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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Active Directory skills within the Stockport region with a comparison to our System Software category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Active Directory over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Active Directory
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank3-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below100.00 %0.000 %
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£291£281
% change on same period last year+3.67 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£7.00-
Average hourly rate£9.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£12.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.03£18.27
% change on same period last year-1.28 %
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
Stockport
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
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£318£317
% change on same period last year+0.10 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£7.00-
Average hourly rate£9.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£12.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.19£21.57
% change on same period last year-1.75 %
Active Directory ManchesterActive Directory
Manchester

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.

Active Directory
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Active Directory across the Stockport region as a proportion of the total demand within the System Software category.

Stockport Active Directory Demand Trend

Active Directory
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Active Directory across the Stockport region.

Stockport Active Directory Daily Rate Trend

Active Directory
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Active Directory across the Stockport region.

Stockport Active Directory Hourly Rate Trend

Active Directory
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stockport region citing Active Directory 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 Active Directory.

14 (100.00 %)Windows
23 (75.00 %)Windows XP
32 (50.00 %)Remedy
41 (25.00 %)MS Office
41 (25.00 %)IP Telephony
41 (25.00 %)LAN
41 (25.00 %)WAN
41 (25.00 %)DHCP
41 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
41 (25.00 %)DNS
41 (25.00 %)Cisco
41 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003

Active Directory
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stockport region citing Active Directory 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 Active Directory. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (25.00 %)MS Office
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (25.00 %)LAN
11 (25.00 %)WAN
11 (25.00 %)DHCP
11 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
11 (25.00 %)DNS
11 (25.00 %)IP Telephony
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Helpdesk Analyst
12 (50.00 %)Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Support Technician
21 (25.00 %)2nd Line Support
21 (25.00 %)Network Support
21 (25.00 %)2nd Line Support Technician
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (100.00 %)Windows
23 (75.00 %)Windows XP
31 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)Remedy
21 (25.00 %)Cisco