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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Active Directory skills within the Lancashire region with a comparison to our System Software category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Active Directory over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Active Directory
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank2425
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads1428
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.028 %
As % of the category below82.35 %100.00 %
Daily rates quoted13
Average minimum daily rate£350£253
Average daily rate£365£253
% change on same period last year+44.07 %
Average maximum daily rate£380£253
UK excluding London average daily rate£297£304
% change on same period last year-2.23 %
Hourly rates quoted1211
Average minimum hourly rate£15.27£22.00
Average hourly rate£17.77£24.14
% change on same period last year-26.39 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.27£26.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.90£18.93
% change on same period last year-5.43 %
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
Lancashire
Matching contract IT job ads1728
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.028 %
Daily rates quoted33
Average minimum daily rate£362£253
Average daily rate£371£253
% change on same period last year+46.44 %
Average maximum daily rate£380£253
UK excluding London average daily rate£321£325
% change on same period last year-1.36 %
Hourly rates quoted1211
Average minimum hourly rate£16.06£21.00
Average hourly rate£18.69£23.38
% change on same period last year-20.02 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.33£25.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.86£21.86
% change on same period last year-4.59 %
Active Directory North WestActive Directory
North West

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.

Active Directory
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Active Directory across the Lancashire region as a proportion of the total demand within the System Software category.

Lancashire Active Directory Demand Trend

Active Directory
Daily Rate Trend

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

Lancashire Active Directory Daily Rate Trend

Active Directory
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Lancashire Active Directory Hourly Rate Trend

Active Directory
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Active Directory across the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Lancashire Active Directory Hourly Rate Histogram

Active Directory
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Active Directory within the Lancashire 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
PrestonUp+106--
LancasterUp+83--
MorecambeNo change02--
Lytham St AnnesUp+71£365+52.08 %
BlackpoolNew entry-1--
Active Directory North WestActive Directory
North West

Active Directory
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire 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.

124 (63.16 %)Windows
217 (44.74 %)Microsoft
38 (21.05 %)DNS
38 (21.05 %)Citrix
38 (21.05 %)Windows Server 2003
47 (18.42 %)MS Exchange
56 (15.79 %)Windows XP
56 (15.79 %)DHCP
56 (15.79 %)Exchange Server 2003
65 (13.16 %)VMware
65 (13.16 %)TCP/IP
65 (13.16 %)Microsoft Certification
65 (13.16 %)MS Office
74 (10.53 %)MCP
74 (10.53 %)Windows 2000 Server
83 (7.895 %)Exchange Server 2000
83 (7.895 %)MCSE
83 (7.895 %)MS Excel
83 (7.895 %)Lucent
83 (7.895 %)Cisco
83 (7.895 %)Disaster Recovery
83 (7.895 %)Migration
92 (5.263 %)Telecoms
92 (5.263 %)Mainframe
92 (5.263 %)Terminal Services
92 (5.263 %)IBM
92 (5.263 %)Novell
92 (5.263 %)Windows 2000
92 (5.263 %)Client/Server
92 (5.263 %)ITIL

Active Directory
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire 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.

Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (18.42 %)MS Exchange
26 (15.79 %)Exchange Server 2003
33 (7.895 %)Exchange Server 2000
41 (2.632 %)Exchange Server 2007
41 (2.632 %)Lotus Notes
41 (2.632 %)SharePoint
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (13.16 %)MS Office
23 (7.895 %)MS Excel
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (21.05 %)DNS
26 (15.79 %)DHCP
35 (13.16 %)TCP/IP
41 (2.632 %)IP Telephony
41 (2.632 %)VLAN
41 (2.632 %)SMS
41 (2.632 %)VoIP
41 (2.632 %)VPN
41 (2.632 %)Firewall
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (2.632 %)SQL Server
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (5.263 %)Telecoms
12 (5.263 %)Insurance
21 (2.632 %)Finance
21 (2.632 %)Health
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (18.42 %)Analyst
23 (7.895 %)Active Directory Specialist
23 (7.895 %)Network Engineer
23 (7.895 %)Support Technician
23 (7.895 %)Support Analyst
23 (7.895 %)1st Line Support
23 (7.895 %)Server Support
32 (5.263 %)Helpdesk Analyst
32 (5.263 %)Support Engineer
32 (5.263 %)2nd Line Support
32 (5.263 %)Administrator
32 (5.263 %)Technical Support
32 (5.263 %)Systems Engineer
32 (5.263 %)Exchange Engineer
32 (5.263 %)2nd Line Support Technician
32 (5.263 %)Senior Analyst
32 (5.263 %)Network Analyst
32 (5.263 %)Citrix Engineer
32 (5.263 %)Helpdesk Support
32 (5.263 %)Desktop Engineer
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (5.263 %)Mainframe
12 (5.263 %)Client/Server
21 (2.632 %)Fat Client
21 (2.632 %)Thin Client
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
124 (63.16 %)Windows
28 (21.05 %)Windows Server 2003
36 (15.79 %)Windows XP
44 (10.53 %)Windows 2000 Server
52 (5.263 %)Windows 2000
52 (5.263 %)VME
61 (2.632 %)Windows Server 2008
61 (2.632 %)UNIX
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (7.895 %)Disaster Recovery
13 (7.895 %)Migration
22 (5.263 %)ITIL
22 (5.263 %)Incident Management
31 (2.632 %)Network Design
31 (2.632 %)Project Management
31 (2.632 %)Security Management
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (5.263 %)SQL
21 (2.632 %)Transact-SQL
21 (2.632 %)VBA
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (13.16 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (10.53 %)MCP
33 (7.895 %)MCSE
41 (2.632 %)Degree
41 (2.632 %)CCNA
41 (2.632 %)Cisco Certification
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.632 %)SLA
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (5.263 %)Terminal Services
12 (5.263 %)Citrix Presentation Server
12 (5.263 %)VMware ESX
12 (5.263 %)Backup Exec
21 (2.632 %)VMware Infrastructure
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.632 %)WSUS
11 (2.632 %)Legato
11 (2.632 %)Tivoli
11 (2.632 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
117 (44.74 %)Microsoft
28 (21.05 %)Citrix
35 (13.16 %)VMware
43 (7.895 %)Lucent
43 (7.895 %)Cisco
52 (5.263 %)IBM
52 (5.263 %)Novell
61 (2.632 %)VERITAS
61 (2.632 %)Lotus
61 (2.632 %)CA
61 (2.632 %)NetApp
61 (2.632 %)Intel