The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Symantec products and/or services in IT contracts advertised for the Dorset region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Symantec over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Vendors for the Dorset region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are NOT representative of contractor rates within the Symantec Corporation.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Symantec
Rank 31 19 31
Rank change year-on-year
-12 +12
Contract jobs citing Symantec 2 15 12
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Dorset 0.943% 5.515% 3.750%
As % of the Vendors category 2.041% 12.82% 6.742%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 11 7
Average daily rate £425 £475 £175
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-10.52% +171.42%
UK excluding London average daily rate £354 £400 £288
% change year-on-year
-11.56% +39.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £23.75 £18.25 £20.00
% change year-on-year
+30.13% -8.75%
All Vendors
Dorset
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
98 117 178
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Dorset 46.23% 43.01% 55.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 57 66 87
Average daily rate £350 £375 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-6.66% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £205 £325 £175
10% offered a daily rate of more than £505 £475 £436
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 7 4
Average hourly rate £47.50 £13.00 £11.38
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+265.38% +14.23%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £19.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
- -5.00%
Symantec
South West

Symantec
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Symantec across the Dorset region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Dorset Symantec Jobs Demand Trend

Symantec
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Symantec across the Dorset region.

Dorset Symantec Daily Rate Trend

Symantec
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Symantec across the Dorset region.

Dorset Symantec Hourly Rate Trend

Symantec
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Symantec within the Dorset region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Bournemouth -6 2 £425 -10.52%
Symantec
South West

Symantec
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Dorset region citing Symantec 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 Symantec.

1 3 (75.00%) UNIX
1 3 (75.00%) Windows
1 3 (75.00%) Linux
1 3 (75.00%) VMware
1 3 (75.00%) VMware Server
1 3 (75.00%) Time Management
1 3 (75.00%) VMware Infrastructure
1 3 (75.00%) FalconStor
2 2 (50.00%) Banking
2 2 (50.00%) NAS
2 2 (50.00%) NetBackup
2 2 (50.00%) Disaster Recovery
3 1 (25.00%) Migration
3 1 (25.00%) HTTP
3 1 (25.00%) HP
3 1 (25.00%) Veritas
3 1 (25.00%) Veritas Storage Foundation

Symantec
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Dorset region citing Symantec 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 Symantec. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 2 (50.00%) NAS
2 1 (25.00%) HTTP
General
1 2 (50.00%) Banking
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Consultant
2 1 (25.00%) Storage Consultant
2 1 (25.00%) Storage Architect
2 1 (25.00%) Architect
2 1 (25.00%) Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) Storage Engineer
Operating Systems
1 3 (75.00%) UNIX
1 3 (75.00%) Windows
1 3 (75.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Time Management
2 2 (50.00%) Disaster Recovery
3 1 (25.00%) Migration
System Software
1 3 (75.00%) VMware Server
1 3 (75.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (50.00%) NetBackup
2 1 (25.00%) Veritas Storage Foundation
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) VMware
1 3 (75.00%) FalconStor
2 1 (25.00%) HP
2 1 (25.00%) Veritas