Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs
Computing Careers IT Job Search
Job Type
Source

This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Exchange Server skills within the Scotland region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MS Exchange over the last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Exchange Server
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank5550
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching contract IT job ads5373
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.068 %0.082 %
As % of the category below12.56 %16.63 %
Daily rates quoted106
Average minimum daily rate£206£306
Average daily rate£213£310
% change on same period last year-31.05 %
Average maximum daily rate£221£313
UK excluding London average daily rate£287£298
% change on same period last year-3.70 %
Hourly rates quoted1512
Average minimum hourly rate£15.03£17.16
Average hourly rate£15.38£17.79
% change on same period last year-13.54 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.73£18.41
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.26£17.22
% change on same period last year+0.25 %
Application Platforms ScotlandApplication Platforms
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads422439
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.541 %0.493 %
Daily rates quoted5366
Average minimum daily rate£290£295
Average daily rate£309£311
% change on same period last year-0.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£327£327
UK excluding London average daily rate£365£354
% change on same period last year+3.11 %
Hourly rates quoted3050
Average minimum hourly rate£18.24£17.45
Average hourly rate£18.62£18.73
% change on same period last year-0.57 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.00£20.01
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.66£22.76
% change on same period last year-0.39 %
MS Exchange UKMS Exchange
UK

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.

MS Exchange
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing MS Exchange across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

Scotland MS Exchange Demand Trend

MS Exchange
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing MS Exchange across the Scotland region.

Scotland MS Exchange Daily Rate Trend

MS Exchange
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MS Exchange across the Scotland region over the past 3 months.

Scotland MS Exchange Daily Rate Histogram

MS Exchange
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing MS Exchange across the Scotland region.

Scotland MS Exchange Hourly Rate Trend

MS Exchange
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MS Exchange across the Scotland region over the past 3 months.

Scotland MS Exchange Hourly Rate Histogram

MS Exchange
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MS Exchange within the Scotland region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank 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
1GlasgowDown-325£171-14.25 %
2EdinburghDown-510£204-46.22 %
2AberdeenUp+110£300-
3AyrshireNew entry-2--
3North LanarkshireNo change02--
3StrathclydeNew entry-2--
4RenfrewshireNew entry-1--
4Scottish BordersNew entry-1--
MS Exchange UKMS Exchange
UK

MS Exchange
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the Scotland region citing MS Exchange also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing MS Exchange.

173 (60.33 %)Active Directory
271 (58.68 %)Microsoft
271 (58.68 %)Windows
348 (39.67 %)MS Office
444 (36.36 %)Exchange Server 2003
527 (22.31 %)Windows 2000
624 (19.83 %)Microsoft Certification
722 (18.18 %)Windows XP
722 (18.18 %)ITIL
821 (17.36 %)MS Excel
821 (17.36 %)Cisco
920 (16.53 %)Exchange Server 2000
1019 (15.70 %)Citrix
1115 (12.40 %)Service Management
1214 (11.57 %)VMware
1214 (11.57 %)SAN
1214 (11.57 %)LAN
1313 (10.74 %)Windows Server 2003
1412 (9.917 %)MCSE
1511 (9.091 %)WAN
1511 (9.091 %)Finance
1610 (8.264 %)Windows NT
1610 (8.264 %)Exchange Server 2007
178 (6.612 %)Change Management
178 (6.612 %)SQL
178 (6.612 %)TCP/IP
178 (6.612 %)DNS
186 (4.959 %)Exchange Server 5.5
186 (4.959 %)VMware ESX
186 (4.959 %)DHCP

