England Server Engineer Contracts

The table below looks at the demand for the Server Engineer role in IT contracts within the 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 Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

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Location Aberdeen Basingstoke Bedford Bedfordshire Berkshire Birmingham Bradford Brentford Bristol Buckinghamshire Buxton Cambridge Cambridgeshire Cardiff Chelmsford Cheshire City of London Coventry Darlington Derbyshire Dewsbury Durham East Grinstead East Midlands East of England England Essex Glasgow Gloucester Gloucestershire Hammersmith Hampshire Havant Hayes Hertfordshire Kingswinford Leeds Liverpool London Luton Manchester Merseyside Middlesbrough Middlesex Midlands Milton Keynes Newbury Newcastle Newcastle Upon Tyne Norfolk North East North Wales North West North Yorkshire Northampton Northamptonshire Northumberland Norwich Nottingham Nottinghamshire Oxford Oxfordshire Peterborough Portsmouth Reading Redhill Salford Scotland Sheffield South Coast South East South Wales South West South Yorkshire Southampton Surrey Swindon Thirsk Tyne and Wear UK Uxbridge Wales Warwick Warwickshire Watford West Midlands West Sussex West Yorkshire Wiltshire Witham Wolverhampton Yorkshire	3 months to 21 Nov 2008	Same period last year
Rank	338	363
Rank change on same period last year	+25
Matching contract IT job ads	193	292
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.304 %	0.313 %
As % of the category below	0.369 %	0.367 %
Daily rates quoted	43	71
Average minimum daily rate	£270	£243
Average daily rate	£282	£258
% change on same period last year	+9.50 %
Average maximum daily rate	£295	£272
UK excluding London average daily rate	£252	£231
% change on same period last year	+9.04 %
Hourly rates quoted	64	86
Average minimum hourly rate	£21.83	£23.20
Average hourly rate	£22.70	£25.23
% change on same period last year	-10.02 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£23.56	£27.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£22.95	£25.93
% change on same period last year	-11.49 %
Job Titles England
Matching contract IT job ads	52250	79626
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	82.30 %	85.32 %
Daily rates quoted	16864	24512
Average minimum daily rate	£366	£390
Average daily rate	£392	£414
% change on same period last year	-5.34 %
Average maximum daily rate	£417	£438
UK excluding London average daily rate	£353	£351
% change on same period last year	+0.72 %
Hourly rates quoted	5137	7273
Average minimum hourly rate	£22.14	£23.57
Average hourly rate	£23.59	£25.15
% change on same period last year	-6.22 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£25.04	£26.74
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£23.37	£24.42
% change on same period last year	-4.31 %
Server Engineer UK

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.

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Demand Trend

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

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Daily Rate Trend

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

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Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Server Engineer across the England region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

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Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Server Engineer across the England region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

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Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Server Engineer within the England region over the 3 months to 21 November 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.

Location	Rank 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
London	+70	78	£322	+6.45 %
South East	+16	38	£317	+25.49 %
East of England	+25	17	£149	-8.10 %
North East	+23	15	£125	-
Yorkshire	+33	13	-	-
West Midlands	-9	13	-	-
South West	+7	6	-	-
North West	-6	5	-	-
East Midlands	+5	5	£226	-9.45 %
Midlands	+19	2	£220	-12.00 %
South Coast	-	1	-	-

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region that cited Server Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title.

1 326 (68.06 %) Windows 2 256 (53.44 %) Windows Server 2003 3 215 (44.89 %) Active Directory 4 123 (25.68 %) MS Exchange 5 113 (23.59 %) HP 6 99 (20.67 %) Microsoft 7 93 (19.42 %) Exchange Server 2003 8 90 (18.79 %) Microsoft Certification 9 88 (18.37 %) VMware 10 82 (17.12 %) MCSE 11 76 (15.87 %) Citrix 12 75 (15.66 %) SAN 12 75 (15.66 %) Windows 2000 13 66 (13.78 %) SQL 13 66 (13.78 %) Windows 2000 Server

