The first table below looks at the demand for MS Exchange skills in IT contracts advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited MS Exchange over the 3 months to 22 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Application Platforms category for the South East region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Exchange Server
Rank 48 63 62
Rank change year-on-year
+15 -1
Contract jobs citing MS Exchange 275 260 262
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 3.471% 2.514% 2.553%
As % of the Application Platforms category 18.78% 16.12% 14.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 152 117 96
Average daily rate £300 £250 £275
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+20.00% -9.09%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £193 £140 £160
10% offered a daily rate of more than £425 £350 £350
UK excluding London average daily rate £280 £260 £275
% change year-on-year
+7.69% -5.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 38 34 54
Average hourly rate £16.75 £17.00 £16.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-1.47% +6.25%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.75 £11.45 £11.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £27.13 £35.25 £24.51
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £17.50 £16.00
% change year-on-year
- +9.37%
All Application Platforms
South East
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Platforms category
1464 1613 1751
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 18.48% 15.59% 17.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 763 782 731
Average daily rate £345 £325 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+6.15% -7.14%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £205 £215
10% offered a daily rate of more than £474 £475 £451
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £345
% change year-on-year
- -5.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 103 84 152
Average hourly rate £18.00 £19.00 £20.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-5.26% -7.31%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.20 £12.50 £12.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £39.60 £40.00 £43.43
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £20.00 £20.50
% change year-on-year
-5.00% -2.43%
MS Exchange
England

MS Exchange
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing MS Exchange across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

South East MS Exchange Jobs Demand Trend

MS Exchange
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East MS Exchange Daily Rate Trend

MS Exchange
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MS Exchange across the South East region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

South East MS Exchange Daily Rate Histogram

MS Exchange
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East MS Exchange Hourly Rate Trend

MS Exchange
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MS Exchange across the South East region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

South East MS Exchange Hourly Rate Histogram

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 South East region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Berkshire +7 69 £323 +23.04%
Oxfordshire +35 54 £338 +63.63%
Buckinghamshire +8 47 £300 +25.65%
Hampshire 0 43 £275 +11.92%
Surrey 0 32 £288 +105.35%
Kent +8 16 £325 -10.95%
West Sussex +10 14 £259 -13.75%
Middlesex +4 1 - -
MS Exchange
England

MS Exchange
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East 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.

1 338 (74.45%) Windows
2 297 (65.42%) Active Directory
3 263 (57.93%) Microsoft
4 245 (53.96%) Exchange Server 2010
5 203 (44.71%) VMware
6 196 (43.17%) Windows Server 2008
7 166 (36.56%) Exchange Server 2003
8 160 (35.24%) Windows Server 2003
9 156 (34.36%) Exchange Server 2007
10 121 (26.65%) Windows XP
11 119 (26.21%) Citrix
12 101 (22.25%) Windows 7
13 95 (20.93%) VMware Infrastructure
13 95 (20.93%) Migration
14 91 (20.04%) MS Office
15 90 (19.82%) Microsoft Certification
16 74 (16.30%) SQL
17 73 (16.08%) vSphere
18 70 (15.42%) MS Excel
19 68 (14.98%) SharePoint
19 68 (14.98%) DNS
20 67 (14.76%) DHCP
20 67 (14.76%) MCSE
21 66 (14.54%) TCP/IP
21 66 (14.54%) HP
21 66 (14.54%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
21 66 (14.54%) SCOM
22 64 (14.10%) SQL Server
23 58 (12.78%) Security Cleared
24 56 (12.33%) ITIL

MS Exchange
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East 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.

