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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Active Directory skills within the Peterborough 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Active Directory
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank1219
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads1313
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.013 %
As % of the category below76.47 %72.22 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£163-
Average daily rate£163-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£163-
UK excluding London average daily rate£303£299
% change on same period last year+1.25 %
Hourly rates quoted58
Average minimum hourly rate£18.00£20.88
Average hourly rate£20.50£22.53
% change on same period last year-9.01 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.00£24.19
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.27£18.68
% change on same period last year-2.23 %
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
Peterborough
Matching contract IT job ads1718
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.018 %
Daily rates quoted52
Average minimum daily rate£282£110
Average daily rate£289£115
% change on same period last year+151.55 %
Average maximum daily rate£296£120
UK excluding London average daily rate£319£322
% change on same period last year-0.98 %
Hourly rates quoted58
Average minimum hourly rate£18.33£20.60
Average hourly rate£22.08£22.10
% change on same period last year-0.07 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.83£23.60
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.28£21.36
% change on same period last year-0.39 %
Active Directory CambridgeshireActive Directory
Cambridgeshire

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 Peterborough region as a proportion of the total demand within the System Software category.

Peterborough Active Directory Demand Trend

Active Directory
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Active Directory across the Peterborough region.

Peterborough Active Directory Daily Rate Trend

Active Directory
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Active Directory across the Peterborough region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Peterborough Active Directory Daily Rate Histogram

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 Peterborough region.

Peterborough Active Directory Hourly Rate Trend

Active Directory
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Active Directory across the Peterborough region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Peterborough Active Directory Hourly Rate Histogram

Active Directory
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

113 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
211 (42.31 %)Windows
310 (38.46 %)Exchange Server 2003
48 (30.77 %)Microsoft
56 (23.08 %)VMware
56 (23.08 %)HP
65 (19.23 %)Citrix
65 (19.23 %)SQL
65 (19.23 %)Migration
74 (15.38 %)Windows XP
74 (15.38 %)ITIL
74 (15.38 %)SLA
74 (15.38 %)SCCM
83 (11.54 %)Application Packaging
83 (11.54 %)Problem Management
83 (11.54 %)Dell
83 (11.54 %)MOM
83 (11.54 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
83 (11.54 %)Novell
83 (11.54 %)Lotus
83 (11.54 %)MS Office
83 (11.54 %)Lotus Notes
83 (11.54 %)MS Excel
83 (11.54 %)SharePoint
83 (11.54 %)LAN
83 (11.54 %)TCP/IP
83 (11.54 %)VPN
83 (11.54 %)DNS
83 (11.54 %)VMware ESX
92 (7.692 %)Retail

Active Directory
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (11.54 %)Application Packaging
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
210 (38.46 %)Exchange Server 2003
33 (11.54 %)Lotus Notes
33 (11.54 %)SharePoint
42 (7.692 %)Exchange Server 2007
51 (3.846 %)IIS
51 (3.846 %)Exchange Server 5.5
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (11.54 %)MS Office
13 (11.54 %)MS Excel
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (11.54 %)TCP/IP
13 (11.54 %)VPN
13 (11.54 %)DNS
13 (11.54 %)LAN
22 (7.692 %)WLAN
31 (3.846 %)SAN
31 (3.846 %)Intranet
31 (3.846 %)Internet
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (7.692 %)SQL Server
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (7.692 %)Government
12 (7.692 %)Retail
21 (3.846 %)Telecoms
21 (3.846 %)Construction
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (46.15 %)Analyst
28 (30.77 %)Desktop Support
37 (26.92 %)Support Analyst
44 (15.38 %)Support Engineer
53 (11.54 %)Consultant
53 (11.54 %)Desktop Support Engineer
53 (11.54 %)Technical Analyst
53 (11.54 %)Desktop Engineer
53 (11.54 %)Server Engineer
62 (7.692 %)Desktop Analyst
62 (7.692 %)Server Analyst
62 (7.692 %)Wintel Engineer
62 (7.692 %)IT Support Analyst
62 (7.692 %)Desktop Support Analyst
62 (7.692 %)Infrastructure Analyst
71 (3.846 %)Infrastructure Engineer
71 (3.846 %)Helpdesk Support
71 (3.846 %)Network Engineer
71 (3.846 %)Server Support
71 (3.846 %)3rd Line Support
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (7.692 %)Thin Client
12 (7.692 %)Blackberry
12 (7.692 %)PDA
12 (7.692 %)German Language
12 (7.692 %)Fat Client
21 (3.846 %)Management Information System
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (42.31 %)Windows
24 (15.38 %)Windows XP
32 (7.692 %)Windows 2000
32 (7.692 %)Windows 2000 Server
41 (3.846 %)Windows Server 2003
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (19.23 %)Migration
24 (15.38 %)ITIL
33 (11.54 %)Problem Management
41 (3.846 %)Disaster Recovery
41 (3.846 %)Operations Management
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (19.23 %)SQL
21 (3.846 %)PowerShell
21 (3.846 %)C
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (3.846 %)MCP
11 (3.846 %)CCNA
11 (3.846 %)Cisco Certification
11 (3.846 %)Microsoft Certification
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (15.38 %)SLA
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (11.54 %)VMware ESX
22 (7.692 %)Citrix Presentation Server
22 (7.692 %)Terminal Services
31 (3.846 %)VMware Infrastructure
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (15.38 %)SCCM
23 (11.54 %)MOM
23 (11.54 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
31 (3.846 %)ARCserve
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (30.77 %)Microsoft
26 (23.08 %)HP
26 (23.08 %)VMware
35 (19.23 %)Citrix
43 (11.54 %)Novell
43 (11.54 %)Lotus
43 (11.54 %)Dell
52 (7.692 %)Cisco
61 (3.846 %)Oracle
61 (3.846 %)SurfControl
61 (3.846 %)CommVault
61 (3.846 %)Kaspersky