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The table below looks at the demand for HP OpenView (HPOV) skills within the Edinburgh region with a comparison to our Systems Management category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited OpenView over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP OpenView (HPOV)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5270
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching contract IT job ads52
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.002 %
As % of the category below12.50 %3.175 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£275-
Average daily rate£300-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£325-
UK excluding London average daily rate£308£380
% change on same period last year-18.96 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£13.00
Average hourly rate-£13.25
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£13.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.30£28.07
% change on same period last year-16.99 %
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
Edinburgh
Matching contract IT job ads4063
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.057 %0.064 %
Daily rates quoted1414
Average minimum daily rate£342£332
Average daily rate£365£354
% change on same period last year+3.10 %
Average maximum daily rate£387£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£335£361
% change on same period last year-7.20 %
Hourly rates quoted08
Average minimum hourly rate-£15.99
Average hourly rate-£16.06
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£16.12
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.96£27.09
% change on same period last year+6.87 %
OpenView ScotlandOpenView
Scotland

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.

OpenView
Demand Trend

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

Edinburgh OpenView Demand Trend

OpenView
Daily Rate Trend

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

Edinburgh OpenView Daily Rate Trend

OpenView
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing OpenView across the Edinburgh region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Edinburgh OpenView Daily Rate Histogram

OpenView
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Edinburgh OpenView Hourly Rate Trend

OpenView
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh 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.

17 (87.50 %)HP
23 (37.50 %)McAfee Security
23 (37.50 %)VERITAS
23 (37.50 %)Windows Server 2003
23 (37.50 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
23 (37.50 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (37.50 %)SAN
23 (37.50 %)Novell
23 (37.50 %)Citrix
23 (37.50 %)Microsoft
23 (37.50 %)Active Directory
23 (37.50 %)ITIL
23 (37.50 %)Windows
23 (37.50 %)MCSE
23 (37.50 %)Back Office
23 (37.50 %)VMware
23 (37.50 %)Clustering
23 (37.50 %)VMware Infrastructure
32 (25.00 %)Change Management
32 (25.00 %)OVSD
32 (25.00 %)LAN
32 (25.00 %)WAN
32 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
32 (25.00 %)Cisco
32 (25.00 %)CCIE
32 (25.00 %)CCNP
32 (25.00 %)Cisco Certification
32 (25.00 %)CiscoWorks
32 (25.00 %)Avaya
32 (25.00 %)Avaya Certification

OpenView
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh 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.

Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (37.50 %)SAN
22 (25.00 %)LAN
22 (25.00 %)WAN
22 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (12.50 %)LoadRunner
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (37.50 %)Back Office
21 (12.50 %)Retail
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (75.00 %)Analyst
23 (37.50 %)Systems Analyst
23 (37.50 %)Senior Analyst
32 (25.00 %)Network Analyst
32 (25.00 %)Support Analyst
32 (25.00 %)Network Support Analyst
32 (25.00 %)Network Support
32 (25.00 %)Senior Systems Analyst
41 (12.50 %)Service Management Consultant
41 (12.50 %)Solaris Administrator
41 (12.50 %)ITIL Consultant
41 (12.50 %)Management Consultant
41 (12.50 %)Administrator
41 (12.50 %)Senior Test Analyst
41 (12.50 %)Consultant
41 (12.50 %)Test Analyst
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (37.50 %)Clustering
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (37.50 %)Windows
13 (37.50 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (12.50 %)Solaris
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (37.50 %)ITIL
22 (25.00 %)Project Management
22 (25.00 %)Change Management
31 (12.50 %)Performance Testing
31 (12.50 %)Service Management
31 (12.50 %)CRM
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (12.50 %)Java
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (37.50 %)MCSE
13 (37.50 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (25.00 %)Cisco Certification
22 (25.00 %)Avaya Certification
22 (25.00 %)CCIE
22 (25.00 %)CCNP
31 (12.50 %)ISEB
31 (12.50 %)ITIL Certification
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (37.50 %)Active Directory
13 (37.50 %)VMware Infrastructure
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (37.50 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
22 (25.00 %)OVSD
22 (25.00 %)CiscoWorks
31 (12.50 %)ServiceCenter
31 (12.50 %)BMC PATROL
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (87.50 %)HP
23 (37.50 %)Citrix
23 (37.50 %)Microsoft
23 (37.50 %)Novell
23 (37.50 %)VERITAS
23 (37.50 %)McAfee Security
23 (37.50 %)VMware
32 (25.00 %)Cisco
32 (25.00 %)Avaya
41 (12.50 %)BMC
41 (12.50 %)Peregrine