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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of HP products and/or services in IT contracts within the East of England region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited HP over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank5665
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching contract IT job ads10599
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.140 %0.100 %
As % of the category below6.220 %4.980 %
Daily rates quoted2230
Average minimum daily rate£283£303
Average daily rate£303£310
% change on same period last year-2.03 %
Average maximum daily rate£323£317
UK excluding London average daily rate£312£333
% change on same period last year-6.40 %
Hourly rates quoted3426
Average minimum hourly rate£19.92£18.28
Average hourly rate£20.62£20.61
% change on same period last year+0.02 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.31£22.94
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.55£23.23
% change on same period last year-7.23 %
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads16881988
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.250 %2.011 %
Daily rates quoted476590
Average minimum daily rate£343£338
Average daily rate£362£359
% change on same period last year+0.97 %
Average maximum daily rate£381£379
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£359
% change on same period last year-0.40 %
Hourly rates quoted223303
Average minimum hourly rate£22.30£23.76
Average hourly rate£23.44£25.18
% change on same period last year-6.89 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.58£26.60
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.25£24.99
% change on same period last year-6.94 %
HP EnglandHP
England

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 Hewlett-Packard Company.

HP
Demand Trend

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

East of England HP Demand Trend

HP
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing HP across the East of England region.

East of England HP Daily Rate Trend

HP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing HP across the East of England region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

East of England HP Daily Rate Histogram

HP
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing HP across the East of England region.

East of England HP Hourly Rate Trend

HP
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing HP across the East of England region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

East of England HP Hourly Rate Histogram

HP
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HP within the East of England region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
HertfordshireUp+638£320-13.06 %
CambridgeshireUp+1524£250-
SuffolkUp+520£294-8.20 %
EssexDown-314£445+143.83 %
NorfolkUp+911£281-25.00 %
BedfordshireUp+135£289-22.93 %
HP EnglandHP
England

HP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing HP 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 HP.

188 (41.71 %)Windows
257 (27.01 %)Dell
352 (24.64 %)Cisco
352 (24.64 %)SAN
450 (23.70 %)Microsoft
549 (23.22 %)LAN
646 (21.80 %)Active Directory
744 (20.85 %)IBM
842 (19.91 %)MS Exchange
842 (19.91 %)Windows 2000
937 (17.54 %)UNIX
937 (17.54 %)OpenView
937 (17.54 %)VMware
1032 (15.17 %)Windows NT
1131 (14.69 %)HPUX
1131 (14.69 %)Solaris
1131 (14.69 %)Linux
1230 (14.22 %)Oracle
1327 (12.80 %)Compaq
1327 (12.80 %)Firewall
1426 (12.32 %)WAN
1525 (11.85 %)Exchange Server 2003
1623 (10.90 %)VPN
1721 (9.953 %)Citrix
1721 (9.953 %)ITIL
1819 (9.005 %)MS Office
1819 (9.005 %)HP Data Protector
1918 (8.531 %)Migration
1918 (8.531 %)MS Excel
1918 (8.531 %)EMC

