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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Sun products and/or services in IT contracts within the Buckinghamshire region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Sun over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSun
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank6347
Rank change on same period last yearDown-16
Matching contract IT job ads1652
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.023 %0.053 %
As % of the category below2.914 %7.324 %
Daily rates quoted52
Average minimum daily rate£340£313
Average daily rate£365£325
% change on same period last year+12.30 %
Average maximum daily rate£390£338
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£380
% change on same period last year-5.37 %
Hourly rates quoted122
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00£31.34
Average hourly rate£35.00£31.93
% change on same period last year+9.62 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00£32.52
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.25£31.02
% change on same period last year+0.74 %
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Buckinghamshire
Matching contract IT job ads549710
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.773 %0.717 %
Daily rates quoted164163
Average minimum daily rate£332£302
Average daily rate£349£317
% change on same period last year+10.13 %
Average maximum daily rate£365£331
UK excluding London average daily rate£359£354
% change on same period last year+1.33 %
Hourly rates quoted83119
Average minimum hourly rate£20.36£26.90
Average hourly rate£21.89£27.95
% change on same period last year-21.69 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.42£29.01
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.44£24.37
% change on same period last year+0.26 %
Sun South EastSun
South East

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 Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Sun
Demand Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Sun Demand Trend

Sun
Daily Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Sun Daily Rate Trend

Sun
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Sun across the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Buckinghamshire Sun Daily Rate Histogram

Sun
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Sun Hourly Rate Trend

Sun
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Sun within the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Milton KeynesDown-514£365+32.72 %
Sun South EastSun
South East

Sun
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing Sun 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 Sun.

124 (70.59 %)Solaris
215 (44.12 %)HP
313 (38.24 %)UNIX
411 (32.35 %)Windows
510 (29.41 %)SAN
69 (26.47 %)Windows Server 2003
69 (26.47 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
69 (26.47 %)IBM
78 (23.53 %)SC Cleared
78 (23.53 %)Security Cleared
87 (20.59 %)Clustering
87 (20.59 %)EMC
87 (20.59 %)Cisco
87 (20.59 %)Government
96 (17.65 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
96 (17.65 %)Citrix
96 (17.65 %)StorageTek
96 (17.65 %)Unicenter
96 (17.65 %)Compaq
96 (17.65 %)Microsoft
96 (17.65 %)Windows XP
96 (17.65 %)HPUX
96 (17.65 %)Windows 2000
96 (17.65 %)FreeBSD
105 (14.71 %)ITIL
105 (14.71 %)Linux
105 (14.71 %)MS Exchange
105 (14.71 %)VERITAS
105 (14.71 %)Firewall
114 (11.76 %)Apache

Sun
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing Sun 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 Sun. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (14.71 %)MS Exchange
24 (11.76 %)Apache
33 (8.824 %)IIS
41 (2.941 %)Oracle Application Server
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (29.41 %)SAN
25 (14.71 %)Firewall
33 (8.824 %)2G
33 (8.824 %)3G
42 (5.882 %)Internet
42 (5.882 %)LDAP
42 (5.882 %)LAN
51 (2.941 %)Ethernet
51 (2.941 %)DNS
51 (2.941 %)ATM
51 (2.941 %)LLU
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (8.824 %)SQL Server
13 (8.824 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (2.941 %)BusinessObjects
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (20.59 %)Government
23 (8.824 %)Auditing
32 (5.882 %)Banking
32 (5.882 %)Back Office
32 (5.882 %)Telecoms
32 (5.882 %)Finance
41 (2.941 %)Health
41 (2.941 %)Insurance
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (14.71 %)Administrator
24 (11.76 %)UNIX Administrator
24 (11.76 %)Architect
24 (11.76 %)Analyst
33 (8.824 %)Systems Administrator
33 (8.824 %)Problem Manager
42 (5.882 %)UNIX Specialist
42 (5.882 %)Storage Analyst
42 (5.882 %)Storage Specialist
42 (5.882 %)Consultant
42 (5.882 %)Infrastructure Specialist
42 (5.882 %)UNIX Systems Administrator
51 (2.941 %)Helpdesk Support
51 (2.941 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
51 (2.941 %)Network Technician
51 (2.941 %)Security Specialist
51 (2.941 %)Infrastructure Architect
51 (2.941 %)Systems Support
51 (2.941 %)Support Analyst
51 (2.941 %)Helpdesk Analyst
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (20.59 %)Clustering
23 (8.824 %)IPTV
32 (5.882 %)CMDB
41 (2.941 %)CLARiiON
41 (2.941 %)Symmetrix
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
124 (70.59 %)Solaris
213 (38.24 %)UNIX
311 (32.35 %)Windows
49 (26.47 %)Windows Server 2003
56 (17.65 %)Windows 2000
56 (17.65 %)FreeBSD
56 (17.65 %)Windows XP
56 (17.65 %)HPUX
65 (14.71 %)Linux
73 (8.824 %)Windows Vista
82 (5.882 %)Red Hat Linux
91 (2.941 %)AIX
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (23.53 %)SC Cleared
18 (23.53 %)Security Cleared
25 (14.71 %)ITIL
33 (8.824 %)Data Protection
42 (5.882 %)Migration
51 (2.941 %)Incident Management
51 (2.941 %)Problem Management
51 (2.941 %)CTC Cleared
51 (2.941 %)DV Cleared
51 (2.941 %)Configuration Management
51 (2.941 %)Service Management
51 (2.941 %)Disaster Recovery
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (5.882 %)SQL
21 (2.941 %)C
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (5.882 %)MCSE
12 (5.882 %)Microsoft Certification
12 (5.882 %)ITIL Certification
21 (2.941 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
19 (26.47 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
23 (8.824 %)GxP
31 (2.941 %)SLA
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (11.76 %)Active Directory
14 (11.76 %)NetBackup
21 (2.941 %)VMware Infrastructure
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (17.65 %)Unicenter
16 (17.65 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
23 (8.824 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
23 (8.824 %)OpenView Configuration Management
31 (2.941 %)OVSD
31 (2.941 %)OpenView
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (44.12 %)HP
29 (26.47 %)IBM
37 (20.59 %)Cisco
37 (20.59 %)EMC
46 (17.65 %)Citrix
46 (17.65 %)StorageTek
46 (17.65 %)Microsoft
46 (17.65 %)Compaq
55 (14.71 %)VERITAS
64 (11.76 %)Oracle
73 (8.824 %)SAP
73 (8.824 %)NetApp
82 (5.882 %)Red Hat
82 (5.882 %)PlateSpin
91 (2.941 %)CheckPoint
91 (2.941 %)VMware
91 (2.941 %)Intel
91 (2.941 %)Business Objects