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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Exchange Server skills within the Suffolk region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MS Exchange over the 3 months to 8 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Exchange Server
Location
3 months to
8 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank1229
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching contract IT job ads152
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.002 %
As % of the category below60.00 %7.407 %
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£300£303
% change on same period last year-0.80 %
Hourly rates quoted92
Average minimum hourly rate£25.84£13.50
Average hourly rate£26.12£14.75
% change on same period last year+77.09 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.40£16.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.10£19.00
% change on same period last year+11.07 %
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
Suffolk
Matching contract IT job ads2527
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.034 %0.027 %
Daily rates quoted34
Average minimum daily rate£204£533
Average daily rate£219£542
% change on same period last year-59.56 %
Average maximum daily rate£234£550
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£345
% change on same period last year+2.30 %
Hourly rates quoted1113
Average minimum hourly rate£25.85£22.13
Average hourly rate£26.12£22.50
% change on same period last year+16.07 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.39£22.88
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.53£24.35
% change on same period last year+4.85 %
MS Exchange East of EnglandMS Exchange
East of 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.

MS Exchange
Demand Trend

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

Suffolk MS Exchange Demand Trend

MS Exchange
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing MS Exchange across the Suffolk region.

Suffolk MS Exchange Daily Rate Trend

MS Exchange
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing MS Exchange across the Suffolk region.

Suffolk MS Exchange Hourly Rate Trend

MS Exchange
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MS Exchange across the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 8 September 2008.

Suffolk MS Exchange Hourly Rate Histogram

MS Exchange
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MS Exchange within the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 8 September 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
IpswichUp+1012--
Bury St EdmundsNew entry-3--
MS Exchange East of EnglandMS Exchange
East of England

MS Exchange
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Suffolk region citing MS Exchange 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 MS Exchange.

114 (82.35 %)HP
213 (76.47 %)OpenView
213 (76.47 %)Cisco
310 (58.82 %)MS Excel
310 (58.82 %)SAN
49 (52.94 %)VERITAS
49 (52.94 %)Lotus
49 (52.94 %)Legato
49 (52.94 %)ITIL Certification
49 (52.94 %)NetBackup
49 (52.94 %)SNIA Certification
49 (52.94 %)Brocade
49 (52.94 %)HP Data Protector
49 (52.94 %)Oracle
49 (52.94 %)SQL Server
49 (52.94 %)ITIL
49 (52.94 %)AIX
49 (52.94 %)HPUX
49 (52.94 %)Solaris
49 (52.94 %)Linux
49 (52.94 %)Lotus Notes
49 (52.94 %)Lotus Domino
49 (52.94 %)Informix
49 (52.94 %)Sun
49 (52.94 %)EMC
58 (47.06 %)Active Directory
67 (41.18 %)Exchange Server 2003
76 (35.29 %)Firewall
76 (35.29 %)Windows Server 2003
76 (35.29 %)Windows

MS Exchange
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Suffolk region citing MS Exchange 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 MS Exchange. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (52.94 %)Lotus Notes
19 (52.94 %)Lotus Domino
27 (41.18 %)Exchange Server 2003
34 (23.53 %)Exchange Server 2000
41 (5.882 %)Exchange Server 5.5
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (58.82 %)MS Excel
25 (29.41 %)MS Office
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (58.82 %)SAN
26 (35.29 %)Firewall
35 (29.41 %)ADSL
35 (29.41 %)ISDN
35 (29.41 %)LAN
35 (29.41 %)Intrusion Detection
44 (23.53 %)VoIP
44 (23.53 %)WAN
44 (23.53 %)TCP/IP
51 (5.882 %)VPN
51 (5.882 %)DNS
51 (5.882 %)Wireless
51 (5.882 %)DHCP
51 (5.882 %)VLAN
51 (5.882 %)Network Security
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (52.94 %)SQL Server
19 (52.94 %)Informix
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (58.82 %)Analyst
110 (58.82 %)Support Analyst
29 (52.94 %)Storage Analyst
35 (29.41 %)Network Support Engineer
35 (29.41 %)Network Support
35 (29.41 %)Support Engineer
35 (29.41 %)Network Engineer
41 (5.882 %)Desktop Support
41 (5.882 %)Consultant
41 (5.882 %)Infrastructure Engineer
41 (5.882 %)Desktop Support Analyst
41 (5.882 %)Senior Support Engineer
41 (5.882 %)Desktop Analyst
41 (5.882 %)Citrix Engineer
41 (5.882 %)Infrastructure Consultant
41 (5.882 %)Senior Network Engineer
41 (5.882 %)Citrix Consultant
41 (5.882 %)Senior Network Support
41 (5.882 %)Senior Network Support Engineer
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (52.94 %)AIX
19 (52.94 %)HPUX
19 (52.94 %)Solaris
19 (52.94 %)Linux
26 (35.29 %)Windows Server 2003
26 (35.29 %)Windows
35 (29.41 %)Windows 2000
35 (29.41 %)Windows NT
41 (5.882 %)Windows 2000 Server
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (52.94 %)ITIL
21 (5.882 %)Migration
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (52.94 %)ITIL Certification
19 (52.94 %)SNIA Certification
21 (5.882 %)MCP
21 (5.882 %)MCSE
21 (5.882 %)Microsoft Certification
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
19 (52.94 %)NetBackup
28 (47.06 %)Active Directory
31 (5.882 %)VMware ESX
31 (5.882 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
113 (76.47 %)OpenView
29 (52.94 %)Legato
29 (52.94 %)HP Data Protector
31 (5.882 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (82.35 %)HP
213 (76.47 %)Cisco
39 (52.94 %)Oracle
39 (52.94 %)Sun
39 (52.94 %)EMC
39 (52.94 %)VERITAS
39 (52.94 %)Lotus
39 (52.94 %)Brocade
45 (29.41 %)Microsoft
54 (23.53 %)Dell
54 (23.53 %)McAfee Security
54 (23.53 %)3Com
62 (11.76 %)Citrix
71 (5.882 %)VMware