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The table below looks at the demand for the Server Support role in IT contracts within the Oxfordshire 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 9 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Server Support
Location
3 months to
9 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank4648
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads31
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.694 %0.221 %
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£258£239
% change on same period last year+7.94 %
Hourly rates quoted31
Average minimum hourly rate£27.00£30.00
Average hourly rate£27.00£32.00
% change on same period last year-15.62 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.00£34.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.68£24.79
% change on same period last year-4.48 %
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads432452
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.871 %0.554 %
Daily rates quoted10191
Average minimum daily rate£293£333
Average daily rate£312£353
% change on same period last year-11.67 %
Average maximum daily rate£330£373
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£357
% change on same period last year-2.05 %
Hourly rates quoted113100
Average minimum hourly rate£21.97£16.84
Average hourly rate£22.85£18.82
% change on same period last year+21.38 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.72£20.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.06£23.41
% change on same period last year-1.50 %
Server Support South EastServer Support
South East

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 Oxfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 9 January 2009.

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 9 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
OxfordUp+83--
Server Support South EastServer Support
South East

Server Support
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

13 (60.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
13 (60.00 %)Windows
13 (60.00 %)Windows 2000
13 (60.00 %)Active Directory
13 (60.00 %)Citrix
13 (60.00 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (40.00 %)MS Exchange
22 (40.00 %)Exchange Server 2003

Server Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (40.00 %)MS Exchange
12 (40.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (60.00 %)Windows
13 (60.00 %)Windows 2000
13 (60.00 %)Windows Server 2003
13 (60.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (60.00 %)Active Directory
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (60.00 %)Citrix