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

 Server Specialist
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank467525
Rank change on same period last yearUp+58
Matching contract IT job ads52100
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.082 %0.107 %
As % of the category below0.100 %0.126 %
Daily rates quoted2519
Average minimum daily rate£317£354
Average daily rate£326£379
% change on same period last year-13.96 %
Average maximum daily rate£336£405
UK excluding London average daily rate£312£341
% change on same period last year-8.34 %
Hourly rates quoted23
Average minimum hourly rate£17.50£29.87
Average hourly rate£18.00£31.87
% change on same period last year-43.52 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.50£33.87
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.67£31.87
% change on same period last year-41.43 %
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
England
Matching contract IT job ads5225079626
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled82.30 %85.32 %
Daily rates quoted1686424512
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 quoted51377273
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 Specialist UKServer Specialist
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.

Server Specialist
Demand Trend

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

England Server Specialist Demand Trend

Server Specialist
Daily Rate Trend

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

England Server Specialist Daily Rate Trend

Server Specialist
Daily Rate Histogram

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

England Server Specialist Daily Rate Histogram

Server Specialist
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England Server Specialist Hourly Rate Trend

Server Specialist
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Server Specialist 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.

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
South EastUp+5121£316-22.97 %
LondonUp+7817£385-26.66 %
South WestUp+275£300-5.26 %
West MidlandsUp+23£190-
East of EnglandUp+353£313+0.80 %
YorkshireDown-31--
North WestUp+101--
MidlandsNew entry-1--
Server Specialist UKServer Specialist
UK

Server Specialist
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

155 (49.55 %)Windows
241 (36.94 %)Windows Server 2003
336 (32.43 %)Active Directory
431 (27.93 %)SQL Server
528 (25.23 %)Finance
626 (23.42 %)VMware
626 (23.42 %)Security Cleared
722 (19.82 %)Microsoft Certification
821 (18.92 %)MCSE
920 (18.02 %)SC Cleared
1018 (16.22 %)HP
1018 (16.22 %)Windows 2000
1117 (15.32 %)Microsoft
1216 (14.41 %)MS Exchange
1315 (13.51 %)SAN
1413 (11.71 %)Citrix
1413 (11.71 %)Exchange Server 2003
1512 (10.81 %)SQL
1611 (9.910 %)ITIL
1611 (9.910 %)Cisco
1611 (9.910 %)Legal
1710 (9.009 %)Government
1710 (9.009 %)UNIX
1710 (9.009 %)SQL Server 2005
189 (8.108 %)WebSphere
189 (8.108 %)VBScript
189 (8.108 %)Migration
198 (7.207 %)VB
198 (7.207 %)WebSphere Application Server
198 (7.207 %)SQL Server Integration Services

