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The table below looks at the demand for Sun Microsystems Solaris skills within the Derbyshire region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Solaris over the 3 months to 5 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSun Microsystems Solaris
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank2030
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching contract IT job ads912
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.013 %
As % of the category below17.65 %8.759 %
Daily rates quoted23
Average minimum daily rate£265£350
Average daily rate£298£350
% change on same period last year-15.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£330£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£352
% change on same period last year-1.91 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£40.00-
Average hourly rate£50.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£60.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.40£33.07
% change on same period last year-11.07 %
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Derbyshire
Matching contract IT job ads51137
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.083 %0.150 %
Daily rates quoted720
Average minimum daily rate£232£283
Average daily rate£247£291
% change on same period last year-15.10 %
Average maximum daily rate£263£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£316£318
% change on same period last year-0.71 %
Hourly rates quoted1718
Average minimum hourly rate£16.21£19.13
Average hourly rate£17.18£20.09
% change on same period last year-14.45 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.16£21.04
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.05£21.81
% change on same period last year+1.10 %
Solaris East MidlandsSolaris
East Midlands

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.

Solaris
Demand Trend

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

Derbyshire Solaris Demand Trend

Solaris
Daily Rate Trend

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

Derbyshire Solaris Daily Rate Trend

Solaris
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Derbyshire Solaris Hourly Rate Trend

Solaris
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Solaris within the Derbyshire region over the 3 months to 5 December 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
DerbyUp+77£298-15.00 %
ChesterfieldNew entry-1--
Solaris East MidlandsSolaris
East Midlands

Solaris
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Derbyshire region citing Solaris 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 Solaris.

117 (94.44 %)UNIX
213 (72.22 %)Windows
310 (55.56 %)Perl
310 (55.56 %)Oracle
310 (55.56 %)Manufacturing
49 (50.00 %)SQL
58 (44.44 %)C
58 (44.44 %)Windows Server 2003
67 (38.89 %)C++
67 (38.89 %)Java
67 (38.89 %)Finance
67 (38.89 %)Security Cleared
76 (33.33 %)Windows XP
76 (33.33 %)Microsoft
76 (33.33 %)Active Directory
85 (27.78 %)CAD
85 (27.78 %)Client/Server
85 (27.78 %)SC Cleared
85 (27.78 %)PLM
85 (27.78 %)Data Management
94 (22.22 %)PDM
94 (22.22 %)Requirements Analysis
94 (22.22 %)MSI
94 (22.22 %)Tivoli
94 (22.22 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
103 (16.67 %)SAN
103 (16.67 %)VERITAS
103 (16.67 %)Aerospace
103 (16.67 %)NetBackup
103 (16.67 %)Banking

Solaris
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Derbyshire region citing Solaris 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 Solaris. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (5.556 %)J2EE
11 (5.556 %)Middleware
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (5.556 %)IIS
11 (5.556 %)Oracle Application Server
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (16.67 %)SAN
21 (5.556 %)SSL
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (11.11 %)SQL Server
12 (11.11 %)Oracle Reports
21 (5.556 %)Oracle 9i
21 (5.556 %)Oracle 10g
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (22.22 %)MSI
21 (5.556 %)Oracle Forms
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (55.56 %)Manufacturing
27 (38.89 %)Finance
33 (16.67 %)Aerospace
33 (16.67 %)Banking
41 (5.556 %)Marketing
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (16.67 %)Administrator
13 (16.67 %)Technical Lead
22 (11.11 %)UNIX Support
22 (11.11 %)Team Leader
22 (11.11 %)Information Analyst
22 (11.11 %)Oracle DBA
22 (11.11 %)Systems Administrator
22 (11.11 %)DBA
22 (11.11 %)Architect
22 (11.11 %)Analyst
31 (5.556 %)Technical Architect
31 (5.556 %)Developer
31 (5.556 %)Senior Developer
31 (5.556 %)UNIX Systems Administrator
31 (5.556 %)UNIX Administrator
31 (5.556 %)Technical Engineer
31 (5.556 %)Solaris Systems Administrator
31 (5.556 %)Applications Architect
31 (5.556 %)Solaris Administrator
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (27.78 %)Client/Server
21 (5.556 %)Statistics
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
117 (94.44 %)UNIX
213 (72.22 %)Windows
38 (44.44 %)Windows Server 2003
46 (33.33 %)Windows XP
51 (5.556 %)Windows 2000
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (38.89 %)Security Cleared
25 (27.78 %)SC Cleared
25 (27.78 %)CAD
25 (27.78 %)PLM
25 (27.78 %)Data Management
34 (22.22 %)Requirements Analysis
34 (22.22 %)PDM
41 (5.556 %)Configuration Management
41 (5.556 %)Business Continuity
41 (5.556 %)Problem Management
41 (5.556 %)Incident Management
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (55.56 %)Perl
29 (50.00 %)SQL
38 (44.44 %)C
47 (38.89 %)C++
47 (38.89 %)Java
51 (5.556 %)Shell Script
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (33.33 %)Active Directory
23 (16.67 %)NetBackup
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (22.22 %)Tivoli
14 (22.22 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (55.56 %)Oracle
26 (33.33 %)Microsoft
33 (16.67 %)VERITAS
42 (11.11 %)IBM
51 (5.556 %)Sun