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The table below looks at the demand for Research In Motion Blackberry Enterprise Server (BES) skills within the City of London region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Blackberry Enterprise Server over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkResearch In Motion Blackberry Enterprise Server (BES)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank174186
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching contract IT job ads345
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.048 %0.005 %
As % of the category below3.295 %0.680 %
Daily rates quoted221
Average minimum daily rate£265£250
Average daily rate£294£300
% change on same period last year-1.83 %
Average maximum daily rate£324£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£297£338
% change on same period last year-12.11 %
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£15.38£15.98
% change on same period last year-3.75 %
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
City of London
Matching contract IT job ads1032735
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.459 %0.744 %
Daily rates quoted542276
Average minimum daily rate£363£395
Average daily rate£391£415
% change on same period last year-5.74 %
Average maximum daily rate£420£436
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£338
% change on same period last year+3.38 %
Hourly rates quoted5360
Average minimum hourly rate£21.30£22.29
Average hourly rate£22.77£23.58
% change on same period last year-3.41 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.24£24.86
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.77£24.01
% change on same period last year+3.15 %
Blackberry Enterprise Server LondonBlackberry Enterprise Server
London

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.

Blackberry Enterprise Server
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Blackberry Enterprise Server across the City of London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

City of London Blackberry Enterprise Server Demand Trend

Blackberry Enterprise Server
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Blackberry Enterprise Server across the City of London region.

City of London Blackberry Enterprise Server Daily Rate Trend

Blackberry Enterprise Server
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Blackberry Enterprise Server across the City of London region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

City of London Blackberry Enterprise Server Daily Rate Histogram

Blackberry Enterprise Server
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Blackberry Enterprise Server across the City of London region.

City of London Blackberry Enterprise Server Hourly Rate Trend

Blackberry Enterprise Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the City of London region citing Blackberry Enterprise Server 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 Blackberry Enterprise Server.

146 (85.19 %)Blackberry
239 (72.22 %)Windows
337 (68.52 %)MS Exchange
431 (57.41 %)Active Directory
524 (44.44 %)Windows Server 2003
621 (38.89 %)Microsoft
621 (38.89 %)Banking
718 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
816 (29.63 %)Symantec
915 (27.78 %)Windows 2000
1013 (24.07 %)Windows XP
1013 (24.07 %)Lotus
1112 (22.22 %)Citrix
1211 (20.37 %)Exchange Server 2007
1310 (18.52 %)Investment Banking
1310 (18.52 %)EMC
149 (16.67 %)Lotus Notes
149 (16.67 %)Lotus Domino
149 (16.67 %)Law
158 (14.81 %)MS Office
158 (14.81 %)Migration
167 (12.96 %)VMware
167 (12.96 %)VERITAS
167 (12.96 %)MS Excel
167 (12.96 %)SharePoint
176 (11.11 %)Legal
176 (11.11 %)Service Delivery
176 (11.11 %)Exchange Server 5.5
185 (9.259 %)Finance
194 (7.407 %)MAILsweeper

Blackberry Enterprise Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the City of London region citing Blackberry Enterprise Server 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 Blackberry Enterprise Server. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (1.852 %)COM
11 (1.852 %)WebServices
11 (1.852 %)X-Windows
11 (1.852 %)Application Packaging
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
137 (68.52 %)MS Exchange
218 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
311 (20.37 %)Exchange Server 2007
49 (16.67 %)Lotus Notes
49 (16.67 %)Lotus Domino
57 (12.96 %)SharePoint
66 (11.11 %)Exchange Server 5.5
73 (5.556 %)Exchange Server 2000
82 (3.704 %)Office Communications Server
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (14.81 %)MS Office
27 (12.96 %)MS Excel
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (5.556 %)SMTP
13 (5.556 %)SAN
22 (3.704 %)IP Telephony
31 (1.852 %)IMAP
31 (1.852 %)LAN
31 (1.852 %)WAN
31 (1.852 %)POP3
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
121 (38.89 %)Banking
210 (18.52 %)Investment Banking
39 (16.67 %)Law
46 (11.11 %)Legal
55 (9.259 %)Finance
62 (3.704 %)Government
71 (1.852 %)Financial Institution
71 (1.852 %)Front Office
71 (1.852 %)Retail
71 (1.852 %)Insurance
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
123 (42.59 %)Analyst
212 (22.22 %)Support Analyst
37 (12.96 %)Server Analyst
46 (11.11 %)Exchange Engineer
46 (11.11 %)Support Engineer
46 (11.11 %)Messaging Analyst
54 (7.407 %)Messaging Engineer
54 (7.407 %)Desktop Support Analyst
54 (7.407 %)Desktop Support
54 (7.407 %)Desktop Analyst
63 (5.556 %)Senior Analyst
63 (5.556 %)Messaging Support Analyst
63 (5.556 %)3rd Line Support
63 (5.556 %)2nd Line Support
63 (5.556 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
72 (3.704 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
72 (3.704 %)Administrator
72 (3.704 %)Helpdesk Analyst
72 (3.704 %)Exchange Specialist
72 (3.704 %)Server Support
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
146 (85.19 %)Blackberry
24 (7.407 %)Replication
33 (5.556 %)Clustering
41 (1.852 %)Equities
41 (1.852 %)Derivative
41 (1.852 %)Equity Derivative
41 (1.852 %)CLARiiON
41 (1.852 %)Symmetrix
41 (1.852 %)EMC Centera
41 (1.852 %)Fixed Income
41 (1.852 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
139 (72.22 %)Windows
224 (44.44 %)Windows Server 2003
315 (27.78 %)Windows 2000
413 (24.07 %)Windows XP
53 (5.556 %)Windows 2000 Server
61 (1.852 %)Windows Mobile
61 (1.852 %)Windows Vista
61 (1.852 %)Linux
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (14.81 %)Migration
26 (11.11 %)Service Delivery
34 (7.407 %)Business Continuity
34 (7.407 %)Problem Management
34 (7.407 %)ITIL
43 (5.556 %)Security Cleared
43 (5.556 %)Disaster Recovery
51 (1.852 %)Network Design
51 (1.852 %)CTC Cleared
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (5.556 %)SQL
21 (1.852 %)LotusScript
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (7.407 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (5.556 %)MCSA
32 (3.704 %)MCSE
41 (1.852 %)MCP
41 (1.852 %)Degree
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.852 %)SLA
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
131 (57.41 %)Active Directory
22 (3.704 %)ISA Server
22 (3.704 %)Citrix Presentation Server
31 (1.852 %)VMware Server
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (7.407 %)MAILsweeper
23 (5.556 %)EMC TimeFinder
31 (1.852 %)ARCserve
31 (1.852 %)MIMEsweeper
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
121 (38.89 %)Microsoft
216 (29.63 %)Symantec
313 (24.07 %)Lotus
412 (22.22 %)Citrix
510 (18.52 %)EMC
67 (12.96 %)VERITAS
67 (12.96 %)VMware
74 (7.407 %)IronPort
83 (5.556 %)Dell
92 (3.704 %)IBM
92 (3.704 %)Altiris
92 (3.704 %)McAfee Security
101 (1.852 %)Wyse
101 (1.852 %)Reuters
101 (1.852 %)Bloomberg
101 (1.852 %)NetIQ
101 (1.852 %)Fidessa
101 (1.852 %)Novell