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The table below looks at the demand for the Messaging Specialist role in IT contracts within the South East 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 Messaging Specialist in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Messaging Specialist
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank234290
Rank change on same period last yearUp+56
Matching contract IT job ads133
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.119 %0.019 %
Daily rates quoted90
Average minimum daily rate£304-
Average daily rate£309-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£315-
UK excluding London average daily rate£309£475
% change on same period last year-34.92 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00-
Average hourly rate£35.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.00-
% change on same period last year-
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South East
Matching contract IT job ads1091315672
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled15.36 %15.84 %
Daily rates quoted28414021
Average minimum daily rate£332£337
Average daily rate£353£355
% change on same period last year-0.44 %
Average maximum daily rate£374£373
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted12712066
Average minimum hourly rate£22.91£24.95
Average hourly rate£24.44£26.43
% change on same period last year-7.54 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.97£27.92
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£25.22
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
Messaging Specialist EnglandMessaging Specialist
England

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.

Messaging Specialist
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Messaging Specialist across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

South East Messaging Specialist Demand Trend

Messaging Specialist
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Messaging Specialist across the South East region.

South East Messaging Specialist Daily Rate Trend

Messaging Specialist
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Messaging Specialist across the South East region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

South East Messaging Specialist Daily Rate Histogram

Messaging Specialist
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Messaging Specialist across the South East region.

South East Messaging Specialist Hourly Rate Trend

Messaging Specialist
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Messaging Specialist within the South East region over the 3 months to 10 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
BuckinghamshireNew entry-12£309-
Thames ValleyNew entry-1--
OxfordshireNew entry-1--
Messaging Specialist EnglandMessaging Specialist
England

Messaging Specialist
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region that cited Messaging Specialist 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 Messaging Specialist in their job title.

124 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
221 (87.50 %)Microsoft
320 (83.33 %)Security Cleared
417 (70.83 %)Windows
516 (66.67 %)Citrix
614 (58.33 %)Terminal Server
614 (58.33 %)OVOW
712 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
810 (41.67 %)Operations Management
99 (37.50 %)Microsoft Certification
99 (37.50 %)CNE
99 (37.50 %)Novell Certification
99 (37.50 %)MCSE
108 (33.33 %)Cisco
108 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
117 (29.17 %)Migration
117 (29.17 %)ITSM
117 (29.17 %)ITIL
126 (25.00 %)Exchange Server 5.5
126 (25.00 %)Data Migration
135 (20.83 %)OVPI
135 (20.83 %)Government
135 (20.83 %)MailMarshal
144 (16.67 %)Firewall
144 (16.67 %)OpenView
144 (16.67 %)HP
153 (12.50 %)Windows 2000
153 (12.50 %)MS Excel
153 (12.50 %)Client/Server
153 (12.50 %)Windows XP

Messaging Specialist
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region that cited Messaging Specialist 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 Messaging Specialist in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
124 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
28 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
36 (25.00 %)Exchange Server 5.5
42 (8.333 %)Exchange Server 2007
51 (4.167 %)Exchange Server 2000
51 (4.167 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
South East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (12.50 %)MS Excel
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (16.67 %)Firewall
23 (12.50 %)2G
23 (12.50 %)Cisco PIX
23 (12.50 %)3G
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (20.83 %)Government
23 (12.50 %)Telecoms
31 (4.167 %)Electric
South East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (12.50 %)Client/Server
21 (4.167 %)Blackberry
21 (4.167 %)Computer Science
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
117 (70.83 %)Windows
23 (12.50 %)Windows 2000
23 (12.50 %)Windows XP
23 (12.50 %)Windows Vista
32 (8.333 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (4.167 %)Windows 2000 Server
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
120 (83.33 %)Security Cleared
212 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
310 (41.67 %)Operations Management
47 (29.17 %)ITIL
47 (29.17 %)ITSM
47 (29.17 %)Migration
56 (25.00 %)Data Migration
63 (12.50 %)DV Cleared
63 (12.50 %)Problem Management
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (37.50 %)MCSE
19 (37.50 %)Microsoft Certification
19 (37.50 %)CNE
19 (37.50 %)Novell Certification
21 (4.167 %)Degree
South East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
114 (58.33 %)Terminal Server
25 (20.83 %)MailMarshal
31 (4.167 %)Citrix Presentation Server
31 (4.167 %)Active Directory
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
114 (58.33 %)OVOW
25 (20.83 %)OVPI
34 (16.67 %)OpenView
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
121 (87.50 %)Microsoft
216 (66.67 %)Citrix
38 (33.33 %)Cisco
44 (16.67 %)HP