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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of HP 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 HP over the last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank2733
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads150200
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.192 %0.225 %
As % of the category below9.416 %10.27 %
Daily rates quoted3684
Average minimum daily rate£307£358
Average daily rate£317£368
% change on same period last year-13.85 %
Average maximum daily rate£327£378
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£346
% change on same period last year-5.10 %
Hourly rates quoted1910
Average minimum hourly rate£20.80£28.80
Average hourly rate£21.92£31.50
% change on same period last year-30.42 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.04£34.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.51£24.85
% change on same period last year-13.42 %
Vendors BerkshireVendors
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads15931947
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.044 %2.187 %
Daily rates quoted357507
Average minimum daily rate£340£344
Average daily rate£361£364
% change on same period last year-0.97 %
Average maximum daily rate£381£385
UK excluding London average daily rate£365£357
% change on same period last year+2.18 %
Hourly rates quoted165132
Average minimum hourly rate£24.24£28.30
Average hourly rate£26.05£29.90
% change on same period last year-12.85 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.87£31.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.52£24.89
% change on same period last year-9.53 %
HP South EastHP
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 Hewlett-Packard Company.

HP
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing HP across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Berkshire HP Demand Trend

HP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire HP Daily Rate Trend

HP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing HP across the Berkshire region over the past 3 months.

Berkshire HP Daily Rate Histogram

HP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire HP Hourly Rate Trend

HP
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing HP across the Berkshire region over the past 3 months.

Berkshire HP Hourly Rate Histogram

HP
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HP within the Berkshire region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank 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
1ReadingUp+535£289-15.13 %
2BracknellUp+820£382-4.27 %
3SloughUp+1218£276+11.07 %
4MaidenheadUp+1413--
5WindsorNew entry-8--
6NewburyDown-87£268-29.60 %
HP South EastHP
South East

HP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing HP also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing HP.

199 (41.08 %)Windows
264 (26.56 %)Microsoft
356 (23.24 %)SAN
455 (22.82 %)Oracle
547 (19.50 %)IBM
645 (18.67 %)OpenView
740 (16.60 %)Perl
740 (16.60 %)Government
838 (15.77 %)Linux
937 (15.35 %)Unix
1035 (14.52 %)Red Hat
1134 (14.11 %)Windows 2000
1233 (13.69 %)SQL
1331 (12.86 %)VMware
1427 (11.20 %)MS Excel
1427 (11.20 %)NFS
1427 (11.20 %)Dell
1526 (10.79 %)Tivoli
1526 (10.79 %)Python
1526 (10.79 %)MS Office
1526 (10.79 %)Oracle Applications
1526 (10.79 %)Samba
1625 (10.37 %)HPUX
1625 (10.37 %)OpenView Configuration Management
1625 (10.37 %)Active Directory
1723 (9.544 %)Citrix
1723 (9.544 %)Solaris
1821 (8.714 %)MS Exchange
1821 (8.714 %)Windows Server 2003
1920 (8.299 %)Compaq

