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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Active Directory skills within the Chester region with a comparison to our System Software category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Active Directory over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Active Directory
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank2519
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching contract IT job ads611
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.012 %
As % of the category below85.71 %100.00 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£200
Average daily rate-£250
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£287£280
% change on same period last year+2.35 %
Hourly rates quoted30
Average minimum hourly rate£28.33-
Average hourly rate£31.67-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.05£17.97
% change on same period last year+0.42 %
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
Chester
Matching contract IT job ads711
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.012 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£200
Average daily rate-£250
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£317
% change on same period last year-0.13 %
Hourly rates quoted40
Average minimum hourly rate£29.00-
Average hourly rate£32.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.91£21.04
% change on same period last year-0.62 %
Active Directory CheshireActive Directory
Cheshire

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

Chester 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 Chester region.

Chester Active Directory Daily Rate Trend

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 Chester region.

Chester 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 Chester region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

Chester Active Directory Hourly Rate Histogram

Active Directory
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester 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.

19 (60.00 %)Windows
19 (60.00 %)Windows XP
26 (40.00 %)Citrix
33 (20.00 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (20.00 %)ITIL
42 (13.33 %)PRINCE2
42 (13.33 %)SQL
42 (13.33 %)MS Office
42 (13.33 %)MS Exchange
42 (13.33 %)SMS
42 (13.33 %)Lotus
42 (13.33 %)Terminal Services
42 (13.33 %)Lotus Notes
42 (13.33 %)SharePoint
42 (13.33 %)Microsoft
42 (13.33 %)Local Government
42 (13.33 %)Government
51 (6.667 %)Migration
51 (6.667 %)Disaster Recovery
51 (6.667 %)PDA
51 (6.667 %)Incident Management
51 (6.667 %)Exchange Server 2003
51 (6.667 %)Windows 2000 Server
51 (6.667 %)MCSE
51 (6.667 %)Citrix Certification
51 (6.667 %)Microsoft Certification
51 (6.667 %)ITIL Certification
51 (6.667 %)SAN
51 (6.667 %)Remedy
51 (6.667 %)Project Management

Active Directory
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester 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.

Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (13.33 %)Lotus Notes
12 (13.33 %)SharePoint
12 (13.33 %)MS Exchange
21 (6.667 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (6.667 %)IIS
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (13.33 %)MS Office
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (13.33 %)SMS
21 (6.667 %)WAN
21 (6.667 %)DHCP
21 (6.667 %)DNS
21 (6.667 %)SAN
21 (6.667 %)Broadband
21 (6.667 %)LAN
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (13.33 %)Government
12 (13.33 %)Local Government
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (33.33 %)Analyst
24 (26.67 %)Helpdesk Analyst
33 (20.00 %)Technical Project Manager
33 (20.00 %)Project Manager
33 (20.00 %)Technical Manager
42 (13.33 %)Desktop Engineer
42 (13.33 %)Administrator
51 (6.667 %)Desktop Support Engineer
51 (6.667 %)IT Support Analyst
51 (6.667 %)Support Engineer
51 (6.667 %)2nd Line Support
51 (6.667 %)Desktop Support
51 (6.667 %)Support Analyst
51 (6.667 %)Server Engineer
51 (6.667 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (6.667 %)PDA
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (60.00 %)Windows
19 (60.00 %)Windows XP
23 (20.00 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (6.667 %)Windows 2000 Server
31 (6.667 %)Windows 2000
31 (6.667 %)UNIX
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (20.00 %)ITIL
22 (13.33 %)PRINCE2
31 (6.667 %)Project Management
31 (6.667 %)Disaster Recovery
31 (6.667 %)Migration
31 (6.667 %)Incident Management
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (13.33 %)SQL
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (6.667 %)MCSE
11 (6.667 %)Citrix Certification
11 (6.667 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (6.667 %)ITIL Certification
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (13.33 %)Terminal Services
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (40.00 %)Citrix
22 (13.33 %)Lotus
22 (13.33 %)Microsoft
31 (6.667 %)Remedy
31 (6.667 %)Oracle
31 (6.667 %)SAP
31 (6.667 %)Cisco