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The table below looks at the demand for the Server Support role in IT contracts within the East of England region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Server Support in their job title over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Server Support
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank117127
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching contract IT job ads1733
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.023 %0.033 %
As % of the category below0.498 %0.709 %
Daily rates quoted78
Average minimum daily rate£211£234
Average daily rate£215£245
% change on same period last year-12.13 %
Average maximum daily rate£219£256
UK excluding London average daily rate£233£246
% change on same period last year-4.95 %
Hourly rates quoted46
Average minimum hourly rate£16.75£17.47
Average hourly rate£18.00£18.38
% change on same period last year-2.08 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.25£19.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.18£23.32
% change on same period last year+3.67 %
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads34164654
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.618 %4.589 %
Daily rates quoted10591422
Average minimum daily rate£329£322
Average daily rate£351£340
% change on same period last year+3.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£373£359
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted469660
Average minimum hourly rate£22.22£25.65
Average hourly rate£23.69£26.85
% change on same period last year-11.77 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.15£28.05
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
Server Support EnglandServer Support
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.

Server Support
Demand Trend

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

East of England Server Support Demand Trend

Server Support
Daily Rate Trend

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

East of England Server Support Daily Rate Trend

Server Support
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Server Support across the East of England region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

East of England Server Support Daily Rate Histogram

Server Support
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East of England Server Support Hourly Rate Trend

Server Support
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Server Support across the East of England region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

East of England Server Support Hourly Rate Histogram

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 of England region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
EssexUp+57£195-
HertfordshireUp+125£213-29.16 %
CambridgeshireUp+203--
BedfordshireUp+141--
NorfolkNo change01£300+54.83 %
Server Support EnglandServer Support
England

Server Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England 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.

145 (90.00 %)Windows
240 (80.00 %)Windows Server 2003
324 (48.00 %)Active Directory
422 (44.00 %)Microsoft Certification
521 (42.00 %)Microsoft
521 (42.00 %)DHCP
618 (36.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
716 (32.00 %)Windows XP
815 (30.00 %)Windows NT
914 (28.00 %)DNS
1011 (22.00 %)MS Exchange
1011 (22.00 %)MCSE
1011 (22.00 %)Linux
1110 (20.00 %)MCSA
1110 (20.00 %)MCP
1110 (20.00 %)IBM
1110 (20.00 %)Dell
1110 (20.00 %)VMware
129 (18.00 %)Firewall
129 (18.00 %)Windows 2000
138 (16.00 %)MS Office
138 (16.00 %)HP
146 (12.00 %)Novell
146 (12.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
155 (10.00 %)VMware ESX
155 (10.00 %)Citrix
164 (8.000 %)Intel
164 (8.000 %)Cisco Certification
164 (8.000 %)CCNA
164 (8.000 %)Cisco

Server Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England 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.

East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (2.000 %)HTML
11 (2.000 %)ASP
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (22.00 %)MS Exchange
26 (12.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
34 (8.000 %)Exchange Server 2007
42 (4.000 %)SharePoint
51 (2.000 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (16.00 %)MS Office
24 (8.000 %)MS Excel
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
121 (42.00 %)DHCP
214 (28.00 %)DNS
39 (18.00 %)Firewall
44 (8.000 %)WAN
44 (8.000 %)LAN
52 (4.000 %)VoIP
52 (4.000 %)SAN
52 (4.000 %)MPLS
52 (4.000 %)IGRP
52 (4.000 %)VLAN
61 (2.000 %)TCP/IP
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (2.000 %)SQL Server
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (4.000 %)MSI
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (6.000 %)Insurance
22 (4.000 %)Telecoms
22 (4.000 %)Finance
22 (4.000 %)Legal
22 (4.000 %)Manufacturing
31 (2.000 %)Banking
31 (2.000 %)Retail
31 (2.000 %)Investment Banking
31 (2.000 %)Pensions
31 (2.000 %)Back Office
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.000 %)Blackberry
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
145 (90.00 %)Windows
240 (80.00 %)Windows Server 2003
318 (36.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
416 (32.00 %)Windows XP
515 (30.00 %)Windows NT
611 (22.00 %)Linux
79 (18.00 %)Windows 2000
81 (2.000 %)Solaris
81 (2.000 %)UNIX
81 (2.000 %)Windows Server 2008
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (4.000 %)ITIL
12 (4.000 %)Time Management
21 (2.000 %)Performance Management
21 (2.000 %)Migration
21 (2.000 %)System Testing
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (6.000 %)C
21 (2.000 %)SQL
21 (2.000 %)VB
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
122 (44.00 %)Microsoft Certification
211 (22.00 %)MCSE
310 (20.00 %)MCSA
310 (20.00 %)MCP
44 (8.000 %)CCNA
44 (8.000 %)Cisco Certification
52 (4.000 %)Citrix Certification
61 (2.000 %)Degree
61 (2.000 %)HP APS
61 (2.000 %)CCA
61 (2.000 %)CCNP
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
124 (48.00 %)Active Directory
25 (10.00 %)VMware ESX
33 (6.000 %)Citrix Presentation Server
33 (6.000 %)VMware Infrastructure
41 (2.000 %)Backup Exec
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (4.000 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 (4.000 %)WSUS
21 (2.000 %)SCCM
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
121 (42.00 %)Microsoft
210 (20.00 %)Dell
210 (20.00 %)IBM
210 (20.00 %)VMware
38 (16.00 %)HP
46 (12.00 %)Novell
55 (10.00 %)Citrix
64 (8.000 %)Intel
64 (8.000 %)Cisco
71 (2.000 %)Oracle
71 (2.000 %)NetApp
71 (2.000 %)PlateSpin
71 (2.000 %)LANDesk