The first table below looks at the demand for Active Directory skills in IT contracts advertised for the Hertfordshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Active Directory over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the System Software category for the Hertfordshire region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Active Directory
Rank 26 34 25
Rank change year-on-year
+8 -9
Contract jobs citing Active Directory 40 36 47
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hertfordshire 6.221% 3.719% 5.415%
As % of the System Software category 61.54% 62.07% 60.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 6 14
Average daily rate £338 £288 £238
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+17.39% +21.05%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £155 £133 £129
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £350 £343
UK excluding London average daily rate £275 £275 £275
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 18 13
Average hourly rate £16.24 £12.00 £17.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+35.29% -29.41%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.60 £11.19 £11.03
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £21.25 £34.25 £35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £14.16 £15.13 £15.00
% change year-on-year
-6.38% +0.83%
All System Software
Hertfordshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
System Software category
65 58 78
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hertfordshire 10.11% 5.992% 8.986%
Number of daily rates quoted 24 24 30
Average daily rate £325 £325 £325
90% offered a daily rate of more than £174 £199 £161
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £380 £400
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £305
% change year-on-year
- +6.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 18 14
Average hourly rate £16.24 £12.50 £32.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+29.88% -60.93%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.65 £11.35 £11.86
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £17.50 £34.25 £35.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.00 £16.50 £17.50
% change year-on-year
-3.03% -5.71%
Active Directory
East of England

Active Directory
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Active Directory across the Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the System Software category.

Hertfordshire Active Directory Jobs Demand Trend

Active Directory
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Active Directory Daily Rate Trend

Active Directory
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Active Directory across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Hertfordshire Active Directory Daily Rate Histogram

Active Directory
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Active Directory Hourly Rate Trend

Active Directory
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Active Directory across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Hertfordshire Active Directory Hourly Rate Histogram

Active Directory
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Active Directory within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Hemel Hempstead +8 5 £350 -
Watford +4 3 - -
Letchworth - 2 - -
St Albans -4 1 - -
Potters Bar - 1 - -
Hitchin - 1 - -
Active Directory
East of England

Active Directory
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

1 65 (87.84%) Windows
2 40 (54.05%) Microsoft
3 22 (29.73%) MS Office
4 20 (27.03%) Windows Server 2008
5 18 (24.32%) Citrix
6 17 (22.97%) MS Exchange
7 16 (21.62%) Windows Server 2003
7 16 (21.62%) VMware
7 16 (21.62%) Windows 7
8 15 (20.27%) MS Excel
9 13 (17.57%) SQL
9 13 (17.57%) DNS
10 12 (16.22%) DHCP
10 12 (16.22%) Windows XP
11 11 (14.86%) Microsoft Certification
11 11 (14.86%) Security Cleared
12 10 (13.51%) VMware Infrastructure
12 10 (13.51%) Cisco
13 9 (12.16%) Exchange Server 2003
14 8 (10.81%) SC Cleared
14 8 (10.81%) Firewall
14 8 (10.81%) Retail
14 8 (10.81%) .NET
15 7 (9.459%) SQL Server
15 7 (9.459%) IIS
15 7 (9.459%) LAN
15 7 (9.459%) MCSE
15 7 (9.459%) Service Delivery
15 7 (9.459%) SCCM
15 7 (9.459%) Exchange Server 2010

