The first table below looks at the demand for Systems Management Server (SMS) skills in IT contracts advertised for the East of England region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Systems Management Server (SMS) over the 3 months to 24 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 of the Systems Management category for the East of England 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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS)
Rank 105 124 95
Rank change year-on-year
+19 -29
Contract jobs citing Systems Management Server (SMS) 9 8 32
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East of England 0.421% 0.271% 1.210%
As % of the Systems Management category 5.143% 4.040% 15.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 5 18
Average daily rate £90 £99 £79
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-9.09% +25.71%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £85 £84 £75
10% offered a daily rate of more than £96 £99 £100
UK excluding London average daily rate £235 £250 £203
% change year-on-year
-5.81% +23.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 4
Average hourly rate - £56.00 £37.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- +49.33%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £14.25 £15.50 £18.00
% change year-on-year
-8.06% -13.88%
All Systems Management
East of England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Systems Management category
175 198 204
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East of England 8.181% 6.701% 7.716%
Number of daily rates quoted 86 78 78
Average daily rate £303 £290 £213
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+4.31% +36.47%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £90 £99 £75
10% offered a daily rate of more than £413 £475 £425
UK excluding London average daily rate £330 £328 £300
% change year-on-year
+0.76% +9.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 21 42
Average hourly rate £19.00 £22.88 £27.25
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-16.93% -16.05%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.40 £12.50 £10.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £25.90 £35.00 £47.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £20.00 £17.50 £24.00
% change year-on-year
+14.28% -27.08%
Systems Management Server (SMS)
England

Systems Management Server (SMS)
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Systems Management Server (SMS) across the East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Systems Management category.

East of England Systems Management Server (SMS) Jobs Demand Trend

Systems Management Server (SMS)
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Systems Management Server (SMS) across the East of England region.

East of England Systems Management Server (SMS) Daily Rate Trend

Systems Management Server (SMS)
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Systems Management Server (SMS) across the East of England region.

East of England Systems Management Server (SMS) Hourly Rate Trend

Systems Management Server (SMS)
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Management Server (SMS) within the East of England region over the 3 months to 24 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
Essex 0 9 £90 -9.09%
Systems Management Server (SMS)
England

Systems Management Server (SMS)
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing Systems Management Server (SMS) 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 Systems Management Server (SMS).

1 16 (100.00%) Active Directory
2 13 (81.25%) OpenView
2 13 (81.25%) HP
2 13 (81.25%) Microsoft Certification
2 13 (81.25%) ITIL
2 13 (81.25%) MCP
2 13 (81.25%) SLA
2 13 (81.25%) McAfee
2 13 (81.25%) OVSD
2 13 (81.25%) MCDST
3 1 (6.250%) NHS

Systems Management Server (SMS)
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing Systems Management Server (SMS) 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 Systems Management Server (SMS). Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Job Titles
1 11 (68.75%) Analyst
2 10 (62.50%) Service Desk Analyst
2 10 (62.50%) Help Desk Analyst
2 10 (62.50%) Service Analyst
3 3 (18.75%) 2nd Line Support
3 3 (18.75%) Help Desk Support
3 3 (18.75%) 1st Line Support
4 2 (12.50%) Service Desk Technician
5 1 (6.250%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
5 1 (6.250%) Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (6.250%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (81.25%) ITIL
Qualifications
1 13 (81.25%) Microsoft Certification
1 13 (81.25%) MCP
1 13 (81.25%) MCDST
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (81.25%) SLA
System Software
1 16 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 13 (81.25%) OpenView
1 13 (81.25%) OVSD
Vendors
1 13 (81.25%) HP
1 13 (81.25%) McAfee