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This section looks at the demand for Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) skills within the Reading region with a comparison to our Systems Management category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited WSUS over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows Server Update Services (WSUS)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank71-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.935 %0.000 %
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£316-
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.50£28.04
% change on same period last year+15.89 %
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
Reading
Matching contract IT job ads10763
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.143 %0.064 %
Daily rates quoted2112
Average minimum daily rate£332£356
Average daily rate£357£392
% change on same period last year-8.96 %
Average maximum daily rate£381£428
UK excluding London average daily rate£362£351
% change on same period last year+3.04 %
Hourly rates quoted912
Average minimum hourly rate£38.94£30.00
Average hourly rate£40.00£32.24
% change on same period last year+24.07 %
Average maximum hourly rate£41.06£34.48
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.17£26.07
% change on same period last year+0.38 %
WSUS BerkshireWSUS
Berkshire

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.

WSUS
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing WSUS across the Reading region as a proportion of the total demand within the Systems Management category.

Reading WSUS Demand Trend

WSUS
Daily Rate Trend

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

Reading WSUS Daily Rate Trend

WSUS
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing WSUS across the Reading region.

Reading WSUS Hourly Rate Trend

WSUS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Reading region citing WSUS 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 WSUS.

15 (100.00 %)Windows
23 (60.00 %)IIS
23 (60.00 %)ITIL
23 (60.00 %)Active Directory
23 (60.00 %)SAN
23 (60.00 %)Clustering
32 (40.00 %)Load Balancing
32 (40.00 %)Network Load Balancing
32 (40.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
32 (40.00 %)SQL Server
32 (40.00 %)MOF
32 (40.00 %)Terminal Services
32 (40.00 %)BizTalk Server
32 (40.00 %)SQL Server 7
32 (40.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
32 (40.00 %)ISA Server
32 (40.00 %)Disaster Recovery
32 (40.00 %)Citrix
32 (40.00 %)SharePoint
32 (40.00 %)DHCP
32 (40.00 %)DNS
32 (40.00 %)Microsoft
41 (20.00 %)NetWare
41 (20.00 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (20.00 %)HP
41 (20.00 %)Dell
41 (20.00 %)SQL
41 (20.00 %).NET
41 (20.00 %)Windows 2000
41 (20.00 %)MCSE

WSUS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Reading region citing WSUS 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 WSUS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (20.00 %).NET
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (60.00 %)IIS
22 (40.00 %)SharePoint
22 (40.00 %)BizTalk Server
22 (40.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
31 (20.00 %)Exchange Server 2000
31 (20.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (60.00 %)SAN
22 (40.00 %)DHCP
22 (40.00 %)DNS
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (40.00 %)SQL Server
12 (40.00 %)SQL Server 7
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Finance
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (40.00 %)Consultant
12 (40.00 %)Infrastructure Consultant
21 (20.00 %)Server Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Server Support
21 (20.00 %)Support Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Support Engineer
21 (20.00 %)Infrastructure Engineer
21 (20.00 %)Server Support Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Performance Engineer
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (60.00 %)Clustering
21 (20.00 %)Fat Client
21 (20.00 %)Thin Client
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (100.00 %)Windows
21 (20.00 %)Windows 2000
21 (20.00 %)Windows NT
21 (20.00 %)NetWare
21 (20.00 %)Windows Vista
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (60.00 %)ITIL
22 (40.00 %)MOF
22 (40.00 %)Disaster Recovery
22 (40.00 %)Load Balancing
22 (40.00 %)Network Load Balancing
31 (20.00 %)Migration
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (20.00 %)SQL
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (20.00 %)MCSE
11 (20.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (60.00 %)Active Directory
22 (40.00 %)Terminal Services
22 (40.00 %)ISA Server
31 (20.00 %)Citrix Presentation Server
31 (20.00 %)VMware Server
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (40.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (40.00 %)Citrix
12 (40.00 %)Microsoft
21 (20.00 %)HP
21 (20.00 %)Dell
21 (20.00 %)Novell
21 (20.00 %)Symantec
21 (20.00 %)VMware
21 (20.00 %)Altiris
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