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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) skills within the London region with a comparison to our Systems Management category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SCOM over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank343440
Rank change on same period last yearUp+97
Matching contract IT job ads3025
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.047 %0.027 %
As % of the category below4.027 %2.053 %
Daily rates quoted99
Average minimum daily rate£388£364
Average daily rate£398£403
% change on same period last year-1.37 %
Average maximum daily rate£408£442
UK excluding London average daily rate£367£292
% change on same period last year+25.38 %
Hourly rates quoted04
Average minimum hourly rate-£19.25
Average hourly rate-£19.75
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£20.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.00£14.63
% change on same period last year+50.36 %
London IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
London
Matching contract IT job ads7451218
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.173 %1.305 %
Daily rates quoted296404
Average minimum daily rate£353£378
Average daily rate£371£398
% change on same period last year-6.91 %
Average maximum daily rate£388£418
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£347
% change on same period last year-2.17 %
Hourly rates quoted78119
Average minimum hourly rate£22.66£21.98
Average hourly rate£23.54£23.00
% change on same period last year+2.36 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.42£24.01
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.37£27.57
% change on same period last year+6.53 %
SCOM EnglandSCOM
England

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.

SCOM
Demand Trend

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

London SCOM Demand Trend

SCOM
Daily Rate Trend

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

London SCOM Daily Rate Trend

SCOM
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SCOM across the London region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

London SCOM Daily Rate Histogram

SCOM
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London SCOM Hourly Rate Trend

SCOM
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SCOM within the London region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
City of LondonUp+105£450+9.09 %
Docklands, LondonNew entry-5--
HammersmithNew entry-4£309-
HendonNew entry-1£363-
SCOM EnglandSCOM
England

SCOM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing SCOM 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 SCOM.

143 (55.84 %)Windows
237 (48.05 %)Microsoft
335 (45.45 %)MOM
429 (37.66 %)Windows Server 2003
525 (32.47 %)MS Exchange
622 (28.57 %)Exchange Server 2007
622 (28.57 %)SCCM
717 (22.08 %)SAN
814 (18.18 %)Active Directory
913 (16.88 %)HP
913 (16.88 %)Retail
1011 (14.29 %)Data Protection
1110 (12.99 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
1110 (12.99 %)SMS
1110 (12.99 %)SQL
1110 (12.99 %)Clustering
1110 (12.99 %)Banking
1110 (12.99 %)Retail Banking
129 (11.69 %)Exchange Server 5.5
129 (11.69 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
138 (10.39 %)Tivoli
138 (10.39 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
138 (10.39 %)VBScript
138 (10.39 %)Windows Vista
138 (10.39 %)MailMarshal
147 (9.091 %)VMware
147 (9.091 %)IIS
147 (9.091 %)Windows Server 2008
156 (7.792 %)Security Cleared
156 (7.792 %)SC Cleared

