The first table below looks at the demand for Active Directory skills in IT contracts advertised for the Norfolk region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Active Directory over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the System Software category for the Norfolk region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Active Directory
Rank 8 22 21
Rank change year-on-year
+14 -1
Contract jobs citing Active Directory 30 13 16
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Norfolk 16.67% 4.981% 6.084%
As % of the System Software category 81.08% 41.94% 80.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 6 5
Average daily rate £100 £258 £225
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-61.16% +14.44%
UK excluding London average daily rate £275 £275 £275
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 4 8
Average hourly rate £16.00 £19.63 £17.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-18.47% +12.14%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £14.50 £15.50 £15.00
% change year-on-year
-6.45% +3.33%
All System Software
Norfolk
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
System Software category
37 31 20
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Norfolk 20.56% 11.88% 7.605%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 8 6
Average daily rate £225 £258 £225
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-12.62% +14.44%
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £305
% change year-on-year
- +6.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 4 8
Average hourly rate £19.00 £19.63 £27.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-3.18% -28.63%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.00 £16.50 £17.50
% change year-on-year
-3.03% -5.71%
Active Directory
East of England

Active Directory
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Active Directory across the Norfolk region as a proportion of the total demand within the System Software category.

Norfolk Active Directory Jobs Demand Trend

Active Directory
Daily Rate Trend

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

Norfolk Active Directory Daily Rate Trend

Active Directory
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Active Directory across the Norfolk region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Norfolk Active Directory Daily Rate Histogram

Active Directory
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Norfolk Active Directory Hourly Rate Trend

Active Directory
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Active Directory within the Norfolk region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Norwich +12 29 £100 -61.16%
Active Directory
East of England

Active Directory
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Norfolk 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.

1 39 (76.47%) Windows
2 27 (52.94%) Windows Server 2008
3 26 (50.98%) MS Exchange
4 24 (47.06%) VMware
4 24 (47.06%) Exchange Server 2010
5 21 (41.18%) ITIL
6 18 (35.29%) Microsoft
7 17 (33.33%) Windows XP
7 17 (33.33%) HP
8 16 (31.37%) Windows Server 2003
9 14 (27.45%) Exchange Server 2003
10 12 (23.53%) SQL
11 11 (21.57%) PRINCE2
11 11 (21.57%) ITIL Certification
11 11 (21.57%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 10 (19.61%) Exchange Server 2007
12 10 (19.61%) MCITP
12 10 (19.61%) VCP5
12 10 (19.61%) vSphere
12 10 (19.61%) PRINCE
12 10 (19.61%) MS Office
13 9 (17.65%) MS Excel
13 9 (17.65%) IIS
13 9 (17.65%) DNS
13 9 (17.65%) Hyper-V
13 9 (17.65%) Forefront TMG
14 8 (15.69%) UAG
14 8 (15.69%) Windows 8
14 8 (15.69%) Windows 7
14 8 (15.69%) WAN

Active Directory
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Norfolk 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.

Application Development
1 2 (3.922%) HTML
1 2 (3.922%) XML
Application Platforms
1 26 (50.98%) MS Exchange
2 24 (47.06%) Exchange Server 2010
3 14 (27.45%) Exchange Server 2003
4 10 (19.61%) Exchange Server 2007
5 9 (17.65%) IIS
Applications
1 10 (19.61%) MS Office
2 9 (17.65%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 9 (17.65%) DNS
2 8 (15.69%) WAN
2 8 (15.69%) LAN
2 8 (15.69%) Firewall
3 3 (5.882%) SAN
4 2 (3.922%) VoIP
5 1 (1.961%) NAS
5 1 (1.961%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (5.882%) SQL Server
2 2 (3.922%) MySQL
2 2 (3.922%) SQL Server 2005
2 2 (3.922%) SQL Server 2008
2 2 (3.922%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (1.961%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 1 (1.961%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 1 (1.961%) Visual Studio
General
1 2 (3.922%) Finance
2 1 (1.961%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 17 (33.33%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 11 (21.57%) Analyst
3 8 (15.69%) 3rd Line Support
4 6 (11.76%) Infrastructure Analyst
4 6 (11.76%) Help Desk Support
5 4 (7.843%) Service Analyst
5 4 (7.843%) Support Analyst
5 4 (7.843%) Support Engineer
5 4 (7.843%) Service Desk Analyst
6 3 (5.882%) Support Specialist
6 3 (5.882%) Administrator
7 2 (3.922%) Desktop Support
7 2 (3.922%) Help Desk Analyst
7 2 (3.922%) 2nd Line Support
7 2 (3.922%) IT Support
7 2 (3.922%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
7 2 (3.922%) 3rd Line Support Specialist
7 2 (3.922%) Network Support
7 2 (3.922%) Technical Administrator
7 2 (3.922%) Help Desk Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 3 (5.882%) NHS
2 1 (1.961%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (1.961%) HP StorageWorks
2 1 (1.961%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 39 (76.47%) Windows
2 27 (52.94%) Windows Server 2008
3 17 (33.33%) Windows XP
4 16 (31.37%) Windows Server 2003
5 8 (15.69%) Windows 8
5 8 (15.69%) Windows 7
6 3 (5.882%) Windows 2000 Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (41.18%) ITIL
2 11 (21.57%) PRINCE2
3 10 (19.61%) PRINCE
4 6 (11.76%) Disaster Recovery
5 3 (5.882%) Project Management
6 2 (3.922%) Migration
7 1 (1.961%) Web Design
7 1 (1.961%) Information Security
7 1 (1.961%) Supplier Management
7 1 (1.961%) Data Protection
7 1 (1.961%) Problem Management
7 1 (1.961%) Network Management
7 1 (1.961%) ITIL V3
7 1 (1.961%) CAD
Programming Languages
1 12 (23.53%) SQL
2 2 (3.922%) T-SQL
2 2 (3.922%) JavaScript
2 2 (3.922%) PHP
3 1 (1.961%) VB
Qualifications
1 11 (21.57%) ITIL Certification
1 11 (21.57%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
2 10 (19.61%) MCITP
2 10 (19.61%) VCP5
3 3 (5.882%) Degree
4 2 (3.922%) MCSE
4 2 (3.922%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (1.961%) VCAP
5 1 (1.961%) ECDL
5 1 (1.961%) CCNA
5 1 (1.961%) PRINCE2 Certification
5 1 (1.961%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (1.961%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.922%) SLA
System Software
1 10 (19.61%) vSphere
2 9 (17.65%) Hyper-V
2 9 (17.65%) Forefront TMG
3 8 (15.69%) UAG
4 6 (11.76%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (1.961%) VMware Server
5 1 (1.961%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 6 (11.76%) HP Data Protector
2 1 (1.961%) SCCM
Vendors
1 24 (47.06%) VMware
2 18 (35.29%) Microsoft
3 17 (33.33%) HP
4 6 (11.76%) Cisco
4 6 (11.76%) Veritas
4 6 (11.76%) Dell
5 5 (9.804%) Websense
6 3 (5.882%) Sophos
6 3 (5.882%) Citrix
Norfolk
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