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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Active Directory skills within the Hampshire region with a comparison to our System Software category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Active Directory over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Active Directory
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank2031
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching contract IT job ads132131
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.176 %0.133 %
As % of the category below69.47 %77.06 %
Daily rates quoted1123
Average minimum daily rate£276£251
Average daily rate£305£270
% change on same period last year+13.07 %
Average maximum daily rate£335£288
UK excluding London average daily rate£296£303
% change on same period last year-2.12 %
Hourly rates quoted4537
Average minimum hourly rate£17.48£16.74
Average hourly rate£19.03£18.24
% change on same period last year+4.30 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.57£19.74
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.55£18.80
% change on same period last year-6.62 %
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
Hampshire
Matching contract IT job ads190170
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.253 %0.172 %
Daily rates quoted2245
Average minimum daily rate£283£322
Average daily rate£312£337
% change on same period last year-7.32 %
Average maximum daily rate£341£352
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£327
% change on same period last year-1.33 %
Hourly rates quoted5937
Average minimum hourly rate£20.89£18.98
Average hourly rate£22.64£20.34
% change on same period last year+11.35 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.40£21.69
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.00£22.17
% change on same period last year-5.27 %
Active Directory South EastActive Directory
South East

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.

Active Directory
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Active Directory across the Hampshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the System Software category.

Hampshire Active Directory Demand Trend

Active Directory
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hampshire Active Directory Daily Rate Trend

Active Directory
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Hampshire Active Directory Daily Rate Histogram

Active Directory
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hampshire Active Directory Hourly Rate Trend

Active Directory
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Hampshire Active Directory Hourly Rate Histogram

Active Directory
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Active Directory within the Hampshire 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
BasingstokeUp+3150£120-66.06 %
PortsmouthUp+1223£307+2.33 %
SouthamptonUp+311--
HavantUp+36--
WinchesterNew entry-4--
GosportNew entry-3£375-
FarnboroughUp+83--
EastleighDown-12--
Active Directory South EastActive Directory
South East

Active Directory
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire 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.

1204 (73.12 %)Windows
2124 (44.44 %)Microsoft
382 (29.39 %)MS Office
460 (21.51 %)Citrix
551 (18.28 %)MS Exchange
551 (18.28 %)Windows Server 2003
650 (17.92 %)Exchange Server 2003
746 (16.49 %)Windows XP
844 (15.77 %)Windows 2000
943 (15.41 %)MS Excel
1040 (14.34 %)Microsoft Certification
1138 (13.62 %)Security Cleared
1234 (12.19 %)MCSE
1329 (10.39 %)DNS
1428 (10.04 %)ITIL
1526 (9.319 %)HP
1625 (8.961 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
1724 (8.602 %)SAN
1724 (8.602 %)TCP/IP
1724 (8.602 %)SC Cleared
1822 (7.885 %)VMware
1822 (7.885 %)DHCP
1822 (7.885 %)Client/Server
1921 (7.527 %)MOM
2019 (6.810 %)Government
2118 (6.452 %)SQL
2217 (6.093 %)Terminal Server
2316 (5.735 %)Citrix Certification
2316 (5.735 %)LAN
2415 (5.376 %)WAN

Active Directory
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire 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.

Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (3.226 %).NET
24 (1.434 %).NET Framework
33 (1.075 %)ASP.NET
33 (1.075 %)WebServices
42 (0.717 %)ASP
42 (0.717 %)Windows SharePoint Services
51 (0.358 %)HTML
51 (0.358 %)XML
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
151 (18.28 %)MS Exchange
250 (17.92 %)Exchange Server 2003
314 (5.018 %)Exchange Server 2007
314 (5.018 %)Exchange Server 2000
314 (5.018 %)SharePoint
411 (3.943 %)Exchange Server 5.5
510 (3.584 %)IIS
69 (3.226 %)SharePoint Server 2007
74 (1.434 %)Lotus Notes
74 (1.434 %)MTS
82 (0.717 %)BizTalk Server
82 (0.717 %)SharePoint Portal Server
91 (0.358 %)Office Project Server
91 (0.358 %)Lotus Domino
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
182 (29.39 %)MS Office
243 (15.41 %)MS Excel
33 (1.075 %)InfoPath
42 (0.717 %)MS Project
51 (0.358 %)MS Visio
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
111 (3.943 %)SoftGrid
21 (0.358 %)SAP ERP
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
129 (10.39 %)DNS
224 (8.602 %)SAN
224 (8.602 %)TCP/IP
322 (7.885 %)DHCP
416 (5.735 %)LAN
515 (5.376 %)WAN
66 (2.151 %)VPN
74 (1.434 %)Firewall
74 (1.434 %)Intranet
74 (1.434 %)VLAN
83 (1.075 %)Internet
83 (1.075 %)SMS
83 (1.075 %)LDAP
92 (0.717 %)Wireless
92 (0.717 %)Cisco PIX
101 (0.358 %)iSCSI
101 (0.358 %)IPsec
101 (0.358 %)CTI
101 (0.358 %)MPLS
101 (0.358 %)X.500
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
114 (5.018 %)SQL Server
23 (1.075 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (0.717 %)Oracle 8/8i
32 (0.717 %)Oracle 9i
32 (0.717 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (0.358 %)EDRMS
41 (0.358 %)GIS
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (1.075 %)MSI
22 (0.717 %)InstallShield
31 (0.358 %)WinRunner
31 (0.358 %)TestDirector
31 (0.358 %)LoadRunner
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
119 (6.810 %)Government
213 (4.659 %)Telecoms
35 (1.792 %)Finance
35 (1.792 %)Back Office
44 (1.434 %)Marketing
44 (1.434 %)Military
53 (1.075 %)Health
53 (1.075 %)Legal
62 (0.717 %)Police
62 (0.717 %)Auditing
71 (0.358 %)Banking
71 (0.358 %)Retail
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
172 (25.81 %)Analyst
241 (14.70 %)2nd Line Support
336 (12.90 %)Support Analyst
432 (11.47 %)Administrator
524 (8.602 %)Support Engineer
617 (6.093 %)Helpdesk Analyst
716 (5.735 %)Support Technician
716 (5.735 %)Desktop Support
815 (5.376 %)Consultant
815 (5.376 %)3rd Line Support
914 (5.018 %)1st Line Support
1012 (4.301 %)Server Support
1012 (4.301 %)Server Engineer
1111 (3.943 %)Network Support
1111 (3.943 %)Helpdesk Support
1210 (3.584 %)Test Engineer
1210 (3.584 %)Test Analyst
139 (3.226 %)Windows Server Engineer
148 (2.867 %)Service Analyst
148 (2.867 %)Service Desk Analyst
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
122 (7.885 %)Client/Server
213 (4.659 %)Thin Client
213 (4.659 %)Fat Client
312 (4.301 %)Blackberry
46 (2.151 %)Clustering
55 (1.792 %)AS400
63 (1.075 %)PDA
71 (0.358 %)N-Tier
71 (0.358 %)NHS
71 (0.358 %)CLARiiON
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1204 (73.12 %)Windows
251 (18.28 %)Windows Server 2003
346 (16.49 %)Windows XP
444 (15.77 %)Windows 2000
515 (5.376 %)Windows NT
66 (2.151 %)Linux
75 (1.792 %)VMS
82 (0.717 %)UNIX
91 (0.358 %)SUSE
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
138 (13.62 %)Security Cleared
228 (10.04 %)ITIL
324 (8.602 %)SC Cleared
411 (3.943 %)Validation
411 (3.943 %)Migration
56 (2.151 %)Software Testing
56 (2.151 %)ERP
56 (2.151 %)Workflow
64 (1.434 %)BC Cleared
64 (1.434 %)Project Management
64 (1.434 %)PRINCE2
64 (1.434 %)Change Management
72 (0.717 %)OO
72 (0.717 %)Configuration Management
72 (0.717 %)Document Management
72 (0.717 %)Data Analysis
72 (0.717 %)Systems Analysis
72 (0.717 %)System Testing
81 (0.358 %)Time Management
81 (0.358 %)Performance Management
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
118 (6.452 %)SQL
27 (2.509 %)C#
36 (2.151 %)VB
43 (1.075 %)VBA
43 (1.075 %)VBScript
52 (0.717 %)C
61 (0.358 %)Transact-SQL
61 (0.358 %)C++
61 (0.358 %)Java
61 (0.358 %)JavaScript
61 (0.358 %)Perl
61 (0.358 %)PHP
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
140 (14.34 %)Microsoft Certification
234 (12.19 %)MCSE
316 (5.735 %)Citrix Certification
410 (3.584 %)MCP
59 (3.226 %)ISEB
68 (2.867 %)CCA
68 (2.867 %)Degree
77 (2.509 %)CCEA
83 (1.075 %)MCSA
83 (1.075 %)ITIL Certification
92 (0.717 %)PMP
92 (0.717 %)PMI Certification
92 (0.717 %)PRINCE2 Certification
101 (0.358 %)Cisco Certification
101 (0.358 %)CCNA
101 (0.358 %)ISEB Practitioner
101 (0.358 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (2.151 %)SLA
21 (0.358 %)BS7799
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
117 (6.093 %)Terminal Server
215 (5.376 %)Citrix Presentation Server
311 (3.943 %)VMware Infrastructure
410 (3.584 %)Backup Exec
58 (2.867 %)VMware ESX
66 (2.151 %)NetBackup
73 (1.075 %)Xen
73 (1.075 %)ISA Server
81 (0.358 %)VMware Server
81 (0.358 %)Terminal Services
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
125 (8.961 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
221 (7.527 %)MOM
36 (2.151 %)EMC NetWorker
43 (1.075 %)Tivoli
43 (1.075 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
43 (1.075 %)BMC PATROL
43 (1.075 %)MIIS
52 (0.717 %)SCCM
52 (0.717 %)SCOM
61 (0.358 %)Veritas Storage Foundation
61 (0.358 %)Norton AntiVirus
61 (0.358 %)OpenView Configuration Management
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1124 (44.44 %)Microsoft
260 (21.51 %)Citrix
326 (9.319 %)HP
422 (7.885 %)VMware
514 (5.018 %)Dell
69 (3.226 %)Cisco
78 (2.867 %)Altiris
87 (2.509 %)Remedy
87 (2.509 %)Oracle
87 (2.509 %)EMC
96 (2.151 %)VERITAS
96 (2.151 %)Lotus
96 (2.151 %)AppSense
105 (1.792 %)Symantec
114 (1.434 %)Novell
114 (1.434 %)Sophos
122 (0.717 %)SAP
122 (0.717 %)IBM
122 (0.717 %)Sun
131 (0.358 %)Compaq
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