73£27.53
% change on same period last year-31.95 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.27£29.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.60£25.69
% change on same period last year-8.13 %
Server Support East of EnglandServer Support
East of England

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.

Server Support
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Server Support across the Cambridgeshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Cambridgeshire Server Support Demand Trend

Server Support
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cambridgeshire Server Support Daily Rate Trend

Server Support
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Server Support across the Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire Server Support Hourly Rate Trend

Server Support
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Server Support within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
PeterboroughUp+12--
CambridgeUp+101--
Server Support East of EnglandServer Support
East of England

Server Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region that cited Server Support 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 Server Support in their job title.

14 (66.67 %)Windows
14 (66.67 %)MS Exchange
14 (66.67 %)Windows Server 2003
23 (50.00 %)VMware
23 (50.00 %)LAN
23 (50.00 %)Cisco
23 (50.00 %)WAN
23 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
32 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
32 (33.33 %)Active Directory
32 (33.33 %)VoIP
32 (33.33 %)MCSE
32 (33.33 %)Linux
32 (33.33 %)DNS
32 (33.33 %)Microsoft Certification
32 (33.33 %)MPLS
41 (16.67 %)Firewall
41 (16.67 %)Telecoms
41 (16.67 %)Migration
41 (16.67 %)VMware ESX
41 (16.67 %)Windows 2000
41 (16.67 %)MS Office
41 (16.67 %)ITIL
41 (16.67 %)MCP
41 (16.67 %)SharePoint
41 (16.67 %)Windows XP
41 (16.67 %)Citrix
41 (16.67 %)Cisco Certification
41 (16.67 %)TCP/IP
41 (16.67 %)Microsoft

Server Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region that cited Server Support 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 Server Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (66.67 %)MS Exchange
23 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
32 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
41 (16.67 %)SharePoint
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (16.67 %)MS Office
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (50.00 %)LAN
13 (50.00 %)WAN
22 (33.33 %)VoIP
22 (33.33 %)DNS
22 (33.33 %)MPLS
31 (16.67 %)Firewall
31 (16.67 %)TCP/IP
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (16.67 %)Telecoms
11 (16.67 %)Banking
11 (16.67 %)Retail
11 (16.67 %)Investment Banking
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (66.67 %)Windows
14 (66.67 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (33.33 %)Linux
31 (16.67 %)Windows 2000
31 (16.67 %)Windows XP
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (16.67 %)Migration
11 (16.67 %)ITIL
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (33.33 %)MCSE
12 (33.33 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (16.67 %)MCP
21 (16.67 %)Cisco Certification
21 (16.67 %)CCNP
21 (16.67 %)CCNA
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (33.33 %)Active Directory
21 (16.67 %)VMware ESX
21 (16.67 %)VMware Infrastructure
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (16.67 %)SCCM
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (50.00 %)VMware
13 (50.00 %)Cisco
21 (16.67 %)Citrix
21 (16.67 %)Microsoft