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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Active Directory skills within the Cheshire region with a comparison to our System Software category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited Active Directory over the 3 months to 18 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Active Directory
Location
3 months to 18 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank3129
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads5531
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.073 %0.032 %
As % of the category below46.61 %70.45 %
Daily rates quoted147
Average minimum daily rate£370£279
Average daily rate£394£291
% change on same period last year+35.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£417£304
UK excluding London average daily rate£297£300
% change on same period last year-0.81 %
Hourly rates quoted103
Average minimum hourly rate£13.70£25.00
Average hourly rate£15.20£27.50
% change on same period last year-44.72 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.70£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.58£18.70
% change on same period last year-5.98 %
System Software CheshireSystem Software
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads11844
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.157 %0.045 %
Daily rates quoted369
Average minimum daily rate£397£293
Average daily rate£429£302
% change on same period last year+42.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£462£312
UK excluding London average daily rate£328£329
% change on same period last year-0.39 %
Hourly rates quoted113
Average minimum hourly rate£13.73£25.00
Average hourly rate£15.32£27.50
% change on same period last year-44.29 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.91£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.86£22.20
% change on same period last year-6.05 %
Active Directory North WestActive Directory
North West

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 Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the System Software category.

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region.

Cheshire Active Directory Daily Rate Trend

Active Directory
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Active Directory across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 18 July 2008.

Cheshire Active Directory Daily Rate Histogram

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 Cheshire region.

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region over the 3 months to 18 July 2008.

Cheshire Active Directory Hourly Rate Histogram

Active Directory
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing Active Directory within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 18 July 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
ChesterDown-210--
KnutsfordNew entry-8£394-
MacclesfieldNew entry-6--
WarringtonDown-25--
MiddlewichNew entry-2--
RuncornDown-12--
Active Directory North WestActive Directory
North West

Active Directory
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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.

180 (84.21 %)Windows
231 (32.63 %)Windows XP
328 (29.47 %)Citrix
426 (27.37 %)Microsoft
426 (27.37 %)Windows Server 2003
519 (20.00 %)Windows NT
616 (16.84 %)MS Office
616 (16.84 %)MS Exchange
715 (15.79 %)Exchange Server 2003
814 (14.74 %)Migration
913 (13.68 %)SQL
1012 (12.63 %)MCSE
1012 (12.63 %)Windows 2000
1012 (12.63 %)LAN
1012 (12.63 %)WAN
1012 (12.63 %)HP
1012 (12.63 %)Microsoft Certification
1012 (12.63 %)SAN
1111 (11.58 %)Finance
1210 (10.53 %)Dell
1210 (10.53 %)DNS
139 (9.474 %)MS Excel
148 (8.421 %)IIS
157 (7.368 %)DHCP
166 (6.316 %)POP3
166 (6.316 %)SMTP
166 (6.316 %)PRINCE2
166 (6.316 %)COM+
166 (6.316 %)DCOM
166 (6.316 %)ITIL

Active Directory
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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.

