The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Sun products and/or services in IT contracts advertised for the Bedfordshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Sun over the 3 months to 21 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 Vendors for the Bedfordshire region.

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.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are NOT representative of contractor rates within Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Sun
Rank 29 32 36
Rank change year-on-year
+3 +4
Contract jobs citing Sun 1 1 6
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Bedfordshire 0.529% 0.358% 2.048%
As % of the Vendors category 1.351% 0.885% 3.922%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 1
Average daily rate £325 £325 £213
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- +52.94%
UK excluding London average daily rate £343 £325 £375
% change year-on-year
+5.38% -13.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Average hourly rate - - £30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £20.50 £22.00 £29.00
% change year-on-year
-6.81% -24.13%
All Vendors
Bedfordshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
74 113 153
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Bedfordshire 39.15% 40.50% 52.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 49 54 66
Average daily rate £325 £375 £250
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-13.33% +50.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £213 £225 £175
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £450 £403
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 12 5
Average hourly rate £17.50 £29.00 £11.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-39.65% +163.63%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £19.00 £20.50
% change year-on-year
- -7.31%
Sun
East of England

Sun
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Sun across the Bedfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Bedfordshire Sun Jobs Demand Trend

Sun
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Sun across the Bedfordshire region.

Bedfordshire Sun Daily Rate Trend

Sun
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Sun across the Bedfordshire region.

Bedfordshire Sun Hourly Rate Trend

Sun
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Sun within the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 21 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
Luton - 1 £325 -
Sun
East of England

Sun
Top 2 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing Sun 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 Sun.

1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Finance

Sun
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing Sun 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 Sun. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Project Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2