Active Directory
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

Application Development
1 8 (10.81%) .NET
2 2 (2.703%) Flash
3 1 (1.351%) XMPP
3 1 (1.351%) ASP
3 1 (1.351%) ASP.NET
3 1 (1.351%) COM+
3 1 (1.351%) Web Services
Application Platforms
1 17 (22.97%) MS Exchange
2 9 (12.16%) Exchange Server 2003
3 7 (9.459%) IIS
3 7 (9.459%) Exchange Server 2010
4 6 (8.108%) Lotus Notes
5 5 (6.757%) SharePoint
6 3 (4.054%) Exchange Server 2007
7 2 (2.703%) Lync
Applications
1 22 (29.73%) MS Office
2 15 (20.27%) MS Excel
3 3 (4.054%) MS Visio
3 3 (4.054%) MS Project
Communications & Networking
1 13 (17.57%) DNS
2 12 (16.22%) DHCP
3 8 (10.81%) Firewall
4 7 (9.459%) LAN
5 5 (6.757%) SAN
5 5 (6.757%) WAN
6 3 (4.054%) Internet
6 3 (4.054%) VoIP
6 3 (4.054%) TCP/IP
7 2 (2.703%) BIG-IP
7 2 (2.703%) Cisco PIX
7 2 (2.703%) Network Security
7 2 (2.703%) NAS
7 2 (2.703%) Unified Communications
8 1 (1.351%) NetScaler
8 1 (1.351%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (9.459%) SQL Server
2 6 (8.108%) SQL Server 2008
3 3 (4.054%) SQL Server 2000
4 1 (1.351%) SQL Server 2005
Development Applications
1 3 (4.054%) Fiddler
2 2 (2.703%) TeamCity
2 2 (2.703%) Team Foundation Server
2 2 (2.703%) VSS/SourceSafe
2 2 (2.703%) MSI
2 2 (2.703%) Subversion
2 2 (2.703%) WiX
2 2 (2.703%) MSBuild
2 2 (2.703%) Jenkins
3 1 (1.351%) Hudson
3 1 (1.351%) Visual Studio
General
1 8 (10.81%) Retail
2 6 (8.108%) Telecoms
3 4 (5.405%) Welsh Language
4 3 (4.054%) Finance
4 3 (4.054%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 18 (24.32%) Analyst
2 14 (18.92%) Support Engineer
3 9 (12.16%) 3rd Line Support
3 9 (12.16%) 2nd Line Support
4 8 (10.81%) Service Analyst
5 7 (9.459%) Support Analyst
6 6 (8.108%) Help Desk Support
6 6 (8.108%) Service Desk Analyst
6 6 (8.108%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
6 6 (8.108%) IT Support
7 5 (6.757%) Windows Server Engineer
7 5 (6.757%) Server Engineer
7 5 (6.757%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 5 (6.757%) Help Desk Analyst
7 5 (6.757%) 1st Line Support
7 5 (6.757%) Consultant
8 3 (4.054%) Desktop Support
8 3 (4.054%) Desktop Engineer
8 3 (4.054%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
8 3 (4.054%) Help Desk Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (6.757%) Blackberry
2 3 (4.054%) Clustering
3 2 (2.703%) Fat Client
3 2 (2.703%) Thin Client
3 2 (2.703%) iPhone
3 2 (2.703%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (1.351%) EPoS
4 1 (1.351%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 65 (87.84%) Windows
2 20 (27.03%) Windows Server 2008
3 16 (21.62%) Windows Server 2003
3 16 (21.62%) Windows 7
4 12 (16.22%) Windows XP
5 6 (8.108%) Linux
6 5 (6.757%) Windows 2000
7 2 (2.703%) AIX
7 2 (2.703%) Solaris
7 2 (2.703%) UNIX
7 2 (2.703%) Windows 2000 Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (9.459%) Service Delivery
2 4 (5.405%) Project Management
2 4 (5.405%) PRINCE2
2 4 (5.405%) Disaster Recovery
2 4 (5.405%) Change Control
3 3 (4.054%) Build Automation
3 3 (4.054%) User Acceptance Testing
3 3 (4.054%) Performance Testing
3 3 (4.054%) Problem Management
3 3 (4.054%) Test Automation
3 3 (4.054%) Programme Office Management
3 3 (4.054%) E-Commerce
4 2 (2.703%) PRINCE
4 2 (2.703%) ITIL
4 2 (2.703%) Risk Assessment
4 2 (2.703%) Risk Management
4 2 (2.703%) TOGAF
4 2 (2.703%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (2.703%) Resource Management
4 2 (2.703%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 13 (17.57%) SQL
2 6 (8.108%) PowerShell
3 4 (5.405%) Java
4 2 (2.703%) VB
5 1 (1.351%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 11 (14.86%) Microsoft Certification
1 11 (14.86%) Security Cleared
2 8 (10.81%) SC Cleared
3 7 (9.459%) MCSE
4 4 (5.405%) MCSA
4 4 (5.405%) Degree
5 3 (4.054%) MCP
6 2 (2.703%) CISSP
6 2 (2.703%) PMP
6 2 (2.703%) PMI Certification
6 2 (2.703%) CISM
7 1 (1.351%) MCTS
7 1 (1.351%) MCITP
7 1 (1.351%) ISTQB
7 1 (1.351%) CCNP
7 1 (1.351%) ISEB
7 1 (1.351%) Citrix Certification
7 1 (1.351%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (1.351%) CCEE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (8.108%) SLA
2 2 (2.703%) ISO 9001
2 2 (2.703%) PCI DSS
3 1 (1.351%) QA
System Software
1 10 (13.51%) VMware Infrastructure
2 5 (6.757%) vSphere
3 3 (4.054%) Hyper-V
3 3 (4.054%) XenApp
3 3 (4.054%) XenServer
3 3 (4.054%) Terminal Services
3 3 (4.054%) VMware ESX
3 3 (4.054%) Microsoft App-V
4 2 (2.703%) Xen
4 2 (2.703%) XenDesktop
5 1 (1.351%) MetaFrame
Systems Management
1 7 (9.459%) SCCM
2 3 (4.054%) Norton AntiVirus
2 3 (4.054%) NetBackup
2 3 (4.054%) Splunk
3 1 (1.351%) Cisco UCCX
3 1 (1.351%) Cisco CUCM
3 1 (1.351%) Backup Exec
3 1 (1.351%) SCOM
3 1 (1.351%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 40 (54.05%) Microsoft
2 18 (24.32%) Citrix
3 16 (21.62%) VMware
4 10 (13.51%) Cisco
5 6 (8.108%) Lotus
6 5 (6.757%) Sophos
7 4 (5.405%) CheckPoint
7 4 (5.405%) IBM
7 4 (5.405%) HP
8 3 (4.054%) CA
8 3 (4.054%) Symantec
8 3 (4.054%) Acronis
9 2 (2.703%) F5
9 2 (2.703%) Oracle
9 2 (2.703%) Crossbeam
9 2 (2.703%) Remedy
9 2 (2.703%) McAfee
9 2 (2.703%) Wyse
9 2 (2.703%) Red Hat
9 2 (2.703%) Nokia
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