SCOM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing SCOM 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 SCOM. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (3.896 %)Application Packaging
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
125 (32.47 %)MS Exchange
222 (28.57 %)Exchange Server 2007
39 (11.69 %)Exchange Server 5.5
39 (11.69 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
47 (9.091 %)IIS
56 (7.792 %)Exchange Server 2003
62 (2.597 %)Office Communications Server
62 (2.597 %)SharePoint
71 (1.299 %)Live Communications Server
London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (5.195 %)MS Excel
21 (1.299 %)MS PowerPoint
London IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (2.597 %)SoftGrid
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
117 (22.08 %)SAN
210 (12.99 %)SMS
31 (1.299 %)POP3
31 (1.299 %)SMTP
31 (1.299 %)TCP/IP
31 (1.299 %)VPN
31 (1.299 %)DNS
31 (1.299 %)Firewall
31 (1.299 %)IMAP
31 (1.299 %)LDAP
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (2.597 %)SQL Server
21 (1.299 %)DB2
21 (1.299 %)Oracle 8/8i
21 (1.299 %)DTS
21 (1.299 %)RDBMS
21 (1.299 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (1.299 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (1.299 %)SQL Server Integration Services
London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.299 %)InstallShield
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (16.88 %)Retail
210 (12.99 %)Retail Banking
210 (12.99 %)Banking
34 (5.195 %)Telecoms
34 (5.195 %)Finance
43 (3.896 %)Government
51 (1.299 %)Health
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (19.48 %)Architect
212 (15.58 %)Consultant
39 (11.69 %)Capacity Manager
48 (10.39 %)Lead Architect
48 (10.39 %)Analyst
48 (10.39 %)Support Analyst
56 (7.792 %)Technical Architect
65 (6.494 %)Infrastructure Architect
74 (5.195 %)Infrastructure Specialist
74 (5.195 %)Microsoft Consultant
74 (5.195 %)Lead Technical Architect
83 (3.896 %)Storage Engineer
83 (3.896 %)Technical Consultant
83 (3.896 %)Operations Manager
92 (2.597 %)Senior Consultant
92 (2.597 %)Infrastructure Consultant
101 (1.299 %)Senior Technical Consultant
101 (1.299 %)Server Engineer
101 (1.299 %)Exchange Specialist
101 (1.299 %)Infrastructure Support Analyst
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (12.99 %)Clustering
21 (1.299 %)PKI
21 (1.299 %)Fat Client
21 (1.299 %)IBM Mainframe
21 (1.299 %)Firmware
21 (1.299 %)Thin Client
21 (1.299 %)Smartcard
21 (1.299 %)Blackberry
21 (1.299 %)Mainframe
21 (1.299 %)Management Information System
21 (1.299 %)Replication
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
143 (55.84 %)Windows
229 (37.66 %)Windows Server 2003
38 (10.39 %)Windows Vista
47 (9.091 %)Windows Server 2008
56 (7.792 %)Windows XP
61 (1.299 %)MVS
61 (1.299 %)Windows Mobile
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (14.29 %)Data Protection
26 (7.792 %)SC Cleared
26 (7.792 %)Business Desktop Deployment
26 (7.792 %)Security Cleared
33 (3.896 %)Disaster Recovery
33 (3.896 %)Migration
42 (2.597 %)ITIL
42 (2.597 %)Service Management
42 (2.597 %)Validation
42 (2.597 %)Operations Management
42 (2.597 %)Risk Analysis
51 (1.299 %)Security Testing
51 (1.299 %)Investment Management
51 (1.299 %)BC Cleared
51 (1.299 %)Load Balancing
51 (1.299 %)Change Management
51 (1.299 %)PRINCE2
51 (1.299 %)Project Management
51 (1.299 %)Information Security
51 (1.299 %)Requirements Management
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (12.99 %)SQL
28 (10.39 %)VBScript
32 (2.597 %)VB
41 (1.299 %)JCL
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (6.494 %)MCSE
15 (6.494 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (1.299 %)PRINCE2 Certification
21 (1.299 %)MCSA
21 (1.299 %)CCA
21 (1.299 %)Citrix Certification
21 (1.299 %)CISSP
London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (5.195 %)ISO/IEC 20000
21 (1.299 %)BS7799
21 (1.299 %)QA
London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
114 (18.18 %)Active Directory
28 (10.39 %)MailMarshal
35 (6.494 %)VMware Infrastructure
43 (3.896 %)ISA Server
52 (2.597 %)VMware ESX
61 (1.299 %)NetBackup
61 (1.299 %)Xen
61 (1.299 %)Citrix Presentation Server
London IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
135 (45.45 %)MOM
222 (28.57 %)SCCM
310 (12.99 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
48 (10.39 %)Tivoli
48 (10.39 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
52 (2.597 %)MIIS
61 (1.299 %)Foglight
61 (1.299 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
137 (48.05 %)Microsoft
213 (16.88 %)HP
37 (9.091 %)VMware
43 (3.896 %)EMC
43 (3.896 %)Citrix
52 (2.597 %)Intel
52 (2.597 %)Sophos
61 (1.299 %)LANDesk
61 (1.299 %)Symantec
61 (1.299 %)Oracle
61 (1.299 %)Sybase
61 (1.299 %)IBM