Terminal Services Contracts
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for Terminal Services skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Terminal Services over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the System Software category.

Note that 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.

Location
 3 months to
23 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Terminal Services
Rank 497 477 489
Rank change year-on-year
-20 +12
Contract jobs citing Terminal Services 44 88 97
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.095% 0.151% 0.156%
As % of the System Software category 1.013% 1.908% 2.168%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 45 48
Average daily rate £263 £325 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-19.23% -13.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £125 £119 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £350 £500 £565
UK excluding London average daily rate £319 £340 £300
% change year-on-year
-6.25% +13.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 9 16
Average hourly rate £16.00 £14.00 £15.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+14.28% -6.66%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £15.00 £10.30 £10.75
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £20.90 £42.00 £39.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate £15.75 £12.61 £14.00
% change year-on-year
+24.95% -9.96%
All System Software
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
System Software category		 4345 4611 4474
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 9.377% 7.899% 7.209%
Number of daily rates quoted 2092 2219 1964
Average daily rate £350 £340 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+2.94% -2.85%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £200 £200 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £450 £475
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £308
% change year-on-year
- +5.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 586 622 664
Average hourly rate £17.50 £17.50 £18.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- -2.77%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.20 £11.00 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £32.50 £35.40 £35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.00 £16.50 £17.50
% change year-on-year
-3.03% -5.71%

Terminal Services
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Terminal Services within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the System Software category.

Terminal Services Jobs Demand Trend

Terminal Services
Daily Rate Trend

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

Terminal Services Daily Rate Trend

Terminal Services
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Terminal Services within the UK over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

Terminal Services Daily Rate Histogram

Terminal Services
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Terminal Services Hourly Rate Trend

Terminal Services
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 Terminal Services within the UK over the 3 months to 23 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)		 Rank 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
England +2 41 £220 -26.66%
South East +14 17 £325 -
London +8 11 £190 -15.55%
Hampshire +2 10 £319 -1.92%
East of England +13 5 £180 -51.35%
Hertfordshire - 5 £180 -
City of London +15 4 £133 -67.10%
Andover +3 4 - -
South West +32 3 £165 -52.85%
Surrey +15 3 £325 +173.10%
Manchester +13 2 - -
North West +7 2 - -
Scotland -14 2 £350 -3.44%
Kent - 2 - -
Havant - 2 - -
Stevenage - 2 £180 -
Redhill - 2 £325 -
Derbyshire +13 1 - -
Berkshire +10 1 £168 -50.73%
Buckinghamshire +6 1 - -
Milton Keynes +6 1 - -
West Midlands +6 1 - -
East Midlands -1 1 - -
Yorkshire -3 1 - -
Glasgow -26 1 - -
Wiltshire - 1 £220 -
South Yorkshire - 1 - -
Somerset - 1 - -
Herefordshire - 1 - -
Devon - 1 £110 -

Terminal Services
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Terminal Services 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 Terminal Services.

1 119 (89.47%) Windows
2 92 (69.17%) Active Directory
3 75 (56.39%) VMware
4 72 (54.14%) Microsoft
5 69 (51.88%) Citrix
6 66 (49.62%) Windows Server 2003
7 60 (45.11%) Windows Server 2008
8 51 (38.35%) VMware Infrastructure
9 43 (32.33%) DNS
10 37 (27.82%) TCP/IP
11 35 (26.32%) DHCP
12 34 (25.56%) HP
13 32 (24.06%) MS Exchange
14 27 (20.30%) MS Office
14 27 (20.30%) XenApp
15 26 (19.55%) SQL Server
15 26 (19.55%) SQL
16 25 (18.80%) IIS
16 25 (18.80%) MS Excel
16 25 (18.80%) WAN
17 24 (18.05%) LAN
17 24 (18.05%) SharePoint
17 24 (18.05%) Windows XP
17 24 (18.05%) Windows 7
18 22 (16.54%) SCCM
19 21 (15.79%) VPN
19 21 (15.79%) Microsoft Certification
20 20 (15.04%) VBScript
21 18 (13.53%) Exchange Server 2003
22 17 (12.78%) Finance

