South West Exchange Server 2007 Contracts

This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 skills within the South West region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Exchange Server 2007 over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007
Location Aberdeen Bedfordshire Berkshire Bicester Bracknell Bridgend Bristol Buckinghamshire Cambridge Cambridgeshire Canary Wharf Cardiff Cheltenham Cheshire Chester City of London Colwyn Bay Conwy Cwmbran Derby Derbyshire Devon Docklands, London Dorset Durham East Anglia East Midlands East of England Edinburgh Enfield England Essex Farnborough Gloucestershire Guildford Hackney Hammersmith Hampshire Harrow Hemel Hempstead Herefordshire Kent Lancashire Leatherhead Leeds Leicestershire Liverpool London M4 Corridor Maidenhead Maidstone Manchester Merseyside Middlesbrough Middlesex Milton Keynes Newbury North East North Wales North West North Yorkshire Nottingham Nottinghamshire Oxford Oxfordshire Peterborough Plymouth Poole Reading Reigate Scotland Sheffield Shropshire Slough South Coast South East South Wales South West South Yorkshire Southampton Stockton-on-Tees Surrey Swindon Telford Torfaen UK Uxbridge Wales West Midlands West Sussex West Yorkshire Wiltshire Winchester Yorkshire	3 months to 25 Jul 2008	Same period last year
Rank	93	160
Rank change on same period last year	+67
Matching contract IT job ads	45	4
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.060 %	0.004 %
As % of the category below	8.079 %	0.723 %
Daily rates quoted	24	1
Average minimum daily rate	£336	£390
Average daily rate	£355	£390
% change on same period last year	-8.89 %
Average maximum daily rate	£375	£390
UK excluding London average daily rate	£331	£350
% change on same period last year	-5.63 %
Hourly rates quoted	3	0
Average minimum hourly rate	£32.67	-
Average hourly rate	£34.17	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum hourly rate	£35.67	-
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£26.24	£23.88
% change on same period last year	+9.92 %
Application Platforms South West
Matching contract IT job ads	557	553
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.742 %	0.559 %
Daily rates quoted	137	98
Average minimum daily rate	£317	£274
Average daily rate	£339	£295
% change on same period last year	+14.61 %
Average maximum daily rate	£360	£317
UK excluding London average daily rate	£355	£349
% change on same period last year	+1.64 %
Hourly rates quoted	86	69
Average minimum hourly rate	£23.72	£20.84
Average hourly rate	£25.29	£22.83
% change on same period last year	+10.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£26.86	£24.83
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£24.28	£23.70
% change on same period last year	+2.44 %
Exchange Server 2007 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.

Exchange Server 2007
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Exchange Server 2007 across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

Exchange Server 2007
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Exchange Server 2007 across the South West region.

Exchange Server 2007
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Exchange Server 2007 across the South West region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Exchange Server 2007
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Exchange Server 2007 across the South West region.

Exchange Server 2007
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Exchange Server 2007 within the South West region over the 3 months to 25 July 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.

Location	Rank 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
Gloucestershire	+14	16	£379	-2.89 %
Devon	-	11	£331	-
Dorset	-	7	£394	-
Wiltshire	+15	7	£319	-
Bristol	-	3	-	-

Exchange Server 2007 England

Exchange Server 2007
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Exchange Server 2007 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 Exchange Server 2007.

1 36 (67.92 %) MS Exchange 2 33 (62.26 %) Microsoft 3 24 (45.28 %) VMware 4 19 (35.85 %) Windows 5 18 (33.96 %) Security Cleared 6 17 (32.08 %) Cisco 7 16 (30.19 %) Exchange Server 2003 8 15 (28.30 %) SQL 9 14 (26.42 %) SQL Server 9 14 (26.42 %) CCNA 9 14 (26.42 %) Cisco Certification 10 13 (24.53 %) Clustering 11 12 (22.64 %) Citrix 11 12 (22.64 %) Active Directory 12 11 (20.75 %) .NET

12 11 (20.75 %) J2EE 12 11 (20.75 %) SharePoint 12 11 (20.75 %) BizTalk Server 13 10 (18.87 %) Intranet 13 10 (18.87 %) Extranet 13 10 (18.87 %) UNIX 13 10 (18.87 %) MS Excel 13 10 (18.87 %) ITSM 13 10 (18.87 %) VMware ESX 13 10 (18.87 %) OVPI 13 10 (18.87 %) VMware Server 14 9 (16.98 %) Exchange Server 2000 14 9 (16.98 %) Content Management 14 9 (16.98 %) Migration 14 9 (16.98 %) Telecoms