Application Development
1 11 (2.423%) ADSI
2 4 (0.881%) XML
3 3 (0.661%) .NET
3 3 (0.661%) SOAP
3 3 (0.661%) JMS
4 2 (0.441%) Web Services
5 1 (0.220%) XMPP
5 1 (0.220%) Application Packaging
5 1 (0.220%) WebSphere
5 1 (0.220%) X-Windows
5 1 (0.220%) COM
Application Platforms
1 245 (53.96%) Exchange Server 2010
2 166 (36.56%) Exchange Server 2003
3 156 (34.36%) Exchange Server 2007
4 68 (14.98%) SharePoint
5 66 (14.54%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 35 (7.709%) Lync
7 34 (7.489%) IIS
8 22 (4.846%) SharePoint 2010
9 10 (2.203%) Office Communications Server
10 7 (1.542%) GroupWise
10 7 (1.542%) Lotus Notes
11 5 (1.101%) Apache
12 4 (0.881%) Exchange Server 2013
13 2 (0.441%) Zimbra
13 2 (0.441%) Exchange Server 5.5
13 2 (0.441%) SharePoint Server
14 1 (0.220%) Exchange Server 2000
14 1 (0.220%) CMS
Applications
1 91 (20.04%) MS Office
2 70 (15.42%) MS Excel
3 12 (2.643%) Office 365
4 7 (1.542%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.220%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.220%) MS Project
5 1 (0.220%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 2 (0.441%) assyst
2 1 (0.220%) Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
1 68 (14.98%) DNS
2 67 (14.76%) DHCP
3 66 (14.54%) TCP/IP
4 54 (11.89%) SAN
5 50 (11.01%) Firewall
6 46 (10.13%) LAN
7 40 (8.811%) WAN
8 32 (7.048%) VPN
9 18 (3.965%) Internet
10 14 (3.084%) NAS
11 12 (2.643%) VoIP
12 10 (2.203%) iSCSI
13 9 (1.982%) Wireless
14 8 (1.762%) Network Security
14 8 (1.762%) IP Telephony
15 7 (1.542%) VLAN
16 6 (1.322%) SSL
16 6 (1.322%) Wi-Fi
17 5 (1.101%) Intrusion Detection
17 5 (1.101%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 64 (14.10%) SQL Server
2 38 (8.370%) SQL Server 2008
3 31 (6.828%) SQL Server 2005
4 7 (1.542%) SQL Server 2000
5 4 (0.881%) MySQL
6 3 (0.661%) IDOL
7 1 (0.220%) DB2
7 1 (0.220%) Crystal Reports
7 1 (0.220%) Cognos Impromptu
7 1 (0.220%) Oracle 8/8i
7 1 (0.220%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 2 (0.441%) Visual Studio
2 1 (0.220%) WebLOAD
2 1 (0.220%) MSI
General
1 21 (4.626%) Finance
2 12 (2.643%) Publishing
2 12 (2.643%) Retail
3 9 (1.982%) Telecoms
4 4 (0.881%) French Language
5 3 (0.661%) Banking
5 3 (0.661%) Local Government
5 3 (0.661%) Advertising
6 2 (0.441%) Back Office
7 1 (0.220%) Music
7 1 (0.220%) Military
7 1 (0.220%) Games
7 1 (0.220%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 86 (18.94%) Analyst
2 71 (15.64%) Support Engineer
3 54 (11.89%) Support Analyst
4 52 (11.45%) Consultant
5 44 (9.692%) 2nd Line Support
6 42 (9.251%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 38 (8.370%) 3rd Line Support
8 27 (5.947%) Systems Engineer
9 25 (5.507%) Server Engineer
10 24 (5.286%) Messaging Consultant
11 22 (4.846%) Project Manager
12 21 (4.626%) Desktop Support
12 21 (4.626%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
13 20 (4.405%) IT Support
14 19 (4.185%) Administrator
15 17 (3.744%) Technical Support
16 16 (3.524%) Messaging Engineer
16 16 (3.524%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
17 15 (3.304%) Architect
18 14 (3.084%) Systems Administrator
Miscellaneous
1 38 (8.370%) Blackberry
2 24 (5.286%) Clustering
3 9 (1.982%) NHS
4 6 (1.322%) Thin Client
4 6 (1.322%) Management Information System
4 6 (1.322%) Fat Client
5 5 (1.101%) Cloud Computing
6 4 (0.881%) Replication
6 4 (0.881%) iPhone
6 4 (0.881%) iPad
6 4 (0.881%) Cryptography
7 3 (0.661%) Video Conferencing
7 3 (0.661%) CMDB
8 2 (0.441%) Handset
8 2 (0.441%) EqualLogic
8 2 (0.441%) Mathematics
9 1 (0.220%) CESG
9 1 (0.220%) PDA
9 1 (0.220%) PKI
9 1 (0.220%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 338 (74.45%) Windows
