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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Novell products and/or services in IT contracts within the Birmingham region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Novell over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNovell
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5146
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching contract IT job ads321
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.021 %
As % of the category below1.031 %4.150 %
Daily rates quoted21
Average minimum daily rate£200£80
Average daily rate£220£85
% change on same period last year+158.82 %
Average maximum daily rate£240£90
UK excluding London average daily rate£261£260
% change on same period last year+0.31 %
Hourly rates quoted017
Average minimum hourly rate-£14.85
Average hourly rate-£15.49
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£16.14
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.02£17.60
% change on same period last year-3.29 %
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads291506
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.384 %0.504 %
Daily rates quoted67117
Average minimum daily rate£286£336
Average daily rate£303£372
% change on same period last year-18.59 %
Average maximum daily rate£320£408
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£358
% change on same period last year+0.06 %
Hourly rates quoted2489
Average minimum hourly rate£20.61£14.67
Average hourly rate£21.39£15.65
% change on same period last year+36.67 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.17£16.62
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.79£24.82
% change on same period last year-4.13 %
Novell West MidlandsNovell
West Midlands

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 Novell, Inc.

Novell
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham Novell Demand Trend

Novell
Daily Rate Trend

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

Birmingham Novell Daily Rate Trend

Novell
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Novell across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Birmingham Novell Daily Rate Histogram

Novell
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Birmingham Novell Hourly Rate Trend

Novell
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing Novell 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 Novell.

17 (87.50 %)Windows
17 (87.50 %)Active Directory
25 (62.50 %)Windows NT
25 (62.50 %)Windows Vista
33 (37.50 %)Windows XP
33 (37.50 %)MS Exchange
33 (37.50 %)NetWare
33 (37.50 %)Migration
42 (25.00 %)VMware
42 (25.00 %)Network Design
42 (25.00 %)Citrix
42 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (25.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
42 (25.00 %)Remedy
42 (25.00 %)MS Office
42 (25.00 %)VPN
42 (25.00 %)Microsoft
42 (25.00 %)LAN
42 (25.00 %)WAN
42 (25.00 %)Windows 2000
42 (25.00 %)LANDesk
42 (25.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
42 (25.00 %)PRINCE2
51 (12.50 %)Service Delivery
51 (12.50 %)Government
51 (12.50 %)Lotus Notes
51 (12.50 %)MS Excel
51 (12.50 %)MS Access
51 (12.50 %)HP
51 (12.50 %)ITIL

Novell
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (37.50 %)MS Exchange
21 (12.50 %)Lotus Notes
21 (12.50 %)GroupWise
21 (12.50 %)Exchange Server 2003
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (25.00 %)MS Office
21 (12.50 %)MS Excel
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (25.00 %)VPN
12 (25.00 %)LAN
12 (25.00 %)WAN
21 (12.50 %)TCP/IP
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (12.50 %)MS Access
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (12.50 %)Government
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (25.00 %)Technical Analyst
12 (25.00 %)Service Desk Analyst
12 (25.00 %)Desktop Engineer
12 (25.00 %)Technical Manager
12 (25.00 %)Technical Services Analyst
12 (25.00 %)Project Manager
12 (25.00 %)Analyst
12 (25.00 %)Technical Project Manager
12 (25.00 %)Service Analyst
21 (12.50 %)2nd Line Support
21 (12.50 %)Field Engineer
21 (12.50 %)Desktop Support
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (87.50 %)Windows
25 (62.50 %)Windows NT
25 (62.50 %)Windows Vista
33 (37.50 %)Windows XP
33 (37.50 %)NetWare
42 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (25.00 %)Windows 2000
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (37.50 %)Migration
22 (25.00 %)Network Design
22 (25.00 %)PRINCE2
31 (12.50 %)Service Delivery
31 (12.50 %)ITIL
31 (12.50 %)Project Management
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (12.50 %)Microsoft Certification
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (87.50 %)Active Directory
22 (25.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (12.50 %)Terminal Services
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (25.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (25.00 %)VMware
12 (25.00 %)Citrix
12 (25.00 %)Remedy
12 (25.00 %)Microsoft
12 (25.00 %)LANDesk
21 (12.50 %)HP
21 (12.50 %)Lotus