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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Exchange Server skills within the Shropshire 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 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Exchange Server
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2923
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching contract IT job ads57
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.007 %
As % of the category below15.15 %21.21 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£200-
Average daily rate£210-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£220-
UK excluding London average daily rate£314£300
% change on same period last year+4.45 %
Hourly rates quoted23
Average minimum hourly rate£18.50£28.33
Average hourly rate£20.75£32.17
% change on same period last year-35.49 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.00£36.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.25£18.92
% change on same period last year+12.28 %
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
Shropshire
Matching contract IT job ads3333
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.047 %0.033 %
Daily rates quoted912
Average minimum daily rate£291£341
Average daily rate£310£408
% change on same period last year-24.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£328£475
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£339
% change on same period last year+3.32 %
Hourly rates quoted28
Average minimum hourly rate£16.33£36.33
Average hourly rate£18.50£41.10
% change on same period last year-54.98 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.67£45.87
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.54£24.08
% change on same period last year+1.92 %
MS Exchange West MidlandsMS Exchange
West Midlands

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 beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing MS Exchange across the Shropshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

Shropshire MS Exchange Demand Trend

MS Exchange
Daily Rate Trend

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

Shropshire 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 Shropshire region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Shropshire MS Exchange Daily Rate Histogram

MS Exchange
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Shropshire MS Exchange Hourly Rate Trend

MS Exchange
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MS Exchange within the Shropshire region over the 3 months to 7 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
TelfordDown-75£210-
MS Exchange West MidlandsMS Exchange
West Midlands

MS Exchange
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Shropshire region citing MS Exchange 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 MS Exchange.

110 (76.92 %)Active Directory
27 (53.85 %)Microsoft
27 (53.85 %)Migration
27 (53.85 %)Exchange Server 2003
36 (46.15 %)Exchange Server 2000
36 (46.15 %)Windows
45 (38.46 %)VB
45 (38.46 %)MS Excel
45 (38.46 %)Data Migration
54 (30.77 %)Security Cleared
54 (30.77 %)Exchange Server 5.5
54 (30.77 %)Lotus Notes
54 (30.77 %)NetWare
54 (30.77 %)Lotus
54 (30.77 %)GroupWise
63 (23.08 %)SAN
63 (23.08 %)Cisco
63 (23.08 %)LDAP
63 (23.08 %)Windows XP
63 (23.08 %)Windows Server 2003
63 (23.08 %)Exchange Server 2007
63 (23.08 %)SC Cleared
72 (15.38 %)SharePoint Server 2007
72 (15.38 %)Novell
72 (15.38 %)Backup Exec
72 (15.38 %)LAN
72 (15.38 %)WAN
72 (15.38 %)SQL
72 (15.38 %)SharePoint
72 (15.38 %)MS Office

MS Exchange
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Shropshire region citing MS Exchange 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 MS Exchange. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (7.692 %)Windows SharePoint Services
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (53.85 %)Exchange Server 2003
26 (46.15 %)Exchange Server 2000
34 (30.77 %)Lotus Notes
34 (30.77 %)GroupWise
34 (30.77 %)Exchange Server 5.5
43 (23.08 %)Exchange Server 2007
52 (15.38 %)SharePoint Server 2007
52 (15.38 %)SharePoint
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (38.46 %)MS Excel
22 (15.38 %)MS Office
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (23.08 %)LDAP
13 (23.08 %)SAN
22 (15.38 %)LAN
22 (15.38 %)WAN
31 (7.692 %)DHCP
31 (7.692 %)TCP/IP
31 (7.692 %)DNS
31 (7.692 %)Wireless
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (7.692 %)SQL Server
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (30.77 %)Migration Engineer
23 (23.08 %)Support Engineer
32 (15.38 %)Consultant
32 (15.38 %)Migration Consultant
32 (15.38 %)Data Consultant
32 (15.38 %)Data Migration Engineer
41 (7.692 %)Network Support Engineer
41 (7.692 %)Technical Engineer
41 (7.692 %)Infrastructure Specialist
41 (7.692 %)Network Support
41 (7.692 %)Technical Designer
41 (7.692 %)Infrastructure Support Engineer
41 (7.692 %)Network Engineer
41 (7.692 %)Migration Technician
41 (7.692 %)Support Technician
41 (7.692 %)2nd Line Support
41 (7.692 %)Infrastructure Engineer
41 (7.692 %)Desktop Support
41 (7.692 %)Junior
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (7.692 %)Clustering
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (46.15 %)Windows
24 (30.77 %)NetWare
33 (23.08 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (23.08 %)Windows XP
42 (15.38 %)UNIX
51 (7.692 %)Windows 2000
51 (7.692 %)Windows NT
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (53.85 %)Migration
25 (38.46 %)Data Migration
34 (30.77 %)Security Cleared
43 (23.08 %)SC Cleared
51 (7.692 %)Load Balancing
51 (7.692 %)Release Management
51 (7.692 %)Project Management
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (38.46 %)VB
22 (15.38 %)SQL
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (7.692 %)ISO17799
11 (7.692 %)BS7799
11 (7.692 %)QA
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
110 (76.92 %)Active Directory
22 (15.38 %)Backup Exec
31 (7.692 %)ISA Server
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (7.692 %)Legato
11 (7.692 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (53.85 %)Microsoft
24 (30.77 %)Lotus
33 (23.08 %)Cisco
42 (15.38 %)Novell
51 (7.692 %)Sophos
51 (7.692 %)Oracle
51 (7.692 %)NetApp