The first table below looks at the demand for the Server Support role in IT contracts advertised for the East Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Server Support in their job title over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the East Midlands region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Server Support
Rank 81 75 78
Rank change year-on-year
-6 +3
Contract jobs requiring a Server Support 2 9 3
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East Midlands 0.160% 0.654% 0.212%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.175% 0.698% 0.228%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 7 0
Average daily rate £225 £245 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-8.16% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £275 £254 £300
% change year-on-year
+8.37% -15.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 2
Average hourly rate £27.00 - £14.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.00 £20.06 £23.50
% change year-on-year
+24.62% -14.63%
All Job Titles
East Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1140 1290 1313
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East Midlands 91.42% 93.68% 92.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 511 653 531
Average daily rate £330 £325 £348
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+1.53% -6.47%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £220 £175 £185
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £476 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 126 94 132
Average hourly rate £14.00 £13.50 £21.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+3.70% -35.71%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.38 £8.50 £10.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £32.50 £34.00 £37.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Server Support
England

Server Support
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Server Support across the East Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

East Midlands Server Support Jobs Demand Trend

Server Support
Daily Rate Trend

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

East Midlands Server Support Daily Rate Trend

Server Support
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East Midlands Server Support Hourly Rate Trend

Server Support
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Server Support within the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Northamptonshire +6 1 £225 -9.09%
Derbyshire - 1 - -
Server Support
England

Server Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands 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.

1 7 (70.00%) Windows
1 7 (70.00%) Active Directory
1 7 (70.00%) Windows Server 2008
2 6 (60.00%) SAN
3 4 (40.00%) MS Exchange
3 4 (40.00%) Exchange Server 2010
3 4 (40.00%) VMware
4 3 (30.00%) Lync
4 3 (30.00%) Unified Communications
4 3 (30.00%) Migration
4 3 (30.00%) Performance Management
4 3 (30.00%) SQL Server
4 3 (30.00%) Windows Server 2003
5 2 (20.00%) Middleware
5 2 (20.00%) Service Delivery
5 2 (20.00%) Disaster Recovery
5 2 (20.00%) Citrix
5 2 (20.00%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (20.00%) HP
5 2 (20.00%) SCCM
5 2 (20.00%) Data Analysis
5 2 (20.00%) Systems Analysis
5 2 (20.00%) Management Information System
6 1 (10.00%) Exchange Server 2013
6 1 (10.00%) Wireless
6 1 (10.00%) CLARiiON
6 1 (10.00%) Clustering
6 1 (10.00%) MCITP
6 1 (10.00%) Exchange Server 2003
6 1 (10.00%) Remedy ITSM

Server Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands 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.

Application Development
1 2 (20.00%) Middleware
Application Platforms
1 4 (40.00%) MS Exchange
1 4 (40.00%) Exchange Server 2010
2 3 (30.00%) Lync
3 1 (10.00%) Exchange Server 2013
3 1 (10.00%) Exchange Server 2003
3 1 (10.00%) Windows Azure
3 1 (10.00%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 1 (10.00%) Remedy ITSM
Communications & Networking
1 6 (60.00%) SAN
2 3 (30.00%) Unified Communications
3 1 (10.00%) Wireless
3 1 (10.00%) NAS
3 1 (10.00%) DHCP
3 1 (10.00%) TCP/IP
3 1 (10.00%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (30.00%) SQL Server
2 1 (10.00%) SQL Server 2008
2 1 (10.00%) GIS
Miscellaneous
1 2 (20.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (10.00%) CLARiiON
2 1 (10.00%) Clustering
2 1 (10.00%) Celerra
2 1 (10.00%) EqualLogic
2 1 (10.00%) Blackberry
2 1 (10.00%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 7 (70.00%) Windows
1 7 (70.00%) Windows Server 2008
2 3 (30.00%) Windows Server 2003
3 1 (10.00%) UNIX
3 1 (10.00%) Linux
3 1 (10.00%) Windows 2000
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (30.00%) Migration
1 3 (30.00%) Performance Management
2 2 (20.00%) Service Delivery
2 2 (20.00%) Disaster Recovery
2 2 (20.00%) Data Analysis
2 2 (20.00%) Systems Analysis
3 1 (10.00%) Root Cause Analysis
3 1 (10.00%) ITIL
3 1 (10.00%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 1 (10.00%) SQL
1 1 (10.00%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 2 (20.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (10.00%) MCITP
2 1 (10.00%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
2 1 (10.00%) MCSE
System Software
1 7 (70.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (10.00%) Hyper-V
2 1 (10.00%) XenDesktop
2 1 (10.00%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 2 (20.00%) SCCM
2 1 (10.00%) SCOM
Vendors
1 4 (40.00%) VMware
2 2 (20.00%) Citrix
2 2 (20.00%) HP
3 1 (10.00%) Dell
3 1 (10.00%) EMC
3 1 (10.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (10.00%) Remedy
Northampton, East Midlands
In addition, you will be required to have a proven back ground working with the following: - HP SAN - Sharepoint Admin - SCCM - Active Directory - DNS/DHCP - AzureThe role has...
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Rate: £200.00 - £250.00 per day
Posted: 4 May 2013