Business Continuity Contracts in England
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for Business Continuity skills in IT contracts advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Business Continuity 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 Processes & Methodologies category for the 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
Business Continuity
Rank 369 320 392
Rank change year-on-year
-49 +72
Contract jobs citing Business Continuity 146 248 185
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 0.351% 0.465% 0.328%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.492% 0.681% 0.481%
Number of daily rates quoted 90 125 113
Average daily rate £419 £400 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+4.68% +6.66%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £228 £205 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £530 £574 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £400 £353 £325
% change year-on-year
+13.47% +8.46%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 14 3
Average hourly rate £20.00 £30.00 £33.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-33.33% -9.09%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £17.60 £22.50 £24.20
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £22.40 £57.50 £34.90
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.00 £27.50 £33.00
% change year-on-year
-38.18% -16.66%
All Processes & Methodologies
England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category		 29662 36423 38448
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 71.36% 68.27% 68.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 18133 21396 22256
Average daily rate £425 £410 £450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+3.53% -8.88%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £275 £275 £275
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £588 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £363 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
-0.68% -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 916 1186 1394
Average hourly rate £32.00 £25.00 £29.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+28.00% -13.79%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.99 £13.50 £13.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £51.00 £45.00 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.60 £25.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year
+26.40% -16.66%
Business Continuity
UK

Business Continuity
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Business Continuity across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

England Business Continuity Jobs Demand Trend

Business Continuity
Daily Rate Trend

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

England Business Continuity Daily Rate Trend

Business Continuity
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Business Continuity across the England region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

England Business Continuity Daily Rate Histogram

Business Continuity
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England Business Continuity Hourly Rate Trend

Business Continuity
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Continuity within the 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
London -33 80 £418 +4.37%
South East +15 30 £475 +5.55%
Yorkshire -2 9 £400 +60.00%
West Midlands +4 7 £370 +37.03%
South West +17 6 £365 +12.30%
North West -3 5 £150 -52.00%
East of England +15 3 £513 +141.17%
East Midlands -4 3 £300 -20.00%
Midlands - 2 £325 -
Business Continuity
UK

Business Continuity
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing Business Continuity 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 Business Continuity.

1 135 (39.71%) Disaster Recovery
2 102 (30.00%) Windows
3 97 (28.53%) ITIL
4 93 (27.35%) Finance
5 78 (22.94%) Project Management
6 72 (21.18%) Microsoft
7 62 (18.24%) Active Directory
8 54 (15.88%) VMware
9 51 (15.00%) PRINCE2
9 51 (15.00%) Risk Management
10 49 (14.41%) BCP
11 48 (14.12%) Cisco
12 47 (13.82%) SAN
12 47 (13.82%) Security Cleared
12 47 (13.82%) Windows Server 2008
13 46 (13.53%) SQL
14 45 (13.24%) Windows Server 2003
14 45 (13.24%) Migration
15 43 (12.65%) Information Security
16 42 (12.35%) MS Exchange
17 41 (12.06%) Oracle
18 40 (11.76%) Citrix
19 38 (11.18%) UNIX
19 38 (11.18%) SC Cleared
20 37 (10.88%) Firewall
20 37 (10.88%) Change Management
21 36 (10.59%) LAN
22 34 (10.00%) VMware Infrastructure
23 32 (9.412%) Service Delivery
23 32 (9.412%) Banking

