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The table below looks at the demand for HP OpenView (HPOV) skills within the Cheshire region with a comparison to our Systems Management category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited OpenView over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP OpenView (HPOV)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5256
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads913
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.013 %
As % of the category below23.68 %25.00 %
Daily rates quoted38
Average minimum daily rate£380£230
Average daily rate£380£241
% change on same period last year+57.92 %
Average maximum daily rate£380£251
UK excluding London average daily rate£304£380
% change on same period last year-19.99 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£16.00£30.00
Average hourly rate£17.00£30.00
% change on same period last year-43.33 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.00£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.19£29.40
% change on same period last year-21.14 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads3852
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.054 %0.053 %
Daily rates quoted1115
Average minimum daily rate£348£278
Average daily rate£352£290
% change on same period last year+21.37 %
Average maximum daily rate£357£303
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£361
% change on same period last year-7.07 %
Hourly rates quoted24
Average minimum hourly rate£21.50£40.00
Average hourly rate£22.00£41.00
% change on same period last year-46.34 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.50£42.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.96£27.40
% change on same period last year+5.69 %
OpenView North WestOpenView
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.

OpenView
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire OpenView Demand Trend

OpenView
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire OpenView Daily Rate Trend

OpenView
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Cheshire OpenView Daily Rate Histogram

OpenView
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheshire OpenView Hourly Rate Trend

OpenView
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing OpenView within the Cheshire 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
KnutsfordNew entry-4£380-
ChesterUp+22--
OpenView North WestOpenView
North West

OpenView
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

115 (68.18 %)HP
211 (50.00 %)UNIX
37 (31.82 %)Tivoli
45 (22.73 %)Tivoli Monitoring
45 (22.73 %)Remedy
45 (22.73 %)Windows
45 (22.73 %)Perl
54 (18.18 %)IBM
54 (18.18 %)Change Management
54 (18.18 %)Firewall
63 (13.64 %)e-Work
63 (13.64 %)Finance
63 (13.64 %)CCNP
63 (13.64 %)CCNA
63 (13.64 %)Retail
63 (13.64 %)Security Cleared
63 (13.64 %)LAN
63 (13.64 %)WAN
63 (13.64 %)TCP/IP
63 (13.64 %)Cisco
63 (13.64 %)ITIL
63 (13.64 %)Business Objects
63 (13.64 %)BGP
63 (13.64 %)EIGRP
63 (13.64 %)CiscoWorks
63 (13.64 %)BusinessObjects
63 (13.64 %)Cisco Certification
63 (13.64 %)SAN
72 (9.091 %)MOM
72 (9.091 %)Microsoft

OpenView
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (9.091 %)SAS
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (4.545 %)MS Project
11 (4.545 %)MS Office
11 (4.545 %)CA Clarity
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (13.64 %)e-Work
21 (4.545 %)SAP APO
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (18.18 %)Firewall
23 (13.64 %)LAN
23 (13.64 %)WAN
23 (13.64 %)TCP/IP
23 (13.64 %)SAN
23 (13.64 %)BGP
23 (13.64 %)EIGRP
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (13.64 %)BusinessObjects
21 (4.545 %)SAP BW
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (13.64 %)Finance
13 (13.64 %)Retail
22 (9.091 %)Banking
31 (4.545 %)Retail Banking
31 (4.545 %)Legal
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (27.27 %)Consultant
24 (18.18 %)Analyst
24 (18.18 %)Change Analyst
33 (13.64 %)Cisco Engineer
33 (13.64 %)Business Consultant
33 (13.64 %)Business Objects Consultant
33 (13.64 %)Network Engineer
33 (13.64 %)Cisco Network Engineer
33 (13.64 %)OpenView Consultant
42 (9.091 %)OpenView Specialist
42 (9.091 %)Architect
51 (4.545 %)Wintel Engineer
51 (4.545 %)Microsoft Consultant
51 (4.545 %)Solutions Architect
51 (4.545 %)Technical Architect
51 (4.545 %)Project Engineer
51 (4.545 %)Enterprise Architect
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (50.00 %)UNIX
25 (22.73 %)Windows
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (18.18 %)Change Management
23 (13.64 %)Security Cleared
23 (13.64 %)ITIL
31 (4.545 %)Project Management
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (22.73 %)Perl
21 (4.545 %)C
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (13.64 %)CCNP
13 (13.64 %)CCNA
13 (13.64 %)Cisco Certification
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
17 (31.82 %)Tivoli
25 (22.73 %)Tivoli Monitoring
33 (13.64 %)CiscoWorks
42 (9.091 %)MOM
51 (4.545 %)Netcool
51 (4.545 %)SCOM
51 (4.545 %)Legato
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (68.18 %)HP
25 (22.73 %)Remedy
34 (18.18 %)IBM
43 (13.64 %)Business Objects
43 (13.64 %)Cisco
52 (9.091 %)Microsoft
61 (4.545 %)BMC
61 (4.545 %)CA
61 (4.545 %)Sybase
61 (4.545 %)SAP