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The table below looks at the demand for the Server Support role in IT contracts within the North East 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Server Support
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4560
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads92
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.002 %
As % of the category below1.549 %0.260 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£70-
Average daily rate£78-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£85-
UK excluding London average daily rate£241£246
% change on same period last year-2.16 %
Hourly rates quoted50
Average minimum hourly rate£22.76-
Average hourly rate£24.21-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£25.66-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.68£23.47
% change on same period last year+0.86 %
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
North East
Matching contract IT job ads581769
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.822 %0.778 %
Daily rates quoted117176
Average minimum daily rate£319£345
Average daily rate£337£360
% change on same period last year-6.19 %
Average maximum daily rate£356£374
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.18 %
Hourly rates quoted8781
Average minimum hourly rate£18.02£22.99
Average hourly rate£19.36£24.29
% change on same period last year-20.31 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.69£25.59
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.71£25.14
% change on same period last year-5.69 %
Server Support EnglandServer Support
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.

Server Support
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Server Support across the North East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

North East Server Support Demand Trend

Server Support
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Server Support across the North East region.

North East Server Support Daily Rate 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 North East region.

North East Server Support Hourly Rate Trend

Server Support
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Server Support across the North East region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

North East Server Support Hourly Rate Histogram

Server Support
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Server Support within the North East region over the 3 months to 13 October 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
Tyne and WearUp+187£78-
DurhamNew entry-1--
Server Support EnglandServer Support
England

Server Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East 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.

18 (53.33 %)Windows
26 (40.00 %)MS Exchange
26 (40.00 %)Active Directory
26 (40.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
35 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
35 (33.33 %)Security Cleared
35 (33.33 %)Citrix
44 (26.67 %)Government
44 (26.67 %)Backup Exec
44 (26.67 %)VERITAS
44 (26.67 %)Windows 2000 Server
53 (20.00 %)MS Office
62 (13.33 %)Windows 2000
62 (13.33 %)MCSE
62 (13.33 %)Microsoft
62 (13.33 %)Microsoft Certification
62 (13.33 %)SC Cleared
71 (6.667 %)Document Management
71 (6.667 %)Incident Management
71 (6.667 %)Service Management
71 (6.667 %)VB6
71 (6.667 %)MS Excel
71 (6.667 %)Windows NT
71 (6.667 %)Windows XP
71 (6.667 %)Intel
71 (6.667 %)SLA
71 (6.667 %)ITIL
71 (6.667 %)UNIX
71 (6.667 %)Solaris
71 (6.667 %)SQL

Server Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East 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.

North East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (6.667 %).NET
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (40.00 %)MS Exchange
16 (40.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
North East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (20.00 %)MS Office
21 (6.667 %)MS Excel
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (6.667 %)SQL Server
North East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (26.67 %)Government
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (53.33 %)Windows
25 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
34 (26.67 %)Windows 2000 Server
42 (13.33 %)Windows 2000
51 (6.667 %)Windows NT
51 (6.667 %)Windows XP
51 (6.667 %)Solaris
51 (6.667 %)UNIX
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (33.33 %)Security Cleared
22 (13.33 %)SC Cleared
31 (6.667 %)ITIL
31 (6.667 %)Service Management
31 (6.667 %)Document Management
31 (6.667 %)Incident Management
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (6.667 %)SQL
11 (6.667 %)VB
11 (6.667 %)VB.NET
11 (6.667 %)VB6
North East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (13.33 %)MCSE
12 (13.33 %)Microsoft Certification
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (6.667 %)SLA
North East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (40.00 %)Active Directory
24 (26.67 %)Backup Exec
North East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (33.33 %)Citrix
24 (26.67 %)VERITAS
32 (13.33 %)Microsoft
41 (6.667 %)Intel