HP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing HP 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 HP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (5.687 %)XML
25 (2.370 %)J2EE
34 (1.896 %)WebSphere
43 (1.422 %)ADSI
43 (1.422 %)WMI
43 (1.422 %)ASP
43 (1.422 %)HTML
43 (1.422 %).NET
52 (0.948 %)XSLT
52 (0.948 %)ASP.NET
52 (0.948 %)WebServices
52 (0.948 %)Middleware
61 (0.474 %)LAMP
61 (0.474 %)Application Packaging
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
142 (19.91 %)MS Exchange
225 (11.85 %)Exchange Server 2003
315 (7.109 %)Exchange Server 2000
47 (3.318 %)Exchange Server 5.5
47 (3.318 %)Lotus Notes
47 (3.318 %)Lotus Domino
56 (2.844 %)SharePoint
64 (1.896 %)Tomcat
64 (1.896 %)IIS
73 (1.422 %)JBoss
73 (1.422 %)Apache
82 (0.948 %)BizTalk Server
91 (0.474 %)IBM HTTP Server
91 (0.474 %)Oracle Application Server
91 (0.474 %)Exchange Server 2007
91 (0.474 %)MQSeries
91 (0.474 %)WebSphere Application Server
91 (0.474 %)WebLogic
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
119 (9.005 %)MS Office
218 (8.531 %)MS Excel
32 (0.948 %)MS Visio
41 (0.474 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (0.474 %)MS Project
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
110 (4.739 %)Oracle 11i
25 (2.370 %)Oracle Applications
31 (0.474 %)BASE24
31 (0.474 %)assyst
31 (0.474 %)Dynamics AX
31 (0.474 %)Oracle Financials
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
152 (24.64 %)SAN
249 (23.22 %)LAN
327 (12.80 %)Firewall
426 (12.32 %)WAN
523 (10.90 %)VPN
615 (7.109 %)TCP/IP
615 (7.109 %)WLAN
714 (6.635 %)SNMP
812 (5.687 %)TACACS
911 (5.213 %)Wireless
911 (5.213 %)VoIP
1010 (4.739 %)Internet
118 (3.791 %)MPLS
118 (3.791 %)ISDN
118 (3.791 %)ADSL
118 (3.791 %)Intrusion Detection
127 (3.318 %)FTP
127 (3.318 %)BGP
136 (2.844 %)DNS
136 (2.844 %)SMS
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
117 (8.057 %)SQL Server
27 (3.318 %)MS Access
27 (3.318 %)MySQL
34 (1.896 %)DB2
34 (1.896 %)Informix
34 (1.896 %)SQL Server 2005
43 (1.422 %)SQL Server 2000
43 (1.422 %)PostgreSQL
52 (0.948 %)Oracle 10g
61 (0.474 %)RDBMS
61 (0.474 %)Oracle 8/8i
61 (0.474 %)Oracle 9i
61 (0.474 %)Crystal Reports
61 (0.474 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
61 (0.474 %)Oracle 11g
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (0.948 %)VSS/SourceSafe
12 (0.948 %)LoadRunner
21 (0.474 %)MSI
21 (0.474 %)SilkPerformer
21 (0.474 %)TestDirector
21 (0.474 %)QuickTest Pro
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (5.213 %)Finance
29 (4.265 %)Telecoms
38 (3.791 %)Construction
46 (2.844 %)Banking
54 (1.896 %)Pharmaceutical
63 (1.422 %)Government
63 (1.422 %)Retail
63 (1.422 %)Insurance
72 (0.948 %)Automotive
72 (0.948 %)Back Office
81 (0.474 %)Financial Institution
81 (0.474 %)Chemicals
81 (0.474 %)Games
81 (0.474 %)Pensions
81 (0.474 %)Online Games
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
133 (15.64 %)Support Engineer
225 (11.85 %)Administrator
225 (11.85 %)Analyst
319 (9.005 %)Network Engineer
319 (9.005 %)Desktop Engineer
417 (8.057 %)Hardware Engineer
417 (8.057 %)Consultant
417 (8.057 %)Desktop Support
515 (7.109 %)Support Analyst
614 (6.635 %)Server Engineer
712 (5.687 %)Desktop Support Engineer
712 (5.687 %)Systems Administrator
811 (5.213 %)Infrastructure Engineer
811 (5.213 %)Network Support
910 (4.739 %)Network Support Engineer
109 (4.265 %)Citrix Engineer
118 (3.791 %)Infrastructure Consultant
127 (3.318 %)Citrix Consultant
136 (2.844 %)Team Leader
136 (2.844 %)UNIX Administrator
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (4.265 %)CMDB
27 (3.318 %)Blackberry
36 (2.844 %)German Language
45 (2.370 %)Thin Client
45 (2.370 %)Fat Client
54 (1.896 %)Clustering
