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The first part of the table below looks at the demand for MS Exchange skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited MS Exchange over the 3 months to 9 February 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Application Platforms category.

LinkMicrosoft Exchange Server
Location
3 months to
9 Feb 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank1236066
Rank change year-on-year
Down-63Up+6
Matching contract IT job ads57710751788
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK1.318 %2.337 %2.184 %
As % of the Application Platforms category9.416 %17.05 %16.40 %
Daily rates quoted192291368
Average daily rate£281£325£310
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-13.46 %+4.830 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£150£190£180
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£425£450£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£275£323£300
% change year-on-year
-14.72 %+7.500 %
Hourly rates quoted162228439
Average hourly rate£16.50£20.00£19.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-17.50 %+5.260 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£11.00£11.15£12.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£25.20£30.00£32.10
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.50£19.00£18.00
% change year-on-year
-18.42 %+5.550 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryAll Application Platforms
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Platforms category
6128630610900
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK14.00 %13.71 %13.32 %
Daily rates quoted266020193074
Average daily rate£350£363£375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-3.440 %-3.330 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£215£225£230
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£525£500£525
UK excluding London average daily rate£315£350£360
% change year-on-year
-10.00 %-2.770 %
Hourly rates quoted4455761018
Average hourly rate£19.00£21.61£20.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-12.08 %+8.060 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£11.00£12.00£12.50
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£35.86£37.50£38.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.89£21.50£20.00
% change year-on-year
-16.79 %+7.500 %

Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

MS Exchange
Demand Trend

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

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 within the UK.

MS Exchange Daily Rate Trend

MS Exchange
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MS Exchange within the UK over the 3 months to 9 February 2010.

MS Exchange Daily Rate Histogram

MS Exchange
Hourly Rate Trend

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

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 within the UK over the 3 months to 9 February 2010.

MS Exchange Hourly Rate Histogram

MS Exchange
Top 30 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 UK over the 3 months to 9 February 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandDown-67534£285-12.30 %
LondonDown-94255£300-7.69 %
City of LondonDown-7596£350+7.69 %
South EastDown-4286£288-11.26 %
North WestUp+2657£278-7.50 %
South WestDown-533£288-17.85 %
ScotlandDown-2430£150-54.71 %
YorkshireDown-529£317+58.62 %
East of EnglandDown-826£213-15.00 %
ManchesterUp+125£145-51.66 %
West MidlandsDown-1221£358+19.16 %
CheshireUp+1220£285-
West YorkshireDown-219£317+58.62 %
BerkshireUp+617£388-3.12 %
North EastUp+117£350-
SomersetUp+2116£225-2.17 %
SurreyDown-1616£350-
LeedsUp+1315£322+61.00 %
BuckinghamshireDown-1214£250-22.83 %
Tyne and WearDown-313--
WalesUp+1212£240-22.26 %
HampshireDown-1512£250-25.92 %
EssexNo change011£213-42.56 %
KentUp+1410£235-27.69 %
East MidlandsDown-1510£230-
EdinburghDown-2310£150-54.86 %
TauntonNew entry-10£223-
GlasgowDown-49£150-45.45 %
Milton KeynesDown-49£250-22.83 %
CambridgeshireDown-68£200-18.36 %

MS Exchange
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 9 February 2010, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

1880 (72.13 %)Windows
2704 (57.70 %)Active Directory
3556 (45.57 %)Exchange Server 2003
4524 (42.95 %)Windows Server 2003
5509 (41.72 %)Microsoft
6465 (38.11 %)Exchange Server 2007
7307 (25.16 %)Citrix
8291 (23.85 %)Windows XP
9247 (20.25 %)MS Office
10234 (19.18 %)VMware
11224 (18.36 %)Microsoft Certification
12217 (17.79 %)Windows Server 2008
13205 (16.80 %)ITIL
14201 (16.48 %)SQL Server
15193 (15.82 %)DNS
16187 (15.33 %)MCSE
17177 (14.51 %)Windows 2000
18175 (14.34 %)Migration
19157 (12.87 %)Cisco
20156 (12.79 %)MS Excel
21153 (12.54 %)Security Cleared
22152 (12.46 %)SAN
23146 (11.97 %)Blackberry
24141 (11.56 %)TCP/IP
25139 (11.39 %)HP
26135 (11.07 %)DHCP
27129 (10.57 %)VMware Infrastructure
28125 (10.25 %)SC Cleared
29124 (10.16 %)SQL
30122 (10.00 %)Finance

