Active Directory Contracts in Edinburgh
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for Active Directory skills in IT contracts advertised for the Edinburgh region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Active Directory over the 3 months to 17 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 System Software category for the Edinburgh 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
17 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Active Directory
Rank 28 28 27
Rank change year-on-year
0 -1
Contract jobs citing Active Directory 31 40 53
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Edinburgh 3.827% 3.617% 3.958%
As % of the System Software category 45.59% 59.70% 50.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 20 3
Average daily rate £129 £325 £125
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-60.23% +160.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £106 £244 £113
10% offered a daily rate of more than £217 £355 £265
UK excluding London average daily rate £275 £275 £275
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 6
Average hourly rate £15.50 £16.25 £15.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-4.61% +8.33%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £14.16 £15.13 £15.00
% change year-on-year
-6.38% +0.83%
All System Software
Edinburgh
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
System Software category		 68 67 104
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Edinburgh 8.395% 6.058% 7.767%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 31 22
Average daily rate £220 £331 £320
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-33.58% +3.51%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £118 £250 £214
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £412 £470
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £305
% change year-on-year
- +6.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 7
Average hourly rate £15.50 £16.25 £18.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-4.61% -9.72%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.00 £16.50 £17.50
% change year-on-year
-3.03% -5.71%
Active Directory
Scotland

Active Directory
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Active Directory across the Edinburgh region as a proportion of the total demand within the System Software category.

Edinburgh Active Directory Jobs Demand Trend

Active Directory
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Active Directory across the Edinburgh region.

Edinburgh Active Directory Daily Rate Trend

Active Directory
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Active Directory across the Edinburgh region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Edinburgh Active Directory Daily Rate Histogram

Active Directory
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Active Directory across the Edinburgh region.

Edinburgh Active Directory Hourly Rate Trend

Active Directory
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh region citing Active Directory 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 Active Directory.

1 63 (82.89%) Windows
2 28 (36.84%) Microsoft
3 24 (31.58%) MS Exchange
4 23 (30.26%) Windows Server 2008
5 21 (27.63%) Windows 7
6 19 (25.00%) Windows XP
6 19 (25.00%) MS Office
7 18 (23.68%) MS Excel
7 18 (23.68%) VMware
8 17 (22.37%) Windows Server 2003
9 16 (21.05%) Citrix
9 16 (21.05%) ITIL
10 15 (19.74%) DNS
11 12 (15.79%) Migration
11 12 (15.79%) Banking
11 12 (15.79%) DHCP
12 11 (14.47%) Linux
12 11 (14.47%) Blackberry
12 11 (14.47%) Exchange Server 2003
12 11 (14.47%) Exchange Server 2010
13 10 (13.16%) Finance
13 10 (13.16%) Internet
14 9 (11.84%) Lotus
14 9 (11.84%) HP
14 9 (11.84%) Microsoft Certification
14 9 (11.84%) vSphere
15 8 (10.53%) SCCM
15 8 (10.53%) Lotus Notes
15 8 (10.53%) TCP/IP
16 7 (9.211%) LAN

Active Directory
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh region citing Active Directory 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 Active Directory. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 4 (5.263%) Application Packaging
2 1 (1.316%) Web Services
Application Platforms
1 24 (31.58%) MS Exchange
2 11 (14.47%) Exchange Server 2003
2 11 (14.47%) Exchange Server 2010
3 8 (10.53%) Lotus Notes
4 4 (5.263%) SharePoint
4 4 (5.263%) Exchange Server 2007
5 2 (2.632%) IIS
5 2 (2.632%) Apache
6 1 (1.316%) Lync
Applications
1 19 (25.00%) MS Office
2 18 (23.68%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 4 (5.263%) assyst
Communications & Networking
1 15 (19.74%) DNS
2 12 (15.79%) DHCP
3 10 (13.16%) Internet
4 8 (10.53%) TCP/IP
5 7 (9.211%) LAN
5 7 (9.211%) WAN
6 4 (5.263%) Firewall
7 3 (3.947%) LDAP
8 2 (2.632%) Network Security
8 2 (2.632%) HTTP
9 1 (1.316%) SSL
9 1 (1.316%) SAN
9 1 (1.316%) Intranet
9 1 (1.316%) NetScaler
9 1 (1.316%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (7.895%) MySQL
1 6 (7.895%) DB2
2 2 (2.632%) MS Access
2 2 (2.632%) SQL Server 2008
2 2 (2.632%) SQL Server
General
1 12 (15.79%) Banking
2 10 (13.16%) Finance
3 2 (2.632%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 26 (34.21%) Analyst
2 15 (19.74%) Support Analyst
3 12 (15.79%) 2nd Line Support
4 11 (14.47%) Administrator
5 10 (13.16%) Desktop Support
6 9 (11.84%) IT Support
7 6 (7.895%) Service Analyst
7 6 (7.895%) Support Engineer
7 6 (7.895%) Technical Analyst
7 6 (7.895%) Service Desk Analyst
8 5 (6.579%) IT Administrator
8 5 (6.579%) Infrastructure Support Analyst
8 5 (6.579%) Infrastructure Analyst
8 5 (6.579%) Desktop Administrator
9 4 (5.263%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
9 4 (5.263%) Consultant
9 4 (5.263%) Systems Administrator
9 4 (5.263%) Desktop Engineer
9 4 (5.263%) Desktop Support Engineer
10 3 (3.947%) Help Desk Support
Miscellaneous
1 11 (14.47%) Blackberry
2 2 (2.632%) Handset
3 1 (1.316%) PKI
3 1 (1.316%) SaaS
3 1 (1.316%) Mobile App
3 1 (1.316%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 63 (82.89%) Windows
2 23 (30.26%) Windows Server 2008
3 21 (27.63%) Windows 7
4 19 (25.00%) Windows XP
5 17 (22.37%) Windows Server 2003
6 11 (14.47%) Linux
7 7 (9.211%) Windows Vista
8 6 (7.895%) AIX
8 6 (7.895%) HPUX
8 6 (7.895%) Solaris
8 6 (7.895%) Windows 2000
8 6 (7.895%) UNIX
9 1 (1.316%) Apple iOS
9 1 (1.316%) Windows Phone
9 1 (1.316%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (21.05%) ITIL
2 12 (15.79%) Migration
3 6 (7.895%) Risk Analysis
4 5 (6.579%) Service Delivery
5 4 (5.263%) ITIL V2
6 3 (3.947%) Problem Management
7 2 (2.632%) Infrastructure Management
7 2 (2.632%) Data Migration
8 1 (1.316%) Mobile Device Management
8 1 (1.316%) Time Management
8 1 (1.316%) Incident Management
8 1 (1.316%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (9.211%) SQL
2 2 (2.632%) VBScript
2 2 (2.632%) Shell Script
2 2 (2.632%) PowerShell
2 2 (2.632%) Perl
3 1 (1.316%) C
Qualifications
1 9 (11.84%) Microsoft Certification
2 5 (6.579%) ITIL Certification
2 5 (6.579%) MCP
3 2 (2.632%) MCSA
3 2 (2.632%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
3 2 (2.632%) MCITP
4 1 (1.316%) SC Cleared
4 1 (1.316%) CTC Cleared
4 1 (1.316%) Security Cleared
4 1 (1.316%) CCNA
4 1 (1.316%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (3.947%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 2 (2.632%) SLA
System Software
1 9 (11.84%) vSphere
2 6 (7.895%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (3.947%) XenApp
3 3 (3.947%) Terminal Services
3 3 (3.947%) DFS Replication
4 2 (2.632%) XenDesktop
5 1 (1.316%) XenServer
Systems Management
1 8 (10.53%) SCCM
2 7 (9.211%) SCOM
3 4 (5.263%) WSUS
3 4 (5.263%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 4 (5.263%) Backup Exec
4 2 (2.632%) WMI
4 2 (2.632%) NetBackup
4 2 (2.632%) ServiceCenter
4 2 (2.632%) PureDisk
4 2 (2.632%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 28 (36.84%) Microsoft
2 18 (23.68%) VMware
3 16 (21.05%) Citrix
4 9 (11.84%) Lotus
4 9 (11.84%) HP
5 7 (9.211%) Oracle
6 4 (5.263%) CommVault
6 4 (5.263%) Postini
6 4 (5.263%) Veeam
7 2 (2.632%) NetApp
7 2 (2.632%) Novell
7 2 (2.632%) IBM
7 2 (2.632%) Nortel
8 1 (1.316%) Cisco
8 1 (1.316%) EMC
8 1 (1.316%) Intel
8 1 (1.316%) Apple
8 1 (1.316%) CheckPoint
8 1 (1.316%) AppSense
2nd line support
Edinburgh, Scotland
A leading Edinburgh based organisation is currently recruiting for a 2nd line support engineer to join their large team. The role includes 1/2 line support, and experience...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Rate: £100.00 - £130.00 per day
Posted: 8 May 2013
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