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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server skills within the North West region with a comparison to our System Software category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ISA Server over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank123138
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads49
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.009 %
As % of the category below1.990 %3.571 %
Daily rates quoted22
Average minimum daily rate£427£137
Average daily rate£427£145
% change on same period last year+194.13 %
Average maximum daily rate£427£153
UK excluding London average daily rate£370£234
% change on same period last year+58.40 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00-
Average hourly rate£28.75-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£32.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.49£22.42
% change on same period last year-4.16 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
North West
Matching contract IT job ads201252
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.283 %0.255 %
Daily rates quoted2432
Average minimum daily rate£319£273
Average daily rate£333£289
% change on same period last year+15.20 %
Average maximum daily rate£346£305
UK excluding London average daily rate£319£322
% change on same period last year-0.98 %
Hourly rates quoted7164
Average minimum hourly rate£21.49£18.10
Average hourly rate£23.64£19.82
% change on same period last year+19.25 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.78£21.54
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.28£21.36
% change on same period last year-0.39 %
ISA Server EnglandISA Server
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.

ISA Server
Demand Trend

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

North West ISA Server Demand Trend

ISA Server
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West ISA Server Daily Rate Trend

ISA Server
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing ISA Server across the North West region.

North West ISA Server Hourly Rate Trend

ISA Server
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ISA Server within the North West region over the 3 months to 10 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
CheshireUp+83£427+194.13 %
MerseysideNew entry-1--
ISA Server EnglandISA Server
England

ISA Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing ISA Server 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 ISA Server.

15 (71.43 %)Windows
15 (71.43 %)Active Directory
24 (57.14 %)Microsoft
24 (57.14 %)Internet
33 (42.86 %)UNIX
33 (42.86 %)SharePoint
33 (42.86 %)WAN
33 (42.86 %)LAN
33 (42.86 %)DNS
33 (42.86 %)Firewall
42 (28.57 %)Network Design
42 (28.57 %)Load Balancing
42 (28.57 %)Computer Science
42 (28.57 %)Degree
42 (28.57 %)Time Management
42 (28.57 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (28.57 %)Ethernet
42 (28.57 %)MCSE
42 (28.57 %)SQL Server
42 (28.57 %)IIS
42 (28.57 %)Cisco
42 (28.57 %)Microsoft Certification
51 (14.29 %)MOM
51 (14.29 %)Remedy
51 (14.29 %)SAN
51 (14.29 %)DMZ
51 (14.29 %)Citrix
51 (14.29 %)Sun
51 (14.29 %)ITIL
51 (14.29 %)SQL

ISA Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing ISA Server 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 ISA Server. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (14.29 %).NET
11 (14.29 %)Windows SharePoint Services
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (42.86 %)SharePoint
22 (28.57 %)IIS
31 (14.29 %)MS Exchange
31 (14.29 %)CMS
31 (14.29 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (14.29 %)SharePoint Portal Server
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (14.29 %)InfoPath
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (57.14 %)Internet
23 (42.86 %)Firewall
23 (42.86 %)WAN
23 (42.86 %)LAN
23 (42.86 %)DNS
32 (28.57 %)Ethernet
41 (14.29 %)FTP
41 (14.29 %)TCP/IP
41 (14.29 %)VPN
41 (14.29 %)SAN
41 (14.29 %)DMZ
41 (14.29 %)VoIP
41 (14.29 %)IP Telephony
41 (14.29 %)VLAN
41 (14.29 %)Network Security
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (28.57 %)SQL Server
21 (14.29 %)RDBMS
21 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2005
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (14.29 %)Telecoms
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (42.86 %)Administrator
13 (42.86 %)Network Administrator
22 (28.57 %)Systems Administrator
31 (14.29 %)Network Engineer
31 (14.29 %)Support Engineer
31 (14.29 %)Support Specialist
31 (14.29 %)Developer
31 (14.29 %)Network Support
31 (14.29 %)Senior Systems Administrator
31 (14.29 %)Network Specialist
31 (14.29 %)Senior Network Administrator
31 (14.29 %)Network Support Specialist
31 (14.29 %)SharePoint Developer
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (28.57 %)Computer Science
21 (14.29 %)Clustering
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (71.43 %)Windows
23 (42.86 %)UNIX
32 (28.57 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (14.29 %)Windows 2000 Server
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (28.57 %)Network Design
12 (28.57 %)Load Balancing
12 (28.57 %)Time Management
21 (14.29 %)ITIL
21 (14.29 %)Migration
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (14.29 %)SQL
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (28.57 %)MCSE
12 (28.57 %)Microsoft Certification
12 (28.57 %)Degree
North West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (71.43 %)Active Directory
21 (14.29 %)MailMarshal
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (14.29 %)MOM
11 (14.29 %)SCOM
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (57.14 %)Microsoft
22 (28.57 %)Cisco
31 (14.29 %)Oracle
31 (14.29 %)Sun
31 (14.29 %)Citrix
31 (14.29 %)Remedy