62 (0.948 %)PKI
62 (0.948 %)Dutch Language
62 (0.948 %)Firmware
62 (0.948 %)AS400
71 (0.474 %)Replication
71 (0.474 %)CLARiiON
71 (0.474 %)Symmetrix
71 (0.474 %)PMI
71 (0.474 %)HACMP
71 (0.474 %)Mainframe
71 (0.474 %)Management Information System
71 (0.474 %)PDA
71 (0.474 %)Statistics
71 (0.474 %)IBM Mainframe
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
188 (41.71 %)Windows
242 (19.91 %)Windows 2000
337 (17.54 %)UNIX
432 (15.17 %)Windows NT
531 (14.69 %)HPUX
531 (14.69 %)Solaris
531 (14.69 %)Linux
614 (6.635 %)AIX
713 (6.161 %)Windows Server 2003
89 (4.265 %)Windows XP
91 (0.474 %)Tru64
91 (0.474 %)SUSE
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
121 (9.953 %)ITIL
218 (8.531 %)Migration
38 (3.791 %)Configuration Management
47 (3.318 %)Project Management
47 (3.318 %)PRINCE2
47 (3.318 %)Security Cleared
56 (2.844 %)Change Management
65 (2.370 %)Problem Management
74 (1.896 %)Time Management
74 (1.896 %)SC Cleared
74 (1.896 %)Load Balancing
74 (1.896 %)E-Commerce
74 (1.896 %)Service Management
74 (1.896 %)Service Delivery
83 (1.422 %)Disaster Recovery
83 (1.422 %)Performance Management
92 (0.948 %)User Acceptance Testing
92 (0.948 %)Security Testing
92 (0.948 %)Automated Testing
92 (0.948 %)Regression Testing
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (6.161 %)Perl
212 (5.687 %)SQL
39 (4.265 %)Shell Script
46 (2.844 %)C
55 (2.370 %)C#
64 (1.896 %)VBScript
64 (1.896 %)VB
64 (1.896 %)PHP
73 (1.422 %)Python
73 (1.422 %)Ruby
73 (1.422 %)Assembly Language
73 (1.422 %)Tcl
73 (1.422 %)C++
73 (1.422 %)DHTML
73 (1.422 %)Java
73 (1.422 %)JavaScript
82 (0.948 %)VB.NET
82 (0.948 %)XPath
82 (0.948 %)Progress 4GL
91 (0.474 %)PL/SQL
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
115 (7.109 %)Cisco Certification
213 (6.161 %)Microsoft Certification
312 (5.687 %)CCNA
47 (3.318 %)MCSE
56 (2.844 %)MCP
64 (1.896 %)ITIL Certification
64 (1.896 %)SNIA Certification
73 (1.422 %)CCNP
82 (0.948 %)CCIP
82 (0.948 %)CNE
82 (0.948 %)Novell Certification
82 (0.948 %)RHCE
91 (0.474 %)A+ Certification
91 (0.474 %)Degree
91 (0.474 %)IBM Certification
91 (0.474 %)CNA
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
112 (5.687 %)SLA
23 (1.422 %)GxP
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
146 (21.80 %)Active Directory
217 (8.057 %)VMware ESX
313 (6.161 %)NetBackup
412 (5.687 %)VMware Infrastructure
59 (4.265 %)Citrix Presentation Server
64 (1.896 %)Backup Exec
64 (1.896 %)Oracle RMAN
73 (1.422 %)MetaFrame
82 (0.948 %)VMware Workstation
91 (0.474 %)Terminal Server
91 (0.474 %)ISA Server
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
137 (17.54 %)OpenView
219 (9.005 %)HP Data Protector
310 (4.739 %)Norton AntiVirus
49 (4.265 %)Tivoli
58 (3.791 %)CiscoWorks
58 (3.791 %)MOM
67 (3.318 %)Tivoli NetView
67 (3.318 %)NNM
75 (2.370 %)Legato
75 (2.370 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
75 (2.370 %)OpenView Configuration Management
83 (1.422 %)Unicenter
92 (0.948 %)OVSD
92 (0.948 %)ServiceCenter
101 (0.474 %)SCCM
101 (0.474 %)WSUS
101 (0.474 %)Veritas Storage Foundation
101 (0.474 %)DameWare
101 (0.474 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
101 (0.474 %)ARCserve
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
157 (27.01 %)Dell
252 (24.64 %)Cisco
350 (23.70 %)Microsoft
444 (20.85 %)IBM
537 (17.54 %)VMware
630 (14.22 %)Oracle
727 (12.80 %)Compaq
821 (9.953 %)Citrix
918 (8.531 %)EMC
1016 (7.583 %)VERITAS
1115 (7.109 %)Brocade
1212 (5.687 %)Sun
1311 (5.213 %)Red Hat
1311 (5.213 %)Symantec
1410 (4.739 %)Lotus
159 (4.265 %)CheckPoint
159 (4.265 %)Intel
168 (3.791 %)McAfee Security
168 (3.791 %)Novell
168 (3.791 %)3Com
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