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The table below looks at the demand for F5 Networks BIG-IP skills within the Cheshire 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkF5 Networks BIG-IP
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank54-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads50
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.000 %
As % of the category below4.202 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted40
Average minimum daily rate£400-
Average daily rate£400-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£470£394
% change on same period last year+19.41 %
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-
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads119154
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.168 %0.156 %
Daily rates quoted3233
Average minimum daily rate£336£337
Average daily rate£345£349
% change on same period last year-1.31 %
Average maximum daily rate£353£361
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£336
% change on same period last year+5.57 %
Hourly rates quoted249
Average minimum hourly rate£27.45£24.46
Average hourly rate£30.28£24.73
% change on same period last year+22.42 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.11£25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.44£28.92
% change on same period last year-5.09 %
BIG-IP North WestBIG-IP
North 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 Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Cheshire BIG-IP Demand Trend

BIG-IP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire BIG-IP Daily Rate Trend

BIG-IP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing BIG-IP across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Cheshire BIG-IP Daily Rate Histogram

BIG-IP
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing BIG-IP within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 13 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
MacclesfieldNew entry-2£400-
WilmslowNew entry-1£400-
BIG-IP North WestBIG-IP
North West

BIG-IP
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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.

110 (100.00 %)Oracle
110 (100.00 %)WebLogic
29 (90.00 %)Content Management
37 (70.00 %)Solaris
37 (70.00 %)Apache
46 (60.00 %)Windows
46 (60.00 %)Pharmaceutical
46 (60.00 %)Internet
46 (60.00 %)Java
55 (50.00 %)ClearTrust
55 (50.00 %)Taxonomies
55 (50.00 %)Morello
64 (40.00 %)Marketing
64 (40.00 %)WebTrends
73 (30.00 %)WebLogic Portal
73 (30.00 %)J2EE
73 (30.00 %)Vignette
73 (30.00 %)LDAP
73 (30.00 %)Sun
73 (30.00 %)BEA
73 (30.00 %)LoadRunner
73 (30.00 %)Intranet
73 (30.00 %)Performance Testing
82 (20.00 %)Oracle 8/8i
91 (10.00 %)Zachman Framework
91 (10.00 %)TOGAF
91 (10.00 %)Migration

BIG-IP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (30.00 %)J2EE
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (100.00 %)WebLogic
27 (70.00 %)Apache
35 (50.00 %)Morello
43 (30.00 %)WebLogic Portal
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (40.00 %)WebTrends
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (60.00 %)Internet
23 (30.00 %)LDAP
23 (30.00 %)Intranet
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (20.00 %)Oracle 8/8i
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (30.00 %)LoadRunner
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (60.00 %)Pharmaceutical
24 (40.00 %)Marketing
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (70.00 %)Architect
17 (70.00 %)Solutions Architect
23 (30.00 %)Support Engineer
32 (20.00 %)Technical Support Engineer
32 (20.00 %)Technical Engineer
32 (20.00 %)Technical Support
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (50.00 %)Taxonomies
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (70.00 %)Solaris
26 (60.00 %)Windows
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (90.00 %)Content Management
23 (30.00 %)Performance Testing
31 (10.00 %)Migration
31 (10.00 %)Zachman Framework
31 (10.00 %)TOGAF
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (60.00 %)Java
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (50.00 %)ClearTrust
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (100.00 %)Oracle
23 (30.00 %)Vignette
23 (30.00 %)Sun
23 (30.00 %)BEA