MS Exchange
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the Scotland region citing MS Exchange also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing MS Exchange. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
12 (1.653 %).NET
21 (0.826 %)ASP.NET
21 (0.826 %)SOAP
21 (0.826 %)WebServices
21 (0.826 %)XML
21 (0.826 %)Middleware
21 (0.826 %)WebSphere
Application Platforms
144 (36.36 %)Exchange Server 2003
220 (16.53 %)Exchange Server 2000
310 (8.264 %)Exchange Server 2007
46 (4.959 %)Exchange Server 5.5
53 (2.479 %)IIS
62 (1.653 %)SharePoint
71 (0.826 %)LiveLink
71 (0.826 %)Lotus Notes
71 (0.826 %)WebSphere Application Server
Applications
148 (39.67 %)MS Office
221 (17.36 %)MS Excel
32 (1.653 %)MS Project
41 (0.826 %)MS Visio
41 (0.826 %)MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
12 (1.653 %)Line 50
21 (0.826 %)assyst
Communications & Networking
114 (11.57 %)LAN
114 (11.57 %)SAN
211 (9.091 %)WAN
38 (6.612 %)TCP/IP
38 (6.612 %)DNS
46 (4.959 %)DHCP
55 (4.132 %)Intranet
64 (3.306 %)Internet
64 (3.306 %)VPN
72 (1.653 %)WINS
72 (1.653 %)VoIP
72 (1.653 %)Firewall
72 (1.653 %)Wireless
72 (1.653 %)Cisco PIX
81 (0.826 %)WLAN
81 (0.826 %)Ethernet
81 (0.826 %)LDAP
Database & Business Intelligence
14 (3.306 %)SQL Server
21 (0.826 %)MS Access
21 (0.826 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
General
111 (9.091 %)Finance
23 (2.479 %)Financial Institution
23 (2.479 %)Telecoms
32 (1.653 %)Banking
32 (1.653 %)Government
41 (0.826 %)Health
41 (0.826 %)Police
41 (0.826 %)Pensions
41 (0.826 %)Back Office
Job Titles
150 (41.32 %)Analyst
230 (24.79 %)Support Analyst
317 (14.05 %)Service Analyst
412 (9.917 %)Service Desk Analyst
511 (9.091 %)Desktop Support
69 (7.438 %)2nd Line Support
69 (7.438 %)Server Engineer
78 (6.612 %)3rd Line Support
87 (5.785 %)Desktop Support Analyst
87 (5.785 %)Desktop Analyst
95 (4.132 %)Administrator
95 (4.132 %)Consultant
104 (3.306 %)Systems Engineer
104 (3.306 %)Support Technician
104 (3.306 %)1st Line Support
104 (3.306 %)Support Engineer
104 (3.306 %)Helpdesk Support
113 (2.479 %)Technical Analyst
113 (2.479 %)Desktop Engineer
113 (2.479 %)Helpdesk Analyst
Miscellaneous
14 (3.306 %)Blackberry
21 (0.826 %)Handset
21 (0.826 %)Asset Management
21 (0.826 %)PDA
Operating Systems
171 (58.68 %)Windows
227 (22.31 %)Windows 2000
322 (18.18 %)Windows XP
413 (10.74 %)Windows Server 2003
510 (8.264 %)Windows NT
62 (1.653 %)NetWare
62 (1.653 %)Windows Vista
71 (0.826 %)Unix
71 (0.826 %)Mac OS X
71 (0.826 %)AIX
71 (0.826 %)Solaris
71 (0.826 %)Linux
Processes & Methodologies
122 (18.18 %)ITIL
215 (12.40 %)Service Management
38 (6.612 %)Change Management
44 (3.306 %)Migration
52 (1.653 %)PRINCE2
52 (1.653 %)CRM
61 (0.826 %)Project Management
61 (0.826 %)Disaster Recovery
61 (0.826 %)ITSM
61 (0.826 %)Process Management
61 (0.826 %)Information Management
Programming Languages
18 (6.612 %)SQL
22 (1.653 %)VBScript
22 (1.653 %)VB
Qualifications
124 (19.83 %)Microsoft Certification
212 (9.917 %)MCSE
34 (3.306 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
34 (3.306 %)MCP
43 (2.479 %)ITIL Certification
52 (1.653 %)MCSA
52 (1.653 %)CCA
52 (1.653 %)Citrix Certification
52 (1.653 %)CCEA
52 (1.653 %)Cisco Certification
61 (0.826 %)MCT
61 (0.826 %)CCNP
61 (0.826 %)MCDST
Quality Assurance & Compliance
13 (2.479 %)SLA
System Software
173 (60.33 %)Active Directory
26 (4.959 %)VMware ESX
34 (3.306 %)Citrix Presentation Server
43 (2.479 %)NetBackup
43 (2.479 %)ISA Server
51 (0.826 %)Backup Exec
Systems Management
15 (4.132 %)MIMEsweeper
24 (3.306 %)MOM
24 (3.306 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
31 (0.826 %)OpenView
31 (0.826 %)Legato
31 (0.826 %)Tivoli
31 (0.826 %)DameWare
31 (0.826 %)EMC NetWorker
31 (0.826 %)SCOM
Vendors
171 (58.68 %)Microsoft
221 (17.36 %)Cisco
319 (15.70 %)Citrix
414 (11.57 %)VMware
55 (4.132 %)Remedy
64 (3.306 %)HP
73 (2.479 %)Dell
73 (2.479 %)NetApp
73 (2.479 %)VERITAS
82 (1.653 %)Sage
82 (1.653 %)Reuters
82 (1.653 %)Bloomberg
82 (1.653 %)SurfControl
91 (0.826 %)McAfee Security
91 (0.826 %)BT
91 (0.826 %)Altiris
91 (0.826 %)Symantec
91 (0.826 %)Lotus
91 (0.826 %)Novell
91 (0.826 %)Intel
CWJobs.co.uk IT Job Search
Technojobs