Business Continuity
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
1 8 (2.353%) Web Services
2 5 (1.471%) XML
2 5 (1.471%) JSP
3 4 (1.176%) COM
3 4 (1.176%) Flash
3 4 (1.176%) Middleware
4 2 (0.588%) SAP Basis
4 2 (0.588%) HTML
4 2 (0.588%) .NET
5 1 (0.294%) ASP
5 1 (0.294%) ASP.NET
5 1 (0.294%) EJB
5 1 (0.294%) CSS
5 1 (0.294%) SOAP
5 1 (0.294%) Spring
5 1 (0.294%) Ajax
5 1 (0.294%) WebSphere
5 1 (0.294%) .NET Framework
5 1 (0.294%) Application Packaging
5 1 (0.294%) Spring Security
Application Platforms
1 42 (12.35%) MS Exchange
2 26 (7.647%) Exchange Server 2010
3 25 (7.353%) SharePoint
4 21 (6.176%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
5 17 (5.000%) Exchange Server 2003
6 16 (4.706%) IIS
7 11 (3.235%) Office Communications Server
8 9 (2.647%) Lync
9 8 (2.353%) Lotus Notes
10 7 (2.059%) Tomcat
11 6 (1.765%) Exchange Server 2007
12 4 (1.176%) Oracle Application Server
12 4 (1.176%) SharePoint 2010
13 3 (0.882%) SharePoint Server
13 3 (0.882%) WebLogic
13 3 (0.882%) NetWeaver
14 2 (0.588%) Apache
14 2 (0.588%) Oracle Collaboration Suite
15 1 (0.294%) ActiveMQ
15 1 (0.294%) WorkSite
Applications
1 28 (8.235%) MS Excel
2 26 (7.647%) MS Office
3 11 (3.235%) MS PowerPoint
4 6 (1.765%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.588%) MS Project
5 2 (0.588%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.294%) InfoPath
Business Applications
1 5 (1.471%) Oracle EBS R12
2 3 (0.882%) Oracle Applications
3 2 (0.588%) Summit
3 2 (0.588%) SAP Oil and Gas
3 2 (0.588%) Changepoint
3 2 (0.588%) Misys Equation
3 2 (0.588%) Oracle iProcurement
3 2 (0.588%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.294%) SAP IS-U
4 1 (0.294%) Hyperion Planning
4 1 (0.294%) Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
1 47 (13.82%) SAN
2 37 (10.88%) Firewall
3 36 (10.59%) LAN
4 31 (9.118%) DNS
5 25 (7.353%) TCP/IP
6 23 (6.765%) WAN
7 21 (6.176%) DHCP
8 14 (4.118%) MPLS
9 12 (3.529%) NAS
9 12 (3.529%) SMTP
10 11 (3.235%) Network Security
10 11 (3.235%) Internet
11 8 (2.353%) ATM
12 6 (1.765%) VoIP
12 6 (1.765%) HTTP
12 6 (1.765%) VPN
12 6 (1.765%) IP Telephony
13 5 (1.471%) Wireless
13 5 (1.471%) 3G
13 5 (1.471%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (8.529%) SQL Server
2 14 (4.118%) SQL Server 2008
3 11 (3.235%) SQL Server 2005
3 11 (3.235%) Oracle 11g
4 8 (2.353%) Oracle 8/8i
5 6 (1.765%) Oracle Reports
6 5 (1.471%) MySQL
6 5 (1.471%) Oracle 10g
7 4 (1.176%) SQL Server 2000
8 3 (0.882%) Oracle Discoverer
8 3 (0.882%) DB2
8 3 (0.882%) SAP BW
8 3 (0.882%) Oracle Exadata
9 2 (0.588%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 2 (0.588%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.588%) TOAD
9 2 (0.588%) OLTP
9 2 (0.588%) VLDB
10 1 (0.294%) BusinessObjects
10 1 (0.294%) PowerCenter
Development Applications
1 6 (1.765%) LoadRunner
1 6 (1.765%) InstallShield
2 3 (0.882%) Visual Studio
3 2 (0.588%) ERwin
3 2 (0.588%) SilkTest
3 2 (0.588%) JIRA
4 1 (0.294%) Visual Studio Team System
4 1 (0.294%) Visual Studio Tools for Office
4 1 (0.294%) Balsamiq Mockups
4 1 (0.294%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.294%) Eclipse
4 1 (0.294%) NetBeans
4 1 (0.294%) Subversion
4 1 (0.294%) Maven
General
1 93 (27.35%) Finance
2 32 (9.412%) Banking
3 18 (5.294%) Telecoms
3 18 (5.294%) Legal
4 15 (4.412%) Law
5 13 (3.824%) Investment Banking
6 12 (3.529%) Advertising
7 10 (2.941%) Back Office
8 6 (1.765%) Marketing
9 4 (1.176%) Financial Institution
10 3 (0.882%) Publishing
10 3 (0.882%) Retail
11 2 (0.588%) Local Government
11 2 (0.588%) Private Banking
11 2 (0.588%) French Language
12 1 (0.294%) Retail Banking
12 1 (0.294%) Military
12 1 (0.294%) Front Office
12 1 (0.294%) Electronics
12 1 (0.294%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 70 (20.59%) Analyst
2 31 (9.118%) Project Manager
2 31 (9.118%) Consultant
