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The table below looks at the demand for Disaster Recovery skills within the Cheshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Disaster Recovery over the 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDisaster Recovery
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank5452
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads510
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.011 %
As % of the category below1.068 %2.331 %
Daily rates quoted26
Average minimum daily rate£350£392
Average daily rate£363£396
% change on same period last year-8.45 %
Average maximum daily rate£375£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£388£382
% change on same period last year+1.66 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00-
Average hourly rate£30.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.71£33.70
% change on same period last year-5.89 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads468429
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.742 %0.457 %
Daily rates quoted131100
Average minimum daily rate£336£323
Average daily rate£346£335
% change on same period last year+3.49 %
Average maximum daily rate£357£347
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£371
% change on same period last year+2.71 %
Hourly rates quoted6532
Average minimum hourly rate£25.46£28.54
Average hourly rate£26.69£29.15
% change on same period last year-8.41 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.93£29.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.11£29.69
% change on same period last year-5.31 %
Disaster Recovery North WestDisaster Recovery
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.

Disaster Recovery
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Disaster Recovery across the Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Cheshire Disaster Recovery Demand Trend

Disaster Recovery
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire Disaster Recovery Daily Rate Trend

Disaster Recovery
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Disaster Recovery across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 1 December 2008.

Cheshire Disaster Recovery Daily Rate Histogram

Disaster Recovery
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheshire Disaster Recovery Hourly Rate Trend

Disaster Recovery
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Disaster Recovery within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 1 December 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
ChesterUp+41--
WarringtonNew entry-1--
Disaster Recovery North WestDisaster Recovery
North West

Disaster Recovery
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing Disaster Recovery 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 Disaster Recovery.

15 (26.32 %)SQL
15 (26.32 %)ISEB
24 (21.05 %)SAN
24 (21.05 %)VERITAS
24 (21.05 %)Oracle
24 (21.05 %)UNIX
24 (21.05 %)MS Exchange
24 (21.05 %)Finance
24 (21.05 %)Migration
24 (21.05 %)ISEB Practitioner
24 (21.05 %)Exchange Server 2003
33 (15.79 %)Software Engineering
33 (15.79 %)Red Hat Linux
33 (15.79 %)Linux
33 (15.79 %)Windows
33 (15.79 %)Red Hat
33 (15.79 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (15.79 %)Sun
33 (15.79 %)Active Directory
33 (15.79 %)HP
33 (15.79 %)EMC
42 (10.53 %)Citrix
42 (10.53 %)TestDirector
42 (10.53 %)QuickTest Pro
42 (10.53 %)LoadRunner
42 (10.53 %)SQL Server
42 (10.53 %)VB
42 (10.53 %).NET
42 (10.53 %)Java
42 (10.53 %)Perl

Disaster Recovery
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing Disaster Recovery 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 Disaster Recovery. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (10.53 %).NET
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (21.05 %)MS Exchange
14 (21.05 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (5.263 %)Exchange Server 2007
21 (5.263 %)SharePoint
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (21.05 %)SAN
21 (5.263 %)DHCP
21 (5.263 %)DNS
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (10.53 %)SQL Server
21 (5.263 %)DTS
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (10.53 %)TestDirector
12 (10.53 %)QuickTest Pro
12 (10.53 %)LoadRunner
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (21.05 %)Finance
22 (10.53 %)Pharmaceutical
31 (5.263 %)Telecoms
31 (5.263 %)Education
31 (5.263 %)Billing
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (31.58 %)Administrator
23 (15.79 %)Analyst
23 (15.79 %)Test Analyst
23 (15.79 %)Systems Administrator
23 (15.79 %)UNIX Administrator
32 (10.53 %)Server Engineer
32 (10.53 %)DBA
32 (10.53 %)UNIX Systems Administrator
32 (10.53 %)Exchange Engineer
41 (5.263 %)Development DBA
41 (5.263 %)Service Manager
41 (5.263 %)Developer
41 (5.263 %)VB Developer
41 (5.263 %)Desktop Engineer
41 (5.263 %)SQL Developer
41 (5.263 %)Support Analyst
41 (5.263 %)IT Administrator
41 (5.263 %)Infrastructure Manager
41 (5.263 %)Citrix Engineer
41 (5.263 %)AIX Administrator
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.263 %)Mainframe
11 (5.263 %)Replication
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (21.05 %)UNIX
23 (15.79 %)Windows
23 (15.79 %)Linux
23 (15.79 %)Windows Server 2003
23 (15.79 %)Red Hat Linux
31 (5.263 %)Windows Vista
31 (5.263 %)AIX
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (21.05 %)Migration
23 (15.79 %)Software Engineering
32 (10.53 %)Software Testing
32 (10.53 %)PRINCE2
32 (10.53 %)BCP
32 (10.53 %)Configuration Management
32 (10.53 %)Validation
32 (10.53 %)Business Continuity
32 (10.53 %)Performance Testing
41 (5.263 %)ITIL
41 (5.263 %)Asset Management
41 (5.263 %)CRM
41 (5.263 %)Incident Management
41 (5.263 %)Requirements Analysis
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (26.32 %)SQL
22 (10.53 %)VB
22 (10.53 %)Java
22 (10.53 %)Perl
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (26.32 %)ISEB
24 (21.05 %)ISEB Practitioner
31 (5.263 %)Degree
31 (5.263 %)CCA
31 (5.263 %)Citrix Certification
31 (5.263 %)CCEA
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (10.53 %)QA
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (15.79 %)Active Directory
22 (10.53 %)NetBackup
31 (5.263 %)Citrix Presentation Server
31 (5.263 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (5.263 %)ISA Server
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (21.05 %)VERITAS
14 (21.05 %)Oracle
23 (15.79 %)Red Hat
23 (15.79 %)Sun
23 (15.79 %)HP
23 (15.79 %)EMC
32 (10.53 %)Citrix
32 (10.53 %)Progress
32 (10.53 %)FileNet
41 (5.263 %)VMware
41 (5.263 %)IBM
41 (5.263 %)Remedy
41 (5.263 %)NEC