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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 Bristol 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 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank4233
Rank change on same period last yearDown-9
Matching contract IT job ads2041
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.026 %0.041 %
As % of the category below5.731 %9.832 %
Daily rates quoted68
Average minimum daily rate£273£198
Average daily rate£285£202
% change on same period last year+41.17 %
Average maximum daily rate£298£206
UK excluding London average daily rate£320£346
% change on same period last year-7.50 %
Hourly rates quoted31
Average minimum hourly rate£22.67£15.00
Average hourly rate£25.83£15.00
% change on same period last year+72.22 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.00£15.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.56£24.25
% change on same period last year-11.10 %
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Bristol
Matching contract IT job ads349417
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.461 %0.415 %
Daily rates quoted103128
Average minimum daily rate£308£304
Average daily rate£337£319
% change on same period last year+5.79 %
Average maximum daily rate£367£334
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£358
% change on same period last year+0.11 %
Hourly rates quoted6562
Average minimum hourly rate£24.05£20.87
Average hourly rate£26.87£22.55
% change on same period last year+19.14 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.70£24.24
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.70£24.82
% change on same period last year-4.50 %
HP South WestHP
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 Hewlett-Packard Company.

HP
Demand Trend

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

Bristol HP Demand Trend

HP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Bristol 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 Bristol region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Bristol HP Daily Rate Histogram

HP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Bristol 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 Bristol region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Bristol HP Hourly Rate Histogram

HP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing HP 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 HP.

121 (34.43 %)UNIX
121 (34.43 %)Security Cleared
216 (26.23 %)VMware
216 (26.23 %)Solaris
314 (22.95 %)Windows
314 (22.95 %)VMware Infrastructure
314 (22.95 %)SC Cleared
411 (18.03 %)Finance
510 (16.39 %)VERITAS
69 (14.75 %)Disaster Recovery
69 (14.75 %)Citrix
69 (14.75 %)HPUX
69 (14.75 %)Microsoft
69 (14.75 %)SAN
78 (13.11 %)AIX
78 (13.11 %)Legato
78 (13.11 %)Government
78 (13.11 %)NetBackup
78 (13.11 %)Backup Exec
87 (11.48 %)Project Planning
87 (11.48 %)Pensions
87 (11.48 %)Symantec
96 (9.836 %)LoadRunner
96 (9.836 %)Oracle
96 (9.836 %)Compaq
96 (9.836 %)ISEB
105 (8.197 %)Problem Management
105 (8.197 %)EMC NetWorker
105 (8.197 %)Test Scripting
105 (8.197 %)CA

HP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing HP 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 HP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (1.639 %)SAX
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (4.918 %)Exchange Server 2003
13 (4.918 %)MS Exchange
22 (3.279 %)Exchange Server 5.5
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (4.918 %)MS Project
22 (3.279 %)MS Office
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (14.75 %)SAN
22 (3.279 %)GPRS
22 (3.279 %)GSM
31 (1.639 %)BIG-IP
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (4.918 %)Oracle 10g
22 (3.279 %)SQL Server
22 (3.279 %)Oracle 8/8i
22 (3.279 %)Oracle 9i
31 (1.639 %)RDBMS
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (9.836 %)LoadRunner
25 (8.197 %)QuickTest Pro
31 (1.639 %)WinRunner
31 (1.639 %)TestDirector
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (18.03 %)Finance
28 (13.11 %)Government
37 (11.48 %)Pensions
44 (6.557 %)Telecoms
52 (3.279 %)Insurance
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (26.23 %)Analyst
213 (21.31 %)Architect
310 (16.39 %)Technical Architect
48 (13.11 %)Administrator
48 (13.11 %)Lead Technical Architect
48 (13.11 %)Lead Architect
57 (11.48 %)Technical Assurance Architect
66 (9.836 %)Operations Analyst
75 (8.197 %)Consultant
84 (6.557 %)Analyst Programmer
84 (6.557 %)Programmer
84 (6.557 %)Storage Engineer
84 (6.557 %)Infrastructure Engineer
84 (6.557 %)UNIX Administrator
93 (4.918 %)Senior Analyst
93 (4.918 %)Business Analyst
93 (4.918 %)Test Analyst
102 (3.279 %)DBA
102 (3.279 %)Field Engineer
102 (3.279 %)Tester
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (6.557 %)Equities
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
121 (34.43 %)UNIX
216 (26.23 %)Solaris
314 (22.95 %)Windows
49 (14.75 %)HPUX
58 (13.11 %)AIX
65 (8.197 %)MVS
74 (6.557 %)Windows Server 2003
74 (6.557 %)VMS
74 (6.557 %)OpenVMS
74 (6.557 %)Windows 2000 Server
83 (4.918 %)Linux
92 (3.279 %)Windows 2000
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
121 (34.43 %)Security Cleared
214 (22.95 %)SC Cleared
39 (14.75 %)Disaster Recovery
47 (11.48 %)Project Planning
55 (8.197 %)Problem Management
55 (8.197 %)Test Scripting
64 (6.557 %)Unit Testing
64 (6.557 %)Software Testing
73 (4.918 %)Service Delivery
73 (4.918 %)Regression Testing
82 (3.279 %)CAD
91 (1.639 %)Migration
91 (1.639 %)Integration Testing
91 (1.639 %)Performance Testing
91 (1.639 %)Project Management
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (8.197 %)JCL
22 (3.279 %)C
22 (3.279 %)C++
22 (3.279 %)SQL
22 (3.279 %)Fortran
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (9.836 %)ISEB
24 (6.557 %)Degree
32 (3.279 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
41 (1.639 %)MCP
41 (1.639 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (1.639 %)A+ Certification
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
114 (22.95 %)VMware Infrastructure
28 (13.11 %)NetBackup
28 (13.11 %)Backup Exec
32 (3.279 %)Citrix Presentation Server
41 (1.639 %)VMware ESX
41 (1.639 %)Oracle RAC
41 (1.639 %)Active Directory
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
18 (13.11 %)Legato
25 (8.197 %)EMC NetWorker
25 (8.197 %)Unicenter
32 (3.279 %)OpenView
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (26.23 %)VMware
210 (16.39 %)VERITAS
39 (14.75 %)Citrix
39 (14.75 %)Microsoft
47 (11.48 %)Symantec
56 (9.836 %)Oracle
56 (9.836 %)Compaq
65 (8.197 %)CA
73 (4.918 %)IBM
82 (3.279 %)Dell
91 (1.639 %)Cisco
91 (1.639 %)Siebel
91 (1.639 %)Websense