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The table below looks at the demand for the Server Support role in IT contracts within the North West 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Server Support
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank114133
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching contract IT job ads1314
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.014 %
As % of the category below0.389 %0.346 %
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£241£245
% change on same period last year-1.70 %
Hourly rates quoted63
Average minimum hourly rate£21.00£15.50
Average hourly rate£24.33£17.67
% change on same period last year+37.73 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.67£19.83
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.61£23.57
% change on same period last year+0.17 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
North West
Matching contract IT job ads33444045
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.708 %4.088 %
Daily rates quoted783827
Average minimum daily rate£324£320
Average daily rate£341£338
% change on same period last year+0.96 %
Average maximum daily rate£359£356
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted467456
Average minimum hourly rate£21.62£20.30
Average hourly rate£23.40£21.94
% change on same period last year+6.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.19£23.58
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£25.22
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
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 West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

North West 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 West region.

North West 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 West region.

North West 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 West region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

North West 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 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
CumbriaNew entry-3--
CheshireUp+92--
ManchesterDown-101--
MerseysideDown-21--
Server Support EnglandServer Support
England

Server Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

113 (68.42 %)Windows
29 (47.37 %)Windows Server 2003
29 (47.37 %)MS Exchange
38 (42.11 %)Active Directory
38 (42.11 %)Exchange Server 2003
47 (36.84 %)SAN
55 (26.32 %)Microsoft
55 (26.32 %)Microsoft Certification
64 (21.05 %)EMC
64 (21.05 %)SMS
64 (21.05 %)MCSE
64 (21.05 %)Clustering
73 (15.79 %)VMware
73 (15.79 %)Windows 2000
73 (15.79 %)Citrix
82 (10.53 %)HP
82 (10.53 %)Windows NT
82 (10.53 %)SQL Server
82 (10.53 %)MS Office
82 (10.53 %)ITIL
82 (10.53 %)MCP
91 (5.263 %)SQL Server 2005
91 (5.263 %)Exchange Server 2000
91 (5.263 %)VMware Server
91 (5.263 %)SC Cleared
91 (5.263 %)Security Cleared
91 (5.263 %)DCSE
91 (5.263 %)MCSA
91 (5.263 %)MS Excel
91 (5.263 %)Windows XP

Server Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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 West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (47.37 %)MS Exchange
28 (42.11 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (5.263 %)Exchange Server 2000
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (10.53 %)MS Office
21 (5.263 %)MS Excel
21 (5.263 %)AutoCAD
21 (5.263 %)3ds Max
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (36.84 %)SAN
24 (21.05 %)SMS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (10.53 %)SQL Server
21 (5.263 %)SQL Server 2005
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (5.263 %)Government
11 (5.263 %)Manufacturing
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (21.05 %)Clustering
21 (5.263 %)NHS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (68.42 %)Windows
29 (47.37 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (15.79 %)Windows 2000
42 (10.53 %)Windows NT
51 (5.263 %)Windows XP
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (10.53 %)ITIL
21 (5.263 %)CAD
21 (5.263 %)Project Management
21 (5.263 %)Disaster Recovery
21 (5.263 %)SC Cleared
21 (5.263 %)Security Cleared
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (26.32 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (21.05 %)MCSE
32 (10.53 %)MCP
41 (5.263 %)MCSA
41 (5.263 %)DCSE
North West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (42.11 %)Active Directory
21 (5.263 %)VMware Server
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (26.32 %)Microsoft
24 (21.05 %)EMC
33 (15.79 %)Citrix
33 (15.79 %)VMware
42 (10.53 %)HP
51 (5.263 %)Dell
51 (5.263 %)VERITAS
51 (5.263 %)Cisco