14 57 (11.90 %) DNS 15 56 (11.69 %) DHCP 15 56 (11.69 %) SQL Server 16 51 (10.65 %) IBM 17 46 (9.603 %) TCP/IP 18 45 (9.395 %) Finance 19 44 (9.186 %) Cisco 20 42 (8.768 %) Windows XP 21 38 (7.933 %) IIS 22 37 (7.724 %) Dell 23 36 (7.516 %) MS Excel 24 33 (6.889 %) Migration 25 31 (6.472 %) Clustering 25 31 (6.472 %) Banking 26 30 (6.263 %) Firewall

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region that cited Server Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development 1 9 (1.879 %) .NET 1 9 (1.879 %) XML 2 6 (1.253 %) MFC 2 6 (1.253 %) HTML 3 5 (1.044 %) ASP 4 4 (0.835 %) COM 5 3 (0.626 %) WebSphere 5 3 (0.626 %) Application Packaging 6 2 (0.418 %) ASP.NET 6 2 (0.418 %) COM+ 6 2 (0.418 %) DCOM 6 2 (0.418 %) J2EE 7 1 (0.209 %) ADO.NET 7 1 (0.209 %) JSP 7 1 (0.209 %) Servlets 7 1 (0.209 %) WebServices 7 1 (0.209 %) .NET Framework 7 1 (0.209 %) CGI 7 1 (0.209 %) FpML 7 1 (0.209 %) WMI	Application Platforms 1 123 (25.68 %) MS Exchange 2 93 (19.42 %) Exchange Server 2003 3 38 (7.933 %) IIS 4 14 (2.923 %) Exchange Server 2007 5 13 (2.714 %) Lotus Notes 5 13 (2.714 %) SharePoint 6 8 (1.670 %) Lotus Domino 7 6 (1.253 %) Exchange Server 5.5 8 5 (1.044 %) Exchange Server 2000 9 4 (0.835 %) CMS 10 3 (0.626 %) Blackberry Enterprise Server 10 3 (0.626 %) Apache 11 2 (0.418 %) Tomcat 11 2 (0.418 %) Site Server 11 2 (0.418 %) SharePoint Server 2007 11 2 (0.418 %) WorkSite 12 1 (0.209 %) WebSphere Application Server 12 1 (0.209 %) SharePoint Portal Server 12 1 (0.209 %) SAS 12 1 (0.209 %) ColdFusion
Applications 1 36 (7.516 %) MS Excel 2 20 (4.175 %) MS Office 3 4 (0.835 %) MS Project 3 4 (0.835 %) MS Visio 4 1 (0.209 %) Spreadsheet	Business Applications 1 3 (0.626 %) SoftGrid 2 1 (0.209 %) Beauchamp 2 1 (0.209 %) Cerner Millennium
Communications & Networking 1 75 (15.66 %) SAN 2 57 (11.90 %) DNS 3 56 (11.69 %) DHCP 4 46 (9.603 %) TCP/IP 5 30 (6.263 %) Firewall 6 28 (5.846 %) LAN 7 25 (5.219 %) WAN 8 23 (4.802 %) Internet 9 11 (2.296 %) VPN 10 10 (2.088 %) FTP 10 10 (2.088 %) SMS 11 7 (1.461 %) HTTP 12 6 (1.253 %) VoIP 13 3 (0.626 %) SMTP 13 3 (0.626 %) SSL 14 2 (0.418 %) IPX 14 2 (0.418 %) SNMP 14 2 (0.418 %) POP3 14 2 (0.418 %) NetScreen 15 1 (0.209 %) Intranet	Database & Business Intelligence 1 56 (11.69 %) SQL Server 2 24 (5.010 %) SQL Server 2005 3 21 (4.384 %) SQL Server 2000 4 7 (1.461 %) SQL Server Integration Services 4 7 (1.461 %) DTS 5 3 (0.626 %) SQL Server Reporting Services 6 2 (0.418 %) RDBMS 6 2 (0.418 %) Oracle 10g 6 2 (0.418 %) Oracle 8/8i 6 2 (0.418 %) SQL Server Analysis Services 6 2 (0.418 %) Microsoft Analysis Services 7 1 (0.209 %) MySQL 7 1 (0.209 %) EDRMS 7 1 (0.209 %) SQL Server 2008 7 1 (0.209 %) Oracle 9i 7 1 (0.209 %) DB2 7 1 (0.209 %) SQL Server 7
