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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) skills within the Merseyside region with a comparison to our Systems Management category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Systems Management Server (SMS) over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Systems Management Server (SMS)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank-43
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads02
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.000 %8.333 %
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£243£274
% change on same period last year-11.33 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£8.00
Average hourly rate-£8.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£8.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.45£25.63
% change on same period last year-12.38 %
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
Merseyside
Matching contract IT job ads124
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.024 %
Daily rates quoted08
Average minimum daily rate-£244
Average daily rate-£244
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£244
UK excluding London average daily rate£334£362
% change on same period last year-7.73 %
Hourly rates quoted04
Average minimum hourly rate-£20.20
Average hourly rate-£22.10
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£24.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.62£27.36
% change on same period last year+4.59 %
Systems Management Server (SMS) North WestSystems Management Server (SMS)
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.

Systems Management Server (SMS)
Demand Trend

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

Merseyside Systems Management Server (SMS) Demand Trend

Systems Management Server (SMS)
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Systems Management Server (SMS) across the Merseyside region.

Merseyside Systems Management Server (SMS) Hourly Rate Trend

Systems Management Server (SMS)
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Merseyside region citing Systems Management Server (SMS) 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 Systems Management Server (SMS).

12 (66.67 %)MS Office
12 (66.67 %)Windows
12 (66.67 %)Windows 2000
12 (66.67 %)MS Excel
12 (66.67 %)Law
12 (66.67 %)Document Management
21 (33.33 %)Migration
21 (33.33 %)MS Exchange
21 (33.33 %)Microsoft
21 (33.33 %)Active Directory
21 (33.33 %)Terminal Services
21 (33.33 %)VBScript

Systems Management Server (SMS)
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Merseyside region citing Systems Management Server (SMS) 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 Systems Management Server (SMS). Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (33.33 %)MS Exchange
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (66.67 %)MS Office
12 (66.67 %)MS Excel
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (66.67 %)Law
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (66.67 %)Tester
12 (66.67 %)Junior
12 (66.67 %)Junior Tester
21 (33.33 %)Active Directory Specialist
21 (33.33 %)Server Specialist
21 (33.33 %)Software Tester
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (66.67 %)Windows
12 (66.67 %)Windows 2000
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (66.67 %)Document Management
21 (33.33 %)Migration
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (33.33 %)VBScript
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (33.33 %)Active Directory
11 (33.33 %)Terminal Services
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (33.33 %)Microsoft