Terminal Services
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Terminal Services 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 Terminal Services. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 3 (2.256%) COM
2 2 (1.504%) Flash
2 2 (1.504%) XML
2 2 (1.504%) HTML
3 1 (0.752%) .NET
3 1 (0.752%) ASP.NET
Application Platforms
1 32 (24.06%) MS Exchange
2 25 (18.80%) IIS
3 24 (18.05%) SharePoint
4 18 (13.53%) Exchange Server 2003
5 12 (9.023%) Exchange Server 2007
5 12 (9.023%) Exchange Server 2010
6 11 (8.271%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
7 8 (6.015%) Lotus Notes
8 5 (3.759%) BizTalk Server
9 3 (2.256%) Lync
10 2 (1.504%) Exchange Server 2000
10 2 (1.504%) WorkSite
11 1 (0.752%) SharePoint 2010
11 1 (0.752%) SAS
Applications
1 27 (20.30%) MS Office
2 25 (18.80%) MS Excel
3 3 (2.256%) MS Visio
4 2 (1.504%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (2.256%) Remedy ITSM
1 3 (2.256%) Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
1 43 (32.33%) DNS
2 37 (27.82%) TCP/IP
3 35 (26.32%) DHCP
4 25 (18.80%) WAN
5 24 (18.05%) LAN
6 21 (15.79%) VPN
7 16 (12.03%) Firewall
8 9 (6.767%) SAN
9 8 (6.015%) IPv6
9 8 (6.015%) IPsec
10 7 (5.263%) xDSL
10 7 (5.263%) Internet
10 7 (5.263%) WLAN
11 5 (3.759%) NAS
11 5 (3.759%) ADSL
12 4 (3.008%) SNMP
12 4 (3.008%) Wireless
13 3 (2.256%) Wireshark
13 3 (2.256%) Wi-Fi
13 3 (2.256%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (19.55%) SQL Server
2 13 (9.774%) SQL Server 2008
2 13 (9.774%) SQL Server 2005
3 9 (6.767%) Oracle 8/8i
4 8 (6.015%) Oracle 10g
4 8 (6.015%) Oracle 11g
5 7 (5.263%) Oracle BI EE
5 7 (5.263%) Oracle OWB
5 7 (5.263%) Data Warehouse
6 5 (3.759%) SQL Server 2012
6 5 (3.759%) Oracle Reports
6 5 (3.759%) SQL Server 2000
7 2 (1.504%) Cognos Impromptu
7 2 (1.504%) Crystal Reports
8 1 (0.752%) SAS Enterprise Guide
8 1 (0.752%) SAS Enterprise Miner
8 1 (0.752%) MS Access
8 1 (0.752%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 13 (9.774%) InstallShield
2 9 (6.767%) MSI
3 7 (5.263%) Oracle APEX
3 7 (5.263%) QuickTest Pro
3 7 (5.263%) LoadRunner
4 5 (3.759%) AdminStudio
5 1 (0.752%) Rational Rhapsody
5 1 (0.752%) Subversion
General
1 17 (12.78%) Finance
2 13 (9.774%) Legal
3 8 (6.015%) Law
4 7 (5.263%) Telecoms
5 3 (2.256%) Marketing
5 3 (2.256%) Military
5 3 (2.256%) Advertising
6 2 (1.504%) Manufacturing
6 2 (1.504%) Spanish Language
6 2 (1.504%) Banking
6 2 (1.504%) Retail
7 1 (0.752%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 41 (30.83%) Analyst
2 20 (15.04%) Support Analyst
3 14 (10.53%) Support Engineer
4 13 (9.774%) 2nd Line Support
5 12 (9.023%) 3rd Line Support
6 11 (8.271%) Desktop Engineer
6 11 (8.271%) Desktop Support
7 10 (7.519%) Technical Support
8 8 (6.015%) Team Leader
8 8 (6.015%) Systems Analyst
8 8 (6.015%) Consultant
8 8 (6.015%) Server Engineer
9 7 (5.263%) Systems Support
9 7 (5.263%) Applications Packager
10 6 (4.511%) Technical Analyst
10 6 (4.511%) Administrator
10 6 (4.511%) Server Support
10 6 (4.511%) Systems Administrator
10 6 (4.511%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
11 5 (3.759%) IT Support
Miscellaneous
1 13 (9.774%) Clustering
2 12 (9.023%) Blackberry
3 11 (8.271%) Fat Client
3 11 (8.271%) Thin Client
4 8 (6.015%) PKI
5 6 (4.511%) iPhone
6 4 (3.008%) Computer Science
6 4 (3.008%) iPad
7 3 (2.256%) Data Integration
7 3 (2.256%) Enterprise Software
7 3 (2.256%) Statistics
7 3 (2.256%) Management Information System
7 3 (2.256%) NHS
8 2 (1.504%) Replication
8 2 (1.504%) Mathematics
8 2 (1.504%) Data Protection Act
9 1 (0.752%) SaaS
9 1 (0.752%) Smartphone
