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The table below looks at the demand for Clustering skills within the Dorset region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Clustering over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkClustering
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3237
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads910
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.010 %
As % of the category below19.57 %13.89 %
Daily rates quoted61
Average minimum daily rate£261£300
Average daily rate£268£325
% change on same period last year-17.56 %
Average maximum daily rate£275£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£379
% change on same period last year-7.78 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£25.00
Average hourly rate-£25.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.47£34.75
% change on same period last year-6.56 %
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Dorset
Matching contract IT job ads4672
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.065 %0.073 %
Daily rates quoted1222
Average minimum daily rate£283£314
Average daily rate£299£336
% change on same period last year-11.15 %
Average maximum daily rate£314£358
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£344
% change on same period last year+1.42 %
Hourly rates quoted318
Average minimum hourly rate£17.00£26.37
Average hourly rate£19.63£27.79
% change on same period last year-29.37 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.25£29.21
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.09£26.20
% change on same period last year-4.24 %
Clustering South WestClustering
South 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.

Clustering
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Clustering across the Dorset region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Dorset Clustering Demand Trend

Clustering
Daily Rate Trend

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

Dorset Clustering Daily Rate Trend

Clustering
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Clustering across the Dorset region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Dorset Clustering Daily Rate Histogram

Clustering
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Dorset Clustering Hourly Rate Trend

Clustering
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Clustering within the Dorset region over the 3 months to 13 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
PooleNo change06£269-17.23 %
Clustering South WestClustering
South West

Clustering
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Dorset region citing Clustering 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 Clustering.

113 (100.00 %)Microsoft
210 (76.92 %)MS Exchange
39 (69.23 %)Windows
39 (69.23 %)Windows Server 2003
48 (61.54 %)Active Directory
57 (53.85 %)SAN
57 (53.85 %)DHCP
57 (53.85 %)TCP/IP
57 (53.85 %)DNS
66 (46.15 %)MCSE
66 (46.15 %)Migration
66 (46.15 %)Microsoft Certification
75 (38.46 %)Exchange Server 5.5
75 (38.46 %)Exchange Server 2003
84 (30.77 %)Replication
84 (30.77 %)VMware
84 (30.77 %)VMware ESX
84 (30.77 %)ISA Server
84 (30.77 %)MAILsweeper
84 (30.77 %)MailMarshal
84 (30.77 %)Exchange Server 2007
84 (30.77 %)Release Management
84 (30.77 %)MCSA
84 (30.77 %)MCP
84 (30.77 %)SQL
84 (30.77 %)HP
93 (23.08 %)Peregrine
93 (23.08 %)SSL
93 (23.08 %)IBM
93 (23.08 %)Firewall

Clustering
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Dorset region citing Clustering 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 Clustering. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (23.08 %)COM+
13 (23.08 %)SOAP
13 (23.08 %)WebServices
13 (23.08 %)Windows SharePoint Services
22 (15.38 %).NET Framework
22 (15.38 %).NET
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (76.92 %)MS Exchange
25 (38.46 %)Exchange Server 5.5
25 (38.46 %)Exchange Server 2003
34 (30.77 %)Exchange Server 2007
43 (23.08 %)SharePoint Server 2007
43 (23.08 %)SharePoint
52 (15.38 %)IIS
52 (15.38 %)SharePoint Portal Server
61 (7.692 %)Exchange Server 2000
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (23.08 %)MS Excel
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (53.85 %)DHCP
17 (53.85 %)TCP/IP
17 (53.85 %)DNS
17 (53.85 %)SAN
23 (23.08 %)Firewall
23 (23.08 %)LAN
23 (23.08 %)WAN
23 (23.08 %)SSL
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (23.08 %)SQL Server
13 (23.08 %)SQL Server 2000
13 (23.08 %)SQL Server 2005
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (23.08 %)FrontPage
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (53.85 %)Analyst
23 (23.08 %)Consultant
23 (23.08 %)Support Analyst
23 (23.08 %)Infrastructure Consultant
23 (23.08 %)Messaging Analyst
32 (15.38 %)Microsoft Consultant
32 (15.38 %)Messaging Support Analyst
32 (15.38 %)Exchange Engineer
32 (15.38 %)Microsoft Infrastructure Consultant
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (30.77 %)Replication
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (69.23 %)Windows
19 (69.23 %)Windows Server 2003
23 (23.08 %)Windows 2000 Server
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (46.15 %)Migration
24 (30.77 %)Release Management
33 (23.08 %)ITIL
41 (7.692 %)Data Analysis
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (30.77 %)SQL
21 (7.692 %)VB
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (46.15 %)MCSE
16 (46.15 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (30.77 %)MCSA
24 (30.77 %)MCP
33 (23.08 %)MCTS
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (61.54 %)Active Directory
24 (30.77 %)ISA Server
24 (30.77 %)VMware ESX
24 (30.77 %)MailMarshal
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (30.77 %)MAILsweeper
23 (23.08 %)ServiceCenter
23 (23.08 %)Tivoli
23 (23.08 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (100.00 %)Microsoft
24 (30.77 %)HP
24 (30.77 %)VMware
33 (23.08 %)IBM
33 (23.08 %)Peregrine