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The table below looks at the demand for the Server Support role in IT contracts within the Leicester 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 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Server Support
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %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£246£244
% change on same period last year+0.67 %
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£21.65£24.52
% change on same period last year-11.68 %
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Leicester
Matching contract IT job ads97188
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.157 %0.205 %
Daily rates quoted2847
Average minimum daily rate£306£329
Average daily rate£315£357
% change on same period last year-11.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£324£385
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Hourly rates quoted1934
Average minimum hourly rate£23.54£18.85
Average hourly rate£24.40£20.21
% change on same period last year+20.73 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.25£21.56
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.15£23.97
% change on same period last year-3.43 %
Server Support LeicestershireServer Support
Leicestershire

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 Leicester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Leicester Server Support Demand Trend

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 Leicester region.

Leicester Server Support Hourly Rate Trend

Server Support
Top 23 Related IT Skills

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

14 (100.00 %)Windows
14 (100.00 %)Active Directory
23 (75.00 %)MS Exchange
23 (75.00 %)VMware
32 (50.00 %)VMware Server
32 (50.00 %)Microsoft Certification
32 (50.00 %)MCSE
32 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (25.00 %)ARCserve
41 (25.00 %)Windows XP
41 (25.00 %)CA
41 (25.00 %)Lotus
41 (25.00 %)CheckPoint
41 (25.00 %)LAN
41 (25.00 %)WAN
41 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
41 (25.00 %)DNS
41 (25.00 %)Lotus Notes
41 (25.00 %)SQL
41 (25.00 %)SQL Server
41 (25.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
41 (25.00 %)Firewall
41 (25.00 %)Exchange Server 2003

Server Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (75.00 %)MS Exchange
21 (25.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (25.00 %)Lotus Notes
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (25.00 %)LAN
11 (25.00 %)WAN
11 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
11 (25.00 %)DNS
11 (25.00 %)Firewall
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (25.00 %)SQL Server
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (100.00 %)Windows
22 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (25.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
31 (25.00 %)Windows XP
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (25.00 %)SQL
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (50.00 %)MCSE
12 (50.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (100.00 %)Active Directory
22 (50.00 %)VMware Server
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (25.00 %)ARCserve
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (75.00 %)VMware
21 (25.00 %)CA
21 (25.00 %)Lotus
21 (25.00 %)CheckPoint