Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of IBM 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 IBM over the 3 months to 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank4445
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads914
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.018 %
As % of the category below3.719 %4.895 %
Daily rates quoted22
Average minimum daily rate£220£350
Average daily rate£220£363
% change on same period last year-39.31 %
Average maximum daily rate£220£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£378
% change on same period last year-7.33 %
Hourly rates quoted32
Average minimum hourly rate£46.00£17.50
Average hourly rate£46.00£19.75
% change on same period last year+132.91 %
Average maximum hourly rate£46.00£22.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.54£26.24
% change on same period last year+12.56 %
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Bristol
Matching contract IT job ads242286
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.485 %0.358 %
Daily rates quoted8091
Average minimum daily rate£291£355
Average daily rate£310£371
% change on same period last year-16.39 %
Average maximum daily rate£329£386
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£353
% change on same period last year+0.73 %
Hourly rates quoted4657
Average minimum hourly rate£25.75£21.63
Average hourly rate£26.72£23.95
% change on same period last year+11.58 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.70£26.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£23.32
% change on same period last year+1.85 %
IBM South WestIBM
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 the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM).

IBM
Demand Trend

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

Bristol IBM Demand Trend

IBM
Daily Rate Trend

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

Bristol IBM Daily Rate Trend

IBM
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing IBM across the Bristol region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009.

Bristol IBM Daily Rate Histogram

IBM
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Bristol IBM Hourly Rate Trend

IBM
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing IBM across the Bristol region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009.

Bristol IBM Hourly Rate Histogram

IBM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing IBM 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 IBM.

18 (42.11 %)UNIX
25 (26.32 %)Cisco
25 (26.32 %)Content Management
34 (21.05 %)SNMP
34 (21.05 %)TCP/IP
34 (21.05 %)LDAP
34 (21.05 %)Solaris
34 (21.05 %)Netcool
43 (15.79 %)Mainframe
43 (15.79 %)MATLAB
43 (15.79 %)Windows
43 (15.79 %)Python
43 (15.79 %)Fortran
43 (15.79 %)Tandem
43 (15.79 %)QA
43 (15.79 %)IBM Mainframe
43 (15.79 %)Finance
43 (15.79 %)Information Security
43 (15.79 %)Security Cleared
52 (10.53 %)PCI DSS
52 (10.53 %)LAMP
52 (10.53 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
52 (10.53 %)AS400
52 (10.53 %)Adobe Illustrator
52 (10.53 %)Web Analytics
52 (10.53 %)Marketing
52 (10.53 %)XHTML
52 (10.53 %)ImageReady
52 (10.53 %)Windows 2000
52 (10.53 %)Flash

IBM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing IBM 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 IBM. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (10.53 %)HTML
12 (10.53 %)CSS
12 (10.53 %)JSP
12 (10.53 %)Flash
12 (10.53 %)XHTML
12 (10.53 %)LAMP
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (10.53 %)TeamSite
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (15.79 %)MATLAB
22 (10.53 %)Adobe Illustrator
22 (10.53 %)Photoshop
22 (10.53 %)ImageReady
22 (10.53 %)Fireworks
31 (5.263 %)MS Excel
31 (5.263 %)Spreadsheet
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (21.05 %)LDAP
14 (21.05 %)SNMP
14 (21.05 %)TCP/IP
22 (10.53 %)Firewall
31 (5.263 %)Cisco IOS
31 (5.263 %)VPN
31 (5.263 %)DNS
31 (5.263 %)SAN
31 (5.263 %)SMS
31 (5.263 %)SMTP
31 (5.263 %)DHCP
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (5.263 %)UniData
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (15.79 %)Finance
22 (10.53 %)Marketing
31 (5.263 %)3D Graphics
31 (5.263 %)Military
31 (5.263 %)Insurance
31 (5.263 %)Pensions
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (21.05 %)Developer
14 (21.05 %)Analyst
23 (15.79 %)Systems Engineer
32 (10.53 %)Senior Analyst
32 (10.53 %)Security Analyst
41 (5.263 %)Senior Web Developer
41 (5.263 %)Cisco Engineer
41 (5.263 %)Technical Manager
41 (5.263 %)Rollout Engineer
41 (5.263 %)Delivery Manager
41 (5.263 %)Senior Security Analyst
41 (5.263 %)Communications Engineer
41 (5.263 %)Server Support Technician
41 (5.263 %)IT Security Analyst
41 (5.263 %)Linux Consultant
41 (5.263 %)Pick Programmer
41 (5.263 %)Pick Analyst Programmer
41 (5.263 %)Web Manager
41 (5.263 %)PC Engineer
41 (5.263 %)Server Support
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (15.79 %)Mainframe
13 (15.79 %)Tandem
13 (15.79 %)IBM Mainframe
22 (10.53 %)AS400
31 (5.263 %)iSeries
31 (5.263 %)Data Protection Act
31 (5.263 %)Management Information System
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (42.11 %)UNIX
24 (21.05 %)Solaris
33 (15.79 %)Windows
42 (10.53 %)Windows 2000
42 (10.53 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (5.263 %)zOS
51 (5.263 %)Linux
51 (5.263 %)AIX
51 (5.263 %)HPUX
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (26.32 %)Content Management
23 (15.79 %)Information Security
32 (10.53 %)Security Management
32 (10.53 %)Web Analytics
41 (5.263 %)Technical Architecture
41 (5.263 %)Data Protection
41 (5.263 %)Project Management
41 (5.263 %)Service Delivery
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (15.79 %)Python
13 (15.79 %)Fortran
22 (10.53 %)JavaScript
22 (10.53 %)PHP
22 (10.53 %)ActionScript
31 (5.263 %)UniBasic
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (15.79 %)Security Cleared
21 (5.263 %)MCP
21 (5.263 %)CCNA
21 (5.263 %)CCA
21 (5.263 %)Citrix Certification
21 (5.263 %)CISSP
21 (5.263 %)Cisco Certification
21 (5.263 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (5.263 %)CCSA
21 (5.263 %)CCSE
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (15.79 %)QA
22 (10.53 %)PCI DSS
22 (10.53 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
31 (5.263 %)ISO17799
31 (5.263 %)SLA
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (5.263 %)Active Directory
11 (5.263 %)NetBackup
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (21.05 %)Netcool
22 (10.53 %)Tivoli
31 (5.263 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
31 (5.263 %)MOM
31 (5.263 %)Unicenter
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (26.32 %)Cisco
22 (10.53 %)Intel
22 (10.53 %)Interwoven
31 (5.263 %)VERITAS
31 (5.263 %)CheckPoint
31 (5.263 %)Remedy
31 (5.263 %)Citrix
31 (5.263 %)Microsoft
31 (5.263 %)HP