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The table below looks at the demand for Windows PowerShell skills within the East of England region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited PowerShell over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows PowerShell
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank110-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads210
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.029 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.916 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted120
Average minimum daily rate£367-
Average daily rate£398-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£429-
UK excluding London average daily rate£398-
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£52.50-
% change on same period last year-
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads10961913
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.531 %1.922 %
Daily rates quoted317472
Average minimum daily rate£309£314
Average daily rate£329£331
% change on same period last year-0.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£349£348
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£335
% change on same period last year-3.10 %
Hourly rates quoted127328
Average minimum hourly rate£32.87£31.24
Average hourly rate£34.78£32.98
% change on same period last year+5.45 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.69£34.72
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.48£32.81
% change on same period last year-0.99 %
PowerShell EnglandPowerShell
England

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.

PowerShell
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing PowerShell across the East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

East of England PowerShell Demand Trend

PowerShell
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing PowerShell across the East of England region.

East of England PowerShell Daily Rate Trend

PowerShell
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing PowerShell across the East of England region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

East of England PowerShell Daily Rate Histogram

PowerShell
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing PowerShell across the East of England region.

East of England PowerShell Hourly Rate Trend

PowerShell
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PowerShell within the East of England region over the 3 months to 6 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
CambridgeshireNew entry-11£350-
HertfordshireNew entry-10£408-
PowerShell EnglandPowerShell
England

PowerShell
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing PowerShell 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 PowerShell.

120 (68.97 %)Windows
216 (55.17 %).NET
314 (48.28 %)InstallShield
314 (48.28 %)Continuous Integration
413 (44.83 %)VB
512 (41.38 %)Configuration Management
512 (41.38 %)Microsoft
610 (34.48 %)Shell Script
610 (34.48 %)QA
79 (31.03 %)Migration
88 (27.59 %)MS Visio
97 (24.14 %)MS Excel
97 (24.14 %)WebServices
97 (24.14 %)XML
97 (24.14 %)MSI
97 (24.14 %)Internet
97 (24.14 %)WCF
97 (24.14 %)WF
97 (24.14 %)Retail
106 (20.69 %)Exchange Server 2003
106 (20.69 %)MS Exchange
115 (17.24 %)XSD
115 (17.24 %)SQL Server
115 (17.24 %)ASP.NET
115 (17.24 %)COM+
115 (17.24 %)SQL
115 (17.24 %)Workflow
115 (17.24 %)Exchange Server 2007
123 (10.34 %)Bugzilla
123 (10.34 %)VBScript

PowerShell
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing PowerShell 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 PowerShell. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
116 (55.17 %).NET
27 (24.14 %)WCF
27 (24.14 %)WF
27 (24.14 %)WebServices
27 (24.14 %)XML
35 (17.24 %)XSD
35 (17.24 %)ASP.NET
35 (17.24 %)COM+
42 (6.897 %)XML Schema
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (20.69 %)MS Exchange
16 (20.69 %)Exchange Server 2003
25 (17.24 %)Exchange Server 2007
33 (10.34 %)SharePoint
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (27.59 %)MS Visio
27 (24.14 %)MS Excel
32 (6.897 %)MS Project
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (24.14 %)Internet
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (17.24 %)SQL Server
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
114 (48.28 %)InstallShield
27 (24.14 %)MSI
33 (10.34 %)Bugzilla
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (24.14 %)Retail
22 (6.897 %)Finance
22 (6.897 %)Manufacturing
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (31.03 %)Consultant
26 (20.69 %)Migration Consultant
35 (17.24 %)Installations Engineer
35 (17.24 %)Applications Packager
43 (10.34 %)Tester
52 (6.897 %)Developer
52 (6.897 %)Release Manager
52 (6.897 %).NET Developer
61 (3.448 %)C# Developer
61 (3.448 %)Process Consultant
61 (3.448 %)Infrastructure Consultant
61 (3.448 %)Build Manager
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
120 (68.97 %)Windows
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (48.28 %)Continuous Integration
212 (41.38 %)Configuration Management
39 (31.03 %)Migration
45 (17.24 %)Workflow
52 (6.897 %)Project Planning
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (44.83 %)VB
210 (34.48 %)Shell Script
35 (17.24 %)SQL
43 (10.34 %)VBScript
43 (10.34 %)C
52 (6.897 %)C#
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
110 (34.48 %)QA
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (6.897 %)VMware Infrastructure
21 (3.448 %)Active Directory
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (41.38 %)Microsoft
22 (6.897 %)VMware