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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Exchange Server skills within the Herefordshire region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MS Exchange over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Exchange Server
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1319
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads33
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.003 %
As % of the category below21.43 %20.00 %
Daily rates quoted21
Average minimum daily rate£360£275
Average daily rate£395£275
% change on same period last year+43.63 %
Average maximum daily rate£430£275
UK excluding London average daily rate£306£290
% change on same period last year+5.62 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£28.00
Average hourly rate-£28.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£28.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.81£18.87
% change on same period last year+10.26 %
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
Herefordshire
Matching contract IT job ads1415
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.016 %
Daily rates quoted26
Average minimum daily rate£336£287
Average daily rate£374£301
% change on same period last year+24.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£412£316
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£344
% change on same period last year+1.40 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£29.33
Average hourly rate-£29.83
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£30.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.11£23.48
% change on same period last year-1.59 %
MS Exchange West MidlandsMS Exchange
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.

MS Exchange
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing MS Exchange across the Herefordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

Herefordshire MS Exchange Demand Trend

MS Exchange
Daily Rate Trend

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

Herefordshire MS Exchange Daily Rate Trend

MS Exchange
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Herefordshire MS Exchange Hourly Rate Trend

MS Exchange
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MS Exchange within the Herefordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
HerefordNew entry-2£395-
MS Exchange West MidlandsMS Exchange
West Midlands

MS Exchange
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire region citing MS Exchange 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 MS Exchange.

115 (88.24 %)Windows
214 (82.35 %)Active Directory
214 (82.35 %)Windows Server 2003
311 (64.71 %)Microsoft
48 (47.06 %)Windows 2000
48 (47.06 %)Windows XP
57 (41.18 %)DNS
57 (41.18 %)Firewall
57 (41.18 %)VMware
57 (41.18 %)Exchange Server 2003
66 (35.29 %)Exchange Server 2007
66 (35.29 %)VMware Infrastructure
66 (35.29 %)Content Management
66 (35.29 %)Exchange Server 5.5
66 (35.29 %)Service Management
66 (35.29 %)MOM
66 (35.29 %)MSI
66 (35.29 %)VB
66 (35.29 %)SAN
72 (11.76 %)Novell
72 (11.76 %)Lotus
72 (11.76 %)Lotus Notes
72 (11.76 %)Lotus Domino
72 (11.76 %)Blackberry
72 (11.76 %)Windows 2000 Server
72 (11.76 %)Migration
81 (5.882 %)Windows Vista
81 (5.882 %)Exchange Server 2000
81 (5.882 %)Asset Management
81 (5.882 %)Information Security

MS Exchange
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire region citing MS Exchange 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 MS Exchange. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (41.18 %)Exchange Server 2003
26 (35.29 %)Exchange Server 2007
26 (35.29 %)Exchange Server 5.5
32 (11.76 %)Lotus Notes
32 (11.76 %)Lotus Domino
41 (5.882 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
41 (5.882 %)Exchange Server 2000
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (5.882 %)MS Office
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (41.18 %)DNS
17 (41.18 %)Firewall
26 (35.29 %)SAN
31 (5.882 %)Intranet
31 (5.882 %)Internet
31 (5.882 %)LAN
31 (5.882 %)DHCP
31 (5.882 %)TCP/IP
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (35.29 %)MSI
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (35.29 %)Architect
16 (35.29 %)Technical Architect
16 (35.29 %)Integration Engineer
22 (11.76 %)Consultant
22 (11.76 %)Support Engineer
31 (5.882 %)Technical Consultant
31 (5.882 %)Administrator
31 (5.882 %)Desktop Support Engineer
31 (5.882 %)Network Administrator
31 (5.882 %)Desktop Engineer
31 (5.882 %)Senior Technical Consultant
31 (5.882 %)Senior Support Engineer
31 (5.882 %)Server Administrator
31 (5.882 %)Senior Consultant
31 (5.882 %)Desktop Support
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (11.76 %)Blackberry
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (88.24 %)Windows
214 (82.35 %)Windows Server 2003
38 (47.06 %)Windows 2000
38 (47.06 %)Windows XP
42 (11.76 %)Windows 2000 Server
51 (5.882 %)Windows Vista
51 (5.882 %)NetWare
51 (5.882 %)Windows NT
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (35.29 %)Service Management
16 (35.29 %)Content Management
22 (11.76 %)Migration
31 (5.882 %)Information Security
31 (5.882 %)Asset Management
31 (5.882 %)Disaster Recovery
31 (5.882 %)Information Security Management
31 (5.882 %)Security Management
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (35.29 %)VB
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (5.882 %)MCP
11 (5.882 %)MCSE
11 (5.882 %)Microsoft Certification
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (5.882 %)ISO9001
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
114 (82.35 %)Active Directory
26 (35.29 %)VMware Infrastructure
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (35.29 %)MOM
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (64.71 %)Microsoft
27 (41.18 %)VMware
32 (11.76 %)Novell
32 (11.76 %)Lotus
41 (5.882 %)HP