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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of IBM products and/or services in IT contracts within the Croydon region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited IBM over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank1724
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads44
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.004 %
As % of the category below7.692 %7.143 %
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£353£366
% change on same period last year-3.53 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£24.00
Average hourly rate-£24.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£24.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.01£25.35
% change on same period last year+14.44 %
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Croydon
Matching contract IT job ads5256
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.069 %0.056 %
Daily rates quoted1114
Average minimum daily rate£394£257
Average daily rate£411£261
% change on same period last year+57.35 %
Average maximum daily rate£429£265
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£358
% change on same period last year+0.11 %
Hourly rates quoted811
Average minimum hourly rate£15.92£19.75
Average hourly rate£16.04£20.08
% change on same period last year-20.09 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.17£20.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.70£24.82
% change on same period last year-4.50 %
IBM LondonIBM
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM).

IBM
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing IBM across the Croydon region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Croydon IBM Demand Trend

IBM
Daily Rate Trend

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

Croydon IBM Daily Rate Trend

IBM
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Croydon IBM Hourly Rate Trend

IBM
Top 18 Related IT Skills

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

13 (60.00 %)DB2
13 (60.00 %)Datawarehouse
13 (60.00 %)Informatica
13 (60.00 %)PowerExchange
13 (60.00 %)Mainframe
13 (60.00 %)VSAM
13 (60.00 %)IBM Mainframe
22 (40.00 %)Lotus Notes
22 (40.00 %)Lotus
22 (40.00 %)Active Directory
22 (40.00 %)HP
31 (20.00 %)VERITAS
31 (20.00 %)Windows XP
31 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
31 (20.00 %)Windows
31 (20.00 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (20.00 %)Insurance
31 (20.00 %)French Language

IBM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (60.00 %)PowerExchange
22 (40.00 %)Lotus Notes
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (60.00 %)DB2
13 (60.00 %)Datawarehouse
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Insurance
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (40.00 %)Informatica Consultant
12 (40.00 %)Consultant
12 (40.00 %)1st Line Support
21 (20.00 %)Informatica Developer
21 (20.00 %)Desktop Support
21 (20.00 %)Developer
21 (20.00 %)Exchange Consultant
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (60.00 %)Mainframe
13 (60.00 %)VSAM
13 (60.00 %)IBM Mainframe
21 (20.00 %)French Language
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (20.00 %)Windows XP
11 (20.00 %)Windows
11 (20.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (40.00 %)Active Directory
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (60.00 %)Informatica
22 (40.00 %)Lotus
22 (40.00 %)HP
31 (20.00 %)VERITAS