The first table below looks at the demand for OpenView skills in IT contracts advertised for the East of England region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited OpenView over the 3 months to 17 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 of the Systems Management category for the East of England 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.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
HP OpenView (HPOV)
Rank 105 103 72
Rank change year-on-year
-2 -31
Contract jobs citing OpenView 10 26 61
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East of England 0.464% 0.882% 2.321%
As % of the Systems Management category 5.848% 13.20% 29.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 7 26
Average daily rate £85 £99 £86
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-14.14% +14.78%
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £263 £200
% change year-on-year
+33.33% +31.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 17
Average hourly rate £10.50 £10.50 £37.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- -72.00%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £12.98 £12.53 £37.50
% change year-on-year
+3.59% -66.58%
All Systems Management
East of England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Systems Management category
171 197 205
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East of England 7.939% 6.685% 7.801%
Number of daily rates quoted 82 75 79
Average daily rate £303 £288 £213
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+5.21% +35.29%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £90 £99 £75
10% offered a daily rate of more than £413 £458 £425
UK excluding London average daily rate £330 £325 £300
% change year-on-year
+1.53% +8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 20 42
Average hourly rate £19.00 £22.88 £29.25
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-16.93% -21.79%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.35 £12.50 £10.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £28.03 £35.00 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £20.00 £17.50 £24.40
% change year-on-year
+14.28% -28.27%
OpenView
England

OpenView
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing OpenView across the East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Systems Management category.

East of England OpenView Jobs Demand Trend

OpenView
Daily Rate Trend

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

East of England OpenView Daily Rate Trend

OpenView
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East of England OpenView Hourly Rate Trend

OpenView
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing OpenView within the East of England region over the 3 months to 17 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
Essex -1 9 £85 -14.14%
Hertfordshire +5 1 - -
OpenView
England

OpenView
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing OpenView 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 OpenView.

1 21 (100.00%) HP
1 21 (100.00%) OVSD
2 19 (90.48%) SLA
2 19 (90.48%) ITIL
3 18 (85.71%) MCP
3 18 (85.71%) Active Directory
3 18 (85.71%) Microsoft Certification
3 18 (85.71%) MCDST
3 18 (85.71%) McAfee
4 14 (66.67%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 6 (28.57%) MS Excel
6 5 (23.81%) Security Cleared
7 4 (19.05%) SCCM
7 4 (19.05%) MS Exchange
8 3 (14.29%) MS Office
9 2 (9.524%) VPN
9 2 (9.524%) Windows XP
9 2 (9.524%) Windows
9 2 (9.524%) Internet
10 1 (4.762%) Service Management
10 1 (4.762%) Telecoms
10 1 (4.762%) SC Cleared
10 1 (4.762%) French Language
10 1 (4.762%) German Language
10 1 (4.762%) Italian Language
10 1 (4.762%) Swedish Language
10 1 (4.762%) NHS
10 1 (4.762%) ISEB
10 1 (4.762%) SOA
10 1 (4.762%) Capacity Management

OpenView
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing OpenView 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 OpenView. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 4 (19.05%) MS Exchange
Applications
1 6 (28.57%) MS Excel
2 3 (14.29%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 2 (9.524%) VPN
1 2 (9.524%) Internet
General
1 1 (4.762%) Telecoms
1 1 (4.762%) French Language
1 1 (4.762%) German Language
1 1 (4.762%) Italian Language
1 1 (4.762%) Swedish Language
Job Titles
1 15 (71.43%) Analyst
2 14 (66.67%) Service Analyst
3 13 (61.90%) Service Desk Analyst
4 10 (47.62%) Help Desk Analyst
5 4 (19.05%) Service Desk Technician
5 4 (19.05%) 2nd Line Support
6 2 (9.524%) Support Analyst
7 1 (4.762%) Capacity Manager
7 1 (4.762%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (4.762%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 2 (9.524%) Windows
1 2 (9.524%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (90.48%) ITIL
2 1 (4.762%) SOA
2 1 (4.762%) Service Management
2 1 (4.762%) Capacity Management
Qualifications
1 18 (85.71%) MCP
1 18 (85.71%) Microsoft Certification
1 18 (85.71%) MCDST
2 5 (23.81%) Security Cleared
3 1 (4.762%) SC Cleared
3 1 (4.762%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (90.48%) SLA
System Software
1 18 (85.71%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 21 (100.00%) OVSD
2 14 (66.67%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 4 (19.05%) SCCM
Vendors
1 21 (100.00%) HP
2 18 (85.71%) McAfee
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