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The table below looks at the demand for HP OpenView ServiceCenter (formerly Peregrine ServiceCenter) 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 ServiceCenter over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP OpenView ServiceCenter (formerly Peregrine ServiceCenter)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5770
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching contract IT job ads21
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.001 %
As % of the category below5.556 %2.041 %
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£354£401
% change on same period last year-11.82 %
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-£16.25
% change on same period last year-
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads3649
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.051 %0.050 %
Daily rates quoted1013
Average minimum daily rate£347£309
Average daily rate£348£323
% change on same period last year+7.76 %
Average maximum daily rate£349£338
UK excluding London average daily rate£334£362
% change on same period last year-7.73 %
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£28.62£27.36
% change on same period last year+4.59 %
ServiceCenter North WestServiceCenter
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.

ServiceCenter
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire ServiceCenter Demand Trend

ServiceCenter
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire ServiceCenter Daily Rate Trend

ServiceCenter
Top 29 Related IT Skills

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

17 (46.67 %)Oracle
26 (40.00 %)UNIX
26 (40.00 %)Finance
33 (20.00 %)Telecoms
42 (13.33 %)Service Management
42 (13.33 %)HP
42 (13.33 %)Peregrine
42 (13.33 %)ITIL
42 (13.33 %)Financial Institution
42 (13.33 %)Configuration Management
42 (13.33 %)Migration
51 (6.667 %)Banking
51 (6.667 %)Retail
51 (6.667 %)Altiris
51 (6.667 %)Incident Management
51 (6.667 %)Retail Banking
51 (6.667 %)CMDB
51 (6.667 %)AssetCenter
51 (6.667 %)SC Cleared
51 (6.667 %)DV Cleared
51 (6.667 %)Security Cleared
51 (6.667 %)C
51 (6.667 %)SQL
51 (6.667 %)Windows
51 (6.667 %)RAD
51 (6.667 %)MCSE
51 (6.667 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (6.667 %)Microsoft Certification
51 (6.667 %)Change Management

ServiceCenter
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing ServiceCenter 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 ServiceCenter. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (40.00 %)Finance
23 (20.00 %)Telecoms
32 (13.33 %)Financial Institution
41 (6.667 %)Banking
41 (6.667 %)Retail
41 (6.667 %)Retail Banking
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (46.67 %)Consultant
24 (26.67 %)Service Manager
33 (20.00 %)Technical Consultant
41 (6.667 %)Senior Analyst
41 (6.667 %)Infrastructure Engineer
41 (6.667 %)Configuration Analyst
41 (6.667 %)Analyst
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (6.667 %)CMDB
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (40.00 %)UNIX
21 (6.667 %)Windows
21 (6.667 %)Windows Server 2003
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (13.33 %)ITIL
12 (13.33 %)Configuration Management
12 (13.33 %)Service Management
12 (13.33 %)Migration
21 (6.667 %)Incident Management
21 (6.667 %)SC Cleared
21 (6.667 %)DV Cleared
21 (6.667 %)Security Cleared
21 (6.667 %)Change Management
21 (6.667 %)RAD
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (6.667 %)C
11 (6.667 %)SQL
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (6.667 %)MCSE
11 (6.667 %)Microsoft Certification
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (6.667 %)AssetCenter
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (46.67 %)Oracle
22 (13.33 %)HP
22 (13.33 %)Peregrine
31 (6.667 %)Altiris