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This section looks at the demand for the Server Support 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 Support in their job title over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Server Support
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank40-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads60
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.418 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted50
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£323-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£346-
UK excluding London average daily rate£224£250
% change on same period last year-10.39 %
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£23.75£25.25
% change on same period last year-5.91 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads423526
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.564 %0.532 %
Daily rates quoted12497
Average minimum daily rate£304£281
Average daily rate£325£294
% change on same period last year+10.36 %
Average maximum daily rate£346£308
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£353
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted70104
Average minimum hourly rate£19.57£23.92
Average hourly rate£21.14£26.16
% change on same period last year-19.19 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.70£28.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.51£25.99
% change on same period last year-9.54 %
Server Support South EastServer Support
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 Support
Demand Trend

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

Kent Server Support Demand Trend

Server Support
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent Server Support Daily Rate Trend

Server Support
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Server Support across the Kent region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Kent Server Support Daily Rate Histogram

Server Support
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent Server Support Hourly Rate Trend

Server Support
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Server Support within the Kent region over the 3 months to 25 July 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 Support South EastServer Support
South East

Server Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region that cited Server Support 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 Support in their job title.

112 (100.00 %)Windows
27 (58.33 %)MS Exchange
27 (58.33 %)Active Directory
36 (50.00 %)VMware
36 (50.00 %)SAN
36 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
36 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
45 (41.67 %)LAN
53 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
53 (25.00 %)MCSE
53 (25.00 %)Windows NT
53 (25.00 %)SQL
53 (25.00 %)SQL Server
62 (16.67 %)Citrix
62 (16.67 %)DHCP
62 (16.67 %)TCP/IP
62 (16.67 %)DNS
62 (16.67 %)Microsoft
62 (16.67 %)Finance
62 (16.67 %)Health
62 (16.67 %)GoldMine
62 (16.67 %)VMware Infrastructure
71 (8.333 %)Informatics
71 (8.333 %)VMware ESX
71 (8.333 %)PDA
71 (8.333 %)Migration
71 (8.333 %)SQL Server 7
71 (8.333 %)BizTalk Server
71 (8.333 %)HP
71 (8.333 %)MS Office

Server Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region that cited Server Support 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 Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (58.33 %)MS Exchange
26 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (8.333 %)SharePoint
31 (8.333 %)BizTalk Server
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (8.333 %)MS Office
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (16.67 %)GoldMine
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (50.00 %)SAN
25 (41.67 %)LAN
32 (16.67 %)DHCP
32 (16.67 %)TCP/IP
32 (16.67 %)DNS
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (25.00 %)SQL Server
21 (8.333 %)SQL Server 7
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (8.333 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (16.67 %)Finance
12 (16.67 %)Health
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (8.333 %)PDA
11 (8.333 %)Informatics
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (100.00 %)Windows
26 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (25.00 %)Windows NT
41 (8.333 %)Windows 2000
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (8.333 %)Migration
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (25.00 %)SQL
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (25.00 %)MCSE
13 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (58.33 %)Active Directory
22 (16.67 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (8.333 %)VMware ESX
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (50.00 %)VMware
22 (16.67 %)Citrix
22 (16.67 %)Microsoft
31 (8.333 %)HP
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