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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server skills across the UK with a comparison to our System Software category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited ISA Server over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank445496
Rank change on same period last yearUp+51
Matching contract IT job ads145154
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.191 %0.163 %
As % of the category below2.868 %2.939 %
Daily rates quoted6021
Average minimum daily rate£345£334
Average daily rate£356£346
% change on same period last year+3.11 %
Average maximum daily rate£368£357
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£320
% change on same period last year+9.04 %
Hourly rates quoted2337
Average minimum hourly rate£22.85£19.41
Average hourly rate£24.34£21.11
% change on same period last year+15.30 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.83£22.81
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.36£20.43
% change on same period last year+9.46 %
System Software UKSystem Software
UK
Matching contract IT job ads50555240
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled6.666 %5.558 %
Daily rates quoted11811178
Average minimum daily rate£332£337
Average daily rate£351£356
% change on same period last year-1.37 %
Average maximum daily rate£371£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£328
% change on same period last year+1.26 %
Hourly rates quoted11091071
Average minimum hourly rate£19.75£21.23
Average hourly rate£20.99£22.57
% change on same period last year-7.01 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.23£23.92
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.53£22.62
% change on same period last year-9.26 %

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.

ISA Server
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing ISA Server within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the System Software category.

ISA Server Demand Trend

ISA Server
Daily Rate Trend

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

ISA Server Daily Rate Trend

ISA Server
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ISA Server within the UK over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

ISA Server Daily Rate Histogram

ISA Server
Hourly Rate Trend

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

ISA Server Hourly Rate Trend

ISA Server
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ISA Server within the UK over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

ISA Server Hourly Rate Histogram

ISA Server
Top 30 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing ISA Server within the UK over the 3 months to 4 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.

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
EnglandUp+54141£356-
LondonUp+7969£365-8.27 %
South EastUp+1830£386+30.14 %
City of LondonDown-1729£330+20.05 %
South WestUp+4118£392-28.69 %
BerkshireUp+4514£420+39.84 %
YorkshireUp+1611£273-
GloucestershireNew entry-7£404-
South YorkshireNew entry-7£263-
ReadingNo change07£400-
CheltenhamNew entry-7£404-
North EastUp+146£341-
DorsetNew entry-6£392-
PlymouthNew entry-5£372-
OxfordshireDown-35--
DevonNew entry-5£372-
SheffieldNew entry-4£245-
East of EnglandDown-64--
AberdeenNew entry-3--
North WestDown-163£293+17.00 %
ScotlandUp+233--
NorthumberlandNew entry-3--
Tyne and WearUp+73£341-
MerseysideNew entry-3£293-
SurreyUp+43£320-
West SussexUp+143--
HampshireUp+173--
West YorkshireNo change03£320-
CramlingtonNew entry-3--
BracknellNew entry-3£426-

ISA Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing ISA Server 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 ISA Server.

1193 (74.52 %)Windows
2148 (57.14 %)Active Directory
3138 (53.28 %)Microsoft
4121 (46.72 %)MS Exchange
5101 (39.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
682 (31.66 %)SQL Server
772 (27.80 %)Windows Server 2003
871 (27.41 %)DNS
871 (27.41 %)IIS
970 (27.03 %)Cisco
1068 (26.25 %)Citrix
1167 (25.87 %)Microsoft Certification
1259 (22.78 %)HP
1356 (21.62 %)TCP/IP
1454 (20.85 %)MCSE
1549 (18.92 %)Windows 2000
1549 (18.92 %)DHCP
1549 (18.92 %)Exchange Server 2000
1646 (17.76 %)SQL
1745 (17.37 %)SAN
1844 (16.99 %)Exchange Server 2007
1941 (15.83 %)Firewall
2040 (15.44 %)VPN
2040 (15.44 %)LAN
2139 (15.06 %)WAN
2238 (14.67 %)SharePoint
2337 (14.29 %)MS Excel
2435 (13.51 %)VMware
2435 (13.51 %)Clustering
2534 (13.13 %)ITIL

