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This section looks at the demand for Novell Directory Services (NDS) skills within the Cheshire region with a comparison to our System Software category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited NDS over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNovell Directory Services (NDS)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank6160
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.001 %
As % of the category below1.449 %2.174 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£342
% change on same period last year-3.04 %
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£28.75£20.65
% change on same period last year+39.22 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads6946
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.091 %0.046 %
Daily rates quoted138
Average minimum daily rate£398£207
Average daily rate£432£215
% change on same period last year+101.49 %
Average maximum daily rate£467£222
UK excluding London average daily rate£321£325
% change on same period last year-1.36 %
Hourly rates quoted123
Average minimum hourly rate£14.62£29.50
Average hourly rate£16.77£30.25
% change on same period last year-44.56 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.92£31.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.86£21.86
% change on same period last year-4.59 %
NDS North WestNDS
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.

NDS
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing NDS across the Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the System Software category.

Cheshire NDS Demand Trend

NDS
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire NDS Daily Rate Trend

NDS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheshire NDS Hourly Rate Trend

NDS
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing NDS within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
WarringtonNo change01--
NDS North WestNDS
North West

NDS
Top 10 Related IT Skills

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

13 (100.00 %)MS Office
13 (100.00 %)Windows
13 (100.00 %)Windows 2000
22 (66.67 %)MS Excel
22 (66.67 %)Microsoft
22 (66.67 %)Novell
22 (66.67 %)Internet
22 (66.67 %)MS PowerPoint
31 (33.33 %)Intranet
31 (33.33 %)SLA

NDS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (100.00 %)MS Office
22 (66.67 %)MS Excel
22 (66.67 %)MS PowerPoint
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (66.67 %)Internet
21 (33.33 %)Intranet
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (33.33 %)1st Line Support Engineer
11 (33.33 %)1st Line Support
11 (33.33 %)Support Engineer
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (100.00 %)Windows
13 (100.00 %)Windows 2000
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (33.33 %)SLA
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (66.67 %)Microsoft
12 (66.67 %)Novell