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This section looks at the demand for the Server Engineer role in IT contracts within the Kent region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Server Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Server Engineer
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank4049
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching contract IT job ads55
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.005 %
As % of the category below1.299 %0.907 %
Daily rates quoted53
Average minimum daily rate£300£314
Average daily rate£323£317
% change on same period last year+1.78 %
Average maximum daily rate£346£321
UK excluding London average daily rate£224£283
% change on same period last year-20.73 %
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£26.04£26.94
% change on same period last year-3.34 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads385551
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.508 %0.549 %
Daily rates quoted139115
Average minimum daily rate£279£298
Average daily rate£298£312
% change on same period last year-4.42 %
Average maximum daily rate£317£325
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.32 %
Hourly rates quoted57109
Average minimum hourly rate£19.44£22.15
Average hourly rate£20.97£24.43
% change on same period last year-14.15 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.50£26.70
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.60£25.69
% change on same period last year-8.13 %
Server Engineer South EastServer Engineer
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.

Server Engineer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Server Engineer across the Kent region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Kent Server Engineer Demand Trend

Server Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent Server Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Server Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Server Engineer across the Kent region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Kent Server Engineer Daily Rate Histogram

Server Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Server Engineer across the Kent region.

Kent Server Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Server Engineer
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Server Engineer within the Kent region over the 3 months to 21 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
MaidstoneNew entry-4£323-
CanterburyNew entry-1£325-
Server Engineer South EastServer Engineer
South East

Server Engineer
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region that cited Server Engineer in their job title 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 with Server Engineer in their job title.

111 (91.67 %)Windows
210 (83.33 %)Windows Server 2003
36 (50.00 %)Active Directory
36 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
45 (41.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
45 (41.67 %)LAN
45 (41.67 %)DHCP
45 (41.67 %)TCP/IP
45 (41.67 %)DNS
45 (41.67 %)SQL
45 (41.67 %)SQL Server
45 (41.67 %)Microsoft
45 (41.67 %)SAN
45 (41.67 %)VMware
53 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
53 (25.00 %)MCSE
61 (8.333 %)MS Office
61 (8.333 %)IBM
61 (8.333 %)PDA
61 (8.333 %)VMware Infrastructure

Server Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region that cited Server Engineer in their job title 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 with Server Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
25 (41.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (8.333 %)MS Office
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (41.67 %)LAN
15 (41.67 %)DHCP
15 (41.67 %)TCP/IP
15 (41.67 %)DNS
15 (41.67 %)SAN
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (41.67 %)SQL Server
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (8.333 %)PDA
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (91.67 %)Windows
210 (83.33 %)Windows Server 2003
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (41.67 %)SQL
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
13 (25.00 %)MCSE
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (50.00 %)Active Directory
21 (8.333 %)VMware Infrastructure
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (41.67 %)Microsoft
15 (41.67 %)VMware
21 (8.333 %)IBM