ISA Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
122 (8.494 %).NET
210 (3.861 %)ASP.NET
38 (3.089 %)J2EE
38 (3.089 %)Windows SharePoint Services
38 (3.089 %)WebSphere
46 (2.317 %)LAMP
55 (1.931 %)Software Packaging
55 (1.931 %).NET Framework
55 (1.931 %)ASP
62 (0.772 %)XML
62 (0.772 %)HTML
71 (0.386 %)WMI
71 (0.386 %)Application Packaging
71 (0.386 %)RSS
71 (0.386 %)WSH
71 (0.386 %)CGI
71 (0.386 %)WebServices
Application Platforms
1121 (46.72 %)MS Exchange
2101 (39.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
371 (27.41 %)IIS
449 (18.92 %)Exchange Server 2000
544 (16.99 %)Exchange Server 2007
638 (14.67 %)SharePoint
715 (5.792 %)Lotus Notes
814 (5.405 %)Exchange Server 5.5
99 (3.475 %)SharePoint Portal Server
99 (3.475 %)Apache
99 (3.475 %)Tomcat
108 (3.089 %)WebLogic
108 (3.089 %)JBoss
108 (3.089 %)Office Communications Server
117 (2.703 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
126 (2.317 %)Lotus Domino
133 (1.158 %)SharePoint Server 2007
142 (0.772 %)MTS
142 (0.772 %)BizTalk Server
151 (0.386 %)GroupWise
Applications
137 (14.29 %)MS Excel
223 (8.880 %)MS Office
35 (1.931 %)InfoPath
42 (0.772 %)MS Project
42 (0.772 %)MS Visio
Business Applications
13 (1.158 %)WebTrends
22 (0.772 %)BPCS
22 (0.772 %)Summit
31 (0.386 %)Navision
31 (0.386 %)SAP R/3
Communications & Networking
171 (27.41 %)DNS
256 (21.62 %)TCP/IP
349 (18.92 %)DHCP
445 (17.37 %)SAN
541 (15.83 %)Firewall
640 (15.44 %)VPN
640 (15.44 %)LAN
739 (15.06 %)WAN
827 (10.42 %)WINS
921 (8.108 %)SMTP
1019 (7.336 %)Network Security
1112 (4.633 %)VoIP
1211 (4.247 %)Internet
1211 (4.247 %)Cisco PIX
1310 (3.861 %)DMZ
149 (3.475 %)HTTP
158 (3.089 %)Wireless
158 (3.089 %)ISDN
158 (3.089 %)VLAN
167 (2.703 %)IP Telephony
Database & Business Intelligence
182 (31.66 %)SQL Server
225 (9.653 %)SQL Server 2000
322 (8.494 %)SQL Server 2005
420 (7.722 %)SQL Server 7
58 (3.089 %)MySQL
62 (0.772 %)Crystal Reports
62 (0.772 %)MS Access
71 (0.386 %)PostgreSQL
Development Applications
11 (0.386 %)MSI
11 (0.386 %)InstallShield
General
122 (8.494 %)Finance
210 (3.861 %)Government
210 (3.861 %)Legal
38 (3.089 %)Financial Institution
38 (3.089 %)Back Office
46 (2.317 %)Telecoms
46 (2.317 %)Health
53 (1.158 %)Law
53 (1.158 %)Manufacturing
53 (1.158 %)Publishing
53 (1.158 %)Banking
62 (0.772 %)Retail
62 (0.772 %)Local Government
71 (0.386 %)Investment Banking
Job Titles
144 (16.99 %)Consultant
242 (16.22 %)Analyst
332 (12.36 %)Administrator
426 (10.04 %)Support Analyst
518 (6.950 %)Support Engineer
617 (6.564 %)Infrastructure Engineer
716 (6.178 %)3rd Line Support
716 (6.178 %)Systems Administrator
813 (5.019 %)Infrastructure Manager
912 (4.633 %)Server Support
1011 (4.247 %)Technical Consultant
1011 (4.247 %)Network Engineer
1011 (4.247 %)Network Support
1110 (3.861 %)Infrastructure Project Manager
1110 (3.861 %)Project Manager
129 (3.475 %)Developer
129 (3.475 %)Systems Engineer
129 (3.475 %)Security Consultant
129 (3.475 %)Infrastructure Consultant
138 (3.089 %)Server Analyst
Miscellaneous
135 (13.51 %)Clustering
218 (6.950 %)Blackberry
38 (3.089 %)Client/Server
38 (3.089 %)Thin Client
38 (3.089 %)Fat Client
46 (2.317 %)AS400
46 (2.317 %)SecurID
46 (2.317 %)PKI
54 (1.544 %)NHS
63 (1.158 %)Computer Science
72 (0.772 %)CESG