9 1 (0.752%) PDA
9 1 (0.752%) Firmware
Operating Systems
1 119 (89.47%) Windows
2 66 (49.62%) Windows Server 2003
3 60 (45.11%) Windows Server 2008
4 24 (18.05%) Windows XP
4 24 (18.05%) Windows 7
5 16 (12.03%) Windows 2000 Server
6 14 (10.53%) Windows Vista
7 13 (9.774%) Linux
8 9 (6.767%) Windows 2000
9 5 (3.759%) Windows NT
10 4 (3.008%) UNIX
11 2 (1.504%) Mac OS X
11 2 (1.504%) Windows 8
11 2 (1.504%) Windows Server 2012
11 2 (1.504%) CentOS
12 1 (0.752%) Mac OS
12 1 (0.752%) Solaris
12 1 (0.752%) Windows CE
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (7.519%) Service Delivery
2 9 (6.767%) ITIL
2 9 (6.767%) CRM
3 8 (6.015%) Migration
4 7 (5.263%) Performance Testing
4 7 (5.263%) Test Management
4 7 (5.263%) Test Scripting
4 7 (5.263%) Test Automation
4 7 (5.263%) Penetration Testing
5 6 (4.511%) Validation
5 6 (4.511%) Time Management
6 5 (3.759%) Strategic Planning
6 5 (3.759%) Incident Management
6 5 (3.759%) Business Continuity
7 4 (3.008%) ITSM
7 4 (3.008%) Network Load Balancing
8 3 (2.256%) ISMS
8 3 (2.256%) QMS
8 3 (2.256%) Release Management
8 3 (2.256%) Capacity Planning
Programming Languages
1 26 (19.55%) SQL
2 20 (15.04%) VBScript
3 17 (12.78%) PowerShell
4 9 (6.767%) VB
5 4 (3.008%) Shell Script
5 4 (3.008%) C
6 2 (1.504%) Java
7 1 (0.752%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 21 (15.79%) Microsoft Certification
2 17 (12.78%) MCSE
3 14 (10.53%) Security Cleared
4 10 (7.519%) SC Cleared
5 8 (6.015%) MCITP
6 7 (5.263%) ISEB Practitioner
6 7 (5.263%) ISEB
7 6 (4.511%) Degree
8 4 (3.008%) MCSA
8 4 (3.008%) HP AIS
9 3 (2.256%) MCDST
9 3 (2.256%) MCTS
9 3 (2.256%) MCP
9 3 (2.256%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (1.504%) CCNA
10 2 (1.504%) MOS
11 1 (0.752%) CCIE
11 1 (0.752%) A+ Certification
11 1 (0.752%) ITIL Certification
11 1 (0.752%) Citrix Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (9.774%) SLA
2 7 (5.263%) QA
3 6 (4.511%) ISO 9001
3 6 (4.511%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.752%) GxP
System Software
1 92 (69.17%) Active Directory
2 51 (38.35%) VMware Infrastructure
3 27 (20.30%) XenApp
4 17 (12.78%) Microsoft App-V
5 14 (10.53%) XenDesktop
6 9 (6.767%) vSphere
6 9 (6.767%) VMware ESX
7 8 (6.015%) Oracle RAC
8 5 (3.759%) Hyper-V
8 5 (3.759%) ISA Server
9 4 (3.008%) VMware Workstation
9 4 (3.008%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 4 (3.008%) VMware ESXi
10 3 (2.256%) VMware Server
10 3 (2.256%) DFS Replication
11 1 (0.752%) Samba
11 1 (0.752%) NFS
11 1 (0.752%) MetaFrame
Systems Management
1 22 (16.54%) SCCM
2 16 (12.03%) SCOM
3 8 (6.015%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 7 (5.263%) HP Quality Center
4 7 (5.263%) WSUS
5 6 (4.511%) Backup Exec
6 5 (3.759%) Norton AntiVirus
7 4 (3.008%) ARCserve
7 4 (3.008%) OpenView
7 4 (3.008%) WMI
7 4 (3.008%) BladeLogic
8 3 (2.256%) McAfee ePO
8 3 (2.256%) Netcool
8 3 (2.256%) Netcool/OMNIbus
8 3 (2.256%) Tivoli
8 3 (2.256%) Tivoli Storage Manager
9 2 (1.504%) Nagios
9 2 (1.504%) CiscoWorks
9 2 (1.504%) DameWare
9 2 (1.504%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
Vendors
1 75 (56.39%) VMware
2 72 (54.14%) Microsoft
3 69 (51.88%) Citrix
4 34 (25.56%) HP
5 16 (12.03%) Cisco
6 15 (11.28%) Symantec
7 14 (10.53%) Juniper
8 12 (9.023%) Oracle
8 12 (9.023%) Remedy
8 12 (9.023%) Dell
9 8 (6.015%) Lotus
9 8 (6.015%) EMC
10 7 (5.263%) Sophos
10 7 (5.263%) McAfee
11 5 (3.759%) SolarWinds
11 5 (3.759%) OPNET
11 5 (3.759%) AppSense
11 5 (3.759%) Compuware
11 5 (3.759%) Intel
12 4 (3.008%) Websense
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