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The table below looks at the demand for the Server Support Engineer role in IT contracts within the Essex 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 Support Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 14 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Server Support Engineer
Location
3 months to
14 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank53-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads40
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.593 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£153-
Average daily rate£153-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£153-
UK excluding London average daily rate£243£239
% change on same period last year+1.42 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.34£26.55
% change on same period last year-12.10 %
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Essex
Matching contract IT job ads675806
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.971 %0.821 %
Daily rates quoted233254
Average minimum daily rate£252£280
Average daily rate£267£297
% change on same period last year-10.19 %
Average maximum daily rate£282£314
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£353
% change on same period last year+0.10 %
Hourly rates quoted106174
Average minimum hourly rate£20.60£27.47
Average hourly rate£21.83£28.18
% change on same period last year-22.53 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.06£28.89
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.66£25.05
% change on same period last year-5.55 %
Server Support Engineer East of EnglandServer Support Engineer
East of England

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 Support Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Essex Server Support Engineer Demand Trend

Server Support Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Essex Server Support Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Server Support Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Server Support Engineer across the Essex region over the 3 months to 14 October 2008.

Essex Server Support Engineer Daily Rate Histogram

Server Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Essex Server Support Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Server Support Engineer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Server Support Engineer within the Essex region over the 3 months to 14 October 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
WithamNew entry-3£153-
Server Support Engineer East of EnglandServer Support Engineer
East of England

Server Support Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region that cited Server Support 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 Support Engineer in their job title.

121 (100.00 %)Windows
219 (90.48 %)Windows Server 2003
315 (71.43 %)DHCP
413 (61.90 %)Microsoft Certification
511 (52.38 %)Microsoft
511 (52.38 %)Active Directory
511 (52.38 %)Windows XP
610 (47.62 %)Windows 2000 Server
78 (38.10 %)Firewall
87 (33.33 %)Novell
87 (33.33 %)DNS
87 (33.33 %)MCP
87 (33.33 %)Linux
96 (28.57 %)Windows NT
105 (23.81 %)MCSA
105 (23.81 %)Windows 2000
105 (23.81 %)MS Office
114 (19.05 %)MCSE
122 (9.524 %)MS Excel
122 (9.524 %)MS Exchange
122 (9.524 %)Dell
122 (9.524 %)Citrix
122 (9.524 %)Citrix Certification
122 (9.524 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
122 (9.524 %)IBM
122 (9.524 %)Time Management
131 (4.762 %)Performance Management
131 (4.762 %)Degree
131 (4.762 %)System Testing
131 (4.762 %)Cisco Certification

Server Support Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region that cited Server Support 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 Support Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (4.762 %)HTML
11 (4.762 %)ASP
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (9.524 %)MS Exchange
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (23.81 %)MS Office
22 (9.524 %)MS Excel
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
115 (71.43 %)DHCP
28 (38.10 %)Firewall
37 (33.33 %)DNS
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
121 (100.00 %)Windows
219 (90.48 %)Windows Server 2003
311 (52.38 %)Windows XP
410 (47.62 %)Windows 2000 Server
57 (33.33 %)Linux
66 (28.57 %)Windows NT
75 (23.81 %)Windows 2000
81 (4.762 %)NetWare
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (9.524 %)Time Management
21 (4.762 %)Performance Management
21 (4.762 %)System Testing
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (4.762 %)VB
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
113 (61.90 %)Microsoft Certification
27 (33.33 %)MCP
35 (23.81 %)MCSA
44 (19.05 %)MCSE
52 (9.524 %)Citrix Certification
61 (4.762 %)Cisco Certification
61 (4.762 %)Degree
61 (4.762 %)CCNA
61 (4.762 %)CCA
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
111 (52.38 %)Active Directory
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (9.524 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (52.38 %)Microsoft
27 (33.33 %)Novell
32 (9.524 %)Dell
32 (9.524 %)Citrix
32 (9.524 %)IBM
41 (4.762 %)Cisco