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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Brocade products and/or services in IT contracts within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Brocade over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBrocade
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank129133
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads235
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.035 %
As % of the category below0.115 %1.469 %
Daily rates quoted23
Average minimum daily rate£425£447
Average daily rate£425£474
% change on same period last year-10.22 %
Average maximum daily rate£426£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£396£452
% change on same period last year-12.34 %
Hourly rates quoted020
Average minimum hourly rate-£30.06
Average hourly rate-£30.98
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£31.91
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.74£30.11
% change on same period last year-4.56 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads17332382
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.287 %2.372 %
Daily rates quoted369789
Average minimum daily rate£356£359
Average daily rate£376£380
% change on same period last year-0.85 %
Average maximum daily rate£397£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£358
% change on same period last year+0.11 %
Hourly rates quoted161270
Average minimum hourly rate£23.03£26.95
Average hourly rate£24.62£28.51
% change on same period last year-13.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.20£30.07
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.70£24.82
% change on same period last year-4.50 %
Brocade South EastBrocade
South East

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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.

Brocade
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Brocade across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Berkshire Brocade Demand Trend

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Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Brocade across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire Brocade Daily Rate Trend

Brocade
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Brocade across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Berkshire Brocade Daily Rate Histogram

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Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Brocade across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire Brocade Hourly Rate Trend

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Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Brocade within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
ReadingDown-71£450-
SloughNew entry-1£401-
Brocade South EastBrocade
South East

Brocade
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Brocade 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 Brocade.

12 (100.00 %)EMC
12 (100.00 %)SAN
12 (100.00 %)NetApp
12 (100.00 %)VERITAS
12 (100.00 %)NetBackup
12 (100.00 %)Cisco
21 (50.00 %)HP
21 (50.00 %)Solaris

Brocade
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Brocade 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 Brocade. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (100.00 %)SAN
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Storage Consultant
11 (50.00 %)SAN Consultant
11 (50.00 %)Storage Engineer
11 (50.00 %)Consultant
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)Solaris
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (100.00 %)NetBackup
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)EMC
12 (100.00 %)NetApp
12 (100.00 %)VERITAS
12 (100.00 %)Cisco
21 (50.00 %)HP