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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Active Directory skills within the West Wales region with a comparison to our System Software category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Active Directory over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Active Directory
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank1619
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads16
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.006 %
As % of the category below50.00 %100.00 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£400
Average daily rate-£413
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£425
UK excluding London average daily rate£291£281
% change on same period last year+3.67 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£10.00-
Average hourly rate£11.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£13.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.03£18.27
% change on same period last year-1.28 %
West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
West Wales
Matching contract IT job ads26
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.006 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£400
Average daily rate-£413
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£425
UK excluding London average daily rate£318£317
% change on same period last year+0.10 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£10.00-
Average hourly rate£11.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£13.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.19£21.57
% change on same period last year-1.75 %
Active Directory WalesActive Directory
Wales

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.

Active Directory
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Active Directory across the West Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the System Software category.

West Wales Active Directory Demand Trend

Active Directory
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Active Directory across the West Wales region.

West Wales Active Directory Daily Rate Trend

Active Directory
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Active Directory across the West Wales region.

West Wales Active Directory Hourly Rate Trend

Active Directory
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Active Directory within the West Wales region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
SwanseaUp+11--
Active Directory WalesActive Directory
Wales

Active Directory
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Wales region citing Active Directory 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 Active Directory.

12 (100.00 %)Dell
12 (100.00 %)Windows
21 (50.00 %)Windows XP
21 (50.00 %)Microsoft
21 (50.00 %)Compaq
21 (50.00 %)SQL
21 (50.00 %)Citrix
21 (50.00 %)SAN
21 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (50.00 %)Tivoli
21 (50.00 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
21 (50.00 %)Clustering
21 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (50.00 %)Windows 2000 Server

Active Directory
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Wales region citing Active Directory 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 Active Directory. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)SAN
West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Desktop Support
11 (50.00 %)Support Engineer
11 (50.00 %)3rd Line Support
11 (50.00 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (50.00 %)Clustering
West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)Windows
21 (50.00 %)Windows XP
21 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (50.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)SQL
West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (50.00 %)Tivoli
11 (50.00 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)Dell
21 (50.00 %)Microsoft
21 (50.00 %)Compaq
21 (50.00 %)Citrix