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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Active Directory skills within the North Wales region with a comparison to our System Software category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Active Directory over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Active Directory
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank65
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads55
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.005 %
As % of the category below83.33 %100.00 %
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£286£280
% change on same period last year+2.09 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£10.00
Average hourly rate-£12.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£14.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.15£18.00
% change on same period last year+0.83 %
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
North Wales
Matching contract IT job ads65
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.005 %
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£317£318
% change on same period last year-0.32 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£10.00
Average hourly rate-£12.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£14.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.99£21.09
% change on same period last year-0.46 %
Active Directory WalesActive Directory
Wales

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.

Active Directory
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Active Directory across the North Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the System Software category.

North Wales Active Directory Demand Trend

Active Directory
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North Wales 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 North Wales region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
DenbighshireDown-31--
Active Directory WalesActive Directory
Wales

Active Directory
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North Wales 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.

110 (100.00 %)Windows
27 (70.00 %)Windows Server 2003
36 (60.00 %)Microsoft
45 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
45 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
54 (40.00 %)Microsoft Certification
54 (40.00 %)SAN
54 (40.00 %)MCSE
54 (40.00 %)Windows XP
54 (40.00 %)UNIX
63 (30.00 %)MS Office
63 (30.00 %)MCP
63 (30.00 %)Linux
63 (30.00 %)Migration
63 (30.00 %)Samba
63 (30.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
71 (10.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
71 (10.00 %)VMware
71 (10.00 %)HP
71 (10.00 %)Citrix
71 (10.00 %)Firewall
71 (10.00 %)Government
71 (10.00 %)Manufacturing
71 (10.00 %)Lotus Notes
71 (10.00 %)HNC
71 (10.00 %)SQL
71 (10.00 %)Lotus
71 (10.00 %)Terminal Services
71 (10.00 %)SMS
71 (10.00 %)NetWare

Active Directory
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North Wales 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.

North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
15 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
23 (30.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
31 (10.00 %)Lotus Notes
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (30.00 %)MS Office
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (40.00 %)SAN
21 (10.00 %)Firewall
21 (10.00 %)SMS
21 (10.00 %)TCP/IP
21 (10.00 %)VPN
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (10.00 %)Government
11 (10.00 %)Manufacturing
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (10.00 %)Desktop Support
11 (10.00 %)Analyst
11 (10.00 %)Systems Engineer
11 (10.00 %)Helpdesk Analyst
11 (10.00 %)Administrator
11 (10.00 %)Desktop Engineer
11 (10.00 %)Hardware Engineer
11 (10.00 %)Technical Engineer
11 (10.00 %)Exchange Engineer
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (100.00 %)Windows
27 (70.00 %)Windows Server 2003
34 (40.00 %)UNIX
34 (40.00 %)Windows XP
43 (30.00 %)Linux
51 (10.00 %)NetWare
51 (10.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (30.00 %)Migration
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (10.00 %)SQL
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (40.00 %)MCSE
14 (40.00 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (30.00 %)MCP
31 (10.00 %)HNC
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (30.00 %)Samba
21 (10.00 %)Terminal Services
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (60.00 %)Microsoft
21 (10.00 %)HP
21 (10.00 %)Citrix
21 (10.00 %)Lotus
21 (10.00 %)VMware