Development Applications 1 1 (0.209 %) Visual Studio	General 1 45 (9.395 %) Finance 2 31 (6.472 %) Banking 3 16 (3.340 %) Government 4 12 (2.505 %) Investment Banking 5 10 (2.088 %) Health 6 7 (1.461 %) Back Office 7 6 (1.253 %) Telecoms 8 5 (1.044 %) Financial Institution 8 5 (1.044 %) Legal 8 5 (1.044 %) Auditing 9 2 (0.418 %) Retail 9 2 (0.418 %) Insurance 9 2 (0.418 %) Pensions 9 2 (0.418 %) Law 10 1 (0.209 %) Education 10 1 (0.209 %) Front Office 10 1 (0.209 %) Music 10 1 (0.209 %) Retail Banking 10 1 (0.209 %) Manufacturing 10 1 (0.209 %) Games
Miscellaneous 1 31 (6.472 %) Clustering 2 5 (1.044 %) Replication 3 4 (0.835 %) Blackberry 3 4 (0.835 %) Client/Server 4 2 (0.418 %) N-Tier 4 2 (0.418 %) Thin Client 4 2 (0.418 %) Fat Client 5 1 (0.209 %) Data Conversion 5 1 (0.209 %) Credit Derivative 5 1 (0.209 %) CCTV 5 1 (0.209 %) Derivative 5 1 (0.209 %) CLARiiON 5 1 (0.209 %) Fixed Income 5 1 (0.209 %) EPoS 5 1 (0.209 %) NHS	Operating Systems 1 326 (68.06 %) Windows 2 256 (53.44 %) Windows Server 2003 3 75 (15.66 %) Windows 2000 4 66 (13.78 %) Windows 2000 Server 5 42 (8.768 %) Windows XP 6 24 (5.010 %) Linux 7 23 (4.802 %) Solaris 8 20 (4.175 %) UNIX 8 20 (4.175 %) Windows NT 9 17 (3.549 %) Windows Server 2008 10 16 (3.340 %) Windows Vista 11 6 (1.253 %) NetWare 12 3 (0.626 %) Red Hat Linux 13 1 (0.209 %) Symbian OS 13 1 (0.209 %) Ubuntu 13 1 (0.209 %) AIX 13 1 (0.209 %) HPUX
Processes & Methodologies 1 33 (6.889 %) Migration 2 29 (6.054 %) Security Cleared 3 22 (4.593 %) ITIL 4 19 (3.967 %) SC Cleared 5 11 (2.296 %) Disaster Recovery 6 6 (1.253 %) Service Management 7 5 (1.044 %) UML 7 5 (1.044 %) OO 7 5 (1.044 %) E-Commerce 7 5 (1.044 %) Business Continuity 7 5 (1.044 %) DV Cleared 8 4 (0.835 %) System Testing 8 4 (0.835 %) Data Migration 8 4 (0.835 %) Validation 8 4 (0.835 %) Load Balancing 8 4 (0.835 %) OOD 9 3 (0.626 %) Problem Management 9 3 (0.626 %) Performance Management 10 2 (0.418 %) Time Management 10 2 (0.418 %) BC Cleared	Programming Languages 1 66 (13.78 %) SQL 2 13 (2.714 %) Perl 2 13 (2.714 %) VBScript 3 10 (2.088 %) VB 3 10 (2.088 %) C 4 8 (1.670 %) C# 5 7 (1.461 %) C++ 6 4 (0.835 %) Java 6 4 (0.835 %) VB.NET 7 3 (0.626 %) Transact-SQL 8 2 (0.418 %) VBA 9 1 (0.209 %) VC++ 9 1 (0.209 %) Python 9 1 (0.209 %) PowerShell 9 1 (0.209 %) PHP 9 1 (0.209 %) PL/SQL 9 1 (0.209 %) JavaScript
