Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Symantec 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 Symantec over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSymantec
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank111132
Rank change on same period last yearUp+21
Matching contract IT job ads610
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.011 %
As % of the category below0.422 %0.528 %
Daily rates quoted13
Average minimum daily rate£300£300
Average daily rate£310£300
% change on same period last year+3.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£320£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£337
% change on same period last year-2.89 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£25.00
Average hourly rate-£25.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.75£26.58
% change on same period last year+0.61 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads14211894
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.238 %2.029 %
Daily rates quoted341542
Average minimum daily rate£373£342
Average daily rate£394£360
% change on same period last year+9.54 %
Average maximum daily rate£415£377
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£348
% change on same period last year+2.84 %
Hourly rates quoted78239
Average minimum hourly rate£23.81£28.13
Average hourly rate£25.69£30.00
% change on same period last year-14.36 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.57£31.87
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.26£24.41
% change on same period last year-0.60 %
Symantec South EastSymantec
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 the Symantec Corporation.

Symantec
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Symantec Demand Trend

Symantec
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Symantec Daily Rate Trend

Symantec
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Symantec Hourly Rate Trend

Symantec
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Symantec within the Berkshire 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
SloughNew entry-1--
Symantec South EastSymantec
South East

Symantec
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

114 (70.00 %)Windows
212 (60.00 %)Windows Server 2003
39 (45.00 %)NetBackup
48 (40.00 %)Microsoft
48 (40.00 %)Sun
57 (35.00 %)VPN
57 (35.00 %)MS Exchange
66 (30.00 %)SQL
66 (30.00 %)HP
75 (25.00 %)Active Directory
75 (25.00 %)Solaris
75 (25.00 %)SQL Server
75 (25.00 %)Windows XP
84 (20.00 %)Backup Exec
84 (20.00 %)Windows 2000
84 (20.00 %)SAN
93 (15.00 %)EMC NetWorker
93 (15.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
93 (15.00 %)VERITAS
93 (15.00 %)Dell
93 (15.00 %)EMC
93 (15.00 %)TCP/IP
93 (15.00 %)Cisco
93 (15.00 %)MS Excel
93 (15.00 %)Banking
93 (15.00 %)MOM
93 (15.00 %)Blackberry
93 (15.00 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
93 (15.00 %)Firewall
93 (15.00 %)Back Office

Symantec
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (5.000 %)XML
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (35.00 %)MS Exchange
23 (15.00 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
23 (15.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
32 (10.00 %)Exchange Server 2000
41 (5.000 %)Exchange Server 2007
41 (5.000 %)IIS
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (15.00 %)MS Excel
21 (5.000 %)MS Office
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (35.00 %)VPN
24 (20.00 %)SAN
33 (15.00 %)Firewall
33 (15.00 %)TCP/IP
42 (10.00 %)VLAN
42 (10.00 %)Broadband
42 (10.00 %)WLAN
42 (10.00 %)WAN
51 (5.000 %)NetScreen
51 (5.000 %)Cisco ASA
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (25.00 %)SQL Server
21 (5.000 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (5.000 %)SQL Server 2005
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (15.00 %)Back Office
13 (15.00 %)Banking
21 (5.000 %)Telecoms
21 (5.000 %)Government
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (25.00 %)Consultant
15 (25.00 %)Support Engineer
24 (20.00 %)Analyst
24 (20.00 %)Support Analyst
33 (15.00 %)Technical Consultant
42 (10.00 %)2nd Line Support
42 (10.00 %)Senior Analyst
42 (10.00 %)Senior Support Analyst
42 (10.00 %)Solutions Consultant
42 (10.00 %)Sun Consultant
42 (10.00 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
51 (5.000 %)Cisco Support
51 (5.000 %)Cisco Analyst
51 (5.000 %)Senior Cisco Support
51 (5.000 %)Senior Cisco Analyst
51 (5.000 %)Data Centre Engineer
51 (5.000 %)Sun Engineer
51 (5.000 %)Junior Analyst
51 (5.000 %)Junior Support Analyst
51 (5.000 %)Systems Architect
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (15.00 %)Blackberry
21 (5.000 %)Clustering
21 (5.000 %)PKI
21 (5.000 %)Statistics
21 (5.000 %)Computer Science
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (70.00 %)Windows
212 (60.00 %)Windows Server 2003
35 (25.00 %)Solaris
35 (25.00 %)Windows XP
44 (20.00 %)Windows 2000
51 (5.000 %)Linux
51 (5.000 %)Windows Vista
51 (5.000 %)Red Hat Linux
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (5.000 %)ITIL
11 (5.000 %)SC Cleared
11 (5.000 %)Security Cleared
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (30.00 %)SQL
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (10.00 %)Microsoft Certification
12 (10.00 %)Degree
21 (5.000 %)RHCE
21 (5.000 %)MCSE
21 (5.000 %)MCSA
21 (5.000 %)Cisco Certification
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (5.000 %)SLA
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
19 (45.00 %)NetBackup
25 (25.00 %)Active Directory
34 (20.00 %)Backup Exec
41 (5.000 %)Citrix Presentation Server
41 (5.000 %)VMware Infrastructure
41 (5.000 %)VMware GSX
41 (5.000 %)VMware ESX
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (15.00 %)MOM
13 (15.00 %)EMC NetWorker
22 (10.00 %)Norton AntiVirus
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (40.00 %)Microsoft
18 (40.00 %)Sun
26 (30.00 %)HP
33 (15.00 %)Dell
33 (15.00 %)EMC
33 (15.00 %)Cisco
33 (15.00 %)VERITAS
42 (10.00 %)CheckPoint
42 (10.00 %)VMware
42 (10.00 %)Altiris
51 (5.000 %)Brocade
51 (5.000 %)Red Hat
51 (5.000 %)Oracle
51 (5.000 %)Citrix
51 (5.000 %)Juniper