72 (0.772 %)Asset Management
72 (0.772 %)Management Information System
72 (0.772 %)Replication
81 (0.386 %)Handset
81 (0.386 %)EPoS
81 (0.386 %)French Language
81 (0.386 %)PDA
81 (0.386 %)Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1193 (74.52 %)Windows
272 (27.80 %)Windows Server 2003
349 (18.92 %)Windows 2000
420 (7.722 %)Unix
519 (7.336 %)Windows XP
618 (6.950 %)Windows NT
715 (5.792 %)Linux
811 (4.247 %)Solaris
910 (3.861 %)Windows Mobile
109 (3.475 %)Windows Vista
112 (0.772 %)OS/400
121 (0.386 %)NetWare
Processes & Methodologies
134 (13.13 %)ITIL
225 (9.653 %)Migration
311 (4.247 %)Security Management
311 (4.247 %)Project Management
311 (4.247 %)Security Cleared
410 (3.861 %)Disaster Recovery
59 (3.475 %)PRINCE2
67 (2.703 %)Service Delivery
67 (2.703 %)SC Cleared
75 (1.931 %)Network Design
75 (1.931 %)Load Balancing
84 (1.544 %)Time Management
84 (1.544 %)Service Management
84 (1.544 %)CRM
84 (1.544 %)Validation
84 (1.544 %)Information Security
93 (1.158 %)Agile Software Development
93 (1.158 %)MOF
93 (1.158 %)ERP
93 (1.158 %)DV Cleared
Programming Languages
146 (17.76 %)SQL
212 (4.633 %)VB
311 (4.247 %)VBScript
44 (1.544 %)Perl
44 (1.544 %)C#
52 (0.772 %)Java
52 (0.772 %)PHP
52 (0.772 %)VBA
61 (0.386 %)Shell Script
61 (0.386 %)Korn
61 (0.386 %)C
61 (0.386 %)JavaScript
61 (0.386 %)C++
Qualifications
167 (25.87 %)Microsoft Certification
254 (20.85 %)MCSE
325 (9.653 %)MCP
418 (6.950 %)Cisco Certification
516 (6.178 %)CCNA
611 (4.247 %)Degree
710 (3.861 %)Citrix Certification
89 (3.475 %)MCSA
89 (3.475 %)CCA
98 (3.089 %)CCNP
107 (2.703 %)CCEA
113 (1.158 %)CCDA
113 (1.158 %)ISEB
113 (1.158 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
122 (0.772 %)CNE
122 (0.772 %)Novell Certification
131 (0.386 %)RHCE
131 (0.386 %)A+ Certification
131 (0.386 %)CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
15 (1.931 %)SLA
23 (1.158 %)BS7799
23 (1.158 %)ISO9000
31 (0.386 %)ISO27001
31 (0.386 %)QA
System Software
1148 (57.14 %)Active Directory
229 (11.20 %)VMware ESX
321 (8.108 %)Backup Exec
420 (7.722 %)Citrix Presentation Server
513 (5.019 %)VMware Infrastructure
610 (3.861 %)Terminal Services
74 (1.544 %)NetBackup
83 (1.158 %)MetaFrame
92 (0.772 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
101 (0.386 %)VMware GSX
101 (0.386 %)MailMarshal
101 (0.386 %)WebMarshal
Systems Management
124 (9.266 %)MOM
222 (8.494 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
311 (4.247 %)MAILsweeper
49 (3.475 %)WSUS
57 (2.703 %)SCCM
57 (2.703 %)SCOM
63 (1.158 %)Norton AntiVirus
63 (1.158 %)Legato
72 (0.772 %)MIMEsweeper
72 (0.772 %)DameWare
72 (0.772 %)EMC NetWorker
81 (0.386 %)OpenView
81 (0.386 %)OVOW
81 (0.386 %)Tivoli
81 (0.386 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
81 (0.386 %)BMC PATROL
Vendors
1138 (53.28 %)Microsoft
270 (27.03 %)Cisco
368 (26.25 %)Citrix
459 (22.78 %)HP
535 (13.51 %)VMware
620 (7.722 %)CheckPoint
717 (6.564 %)Symantec
816 (6.178 %)VERITAS
816 (6.178 %)Lotus
914 (5.405 %)McAfee Security
1013 (5.019 %)Nokia
1111 (4.247 %)Dell
129 (3.475 %)Red Hat
129 (3.475 %)Websense
129 (3.475 %)Altiris
138 (3.089 %)Sybase
146 (2.317 %)Sun
155 (1.931 %)IBM
155 (1.931 %)NetApp
164 (1.544 %)Finjan
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