Application Development
16 (6.316 %)COM+
16 (6.316 %)DCOM
21 (1.053 %)Application Packaging
Application Platforms
116 (16.84 %)MS Exchange
215 (15.79 %)Exchange Server 2003
38 (8.421 %)IIS
44 (4.211 %)Lotus Notes
44 (4.211 %)Exchange Server 2000
51 (1.053 %)BizTalk Server
Applications
116 (16.84 %)MS Office
29 (9.474 %)MS Excel
Communications & Networking
112 (12.63 %)LAN
112 (12.63 %)WAN
112 (12.63 %)SAN
210 (10.53 %)DNS
37 (7.368 %)DHCP
46 (6.316 %)POP3
46 (6.316 %)SMTP
55 (5.263 %)TCP/IP
63 (3.158 %)Ethernet
72 (2.105 %)Broadband
81 (1.053 %)ADSL
81 (1.053 %)SMS
81 (1.053 %)FTP
81 (1.053 %)VPN
81 (1.053 %)3G
81 (1.053 %)Firewall
Development Applications
12 (2.105 %)Dreamweaver
21 (1.053 %)WinRunner
21 (1.053 %)TestDirector
21 (1.053 %)QuickTest Pro
General
111 (11.58 %)Finance
25 (5.263 %)Banking
32 (2.105 %)Telecoms
41 (1.053 %)Marketing
41 (1.053 %)Health
41 (1.053 %)Financial Institution
41 (1.053 %)Back Office
Job Titles
118 (18.95 %)Analyst
213 (13.68 %)Support Engineer
312 (12.63 %)Helpdesk Analyst
411 (11.58 %)Server Engineer
510 (10.53 %)Infrastructure Specialist
67 (7.368 %)Field Engineer
76 (6.316 %)Helpdesk Support
76 (6.316 %)Desktop Support
76 (6.316 %)Applications Specialist
76 (6.316 %)Technical Manager
76 (6.316 %)Hardware Engineer
76 (6.316 %)Citrix Specialist
76 (6.316 %)Server Specialist
85 (5.263 %)Exchange Engineer
85 (5.263 %)Development Specialist
85 (5.263 %)2nd Line Support
94 (4.211 %)Service Manager
94 (4.211 %)Desktop Engineer
94 (4.211 %)Windows Server Engineer
94 (4.211 %)Active Directory Specialist
Miscellaneous
13 (3.158 %)Blackberry
13 (3.158 %)Replication
22 (2.105 %)Management Information System
22 (2.105 %)PDA
22 (2.105 %)Statistics
31 (1.053 %)NHS
31 (1.053 %)Clustering
Operating Systems
180 (84.21 %)Windows
231 (32.63 %)Windows XP
326 (27.37 %)Windows Server 2003
419 (20.00 %)Windows NT
512 (12.63 %)Windows 2000
65 (5.263 %)NetWare
72 (2.105 %)UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
114 (14.74 %)Migration
26 (6.316 %)ITIL
26 (6.316 %)PRINCE2
33 (3.158 %)Change Management
33 (3.158 %)Project Management
42 (2.105 %)Information Security
42 (2.105 %)Incident Management
51 (1.053 %)Technical Architecture
51 (1.053 %)User Acceptance Testing
51 (1.053 %)Test Scripting
51 (1.053 %)Performance Management
51 (1.053 %)ISMS
51 (1.053 %)Disaster Recovery
51 (1.053 %)Information Security Management
51 (1.053 %)Data Security
51 (1.053 %)Security Management
51 (1.053 %)ERP
51 (1.053 %)B2B
51 (1.053 %)Service Delivery
Programming Languages
113 (13.68 %)SQL
22 (2.105 %)VBScript
Qualifications
112 (12.63 %)MCSE
112 (12.63 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (2.105 %)MCP
31 (1.053 %)ITIL Certification
31 (1.053 %)CCNA
31 (1.053 %)ISEB
31 (1.053 %)Citrix Certification
31 (1.053 %)Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.053 %)SLA
11 (1.053 %)QA
System Software
16 (6.316 %)MetaFrame
16 (6.316 %)Citrix Presentation Server
23 (3.158 %)Backup Exec
Systems Management
12 (2.105 %)ZENworks
12 (2.105 %)WSUS
21 (1.053 %)Legato
Vendors
128 (29.47 %)Citrix
226 (27.37 %)Microsoft
312 (12.63 %)HP
410 (10.53 %)Dell
56 (6.316 %)VMware
65 (5.263 %)Cisco
65 (5.263 %)Novell
74 (4.211 %)Lotus
83 (3.158 %)Remedy
92 (2.105 %)McAfee Security
92 (2.105 %)LANDesk
92 (2.105 %)VERITAS
92 (2.105 %)Oracle
92 (2.105 %)SAP
101 (1.053 %)Intel
101 (1.053 %)Altiris
101 (1.053 %)Apple
101 (1.053 %)CheckPoint
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