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This section looks at the demand for the Server Engineer role in IT contracts within the South Wales 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 Server Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Server Engineer
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank4650
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads92
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.002 %
As % of the category below1.387 %0.344 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£224£283
% change on same period last year-20.73 %
Hourly rates quoted31
Average minimum hourly rate£33.33£35.00
Average hourly rate£33.33£35.00
% change on same period last year-4.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.33£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.04£26.94
% change on same period last year-3.34 %
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South Wales
Matching contract IT job ads649582
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.856 %0.580 %
Daily rates quoted178142
Average minimum daily rate£311£363
Average daily rate£342£398
% change on same period last year-14.02 %
Average maximum daily rate£374£434
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.32 %
Hourly rates quoted10163
Average minimum hourly rate£27.51£18.66
Average hourly rate£29.23£20.36
% change on same period last year+43.57 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.95£22.06
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.60£25.69
% change on same period last year-8.13 %
Server Engineer WalesServer Engineer
Wales

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.

Server Engineer
Demand Trend

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

South Wales Server Engineer Demand Trend

Server Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

South Wales Server Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Server Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South Wales Server Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Server Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Server Engineer across the South Wales region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

South Wales Server Engineer Hourly Rate Histogram

Server Engineer
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Server Engineer within the South Wales region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
CardiffDown-35--
GlamorganNew entry-1--
NewportNew entry-1--
GwentNew entry-1--
Server Engineer WalesServer Engineer
Wales

Server Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales region that cited Server Engineer 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 Server Engineer in their job title.

18 (66.67 %)Windows
25 (41.67 %)MS Exchange
34 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
34 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
43 (25.00 %)Government
43 (25.00 %)McAfee Security
43 (25.00 %)Norton AntiVirus
43 (25.00 %)Sophos
43 (25.00 %)MS Office
43 (25.00 %)Symantec
43 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
43 (25.00 %)Active Directory
43 (25.00 %)Windows 2000
43 (25.00 %)MCSE
43 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
52 (16.67 %)SQL Server
52 (16.67 %)Citrix
52 (16.67 %)MetaFrame
52 (16.67 %)Intranet
52 (16.67 %)Internet
52 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2000
52 (16.67 %)Terminal Services
52 (16.67 %)Electric
52 (16.67 %)Migration
52 (16.67 %)Local Government
52 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2005
61 (8.333 %)SC Cleared
61 (8.333 %)GroupWise
61 (8.333 %)SAN
61 (8.333 %)Novell

Server Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales region that cited Server Engineer 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 Server Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (41.67 %)MS Exchange
24 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (8.333 %)GroupWise
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (25.00 %)MS Office
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (16.67 %)Intranet
12 (16.67 %)Internet
21 (8.333 %)SAN
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (16.67 %)SQL Server
12 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2000
12 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2005
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (25.00 %)Government
22 (16.67 %)Electric
22 (16.67 %)Local Government
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (8.333 %)NHS
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (66.67 %)Windows
24 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (25.00 %)Windows 2000
41 (8.333 %)Windows 2000 Server
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
22 (16.67 %)Migration
31 (8.333 %)SC Cleared
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (8.333 %)SQL
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
13 (25.00 %)MCSE
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (25.00 %)Active Directory
22 (16.67 %)MetaFrame
22 (16.67 %)Terminal Services
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (25.00 %)Norton AntiVirus
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (25.00 %)McAfee Security
13 (25.00 %)Sophos
13 (25.00 %)Symantec
22 (16.67 %)Citrix
31 (8.333 %)Novell
31 (8.333 %)Sun