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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Exchange Server skills within the Cheshire 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Exchange Server
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4853
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads1316
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.016 %
As % of the category below10.74 %10.39 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£250
Average daily rate-£275
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£313£298
% change on same period last year+5.27 %
Hourly rates quoted60
Average minimum hourly rate£22.86-
Average hourly rate£27.93-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£33.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.57£18.93
% change on same period last year+13.95 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads121154
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.170 %0.156 %
Daily rates quoted2333
Average minimum daily rate£311£274
Average daily rate£327£293
% change on same period last year+11.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£342£311
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£338
% change on same period last year+3.58 %
Hourly rates quoted2112
Average minimum hourly rate£27.29£35.29
Average hourly rate£30.37£36.50
% change on same period last year-16.80 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.44£37.71
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.69£24.06
% change on same period last year+2.63 %
MS Exchange North WestMS Exchange
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.

MS Exchange
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region.

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region.

Cheshire MS Exchange Hourly Rate Trend

MS Exchange
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MS Exchange across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Cheshire MS Exchange Hourly Rate Histogram

MS Exchange
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MS Exchange within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
ChesterUp+35--
WarringtonUp+43--
NorthwichNew entry-2--
CreweUp+32--
MacclesfieldNew entry-1--
MS Exchange North WestMS Exchange
North West

MS Exchange
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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.

123 (85.19 %)Windows
219 (70.37 %)Active Directory
219 (70.37 %)Exchange Server 2003
311 (40.74 %)Windows Server 2003
410 (37.04 %)Citrix
58 (29.63 %)MS Office
65 (18.52 %)Microsoft
65 (18.52 %)MS Excel
73 (11.11 %)Disaster Recovery
73 (11.11 %)Windows 2000 Server
73 (11.11 %)Windows XP
73 (11.11 %)TCP/IP
82 (7.407 %)DNS
82 (7.407 %)DHCP
82 (7.407 %)Windows 2000
82 (7.407 %)Lotus Notes
82 (7.407 %)SQL
82 (7.407 %)Remedy
82 (7.407 %)Citrix Certification
82 (7.407 %)Citrix Presentation Server
82 (7.407 %)Lotus
82 (7.407 %)Exchange Server 2000
82 (7.407 %)Technical Architecture
82 (7.407 %)IP Telephony
82 (7.407 %)Migration
91 (3.704 %)VMware
91 (3.704 %)VMware ESX
91 (3.704 %)Change Management
91 (3.704 %)Firewall
91 (3.704 %)Finance

MS Exchange
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
119 (70.37 %)Exchange Server 2003
22 (7.407 %)Lotus Notes
22 (7.407 %)Exchange Server 2000
31 (3.704 %)IIS
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (29.63 %)MS Office
25 (18.52 %)MS Excel
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (11.11 %)TCP/IP
22 (7.407 %)DNS
22 (7.407 %)DHCP
22 (7.407 %)IP Telephony
31 (3.704 %)Broadband
31 (3.704 %)Ethernet
31 (3.704 %)SAN
31 (3.704 %)Firewall
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (3.704 %)SQL Server
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (3.704 %)Finance
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (25.93 %)Analyst
26 (22.22 %)Server Engineer
26 (22.22 %)Exchange Engineer
35 (18.52 %)Helpdesk Analyst
44 (14.81 %)Citrix Engineer
44 (14.81 %)Support Engineer
53 (11.11 %)Windows Server Engineer
62 (7.407 %)Desktop Support
62 (7.407 %)Server Support
62 (7.407 %)Infrastructure Specialist
62 (7.407 %)2nd Line Support
71 (3.704 %)Administrator
71 (3.704 %)Field Engineer
71 (3.704 %)Helpdesk Support
71 (3.704 %)Service Desk Analyst
71 (3.704 %)IT Support Analyst
71 (3.704 %)Field Support Engineer
71 (3.704 %)Server Support Engineer
71 (3.704 %)Support Analyst
71 (3.704 %)Systems Administrator
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (3.704 %)PDA
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
123 (85.19 %)Windows
211 (40.74 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (11.11 %)Windows 2000 Server
33 (11.11 %)Windows XP
42 (7.407 %)Windows 2000
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (11.11 %)Disaster Recovery
22 (7.407 %)Migration
22 (7.407 %)Technical Architecture
31 (3.704 %)Change Management
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (7.407 %)SQL
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (7.407 %)Citrix Certification
21 (3.704 %)CCEA
21 (3.704 %)CCA
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
119 (70.37 %)Active Directory
22 (7.407 %)Citrix Presentation Server
31 (3.704 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (3.704 %)VMware ESX
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (37.04 %)Citrix
25 (18.52 %)Microsoft
32 (7.407 %)Lotus
32 (7.407 %)Remedy
41 (3.704 %)VMware
41 (3.704 %)LANDesk
41 (3.704 %)ProCurve
41 (3.704 %)HP
41 (3.704 %)VERITAS