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This section looks at the demand for Windows Script Host (WSH) skills within the England region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited WSH over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows Script Host (WSH)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank531619
Rank change on same period last yearUp+88
Matching contract IT job ads2814
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.037 %0.014 %
As % of the category below0.169 %0.064 %
Daily rates quoted41
Average minimum daily rate£375£350
Average daily rate£409£350
% change on same period last year+16.96 %
Average maximum daily rate£444£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£396-
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted41
Average minimum hourly rate£34.00£40.00
Average hourly rate£37.38£43.50
% change on same period last year-14.08 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.75£47.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£37.38£43.50
% change on same period last year-14.08 %
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
England
Matching contract IT job ads1659721751
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled22.12 %22.01 %
Daily rates quoted56776807
Average minimum daily rate£353£373
Average daily rate£379£400
% change on same period last year-5.02 %
Average maximum daily rate£406£426
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted9341365
Average minimum hourly rate£30.47£31.01
Average hourly rate£32.79£33.51
% change on same period last year-2.14 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.10£36.01
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
WSH UKWSH
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.

WSH
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing WSH across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

England WSH Demand Trend

WSH
Daily Rate Trend

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

England WSH Daily Rate Trend

WSH
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing WSH across the England region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

England WSH Daily Rate Histogram

WSH
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England WSH Hourly Rate Trend

WSH
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing WSH across the England region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

England WSH Hourly Rate Histogram

WSH
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WSH within the England region over the 3 months to 25 July 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+6523£396-
LondonUp+685£450+28.57 %
WSH UKWSH
UK

WSH
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing WSH 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 WSH.

139 (100.00 %)Windows
235 (89.74 %)VBScript
323 (58.97 %)VB
422 (56.41 %)SQL Server
514 (35.90 %)SQL
514 (35.90 %)VB6
613 (33.33 %)Transact-SQL
613 (33.33 %)Active Directory
711 (28.21 %)HP
711 (28.21 %)SQL Server 2000
711 (28.21 %)DTS
711 (28.21 %)Microsoft
711 (28.21 %)SQL Server 2005
810 (25.64 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
810 (25.64 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
810 (25.64 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
810 (25.64 %).NET
99 (23.08 %)OpenView Configuration Management
99 (23.08 %)IIS
99 (23.08 %)Windows 2000
108 (20.51 %)MCSE
108 (20.51 %)VBA
108 (20.51 %)Shell Script
108 (20.51 %)Microsoft Certification
108 (20.51 %)Borland
108 (20.51 %)StarTeam
108 (20.51 %)Finance
108 (20.51 %)VMware
108 (20.51 %)VMware ESX
117 (17.95 %)WebSphere

WSH
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing WSH 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 WSH. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (25.64 %).NET
27 (17.95 %)WebSphere
36 (15.38 %)J2EE
36 (15.38 %)Software Packaging
44 (10.26 %)HTML
44 (10.26 %)ASP
44 (10.26 %)XML
44 (10.26 %)WMI
53 (7.692 %)Application Packaging
61 (2.564 %)WebServices
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (23.08 %)IIS
27 (17.95 %)WebSphere MQ
34 (10.26 %)Lotus Notes
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (17.95 %)LDAP
17 (17.95 %)SAN
17 (17.95 %)TCP/IP
17 (17.95 %)SSH
26 (15.38 %)LAN
35 (12.82 %)Intranet
35 (12.82 %)Internet
44 (10.26 %)SMS
52 (5.128 %)DNS
61 (2.564 %)DHCP
61 (2.564 %)Firewall
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
122 (56.41 %)SQL Server
211 (28.21 %)DTS
211 (28.21 %)SQL Server 2000
211 (28.21 %)SQL Server 2005
310 (25.64 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
310 (25.64 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
310 (25.64 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
46 (15.38 %)SQL Server 7
55 (12.82 %)SQL Server Integration Services
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (20.51 %)StarTeam
25 (12.82 %)MSI
33 (7.692 %)VSS/SourceSafe
42 (5.128 %)InstallShield
51 (2.564 %)TestDirector
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (20.51 %)Finance
24 (10.26 %)Health
24 (10.26 %)Insurance
33 (7.692 %)Banking
33 (7.692 %)Government
41 (2.564 %)Law
41 (2.564 %)Legal
41 (2.564 %)Investment Banking
41 (2.564 %)Telecoms
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (25.64 %)Analyst
29 (23.08 %)Support Analyst
38 (20.51 %)Applications Support
47 (17.95 %)Administrator
54 (10.26 %)3rd Line Support
54 (10.26 %)Applications Packager
54 (10.26 %)Server Support
54 (10.26 %)Windows Administrator
54 (10.26 %)Solaris Administrator
63 (7.692 %)Systems Administrator
72 (5.128 %)Applications Support Analyst
81 (2.564 %)Senior Support Analyst
81 (2.564 %)SQL Developer
81 (2.564 %)SQL DBA
81 (2.564 %)SQL Server Developer
81 (2.564 %)Server Support Analyst
81 (2.564 %)Windows Support Analyst
81 (2.564 %)Senior Analyst
81 (2.564 %)Applications Specialist
81 (2.564 %)DBA
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (17.95 %)Clustering
21 (2.564 %)Client/Server
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
139 (100.00 %)Windows
29 (23.08 %)Windows 2000
37 (17.95 %)Solaris
44 (10.26 %)Windows XP
44 (10.26 %)Windows Vista
51 (2.564 %)Windows Server 2003
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (17.95 %)Security Cleared
26 (15.38 %)Release Management
35 (12.82 %)Configuration Management
44 (10.26 %)BCP
52 (5.128 %)SC Cleared
61 (2.564 %)BC Cleared
61 (2.564 %)ITIL
61 (2.564 %)Migration
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
135 (89.74 %)VBScript
223 (58.97 %)VB
314 (35.90 %)SQL
314 (35.90 %)VB6
413 (33.33 %)Transact-SQL
58 (20.51 %)VBA
58 (20.51 %)Shell Script
67 (17.95 %)Java
67 (17.95 %)Perl
73 (7.692 %)C#
81 (2.564 %)PowerShell
81 (2.564 %)PHP
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (20.51 %)MCSE
18 (20.51 %)Microsoft Certification
27 (17.95 %)MCSA
31 (2.564 %)CCA
31 (2.564 %)Citrix Certification
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.564 %)SLA
England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
113 (33.33 %)Active Directory
28 (20.51 %)VMware ESX
33 (7.692 %)Terminal Server
41 (2.564 %)Terminal Services
41 (2.564 %)NetBackup
41 (2.564 %)Citrix Presentation Server
England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
19 (23.08 %)OpenView Configuration Management
27 (17.95 %)WSUS
34 (10.26 %)SCCM
41 (2.564 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (28.21 %)HP
111 (28.21 %)Microsoft
28 (20.51 %)Borland
28 (20.51 %)VMware
37 (17.95 %)Sun
37 (17.95 %)IBM
44 (10.26 %)Citrix
44 (10.26 %)Lotus
52 (5.128 %)VERITAS
61 (2.564 %)CommVault
61 (2.564 %)NetApp
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