2 196 (43.17%) Windows Server 2008
3 160 (35.24%) Windows Server 2003
4 121 (26.65%) Windows XP
5 101 (22.25%) Windows 7
6 32 (7.048%) Windows Vista
7 22 (4.846%) Linux
8 20 (4.405%) UNIX
9 19 (4.185%) Windows Server 2012
10 12 (2.643%) Windows 2000
10 12 (2.643%) Windows 2000 Server
11 4 (0.881%) Mac OS
12 3 (0.661%) Windows Mobile
12 3 (0.661%) Windows 8
12 3 (0.661%) Mac OS X
13 2 (0.441%) AIX
14 1 (0.220%) Android
14 1 (0.220%) CentOS
14 1 (0.220%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 95 (20.93%) Migration
2 56 (12.33%) ITIL
3 37 (8.150%) Disaster Recovery
4 29 (6.388%) Data Protection
5 25 (5.507%) Project Management
6 19 (4.185%) PRINCE2
7 18 (3.965%) Service Delivery
8 17 (3.744%) Service Management
9 15 (3.304%) Change Management
10 9 (1.982%) Change Control
11 8 (1.762%) Configuration Management
12 7 (1.542%) Incident Management
12 7 (1.542%) Capacity Planning
12 7 (1.542%) Information Security
13 5 (1.101%) Compatibility Testing
13 5 (1.101%) Validation
13 5 (1.101%) CRM
14 4 (0.881%) B2B
14 4 (0.881%) PRINCE
14 4 (0.881%) ITIL V3
Programming Languages
1 74 (16.30%) SQL
2 47 (10.35%) PowerShell
3 15 (3.304%) VBScript
4 12 (2.643%) VB
5 4 (0.881%) C
6 1 (0.220%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 90 (19.82%) Microsoft Certification
2 67 (14.76%) MCSE
3 58 (12.78%) Security Cleared
4 39 (8.590%) SC Cleared
5 34 (7.489%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6 28 (6.167%) MCP
7 18 (3.965%) DV Cleared
8 12 (2.643%) Cisco Certification
9 10 (2.203%) CCNA
10 8 (1.762%) MCITP
11 6 (1.322%) Degree
12 5 (1.101%) CNA
12 5 (1.101%) Novell Certification
13 4 (0.881%) MCSD
13 4 (0.881%) CCSP
13 4 (0.881%) A+ Certification
13 4 (0.881%) MCDST
13 4 (0.881%) MCTS
14 3 (0.661%) ISEB
15 2 (0.441%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (4.405%) SLA
2 6 (1.322%) ISO 9001
3 2 (0.441%) QA
3 2 (0.441%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 297 (65.42%) Active Directory
2 95 (20.93%) VMware Infrastructure
3 73 (16.08%) vSphere
4 47 (10.35%) Hyper-V
5 46 (10.13%) XenApp
6 29 (6.388%) VMware ESX
7 12 (2.643%) VMware ESXi
8 10 (2.203%) XenServer
9 8 (1.762%) ISA Server
9 8 (1.762%) VMware Workstation
9 8 (1.762%) Citrix Presentation Server
10 7 (1.542%) Forefront TMG
11 5 (1.101%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 4 (0.881%) Microsoft App-V
12 4 (0.881%) Postfix
12 4 (0.881%) XenDesktop
12 4 (0.881%) DFS Replication
12 4 (0.881%) UAG
12 4 (0.881%) VMware Server
13 3 (0.661%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 66 (14.54%) SCOM
2 54 (11.89%) SCCM
3 37 (8.150%) Backup Exec
4 15 (3.304%) Norton AntiVirus
5 11 (2.423%) WSUS
6 6 (1.322%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 6 (1.322%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
7 5 (1.101%) McAfee ePO
7 5 (1.101%) MOM
7 5 (1.101%) OpenView
8 4 (0.881%) ARCserve
9 3 (0.661%) Sysprep
9 3 (0.661%) NetBackup
9 3 (0.661%) OpenView Configuration Management
10 2 (0.441%) AppDNA
10 2 (0.441%) FortiGate
10 2 (0.441%) SCVMM
10 2 (0.441%) OVSD
11 1 (0.220%) EMC NetWorker
11 1 (0.220%) Cisco CUCM
Vendors
1 263 (57.93%) Microsoft
2 203 (44.71%) VMware
3 119 (26.21%) Citrix
4 66 (14.54%) HP
5 54 (11.89%) Cisco
6 36 (7.930%) Symantec
7 30 (6.608%) MobileIron
8 23 (5.066%) Postini
9 21 (4.626%) Dell
10 18 (3.965%) McAfee
11 13 (2.863%) Sophos
12 12 (2.643%) NetApp
13 10 (2.203%) IBM
13 10 (2.203%) EMC
14 9 (1.982%) Novell
15 8 (1.762%) Websense
16 7 (1.542%) Mercator
16 7 (1.542%) Apple
16 7 (1.542%) Lotus
16 7 (1.542%) Juniper
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