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The table below looks at the demand for Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) skills within the Leeds 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 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows Server Update Services (WSUS)
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank7381
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.001 %
As % of the category below3.571 %4.545 %
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£288£281
% change on same period last year+2.15 %
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£33.00£27.44
% change on same period last year+20.27 %
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
Leeds
Matching contract IT job ads2822
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.045 %0.024 %
Daily rates quoted35
Average minimum daily rate£307£327
Average daily rate£327£342
% change on same period last year-4.37 %
Average maximum daily rate£348£358
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£344
% change on same period last year-1.27 %
Hourly rates quoted40
Average minimum hourly rate£8.71-
Average hourly rate£9.21-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£9.71-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.89£27.13
% change on same period last year+2.79 %
WSUS West YorkshireWSUS
West Yorkshire

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 Leeds region as a proportion of the total demand within the Systems Management category.

Leeds WSUS Demand Trend

WSUS
Top 24 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds 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.

14 (100.00 %)Windows
14 (100.00 %)Windows 2000
14 (100.00 %)Windows XP
14 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
14 (100.00 %)VPN
14 (100.00 %)SSL
14 (100.00 %)Microsoft
14 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
14 (100.00 %)Symantec
14 (100.00 %)Norton AntiVirus
14 (100.00 %)Juniper
14 (100.00 %)Penetration Testing
22 (50.00 %)Novell
22 (50.00 %)Windows Mobile
22 (50.00 %)ISO27001
22 (50.00 %)Novell eDirectory
22 (50.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
22 (50.00 %)ITIL
22 (50.00 %)Blackberry
22 (50.00 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
22 (50.00 %)Firewall
22 (50.00 %)Active Directory
22 (50.00 %)ISO17799
22 (50.00 %)NetWare

WSUS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds 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.

Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
22 (50.00 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (100.00 %)VPN
14 (100.00 %)SSL
22 (50.00 %)Firewall
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %)Security Engineer
22 (50.00 %)Systems Engineer
22 (50.00 %)Senior Systems Engineer
22 (50.00 %)Server Engineer
31 (25.00 %)Senior Security Engineer
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (50.00 %)Blackberry
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (100.00 %)Windows
14 (100.00 %)Windows 2000
14 (100.00 %)Windows XP
14 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (50.00 %)Windows Mobile
22 (50.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
22 (50.00 %)NetWare
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (100.00 %)Penetration Testing
22 (50.00 %)ITIL
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (50.00 %)ISO17799
12 (50.00 %)ISO27001
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (50.00 %)Active Directory
12 (50.00 %)Novell eDirectory
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (100.00 %)Norton AntiVirus
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (100.00 %)Microsoft
14 (100.00 %)Juniper
14 (100.00 %)Symantec
22 (50.00 %)Novell