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The table below looks at the demand for Apple Certified System Administrator (ACSA) in IT contracts within the South West region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ACSA over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkApple Certified System Administrator (ACSA)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
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Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
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Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
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UK excluding London average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
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South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
South West
Matching contract IT job ads455619
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.717 %0.663 %
Daily rates quoted135169
Average minimum daily rate£351£332
Average daily rate£368£351
% change on same period last year+4.70 %
Average maximum daily rate£384£371
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£325
% change on same period last year+2.01 %
Hourly rates quoted72107
Average minimum hourly rate£21.00£25.14
Average hourly rate£22.45£26.42
% change on same period last year-15.03 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.90£27.70
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.56£25.68
% change on same period last year-0.47 %
ACSA EnglandACSA
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.

ACSA
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing ACSA across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

South West ACSA Demand Trend

ACSA
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West ACSA Daily Rate Trend

ACSA
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West ACSA Hourly Rate Trend

ACSA
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing ACSA 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 ACSA.

15 (100.00 %)Client/Server
15 (100.00 %)Mac OS X
15 (100.00 %)Apple
15 (100.00 %)Migration
24 (80.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
24 (80.00 %)Active Directory
24 (80.00 %)Publishing
33 (60.00 %)Security Cleared
33 (60.00 %)Windows
42 (40.00 %)Government
42 (40.00 %)SC Cleared
51 (20.00 %)ACCA

ACSA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing ACSA 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 ACSA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (80.00 %)Publishing
22 (40.00 %)Government
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (100.00 %)Client/Server
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (100.00 %)Mac OS X
23 (60.00 %)Windows
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (100.00 %)Migration
24 (80.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
33 (60.00 %)Security Cleared
42 (40.00 %)SC Cleared
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (20.00 %)ACCA
South West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (80.00 %)Active Directory
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (100.00 %)Apple