MS Exchange
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 9 February 2010, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
151 (4.180 %).NET
222 (1.803 %)XML
320 (1.639 %)ASP.NET
412 (0.984 %)WMI
511 (0.902 %)Web Services
69 (0.738 %)HTML
78 (0.656 %)Application Packaging
78 (0.656 %)JSP
78 (0.656 %)XSLT
86 (0.492 %)XSD
95 (0.410 %)Middleware
104 (0.328 %).NET Framework
104 (0.328 %)Silverlight
104 (0.328 %)CSS
104 (0.328 %)ADSI
104 (0.328 %)WSH
104 (0.328 %)WinForms
113 (0.246 %)Windows SharePoint Services
122 (0.164 %)WPF
122 (0.164 %)XHTML
IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
1556 (45.57 %)Exchange Server 2003
2465 (38.11 %)Exchange Server 2007
3119 (9.754 %)SharePoint
4103 (8.443 %)Exchange Server 2000
581 (6.639 %)IIS
675 (6.148 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
751 (4.180 %)Lotus Notes
846 (3.770 %)Exchange Server 5.5
924 (1.967 %)GroupWise
1020 (1.639 %)Lotus Domino
1119 (1.557 %)Office Communications Server
1218 (1.475 %)SharePoint Server 2007
137 (0.574 %)BizTalk Server
137 (0.574 %)Apache
146 (0.492 %)Tomcat
153 (0.246 %)CMS
153 (0.246 %)ColdFusion
161 (0.082 %)QuickPlace
161 (0.082 %)Rendezvous
161 (0.082 %)CICS
IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
1247 (20.25 %)MS Office
2156 (12.79 %)MS Excel
318 (1.475 %)MS Project
411 (0.902 %)MS PowerPoint
56 (0.492 %)MS Visio
63 (0.246 %)Spreadsheet
72 (0.164 %)AutoCAD
81 (0.082 %)PrintSoft PReS
81 (0.082 %)S-PLUS
IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
120 (1.639 %)assyst
26 (0.492 %)Microsoft CRM
32 (0.164 %)Summit
41 (0.082 %)Dynamics AX
41 (0.082 %)SoftGrid
41 (0.082 %)Oracle CRM
41 (0.082 %)Navision
41 (0.082 %)3000 Xtra
41 (0.082 %)Cerner Millennium
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
1193 (15.82 %)DNS
2152 (12.46 %)SAN
3141 (11.56 %)TCP/IP
4135 (11.07 %)DHCP
5121 (9.918 %)LAN
6108 (8.852 %)Firewall
7104 (8.525 %)WAN
862 (5.082 %)VPN
954 (4.426 %)Internet
1032 (2.623 %)Wireless
1131 (2.541 %)SMTP
1229 (2.377 %)LDAP
1327 (2.213 %)SSL
1426 (2.131 %)NAS
1524 (1.967 %)VoIP
1623 (1.885 %)SMS
1719 (1.557 %)iSCSI
1818 (1.475 %)VLAN
1915 (1.230 %)Network Security
2014 (1.148 %)S/MIME
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
1201 (16.48 %)SQL Server
274 (6.066 %)SQL Server 2005
340 (3.279 %)SQL Server 2000
425 (2.049 %)SQL Server 2008
514 (1.148 %)MS Access
68 (0.656 %)SQL Server Integration Services
76 (0.492 %)BusinessObjects
83 (0.246 %)Crystal Reports
92 (0.164 %)Oracle 8/8i
101 (0.082 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
101 (0.082 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
101 (0.082 %)MSDE
101 (0.082 %)EDRMS
101 (0.082 %)MySQL
101 (0.082 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
101 (0.082 %)PerformancePoint
IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
111 (0.902 %)Visual Studio
23 (0.246 %)TestDirector
31 (0.082 %)VSS/SourceSafe
