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This section looks at the demand for Softricity SoftGrid skills within the East of England region with a comparison to our Business Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SoftGrid over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftricity SoftGrid
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank144141
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching contract IT job ads312
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.012 %
As % of the category below2.098 %6.030 %
Daily rates quoted07
Average minimum daily rate-£360
Average daily rate-£364
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£367
UK excluding London average daily rate£300£333
% change on same period last year-9.91 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.50£20.00
% change on same period last year+17.50 %
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads143199
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.191 %0.201 %
Daily rates quoted4047
Average minimum daily rate£379£366
Average daily rate£395£383
% change on same period last year+2.97 %
Average maximum daily rate£410£401
UK excluding London average daily rate£450£435
% change on same period last year+3.35 %
Hourly rates quoted315
Average minimum hourly rate£27.50£21.52
Average hourly rate£30.75£23.22
% change on same period last year+32.43 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.00£24.92
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.61£25.77
% change on same period last year+14.91 %
SoftGrid EnglandSoftGrid
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.

SoftGrid
Demand Trend

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

East of England SoftGrid Demand Trend

SoftGrid
Daily Rate Trend

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

East of England SoftGrid Daily Rate Trend

SoftGrid
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East of England SoftGrid Hourly Rate Trend

SoftGrid
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SoftGrid 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
CambridgeshireNew entry-3--
SoftGrid EnglandSoftGrid
England

SoftGrid
Top 23 Related IT Skills

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

14 (100.00 %)Windows
14 (100.00 %)Microsoft
14 (100.00 %)Citrix
23 (75.00 %)Citrix Certification
23 (75.00 %)VMware
23 (75.00 %)VMware ESX
23 (75.00 %)AppSense
23 (75.00 %)Citrix Presentation Server
23 (75.00 %)SC Cleared
23 (75.00 %)BC Cleared
23 (75.00 %)Security Cleared
23 (75.00 %)Terminal Server
31 (25.00 %)BizTalk Server
31 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (25.00 %)MOM
31 (25.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
31 (25.00 %)UNIX
31 (25.00 %)SAN
31 (25.00 %)Dell
31 (25.00 %)EMC
31 (25.00 %)SharePoint
31 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
31 (25.00 %)NetWare

SoftGrid
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (25.00 %)SharePoint
11 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
11 (25.00 %)BizTalk Server
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (25.00 %)SAN
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %)Citrix Specialist
21 (25.00 %)Systems Engineer
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (100.00 %)Windows
21 (25.00 %)NetWare
21 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (25.00 %)UNIX
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (75.00 %)SC Cleared
13 (75.00 %)BC Cleared
13 (75.00 %)Security Cleared
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (75.00 %)Citrix Certification
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (75.00 %)Terminal Server
13 (75.00 %)VMware ESX
13 (75.00 %)Citrix Presentation Server
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (25.00 %)MOM
11 (25.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (100.00 %)Microsoft
14 (100.00 %)Citrix
23 (75.00 %)VMware
23 (75.00 %)AppSense
31 (25.00 %)Dell
31 (25.00 %)EMC
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