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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) skills within the Hertfordshire region with a comparison to our Systems Management category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SCOM over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank7063
Rank change on same period last yearDown-7
Matching contract IT job ads134
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.037 %
As % of the category below3.571 %50.75 %
Daily rates quoted123
Average minimum daily rate£300£274
Average daily rate£300£295
% change on same period last year+1.62 %
Average maximum daily rate£300£317
UK excluding London average daily rate£319£295
% change on same period last year+8.19 %
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£22.00£14.63
% change on same period last year+50.36 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads2867
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.045 %0.072 %
Daily rates quoted1138
Average minimum daily rate£391£311
Average daily rate£430£328
% change on same period last year+31.03 %
Average maximum daily rate£469£346
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£346
% change on same period last year-1.96 %
Hourly rates quoted51
Average minimum hourly rate£17.63£18.00
Average hourly rate£18.88£18.00
% change on same period last year+4.86 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.13£18.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.87£27.20
% change on same period last year+2.45 %
SCOM East of EnglandSCOM
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.

SCOM
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing SCOM across the Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Systems Management category.

Hertfordshire SCOM Demand Trend

SCOM
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire SCOM Daily Rate Trend

SCOM
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SCOM within the Hertfordshire 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
WatfordDown-11£300-2.91 %
SCOM East of EnglandSCOM
East of England

SCOM
Top 7 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing SCOM 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 SCOM.

12 (100.00 %)MS Project
12 (100.00 %)MS Office
12 (100.00 %)PRINCE2
12 (100.00 %)MS Excel
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft
12 (100.00 %)Finance
12 (100.00 %)Games

SCOM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (100.00 %)MS Project
12 (100.00 %)MS Office
12 (100.00 %)MS Excel
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (100.00 %)Finance
12 (100.00 %)Games
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Project Manager
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)PRINCE2
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft