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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited IIS over the last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Internet Information Services (IIS)
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank9383
Rank change on same period last yearDown-10
Matching contract IT job ads5042
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.064 %0.047 %
As % of the category below7.752 %7.317 %
Daily rates quoted177
Average minimum daily rate£382£304
Average daily rate£402£308
% change on same period last year+30.74 %
Average maximum daily rate£423£311
UK excluding London average daily rate£344£315
% change on same period last year+9.27 %
Hourly rates quoted74
Average minimum hourly rate£26.29£26.25
Average hourly rate£29.29£28.13
% change on same period last year+4.12 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.29£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.37£30.24
% change on same period last year+0.44 %
Application Platforms North WestApplication Platforms
North West
Matching contract IT job ads645574
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.828 %0.645 %
Daily rates quoted154111
Average minimum daily rate£356£292
Average daily rate£380£304
% change on same period last year+24.81 %
Average maximum daily rate£404£317
UK excluding London average daily rate£365£354
% change on same period last year+3.11 %
Hourly rates quoted6953
Average minimum hourly rate£22.27£19.42
Average hourly rate£24.11£20.68
% change on same period last year+16.58 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.95£21.93
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.66£22.76
% change on same period last year-0.39 %
IIS EnglandIIS
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.

IIS
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing IIS across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

North West IIS Demand Trend

IIS
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing IIS across the North West region.

North West IIS Daily Rate Trend

IIS
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing IIS across the North West region over the past 3 months.

North West IIS Daily Rate Histogram

IIS
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing IIS across the North West region.

North West IIS Hourly Rate Trend

IIS
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing IIS across the North West region over the past 3 months.

North West IIS Hourly Rate Histogram

IIS
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IIS within the North West region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank 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
1CheshireDown-2420£395+28.21 %
2ManchesterDown-319£415-
3LancashireUp+56--
4MerseysideDown-123£400-
IIS EnglandIIS
England

IIS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the North West region citing IIS also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing IIS.

151 (62.96 %)Windows
244 (54.32 %)SQL
334 (41.98 %)LAN
334 (41.98 %)Citrix
431 (38.27 %)WAN
529 (35.80 %).NET
628 (34.57 %)SQL Server
726 (32.10 %)VMware
825 (30.86 %)SAN
924 (29.63 %)Active Directory
1021 (25.93 %)ASP.NET
1120 (24.69 %)XML
1120 (24.69 %)MCSE
1120 (24.69 %)Microsoft Certification
1120 (24.69 %)Windows Server 2003
1217 (20.99 %)Microsoft
1217 (20.99 %)CSS
1316 (19.75 %)JavaScript
1413 (16.05 %)Migration
1413 (16.05 %)C#
1413 (16.05 %)ASP
1512 (14.81 %)COM+
1512 (14.81 %)DCOM
1512 (14.81 %)VSS/SourceSafe
1512 (14.81 %)PRINCE2
1512 (14.81 %)POP3
1512 (14.81 %)SMTP
1512 (14.81 %)SharePoint
1512 (14.81 %)Finance
1611 (13.58 %)SQL Server 2005

IIS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the North West region citing IIS also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing IIS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
129 (35.80 %).NET
221 (25.93 %)ASP.NET
320 (24.69 %)XML
417 (20.99 %)CSS
513 (16.05 %)ASP
612 (14.81 %)COM+
612 (14.81 %)DCOM
710 (12.35 %)HTML
710 (12.35 %).NET Framework
710 (12.35 %)ASP.NET 2.0
88 (9.877 %)WebServices
97 (8.642 %)SOAP
106 (7.407 %)XSLT
114 (4.938 %)XHTML
114 (4.938 %)WebSphere
114 (4.938 %)Microsoft Enterprise Library
122 (2.469 %)AJAX
122 (2.469 %)J2EE
131 (1.235 %)ADO
131 (1.235 %)ADO.NET
Application Platforms
112 (14.81 %)SharePoint
27 (8.642 %)MS Exchange
27 (8.642 %)BizTalk Server
27 (8.642 %)Exchange Server 2003
35 (6.173 %)Exchange Server 2007
35 (6.173 %)Exchange Server 2000
35 (6.173 %)Apache
42 (2.469 %)Tomcat
42 (2.469 %)WebSphere Application Server
51 (1.235 %)WebLogic
51 (1.235 %)Lotus Notes
Applications
18 (9.877 %)MS Excel
Communications & Networking
134 (41.98 %)LAN
231 (38.27 %)WAN
325 (30.86 %)SAN
412 (14.81 %)POP3
412 (14.81 %)SMTP
59 (11.11 %)Internet
66 (7.407 %)Intranet
75 (6.173 %)Extranet
75 (6.173 %)VPN
84 (4.938 %)DNS
84 (4.938 %)DHCP
84 (4.938 %)TCP/IP
84 (4.938 %)Firewall
93 (3.704 %)DMZ
93 (3.704 %)WINS
101 (1.235 %)SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
128 (34.57 %)SQL Server
211 (13.58 %)SQL Server 2005
310 (12.35 %)SQL Server 2000
47 (8.642 %)DTS
54 (4.938 %)SQL Server 7
62 (2.469 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
62 (2.469 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
62 (2.469 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
71 (1.235 %)Crystal Reports
71 (1.235 %)MySQL
Development Applications
112 (14.81 %)VSS/SourceSafe
28 (9.877 %)Visual Studio
32 (2.469 %)InstallShield
41 (1.235 %)Dreamweaver
General
112 (14.81 %)Finance
26 (7.407 %)Banking
34 (4.938 %)Health
41 (1.235 %)Police
41 (1.235 %)Auditing
41 (1.235 %)Construction
41 (1.235 %)Education
41 (1.235 %)Government
41 (1.235 %)Financial Institution
Job Titles
128 (34.57 %)Developer
215 (18.52 %).NET Developer
312 (14.81 %)ASP.NET Developer
312 (14.81 %)Server Specialist
411 (13.58 %)Infrastructure Specialist
510 (12.35 %)Applications Packager
69 (11.11 %)Development Specialist
69 (11.11 %)Server Engineer
76 (7.407 %)C# Developer
85 (6.173 %)Support Specialist
85 (6.173 %)VB.NET Developer
85 (6.173 %)Architect
85 (6.173 %)Analyst
85 (6.173 %)IT Support Specialist
85 (6.173 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
94 (4.938 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
94 (4.938 %)Technical Support
103 (3.704 %)Solutions Architect
103 (3.704 %)3rd Line Support
103 (3.704 %)SharePoint Developer
Miscellaneous
15 (6.173 %)Thin Client
15 (6.173 %)Fat Client
23 (3.704 %)Data Extraction
23 (3.704 %)Clustering
31 (1.235 %)SecurID
31 (1.235 %)PKI
31 (1.235 %)Web 2.0
31 (1.235 %)Social Network
Operating Systems
151 (62.96 %)Windows
220 (24.69 %)Windows Server 2003
37 (8.642 %)Windows 2000
45 (6.173 %)Windows XP
54 (4.938 %)Windows NT
63 (3.704 %)Linux
63 (3.704 %)Unix
72 (2.469 %)Solaris
81 (1.235 %)AIX
Processes & Methodologies
113 (16.05 %)Migration
212 (14.81 %)PRINCE2
310 (12.35 %)User Acceptance Testing
44 (4.938 %)UML
53 (3.704 %)ITIL
53 (3.704 %)Content Management
62 (2.469 %)Document Management
71 (1.235 %)Load Balancing
71 (1.235 %)Scalability Testing
71 (1.235 %)OO
71 (1.235 %)CRM
71 (1.235 %)ERP
71 (1.235 %)B2B
71 (1.235 %)Service Delivery
71 (1.235 %)Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
144 (54.32 %)SQL
216 (19.75 %)JavaScript
313 (16.05 %)C#
411 (13.58 %)VB
510 (12.35 %)VB.NET
510 (12.35 %)DHTML
67 (8.642 %)VBScript
67 (8.642 %)VB6
72 (2.469 %)Java
81 (1.235 %)PHP
81 (1.235 %)VBA
81 (1.235 %)Transact-SQL
Qualifications
120 (24.69 %)MCSE
120 (24.69 %)Microsoft Certification
26 (7.407 %)CCA
26 (7.407 %)Citrix Certification
35 (6.173 %)CCEA
43 (3.704 %)Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
12 (2.469 %)SLA
21 (1.235 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
124 (29.63 %)Active Directory
29 (11.11 %)ISA Server
33 (3.704 %)MSMQ
33 (3.704 %)Citrix Presentation Server
42 (2.469 %)MetaFrame
51 (1.235 %)VMware ESX
51 (1.235 %)ClearTrust
Systems Management
11 (1.235 %)Netcool
11 (1.235 %)Nagios
11 (1.235 %)ARCserve
Vendors
134 (41.98 %)Citrix
226 (32.10 %)VMware
317 (20.99 %)Microsoft
411 (13.58 %)Altiris
56 (7.407 %)Cisco
64 (4.938 %)HP
73 (3.704 %)Oracle
82 (2.469 %)CheckPoint
82 (2.469 %)IBM
91 (1.235 %)Compaq
91 (1.235 %)Dell
91 (1.235 %)EMC
91 (1.235 %)Alcatel
91 (1.235 %)Lotus
91 (1.235 %)Red Hat
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