31 (0.082 %)Visual Studio Tools for Office
IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
1122 (10.00 %)Finance
291 (7.459 %)Government
385 (6.967 %)Banking
429 (2.377 %)Investment Banking
518 (1.475 %)Telecoms
617 (1.393 %)Health
617 (1.393 %)Legal
716 (1.311 %)Military
716 (1.311 %)Back Office
815 (1.230 %)Insurance
815 (1.230 %)Education
914 (1.148 %)Law
1010 (0.820 %)Publishing
119 (0.738 %)Retail
128 (0.656 %)Local Government
137 (0.574 %)Front Office
146 (0.492 %)Aerospace
155 (0.410 %)Retail Banking
164 (0.328 %)Auditing
173 (0.246 %)Criminal Justice
IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
1284 (23.28 %)Analyst
2150 (12.30 %)Support Engineer
3119 (9.754 %)Support Analyst
497 (7.951 %)Desktop Support
596 (7.869 %)3rd Line Support
688 (7.213 %)Consultant
776 (6.230 %)Administrator
866 (5.410 %)2nd Line Support
961 (5.000 %)Service Desk Analyst
1057 (4.672 %)Service Analyst
1156 (4.590 %)Architect
1251 (4.180 %)Server Engineer
1349 (4.016 %)Server Support
1441 (3.361 %)Helpdesk Support
1441 (3.361 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
1537 (3.033 %)Desktop Analyst
1636 (2.951 %)Helpdesk Analyst
1734 (2.787 %)Systems Administrator
1734 (2.787 %)Desktop Engineer
1734 (2.787 %)Exchange Engineer
IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
1146 (11.97 %)Blackberry
268 (5.574 %)Clustering
349 (4.016 %)NHS
425 (2.049 %)PDA
524 (1.967 %)PKI
621 (1.721 %)Replication
720 (1.639 %)Fixed Income
819 (1.557 %)Derivative
914 (1.148 %)CLARiiON
109 (0.738 %)Celerra
118 (0.656 %)EMC Centera
127 (0.574 %)French Language
136 (0.492 %)PACS
145 (0.410 %)Management Information System
145 (0.410 %)Mainframe
145 (0.410 %)Thin Client
145 (0.410 %)Fat Client
154 (0.328 %)Video Conferencing
154 (0.328 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
154 (0.328 %)Handset
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
1880 (72.13 %)Windows
2524 (42.95 %)Windows Server 2003
3291 (23.85 %)Windows XP
4217 (17.79 %)Windows Server 2008
5177 (14.51 %)Windows 2000
6103 (8.443 %)Windows 2000 Server
7101 (8.279 %)Windows Vista
870 (5.738 %)UNIX
960 (4.918 %)Linux
1030 (2.459 %)Windows NT
1117 (1.393 %)Windows Mobile
1213 (1.066 %)Windows 7
1312 (0.984 %)Red Hat Linux
148 (0.656 %)Solaris
148 (0.656 %)NetWare
157 (0.574 %)AIX
165 (0.410 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
173 (0.246 %)Mac OS X
182 (0.164 %)Mac OS
182 (0.164 %)HPUX
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
1205 (16.80 %)ITIL
2175 (14.34 %)Migration
350 (4.098 %)Service Management
436 (2.951 %)Service Delivery
532 (2.623 %)Incident Management
626 (2.131 %)Project Management
725 (2.049 %)PRINCE2
820 (1.639 %)Problem Management
918 (1.475 %)Change Management
1017 (1.393 %)Disaster Recovery
1114 (1.148 %)User Acceptance Testing
1213 (1.066 %)CRM
1312 (0.984 %)Software Testing
1410 (0.820 %)Data Protection
