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This section looks at the demand for Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) skills within the Kent region with a comparison to our Systems Management category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited WSUS over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows Server Update Services (WSUS)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank44-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below7.143 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£290£400
% change on same period last year-27.50 %
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£30.80£27.53
% change on same period last year+11.89 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads1422
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.022 %
Daily rates quoted46
Average minimum daily rate£321£414
Average daily rate£331£415
% change on same period last year-20.22 %
Average maximum daily rate£342£417
UK excluding London average daily rate£343£358
% change on same period last year-4.06 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£12.00-
Average hourly rate£13.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£15.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.47£26.91
% change on same period last year+5.79 %
WSUS South EastWSUS
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.

WSUS
Demand Trend

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

Kent WSUS Demand Trend

WSUS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent WSUS Hourly Rate Trend

WSUS
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing WSUS 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 WSUS.

11 (100.00 %)SQL
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Windows 2000
11 (100.00 %)Active Directory
11 (100.00 %)HP
11 (100.00 %)Intel
11 (100.00 %)Citrix
11 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (100.00 %)Project Management
11 (100.00 %)Disaster Recovery
11 (100.00 %)Finance
11 (100.00 %)VMware
11 (100.00 %)VMware ESX
11 (100.00 %)Banking
11 (100.00 %)Asset Management
11 (100.00 %)Altiris
11 (100.00 %)Investment Banking
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
11 (100.00 %)Fund Management
11 (100.00 %)Citrix Presentation Server
11 (100.00 %)Investment Management

WSUS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing WSUS 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 WSUS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Finance
11 (100.00 %)Banking
11 (100.00 %)Investment Banking
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Analyst
11 (100.00 %)Infrastructure Analyst
11 (100.00 %)Senior Analyst
11 (100.00 %)Senior Infrastructure Analyst
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Windows 2000
11 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)Project Management
11 (100.00 %)Disaster Recovery
11 (100.00 %)Asset Management
11 (100.00 %)Fund Management
11 (100.00 %)Investment Management
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)SQL
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (100.00 %)Active Directory
11 (100.00 %)VMware ESX
11 (100.00 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)HP
11 (100.00 %)Intel
11 (100.00 %)Citrix
11 (100.00 %)VMware
11 (100.00 %)Altiris