Server Specialist
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (8.108 %)WebSphere
24 (3.604 %)J2EE
33 (2.703 %)Middleware
42 (1.802 %).NET
51 (0.901 %)HTML
51 (0.901 %)Application Packaging
51 (0.901 %)ASP.NET
51 (0.901 %)COM+
51 (0.901 %)DCOM
51 (0.901 %)JSP
51 (0.901 %)WebServices
51 (0.901 %)XML
51 (0.901 %)J2SE
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
116 (14.41 %)MS Exchange
213 (11.71 %)Exchange Server 2003
38 (7.207 %)WebSphere Application Server
47 (6.306 %)IIS
53 (2.703 %)SharePoint
53 (2.703 %)Exchange Server 2000
53 (2.703 %)Exchange Server 2007
62 (1.802 %)SharePoint Server 2007
62 (1.802 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
62 (1.802 %)JBoss
71 (0.901 %)Apache
71 (0.901 %)Tomcat
71 (0.901 %)Tuxedo
71 (0.901 %)MQSeries
71 (0.901 %)WebLogic
71 (0.901 %)BizTalk Server
71 (0.901 %)Content Management Server
71 (0.901 %)CMS
71 (0.901 %)WPS
71 (0.901 %)Oracle Application Server
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (3.604 %)MS Excel
21 (0.901 %)CA Clarity
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.901 %)AWD
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
115 (13.51 %)SAN
27 (6.306 %)LAN
27 (6.306 %)WAN
36 (5.405 %)DHCP
36 (5.405 %)DNS
44 (3.604 %)DMZ
53 (2.703 %)TCP/IP
62 (1.802 %)VPN
62 (1.802 %)SMS
62 (1.802 %)SSH
71 (0.901 %)SSL
71 (0.901 %)Internet
71 (0.901 %)3G
71 (0.901 %)2G
71 (0.901 %)VoIP
71 (0.901 %)POP3
71 (0.901 %)SMTP
71 (0.901 %)FTP
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
131 (27.93 %)SQL Server
210 (9.009 %)SQL Server 2005
38 (7.207 %)SQL Server Integration Services
47 (6.306 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
47 (6.306 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
54 (3.604 %)SQL Server 2000
63 (2.703 %)PerformancePoint
72 (1.802 %)BusinessObjects
72 (1.802 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
72 (1.802 %)ETL
72 (1.802 %)Crystal Reports
72 (1.802 %)DTS
81 (0.901 %)Data Mining
81 (0.901 %)Datawarehouse
81 (0.901 %)Oracle 10g
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
128 (25.23 %)Finance
211 (9.910 %)Legal
310 (9.009 %)Government
45 (4.505 %)Banking
51 (0.901 %)Retail
51 (0.901 %)Investment Banking
51 (0.901 %)Insurance
51 (0.901 %)Marketing
51 (0.901 %)Construction
51 (0.901 %)Financial Institution
51 (0.901 %)Back Office
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (2.703 %)Clustering
13 (2.703 %)NHS
13 (2.703 %)Blackberry
21 (0.901 %)Mainframe
21 (0.901 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
21 (0.901 %)Equities
21 (0.901 %)Tandem
21 (0.901 %)Derivative
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
155 (49.55 %)Windows
241 (36.94 %)Windows Server 2003
318 (16.22 %)Windows 2000
410 (9.009 %)UNIX
58 (7.207 %)Windows Server 2008
66 (5.405 %)Windows 2000 Server
66 (5.405 %)Windows Vista
66 (5.405 %)AIX
75 (4.505 %)Solaris
83 (2.703 %)Linux
83 (2.703 %)Windows NT
83 (2.703 %)Windows XP
83 (2.703 %)Red Hat Linux
92 (1.802 %)SUSE
101 (0.901 %)Ubuntu
101 (0.901 %)NetWare
101 (0.901 %)HPUX
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
126 (23.42 %)Security Cleared
220 (18.02 %)SC Cleared
311 (9.910 %)ITIL
49 (8.108 %)Migration
57 (6.306 %)Operations Management
65 (4.505 %)ITSM
65 (4.505 %)Data Migration
73 (2.703 %)Business Intelligence
73 (2.703 %)Data Analysis
82 (1.802 %)PRINCE2
82 (1.802 %)DV Cleared
91 (0.901 %)Validation
91 (0.901 %)Service Delivery
91 (0.901 %)Change Management
91 (0.901 %)Disaster Recovery
91 (0.901 %)Software Engineering
91 (0.901 %)Project Planning
91 (0.901 %)Content Management
91 (0.901 %)Load Balancing
91 (0.901 %)Problem Management
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (10.81 %)SQL
29 (8.108 %)VBScript
38 (7.207 %)VB
45 (4.505 %)Perl
53 (2.703 %)Shell Script
53 (2.703 %)Java
62 (1.802 %)Transact-SQL
71 (0.901 %)C#
71 (0.901 %)PowerShell
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
122 (19.82 %)Microsoft Certification
221 (18.92 %)MCSE
37 (6.306 %)CNE
37 (6.306 %)Novell Certification
44 (3.604 %)Citrix Certification
53 (2.703 %)CCEA
53 (2.703 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
53 (2.703 %)MCP
53 (2.703 %)CCA
62 (1.802 %)CCNA
62 (1.802 %)Cisco Certification
71 (0.901 %)MCTS
71 (0.901 %)Degree
71 (0.901 %)PRINCE2 Certification
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (3.604 %)SLA
England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
136 (32.43 %)Active Directory
28 (7.207 %)VMware Infrastructure
36 (5.405 %)ISA Server
45 (4.505 %)VMware ESX
54 (3.604 %)NetBackup
63 (2.703 %)Backup Exec
63 (2.703 %)Citrix Presentation Server
63 (2.703 %)Terminal Services
72 (1.802 %)VMware Server
81 (0.901 %)Terminal Server
81 (0.901 %)MailMarshal
81 (0.901 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
18 (7.207 %)OVOW
27 (6.306 %)OVPI
34 (3.604 %)Tivoli
34 (3.604 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
42 (1.802 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
51 (0.901 %)OpenView
51 (0.901 %)Legato
51 (0.901 %)ARCserve
51 (0.901 %)MIIS
51 (0.901 %)MIMEsweeper
51 (0.901 %)OMEGAMON
51 (0.901 %)EMC NetWorker
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
126 (23.42 %)VMware
218 (16.22 %)HP
317 (15.32 %)Microsoft
413 (11.71 %)Citrix
511 (9.910 %)Cisco
66 (5.405 %)Sun
75 (4.505 %)IBM
75 (4.505 %)Oracle
75 (4.505 %)Red Hat
83 (2.703 %)Dell
83 (2.703 %)Sybase
92 (1.802 %)Business Objects
92 (1.802 %)VERITAS
92 (1.802 %)Symantec
101 (0.901 %)Marshal
101 (0.901 %)Fujitsu Siemens
101 (0.901 %)Compaq
101 (0.901 %)Symbian
101 (0.901 %)Calypso
101 (0.901 %)Avaya