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The table below looks at the demand for Windows Script Host (WSH) skills within the South East region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited WSH over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows Script Host (WSH)
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank240-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads100
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.397 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£275-
Average daily rate£300-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£325-
UK excluding London average daily rate£300-
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£40.00-
Average hourly rate£42.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£45.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£42.50-
% change on same period last year-
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
South East
Matching contract IT job ads25193860
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.590 %3.992 %
Daily rates quoted676947
Average minimum daily rate£311£316
Average daily rate£331£334
% change on same period last year-0.95 %
Average maximum daily rate£351£352
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£334
% change on same period last year-0.92 %
Hourly rates quoted237369
Average minimum hourly rate£32.42£32.74
Average hourly rate£34.66£34.69
% change on same period last year-0.07 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.91£36.64
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.79£32.03
% change on same period last year-3.85 %
WSH EnglandWSH
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.

WSH
Demand Trend

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

South East WSH Demand Trend

WSH
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East WSH Daily Rate Trend

WSH
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East WSH Hourly Rate Trend

WSH
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WSH within the South East region over the 3 months to 15 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
BerkshireNew entry-9£375-
SurreyNew entry-1£225-
WSH EnglandWSH
England

WSH
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing WSH 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 WSH.

134 (100.00 %)Windows
232 (94.12 %)VBScript
323 (67.65 %)Windows Server 2003
416 (47.06 %)HP
515 (44.12 %)OpenView Configuration Management
614 (41.18 %)VB
614 (41.18 %)SQL Server
713 (38.24 %)Active Directory
812 (35.29 %)Borland
812 (35.29 %)TCP/IP
812 (35.29 %)StarTeam
910 (29.41 %)Software Packaging
910 (29.41 %)Security Cleared
109 (26.47 %)Configuration Management
118 (23.53 %)Windows 2000 Server
127 (20.59 %)WebSphere
127 (20.59 %)WSUS
127 (20.59 %)VMware
127 (20.59 %)VMware ESX
127 (20.59 %)Clustering
127 (20.59 %)SSH
127 (20.59 %)SQL Server 2000
127 (20.59 %)WebSphere MQ
127 (20.59 %)Shell Script
127 (20.59 %)Microsoft Certification
127 (20.59 %)SAN
127 (20.59 %)IBM
127 (20.59 %)Microsoft
127 (20.59 %)Sun
127 (20.59 %)Solaris

WSH
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing WSH 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 WSH. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (29.41 %)Software Packaging
27 (20.59 %)WebSphere
36 (17.65 %).NET
36 (17.65 %)J2EE
45 (14.71 %)ASP
45 (14.71 %)XML
45 (14.71 %)WMI
45 (14.71 %)HTML
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (20.59 %)WebSphere MQ
17 (20.59 %)IIS
25 (14.71 %)Lotus Notes
31 (2.941 %)MS Exchange
31 (2.941 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (2.941 %)ESB
31 (2.941 %)Office Project Server
South East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (5.882 %)MS Excel
21 (2.941 %)MS Project
21 (2.941 %)MS Office
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.941 %)BusinessWorks
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (35.29 %)TCP/IP
27 (20.59 %)LDAP
27 (20.59 %)SAN
27 (20.59 %)SSH
36 (17.65 %)LAN
45 (14.71 %)SMS
53 (8.824 %)DNS
61 (2.941 %)Intranet
61 (2.941 %)Internet
61 (2.941 %)Firewall
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
114 (41.18 %)SQL Server
27 (20.59 %)SQL Server 2000
36 (17.65 %)DTS
36 (17.65 %)SQL Server 2005
45 (14.71 %)SQL Server Integration Services
45 (14.71 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
45 (14.71 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
45 (14.71 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
112 (35.29 %)StarTeam
26 (17.65 %)MSI
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (17.65 %)Finance
24 (11.76 %)Government
24 (11.76 %)Health
33 (8.824 %)Insurance
42 (5.882 %)Telecoms
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (20.59 %)Administrator
25 (14.71 %)Analyst
25 (14.71 %)Support Analyst
25 (14.71 %)Applications Packager
25 (14.71 %)3rd Line Support
34 (11.76 %)Windows Administrator
34 (11.76 %)Solaris Administrator
43 (8.824 %)Systems Administrator
52 (5.882 %)Desktop Support
52 (5.882 %)Server Support
52 (5.882 %)Applications Support
61 (2.941 %)Developer
61 (2.941 %)Applications Developer
61 (2.941 %)3rd Line Support Analyst
61 (2.941 %)Team Leader
61 (2.941 %)SQL Developer
61 (2.941 %)SQL Server Developer
South East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (20.59 %)Clustering
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
134 (100.00 %)Windows
223 (67.65 %)Windows Server 2003
38 (23.53 %)Windows 2000 Server
47 (20.59 %)Solaris
56 (17.65 %)Windows XP
65 (14.71 %)Windows Vista
71 (2.941 %)Windows 2000
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (29.41 %)Security Cleared
29 (26.47 %)Configuration Management
34 (11.76 %)BCP
43 (8.824 %)SC Cleared
52 (5.882 %)Release Management
61 (2.941 %)Project Management
61 (2.941 %)ITIL
61 (2.941 %)PRINCE2
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
132 (94.12 %)VBScript
214 (41.18 %)VB
37 (20.59 %)Shell Script
37 (20.59 %)Java
37 (20.59 %)Perl
46 (17.65 %)SQL
46 (17.65 %)Transact-SQL
46 (17.65 %)VB6
55 (14.71 %)VBA
61 (2.941 %)PowerShell
61 (2.941 %)C#
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (20.59 %)MCSE
17 (20.59 %)MCSA
17 (20.59 %)Microsoft Certification
South East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
113 (38.24 %)Active Directory
27 (20.59 %)VMware ESX
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
115 (44.12 %)OpenView Configuration Management
27 (20.59 %)WSUS
35 (14.71 %)SCCM
41 (2.941 %)MIIS
41 (2.941 %)OVSD
41 (2.941 %)OpenView
41 (2.941 %)Unicenter
41 (2.941 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (47.06 %)HP
212 (35.29 %)Borland
37 (20.59 %)IBM
37 (20.59 %)Microsoft
37 (20.59 %)Sun
37 (20.59 %)VMware
45 (14.71 %)Lotus
51 (2.941 %)TIBCO
51 (2.941 %)CA
51 (2.941 %)CommVault
51 (2.941 %)VERITAS