Qualifications 1 90 (18.79 %) Microsoft Certification 2 82 (17.12 %) MCSE 3 22 (4.593 %) MCP 4 15 (3.132 %) Cisco Certification 5 14 (2.923 %) CCNA 5 14 (2.923 %) HP APS 6 7 (1.461 %) MCSA 7 6 (1.253 %) CCNP 8 5 (1.044 %) CNE 8 5 (1.044 %) Novell Certification 9 4 (0.835 %) Degree 10 3 (0.626 %) A+ Certification 10 3 (0.626 %) ITIL Certification 11 2 (0.418 %) VMware Certified Professional (VCP) 11 2 (0.418 %) HND 12 1 (0.209 %) CCIE 12 1 (0.209 %) MCAD 12 1 (0.209 %) MCTS 12 1 (0.209 %) MCITP 12 1 (0.209 %) Sun Certification	Quality Assurance & Compliance 1 4 (0.835 %) ISO9001 1 4 (0.835 %) TickIT 2 3 (0.626 %) SLA 3 2 (0.418 %) Sarbanes-Oxley 4 1 (0.209 %) COBIT
System Software 1 215 (44.89 %) Active Directory 2 24 (5.010 %) VMware Infrastructure 3 20 (4.175 %) VMware ESX 4 10 (2.088 %) Citrix Presentation Server 5 8 (1.670 %) Terminal Services 5 8 (1.670 %) ISA Server 6 6 (1.253 %) Terminal Server 6 6 (1.253 %) Backup Exec 6 6 (1.253 %) VMware Server 7 4 (0.835 %) NetBackup 8 3 (0.626 %) MetaFrame 9 2 (0.418 %) VMware Workstation 9 2 (0.418 %) Microsoft Virtual Server 10 1 (0.209 %) Oracle RAC 10 1 (0.209 %) Novell eDirectory 10 1 (0.209 %) MSMQ 10 1 (0.209 %) NDS 10 1 (0.209 %) BorderManager 10 1 (0.209 %) Samba	Systems Management 1 20 (4.175 %) Systems Management Server (SMS) 2 8 (1.670 %) Tivoli 3 7 (1.461 %) Tivoli Storage Manager 3 7 (1.461 %) WSUS 4 6 (1.253 %) Legato 5 5 (1.044 %) Norton AntiVirus 6 4 (0.835 %) MOM 7 3 (0.626 %) MIMEsweeper 7 3 (0.626 %) BMC PATROL 7 3 (0.626 %) ARCserve 7 3 (0.626 %) SCOM 8 2 (0.418 %) BMC Performance Manager 8 2 (0.418 %) RepliStor 8 2 (0.418 %) Nessus 8 2 (0.418 %) MAILsweeper 8 2 (0.418 %) Tivoli Monitoring 8 2 (0.418 %) OpenView 9 1 (0.209 %) CiscoWorks 9 1 (0.209 %) Unicenter 9 1 (0.209 %) Oracle Enterprise Manager
Vendors 1 113 (23.59 %) HP 2 99 (20.67 %) Microsoft 3 88 (18.37 %) VMware 4 76 (15.87 %) Citrix 5 51 (10.65 %) IBM 6 44 (9.186 %) Cisco 7 37 (7.724 %) Dell 8 25 (5.219 %) Sun 9 22 (4.593 %) Novell 10 19 (3.967 %) Compaq 11 15 (3.132 %) Oracle 11 15 (3.132 %) EMC 11 15 (3.132 %) Altiris 12 13 (2.714 %) Lotus 13 12 (2.505 %) VERITAS 14 7 (1.461 %) Remedy 14 7 (1.461 %) LANDesk 15 6 (1.253 %) Symantec 15 6 (1.253 %) CheckPoint 16 4 (0.835 %) Red Hat