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The table below looks at the demand for Active Directory Service Interfaces (ADSI) skills across the UK with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ADSI over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkActive Directory Service Interfaces (ADSI)
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank532621
Rank change on same period last yearUp+89
Matching contract IT job ads214
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.015 %
As % of the category below0.015 %0.064 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted07
Average minimum hourly rate-£16.71
Average hourly rate-£18.29
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£19.86
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£28.75
% change on same period last year-
IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
UK
Matching contract IT job ads1351322008
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled21.93 %24.02 %
Daily rates quoted44076913
Average minimum daily rate£335£361
Average daily rate£360£383
% change on same period last year-5.94 %
Average maximum daily rate£385£405
UK excluding London average daily rate£322£334
% change on same period last year-3.60 %
Hourly rates quoted8661274
Average minimum hourly rate£26.85£29.84
Average hourly rate£29.02£32.13
% change on same period last year-9.69 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.19£34.42
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.63£31.53
% change on same period last year-9.18 %

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.

ADSI
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing ADSI within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

ADSI Demand Trend

ADSI
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing ADSI within the UK.

ADSI Daily Rate Trend

ADSI
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing ADSI within the UK.

ADSI Hourly Rate Trend

ADSI
Top 3 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ADSI within the UK over the 3 months to 4 December 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
ManchesterNew entry-2--
North WestNew entry-2--
EnglandUp+902--

ADSI
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing ADSI 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 ADSI.

16 (100.00 %)Active Directory
25 (83.33 %)VB
25 (83.33 %)LDAP
34 (66.67 %)VBScript
34 (66.67 %).NET
43 (50.00 %)Oracle
43 (50.00 %)SQL Server
43 (50.00 %)Java
43 (50.00 %)JavaScript
43 (50.00 %)SQL
43 (50.00 %)Transact-SQL
43 (50.00 %)IIS
43 (50.00 %)XML
43 (50.00 %)SSL
43 (50.00 %)IBM
43 (50.00 %)WMI
43 (50.00 %)Banking
52 (33.33 %)Retail
52 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 5.5
52 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
52 (33.33 %)Retail Banking
52 (33.33 %)Finance
52 (33.33 %)MIIS
52 (33.33 %)BMC
52 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
52 (33.33 %)XSL
52 (33.33 %)Windows
52 (33.33 %)Oracle 8/8i
52 (33.33 %)MS Exchange
52 (33.33 %)HTTP

ADSI
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing ADSI 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 ADSI. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (66.67 %).NET
23 (50.00 %)XML
23 (50.00 %)WMI
32 (33.33 %)XSL
32 (33.33 %)ASP.NET
32 (33.33 %)COM+
41 (16.67 %)SOAP
41 (16.67 %)WebServices
41 (16.67 %)Middleware
41 (16.67 %)ADO
41 (16.67 %)HTML
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (50.00 %)IIS
22 (33.33 %)MS Exchange
22 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 5.5
22 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (16.67 %)Lotus Domino
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (83.33 %)LDAP
23 (50.00 %)SSL
32 (33.33 %)HTTP
32 (33.33 %)DNS
41 (16.67 %)HTTPS
41 (16.67 %)DHCP
41 (16.67 %)SAN
41 (16.67 %)Internet
41 (16.67 %)Firewall
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (50.00 %)SQL Server
22 (33.33 %)Oracle 8/8i
31 (16.67 %)RDBMS
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (50.00 %)Banking
22 (33.33 %)Retail
22 (33.33 %)Retail Banking
22 (33.33 %)Finance
31 (16.67 %)Government
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (33.33 %)Support Analyst
12 (33.33 %)Technical Support
12 (33.33 %)Analyst
12 (33.33 %)Technical Support Analyst
12 (33.33 %)Technical Analyst
12 (33.33 %)Technical Specialist
21 (16.67 %)Consultant
21 (16.67 %)Support Engineer
21 (16.67 %)Applications Consultant
21 (16.67 %)Security Consultant
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (16.67 %)PKI
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (33.33 %)Windows
12 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (16.67 %)Identity Management
11 (16.67 %)Web Design
11 (16.67 %)Information Security
11 (16.67 %)Security Cleared
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (83.33 %)VB
24 (66.67 %)VBScript
33 (50.00 %)Java
33 (50.00 %)JavaScript
33 (50.00 %)SQL
33 (50.00 %)Transact-SQL
42 (33.33 %)VB.NET
42 (33.33 %)C#
42 (33.33 %)C++
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (16.67 %)MCP
11 (16.67 %)MCSE
11 (16.67 %)MCSA
11 (16.67 %)CISSP
11 (16.67 %)Microsoft Certification
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (100.00 %)Active Directory
21 (16.67 %)Terminal Services
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (33.33 %)MIIS
21 (16.67 %)OpenView Configuration Management
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (50.00 %)Oracle
13 (50.00 %)IBM
22 (33.33 %)BMC
31 (16.67 %)Lotus
31 (16.67 %)TIBCO
31 (16.67 %)Microsoft
31 (16.67 %)Citrix
31 (16.67 %)Sybase