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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Compaq products and/or services in IT contracts within the Bristol region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Compaq over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCompaq
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank6062
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads15
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.298 %1.176 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£80
Average daily rate-£80
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£80
UK excluding London average daily rate£295£200
% change on same period last year+47.41 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£10.00
Average hourly rate-£11.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£12.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.58£21.66
% change on same period last year-18.81 %
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Bristol
Matching contract IT job ads336425
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.469 %0.427 %
Daily rates quoted91132
Average minimum daily rate£305£303
Average daily rate£333£320
% change on same period last year+4.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£361£337
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£354
% change on same period last year+1.60 %
Hourly rates quoted6065
Average minimum hourly rate£27.15£23.54
Average hourly rate£29.30£25.58
% change on same period last year+14.52 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.45£27.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.36£24.43
% change on same period last year-0.31 %
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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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Compaq.

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Demand Trend

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

Bristol Compaq 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 Compaq across the Bristol region.

Bristol Compaq Daily Rate Trend

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

Bristol Compaq Hourly Rate Trend

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Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing Compaq 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 Compaq.

14 (100.00 %)OpenVMS
14 (100.00 %)Microsoft
14 (100.00 %)HP
14 (100.00 %)ISEB
14 (100.00 %)Equities
14 (100.00 %)Software Testing
14 (100.00 %)Unit Testing
14 (100.00 %)Test Scripting
23 (75.00 %)Degree
32 (50.00 %)VMS

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing Compaq 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 Compaq. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (100.00 %)Analyst
14 (100.00 %)Analyst Programmer
14 (100.00 %)Programmer
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (100.00 %)Equities
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (100.00 %)OpenVMS
22 (50.00 %)VMS
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (100.00 %)Software Testing
14 (100.00 %)Unit Testing
14 (100.00 %)Test Scripting
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (100.00 %)ISEB
23 (75.00 %)Degree
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (100.00 %)Microsoft
14 (100.00 %)HP