1410 (0.820 %)Configuration Management
1410 (0.820 %)ITSM
159 (0.738 %)Integration Testing
167 (0.574 %)Business Continuity
167 (0.574 %)Workflow
167 (0.574 %)Process Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
1124 (10.16 %)SQL
270 (5.738 %)C
342 (3.443 %)VBScript
441 (3.361 %)C#
536 (2.951 %)PowerShell
627 (2.213 %)VB
723 (1.885 %)VB.NET
810 (0.820 %)T-SQL
810 (0.820 %)Perl
97 (0.574 %)JavaScript
105 (0.410 %)Shell Script
105 (0.410 %)C++
114 (0.328 %)Java
114 (0.328 %)VBA
122 (0.164 %)PHP
131 (0.082 %)PL/SQL
131 (0.082 %)PHP5
IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
1224 (18.36 %)Microsoft Certification
2187 (15.33 %)MCSE
3153 (12.54 %)Security Cleared
4125 (10.25 %)SC Cleared
572 (5.902 %)MCP
644 (3.607 %)MCSA
743 (3.525 %)Cisco Certification
835 (2.869 %)CCNA
932 (2.623 %)MCITP
1022 (1.803 %)Degree
1121 (1.721 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
1220 (1.639 %)ITIL Certification
1319 (1.557 %)DV Cleared
1415 (1.230 %)MCTS
1514 (1.148 %)Citrix Certification
1613 (1.066 %)CCA
1710 (0.820 %)MCDST
188 (0.656 %)CCNP
197 (0.574 %)CISSP
206 (0.492 %)MCDBA
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
137 (3.033 %)SLA
214 (1.148 %)QA
32 (0.164 %)JSP 440
IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
1704 (57.70 %)Active Directory
2129 (10.57 %)VMware Infrastructure
373 (5.984 %)VMware ESX
449 (4.016 %)NetBackup
540 (3.279 %)ISA Server
636 (2.951 %)Hyper-V
727 (2.213 %)Backup Exec
825 (2.049 %)XenApp
923 (1.885 %)NDS
1022 (1.803 %)Terminal Server
1022 (1.803 %)Terminal Services
1120 (1.639 %)Citrix Presentation Server
1219 (1.557 %)MetaFrame
139 (0.738 %)vSphere
144 (0.328 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
144 (0.328 %)NFS
153 (0.246 %)Oracle RMAN
153 (0.246 %)VMware Workstation
162 (0.164 %)MailMarshal
162 (0.164 %)WebMarshal
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
146 (3.770 %)SCCM
245 (3.689 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
334 (2.787 %)SCOM
418 (1.475 %)Norton AntiVirus
517 (1.393 %)McAfee ePO
517 (1.393 %)OpenView Configuration Management
616 (1.311 %)MOM
616 (1.311 %)OpenView
715 (1.230 %)MAILsweeper
812 (0.984 %)MIIS
812 (0.984 %)ZENworks
911 (0.902 %)MIMEsweeper
108 (0.656 %)WSUS
108 (0.656 %)Unicenter
108 (0.656 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
117 (0.574 %)Tivoli
126 (0.492 %)ARCserve
135 (0.410 %)EMC NetWorker
143 (0.246 %)DameWare
152 (0.164 %)Netcool
IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1509 (41.72 %)Microsoft
2307 (25.16 %)Citrix
3234 (19.18 %)VMware
4157 (12.87 %)Cisco
5139 (11.39 %)HP
656 (4.590 %)Lotus
748 (3.934 %)Symantec
840 (3.279 %)Dell
939 (3.197 %)Remedy
1035 (2.869 %)Oracle
1133 (2.705 %)EMC
1231 (2.541 %)McAfee
1324 (1.967 %)IBM
1421 (1.721 %)Altiris
1421 (1.721 %)CheckPoint
1421 (1.721 %)NetApp
1520 (1.639 %)Compaq
1520 (1.639 %)IronPort
1615 (1.230 %)Novell
1712 (0.984 %)Avaya