HP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing HP also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing HP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
110 (4.149 %)ASP
23 (1.245 %)X-Windows
23 (1.245 %)Software Packaging
32 (0.830 %).NET
32 (0.830 %)WebSphere
32 (0.830 %)COM+
41 (0.415 %)WebServices
41 (0.415 %)CORBA
41 (0.415 %)Middleware
Application Platforms
121 (8.714 %)MS Exchange
215 (6.224 %)GroupWise
312 (4.979 %)IIS
410 (4.149 %)Exchange Server 2003
57 (2.905 %)Exchange Server 5.5
66 (2.490 %)Exchange Server 2000
75 (2.075 %)Lotus Notes
83 (1.245 %)Apache
83 (1.245 %)Tomcat
92 (0.830 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
92 (0.830 %)WebSphere Application Server
101 (0.415 %)Exchange Server 2007
101 (0.415 %)Site Server
Applications
127 (11.20 %)MS Excel
226 (10.79 %)MS Office
39 (3.734 %)MS PowerPoint
44 (1.660 %)MS Project
51 (0.415 %)MS Visio
Business Applications
126 (10.79 %)Oracle Applications
22 (0.830 %)SoftGrid
31 (0.415 %)assyst
Communications & Networking
156 (23.24 %)SAN
218 (7.469 %)TCP/IP
315 (6.224 %)DNS
414 (5.809 %)DHCP
59 (3.734 %)VPN
68 (3.320 %)LAN
68 (3.320 %)Firewall
77 (2.905 %)WAN
86 (2.490 %)Wireless
95 (2.075 %)OSPF
104 (1.660 %)TACACS
104 (1.660 %)Cisco IOS
104 (1.660 %)SDH
104 (1.660 %)ATM
113 (1.245 %)Broadband
113 (1.245 %)SMS
113 (1.245 %)WINS
113 (1.245 %)Cisco PIX
113 (1.245 %)VLAN
113 (1.245 %)DWDM
Database & Business Intelligence
16 (2.490 %)Oracle 8/8i
25 (2.075 %)Oracle 9i
33 (1.245 %)ETL
42 (0.830 %)Oracle 10g
42 (0.830 %)SQL Server
Development Applications
12 (0.830 %)QuickTest Pro
12 (0.830 %)QALoad
21 (0.415 %)LoadRunner
21 (0.415 %)RequisitePro
21 (0.415 %)Rational Robot
21 (0.415 %)MSI
General
140 (16.60 %)Government
215 (6.224 %)Telecoms
39 (3.734 %)Finance
45 (2.075 %)Retail
45 (2.075 %)Billing
53 (1.245 %)Pharmaceutical
62 (0.830 %)Banking
71 (0.415 %)Education
71 (0.415 %)Health
71 (0.415 %)Legal
Job Titles
128 (11.62 %)Analyst
226 (10.79 %)Systems Manager
323 (9.544 %)Server Engineer
420 (8.299 %)Consultant
518 (7.469 %)Administrator
617 (7.054 %)Support Engineer
715 (6.224 %)2nd Line Support
810 (4.149 %)Technical Support
810 (4.149 %)Systems Administrator
98 (3.320 %)Support Analyst
98 (3.320 %)Change Analyst
106 (2.490 %)Hardware Engineer
106 (2.490 %)3rd Line Support
106 (2.490 %)Server Support
106 (2.490 %)Systems Engineer
115 (2.075 %)Network Designer
115 (2.075 %)Network Engineer
115 (2.075 %)UNIX Administrator
124 (1.660 %)Technical Specialist
124 (1.660 %)Technical Engineer
Miscellaneous
120 (8.299 %)Clustering
26 (2.490 %)Blackberry
35 (2.075 %)Replication
43 (1.245 %)Management Information System
52 (0.830 %)Client/Server
61 (0.415 %)Thin Client
61 (0.415 %)Mainframe
61 (0.415 %)AS400
61 (0.415 %)CLARiiON
61 (0.415 %)Asset Management
61 (0.415 %)Fat Client
61 (0.415 %)IBM Mainframe
Operating Systems
199 (41.08 %)Windows
238 (15.77 %)Linux
337 (15.35 %)Unix
434 (14.11 %)Windows 2000
525 (10.37 %)HPUX
623 (9.544 %)Solaris
721 (8.714 %)Windows Server 2003
87 (2.905 %)Windows NT
87 (2.905 %)Windows XP
94 (1.660 %)SUSE
103 (1.245 %)Debian
103 (1.245 %)AIX
112 (0.830 %)NetWare
121 (0.415 %)Windows Mobile
121 (0.415 %)Windows Vista
121 (0.415 %)VMS
Processes & Methodologies
115 (6.224 %)ITIL
210 (4.149 %)Service Delivery
39 (3.734 %)Service Management
39 (3.734 %)Release Management
48 (3.320 %)Migration
57 (2.905 %)Validation
65 (2.075 %)Project Management
65 (2.075 %)Change Management
74 (1.660 %)Business Desktop Deployment
83 (1.245 %)Network Design
83 (1.245 %)PRINCE2
83 (1.245 %)OOP
83 (1.245 %)OO
92 (0.830 %)Incident Management
92 (0.830 %)Problem Management
92 (0.830 %)System Testing
92 (0.830 %)Time Management
92 (0.830 %)Fault Management
101 (0.415 %)User Acceptance Testing
101 (0.415 %)Test Scripting
Programming Languages
140 (16.60 %)Perl
233 (13.69 %)SQL
326 (10.79 %)Python
411 (4.564 %)VBScript
59 (3.734 %)Shell Script
68 (3.320 %)VB
77 (2.905 %)AWK
77 (2.905 %)C
83 (1.245 %)Java
92 (0.830 %)Korn
101 (0.415 %)C++
Qualifications
113 (5.394 %)Microsoft Certification
212 (4.979 %)MCSE
39 (3.734 %)ITIL Certification
47 (2.905 %)Cisco Certification
55 (2.075 %)CCSA
64 (1.660 %)CCIE
64 (1.660 %)ISEB
73 (1.245 %)MCP
82 (0.830 %)CCNP
91 (0.415 %)CCNA
91 (0.415 %)MCSA
91 (0.415 %)A+ Certification
91 (0.415 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
91 (0.415 %)Degree
91 (0.415 %)PMP
91 (0.415 %)PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
118 (7.469 %)SLA
25 (2.075 %)QA
33 (1.245 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
41 (0.415 %)BS15000
41 (0.415 %)HL7
System Software
127 (11.20 %)NFS
226 (10.79 %)Samba
325 (10.37 %)Active Directory
410 (4.149 %)Backup Exec
59 (3.734 %)Oracle RAC
66 (2.490 %)VMware ESX
73 (1.245 %)MetaFrame
73 (1.245 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
73 (1.245 %)Citrix Presentation Server
82 (0.830 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
91 (0.415 %)Oracle RMAN
91 (0.415 %)ISA Server
91 (0.415 %)NetBackup
91 (0.415 %)VMware GSX
Systems Management
145 (18.67 %)OpenView
226 (10.79 %)Tivoli
325 (10.37 %)OpenView Configuration Management
412 (4.979 %)BMC PATROL
511 (4.564 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
67 (2.905 %)Tivoli Monitoring
76 (2.490 %)CiscoWorks
76 (2.490 %)MOM
76 (2.490 %)Legato
76 (2.490 %)EMC NetWorker
85 (2.075 %)HP Data Protector
94 (1.660 %)SCCM
94 (1.660 %)ZENworks
103 (1.245 %)Netcool
103 (1.245 %)Unicenter
111 (0.415 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
111 (0.415 %)OVSD
111 (0.415 %)OVOW
111 (0.415 %)WSUS
111 (0.415 %)ServiceCenter
Vendors
164 (26.56 %)Microsoft
255 (22.82 %)Oracle
347 (19.50 %)IBM
435 (14.52 %)Red Hat
531 (12.86 %)VMware
627 (11.20 %)Dell
723 (9.544 %)Citrix
820 (8.299 %)Compaq
918 (7.469 %)Novell
1016 (6.639 %)Sun
1016 (6.639 %)Cisco
1114 (5.809 %)NetApp
1212 (4.979 %)BMC
1311 (4.564 %)McAfee Security
149 (3.734 %)Altiris
158 (3.320 %)CA
166 (2.490 %)EMC
166 (2.490 %)VERITAS
175 (2.075 %)Lotus
175 (2.075 %)CheckPoint
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