Exchange Server 2007
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Exchange Server 2007 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 Exchange Server 2007. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development 1 11 (20.75 %) .NET 1 11 (20.75 %) J2EE	Application Platforms 1 36 (67.92 %) MS Exchange 2 16 (30.19 %) Exchange Server 2003 3 11 (20.75 %) BizTalk Server 3 11 (20.75 %) SharePoint 4 9 (16.98 %) Exchange Server 2000 5 2 (3.774 %) IIS 6 1 (1.887 %) Blackberry Enterprise Server 6 1 (1.887 %) Office Communications Server
Applications 1 10 (18.87 %) MS Excel 2 5 (9.434 %) MS Project 3 4 (7.547 %) MS Office 4 1 (1.887 %) MS Visio	Communications & Networking 1 10 (18.87 %) Intranet 1 10 (18.87 %) Extranet 2 9 (16.98 %) DNS 2 9 (16.98 %) DHCP 3 6 (11.32 %) TCP/IP 3 6 (11.32 %) DMZ 4 5 (9.434 %) VoIP 4 5 (9.434 %) SAN 5 4 (7.547 %) PBX 6 3 (5.660 %) SMTP 6 3 (5.660 %) FTP 6 3 (5.660 %) X.400 7 2 (3.774 %) VPN 8 1 (1.887 %) ADSL 8 1 (1.887 %) X.500 8 1 (1.887 %) Firewall 8 1 (1.887 %) Wi-Fi 8 1 (1.887 %) IP Telephony 8 1 (1.887 %) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence 1 14 (26.42 %) SQL Server 2 3 (5.660 %) SQL Server 2005 3 2 (3.774 %) SQL Server 2000 4 1 (1.887 %) SQL Server 7	General 1 9 (16.98 %) Telecoms 2 5 (9.434 %) Finance 3 4 (7.547 %) Legal 4 3 (5.660 %) Electric 5 2 (3.774 %) Government 6 1 (1.887 %) Military
Job Titles 1 27 (50.94 %) Consultant 2 12 (22.64 %) Technical Consultant 3 6 (11.32 %) Infrastructure Consultant 4 5 (9.434 %) Exchange Specialist 5 4 (7.547 %) Exchange Consultant 5 4 (7.547 %) Support Engineer 5 4 (7.547 %) 3rd Line Support 6 3 (5.660 %) Analyst 6 3 (5.660 %) Support Analyst 6 3 (5.660 %) Technical Support 6 3 (5.660 %) Microsoft Infrastructure Consultant 6 3 (5.660 %) Technical Support Analyst 6 3 (5.660 %) Technical Analyst 6 3 (5.660 %) Implementation Consultant 6 3 (5.660 %) Microsoft Consultant 7 2 (3.774 %) Server Specialist 7 2 (3.774 %) Messaging Consultant 7 2 (3.774 %) Operations Manager 8 1 (1.887 %) Migration Consultant 8 1 (1.887 %) Telephony Engineer	Miscellaneous 1 13 (24.53 %) Clustering 2 3 (5.660 %) Thin Client 2 3 (5.660 %) Fat Client 3 1 (1.887 %) Blackberry 3 1 (1.887 %) SecurID 3 1 (1.887 %) PDA 3 1 (1.887 %) Computer Science
Operating Systems 1 19 (35.85 %) Windows 2 10 (18.87 %) UNIX 3 5 (9.434 %) Windows 2000 4 3 (5.660 %) Windows XP 4 3 (5.660 %) Windows Server 2003 5 1 (1.887 %) Windows Mobile 5 1 (1.887 %) Windows Vista	Processes & Methodologies 1 18 (33.96 %) Security Cleared 2 10 (18.87 %) ITSM 3 9 (16.98 %) Migration 3 9 (16.98 %) Content Management 4 7 (13.21 %) DV Cleared 4 7 (13.21 %) SC Cleared 5 4 (7.547 %) ITIL 6 3 (5.660 %) Problem Management 6 3 (5.660 %) Service Management 7 1 (1.887 %) Service Delivery 7 1 (1.887 %) Disaster Recovery 7 1 (1.887 %) BC Cleared 7 1 (1.887 %) Matrix Management 7 1 (1.887 %) Data Migration 7 1 (1.887 %) PRINCE2 7 1 (1.887 %) PRINCE 7 1 (1.887 %) Project Management
Programming Languages 1 15 (28.30 %) SQL 2 1 (1.887 %) C	Qualifications 1 14 (26.42 %) CCNA 1 14 (26.42 %) Cisco Certification 2 4 (7.547 %) Microsoft Certification 2 4 (7.547 %) MCSE 3 3 (5.660 %) MCSA 3 3 (5.660 %) CCNP 3 3 (5.660 %) HNC 4 1 (1.887 %) HND 4 1 (1.887 %) Degree
System Software 1 12 (22.64 %) Active Directory 2 10 (18.87 %) VMware ESX 2 10 (18.87 %) VMware Server 3 6 (11.32 %) ISA Server 4 5 (9.434 %) MailMarshal 5 3 (5.660 %) Backup Exec 6 2 (3.774 %) VMware Infrastructure 7 1 (1.887 %) NetBackup 7 1 (1.887 %) Terminal Server	Systems Management 1 10 (18.87 %) OVPI 2 3 (5.660 %) Systems Management Server (SMS) 3 1 (1.887 %) MOM 3 1 (1.887 %) SCOM
Vendors 1 33 (62.26 %) Microsoft 2 24 (45.28 %) VMware 3 17 (32.08 %) Cisco 4 12 (22.64 %) Citrix 5 5 (9.434 %) HP 5 5 (9.434 %) Clearswift 6 4 (7.547 %) Avaya 7 3 (5.660 %) Symantec 8 2 (3.774 %) EMC 9 1 (1.887 %) Nortel 9 1 (1.887 %) Dell 9 1 (1.887 %) NetApp