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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Active Directory skills within the Herefordshire 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Active Directory
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank723
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching contract IT job ads226
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.029 %0.006 %
As % of the category below84.62 %75.00 %
Daily rates quoted112
Average minimum daily rate£345£200
Average daily rate£380£200
% change on same period last year+89.77 %
Average maximum daily rate£414£200
UK excluding London average daily rate£300£301
% change on same period last year-0.62 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00-
Average hourly rate£23.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£26.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.03£18.73
% change on same period last year-3.75 %
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
Herefordshire
Matching contract IT job ads268
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.035 %0.008 %
Daily rates quoted112
Average minimum daily rate£363£200
Average daily rate£395£200
% change on same period last year+97.65 %
Average maximum daily rate£428£200
UK excluding London average daily rate£321£325
% change on same period last year-1.17 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00-
Average hourly rate£23.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£26.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.21£21.86
% change on same period last year-3.00 %
Active Directory West MidlandsActive Directory
West Midlands

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 Herefordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the System Software category.

Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire region.

Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire region.

Herefordshire Active Directory Hourly Rate Trend

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 Herefordshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
HerefordUp+414£395-
Hemel HempsteadUp+148£225+12.50 %
Active Directory West MidlandsActive Directory
West Midlands

Active Directory
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire 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.

136 (87.80 %)Windows
230 (73.17 %)Windows Server 2003
316 (39.02 %)SAN
316 (39.02 %)Citrix
415 (36.59 %)MS Exchange
514 (34.15 %)DNS
514 (34.15 %)VB
612 (29.27 %)Government
711 (26.83 %)Windows 2000
711 (26.83 %)Windows XP
711 (26.83 %)Microsoft
810 (24.39 %)OpenView Configuration Management
99 (21.95 %)Lotus
99 (21.95 %)Firewall
99 (21.95 %)VMware
99 (21.95 %)Lotus Domino
99 (21.95 %)VBScript
108 (19.51 %)SQL
108 (19.51 %)SQL Server
108 (19.51 %)Exchange Server 2003
108 (19.51 %)Exchange Server 2007
108 (19.51 %)VMware Infrastructure
117 (17.07 %)IBM
117 (17.07 %)DHCP
126 (14.63 %)ADSI
126 (14.63 %)ADO
126 (14.63 %)Transact-SQL
126 (14.63 %)WMI
135 (12.20 %)Exchange Server 5.5
135 (12.20 %)Content Management

Active Directory
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire 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.

Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (14.63 %)ADO
16 (14.63 %)ADSI
16 (14.63 %)WMI
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
115 (36.59 %)MS Exchange
29 (21.95 %)Lotus Domino
38 (19.51 %)Exchange Server 2003
38 (19.51 %)Exchange Server 2007
45 (12.20 %)Exchange Server 5.5
51 (2.439 %)Lotus Notes
51 (2.439 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.439 %)MS Office
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
116 (39.02 %)SAN
214 (34.15 %)DNS
39 (21.95 %)Firewall
47 (17.07 %)DHCP
53 (7.317 %)LAN
62 (4.878 %)WAN
71 (2.439 %)SMS
71 (2.439 %)Cisco PIX
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (19.51 %)SQL Server
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (12.20 %)MSI
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (29.27 %)Government
22 (4.878 %)Finance
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (21.95 %)Consultant
27 (17.07 %)Architect
36 (14.63 %)Technical Architect
45 (12.20 %)Support Consultant
45 (12.20 %)Integration Engineer
54 (9.756 %)3rd Line Support
54 (9.756 %)Analyst
54 (9.756 %)IT Consultant
54 (9.756 %)Support Analyst
63 (7.317 %)Administrator
63 (7.317 %)Server Administrator
63 (7.317 %)3rd Line Support Analyst
72 (4.878 %)2nd Line Support
72 (4.878 %)Team Leader
72 (4.878 %)Support Engineer
81 (2.439 %)Technical Support
81 (2.439 %)Applications Packager
81 (2.439 %)Project Engineer
81 (2.439 %)Infrastructure Architect
81 (2.439 %)Infrastructure Specialist
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (4.878 %)Client/Server
21 (2.439 %)Thin Client
21 (2.439 %)Blackberry
21 (2.439 %)Fat Client
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
136 (87.80 %)Windows
230 (73.17 %)Windows Server 2003
311 (26.83 %)Windows 2000
311 (26.83 %)Windows XP
43 (7.317 %)Windows Vista
43 (7.317 %)Windows 2000 Server
52 (4.878 %)Linux
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (12.20 %)Service Management
15 (12.20 %)Content Management
15 (12.20 %)Security Cleared
23 (7.317 %)Business Desktop Deployment
23 (7.317 %)Problem Management
23 (7.317 %)Migration
32 (4.878 %)ITIL
32 (4.878 %)CRM
32 (4.878 %)Business Analysis
41 (2.439 %)Information Security
41 (2.439 %)Asset Management
41 (2.439 %)Disaster Recovery
41 (2.439 %)Information Security Management
41 (2.439 %)Security Management
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (34.15 %)VB
29 (21.95 %)VBScript
38 (19.51 %)SQL
46 (14.63 %)Transact-SQL
51 (2.439 %)C
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (9.756 %)MCSE
14 (9.756 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (2.439 %)MCP
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.439 %)SLA
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (19.51 %)VMware Infrastructure
21 (2.439 %)MetaFrame
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
110 (24.39 %)OpenView Configuration Management
25 (12.20 %)MOM
31 (2.439 %)OpenView
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (39.02 %)Citrix
211 (26.83 %)Microsoft
39 (21.95 %)Lotus
39 (21.95 %)VMware
47 (17.07 %)IBM
55 (12.20 %)Dell
64 (9.756 %)Cisco
64 (9.756 %)HP
73 (7.317 %)Novell