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The table below looks at the demand for F5 Networks BIG-IP skills within the Bristol region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited BIG-IP over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkF5 Networks BIG-IP
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£471£394
% change on same period last year+19.53 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Bristol
Matching contract IT job ads130181
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.176 %0.178 %
Daily rates quoted4259
Average minimum daily rate£250£340
Average daily rate£277£354
% change on same period last year-21.68 %
Average maximum daily rate£304£368
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£341
% change on same period last year+1.49 %
Hourly rates quoted2230
Average minimum hourly rate£24.63£22.08
Average hourly rate£26.61£25.04
% change on same period last year+6.28 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.60£28.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.70£28.54
% change on same period last year-9.93 %
BIG-IP South WestBIG-IP
South West

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.

BIG-IP
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing BIG-IP across the Bristol region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Bristol BIG-IP Demand Trend

BIG-IP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Bristol BIG-IP Hourly Rate Trend

BIG-IP
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing BIG-IP 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 BIG-IP.

11 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
11 (100.00 %)Cisco
11 (100.00 %)HP
11 (100.00 %)Citrix
11 (100.00 %)SAN
11 (100.00 %)Websense
11 (100.00 %)VMware
11 (100.00 %)NetBackup
11 (100.00 %)Exchange Server 2003

BIG-IP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing BIG-IP 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 BIG-IP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
11 (100.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (100.00 %)SAN
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Infrastructure Specialist
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (100.00 %)NetBackup
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Cisco
11 (100.00 %)HP
11 (100.00 %)Citrix
11 (100.00 %)Websense
11 (100.00 %)VMware