3 27 (7.941%) Administrator
4 23 (6.765%) Architect
5 19 (5.588%) Business Analyst
6 15 (4.412%) Infrastructure Analyst
6 15 (4.412%) Business Manager
7 13 (3.824%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 12 (3.529%) DBA
8 12 (3.529%) Security Manager
9 11 (3.235%) Test Analyst
9 11 (3.235%) Service Manager
10 10 (2.941%) Security Analyst
10 10 (2.941%) Systems Manager
10 10 (2.941%) Service Analyst
10 10 (2.941%) Business Continuity Manager
10 10 (2.941%) Security Project Manager
10 10 (2.941%) Business Continuity Specialist
11 9 (2.647%) Systems Administrator
Miscellaneous
1 30 (8.824%) Management Information System
2 27 (7.941%) Blackberry
3 18 (5.294%) Clustering
4 9 (2.647%) Credit Risk
5 8 (2.353%) NHS
6 7 (2.059%) Mainframe
6 7 (2.059%) EMC Centera
7 6 (1.765%) Market Risk
7 6 (1.765%) Fat Client
7 6 (1.765%) Thin Client
7 6 (1.765%) iPhone
7 6 (1.765%) Mobile Computing
8 5 (1.471%) Enterprise Software
8 5 (1.471%) Symmetrix DMX
8 5 (1.471%) CMDB
8 5 (1.471%) Smartphone
9 4 (1.176%) Mathematics
9 4 (1.176%) Computer Science
9 4 (1.176%) Data Protection Act
9 4 (1.176%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 102 (30.00%) Windows
2 47 (13.82%) Windows Server 2008
3 45 (13.24%) Windows Server 2003
4 38 (11.18%) UNIX
5 27 (7.941%) Linux
6 15 (4.412%) Windows 7
7 12 (3.529%) Windows XP
8 9 (2.647%) Solaris
9 7 (2.059%) HPUX
10 6 (1.765%) Windows Mobile
11 3 (0.882%) Oracle Linux
11 3 (0.882%) AIX
12 2 (0.588%) Windows Server 2012
13 1 (0.294%) Windows 2000 Server
13 1 (0.294%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 1 (0.294%) NetWare
13 1 (0.294%) zOS
13 1 (0.294%) Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
1 135 (39.71%) Disaster Recovery
2 97 (28.53%) ITIL
3 78 (22.94%) Project Management
4 51 (15.00%) PRINCE2
4 51 (15.00%) Risk Management
5 49 (14.41%) BCP
6 45 (13.24%) Migration
7 43 (12.65%) Information Security
8 37 (10.88%) Change Management
9 32 (9.412%) Service Delivery
10 30 (8.824%) Service Management
11 24 (7.059%) Problem Management
12 23 (6.765%) Incident Management
12 23 (6.765%) Stakeholder Management
13 19 (5.588%) Capacity Planning
14 17 (5.000%) Configuration Management
14 17 (5.000%) ITSM
15 15 (4.412%) Risk Assessment
16 14 (4.118%) User Acceptance Testing
16 14 (4.118%) Change Control
Programming Languages
1 46 (13.53%) SQL
2 9 (2.647%) C
3 8 (2.353%) Shell Script
4 6 (1.765%) Java
4 6 (1.765%) PowerShell
5 5 (1.471%) VB6
5 5 (1.471%) VB
6 4 (1.176%) C#
7 3 (0.882%) Perl
7 3 (0.882%) PL/SQL
7 3 (0.882%) Korn
7 3 (0.882%) Bourne shell
8 2 (0.588%) AWK
8 2 (0.588%) VBA
8 2 (0.588%) RPG
9 1 (0.294%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.294%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.294%) Python
9 1 (0.294%) VB.NET
9 1 (0.294%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 47 (13.82%) Security Cleared
2 38 (11.18%) SC Cleared
3 26 (7.647%) Degree
4 16 (4.706%) Microsoft Certification
5 13 (3.824%) MCSE
6 12 (3.529%) Cisco Certification
6 12 (3.529%) ITIL Certification
7 11 (3.235%) CCNA
7 11 (3.235%) CISSP
8 9 (2.647%) ISEB
9 7 (2.059%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 6 (1.765%) CISA
10 6 (1.765%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 5 (1.471%) BC Cleared
12 4 (1.176%) Sun Certification
12 4 (1.176%) CCNP
13 3 (0.882%) CCIE
13 3 (0.882%) PMI Certification
13 3 (0.882%) MCITP
13 3 (0.882%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (8.235%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 25 (7.353%) SLA
3 13 (3.824%) QA
3 13 (3.824%) BS25999
4 6 (1.765%) ISO 9001
5 5 (1.471%) JSP 440
5 5 (1.471%) COBIT
6 4 (1.176%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.588%) IEC 61508
7 2 (0.588%) TickIT
7 2 (0.588%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.294%) Basel II
8 1 (0.294%) ISO/IEC 17799
8 1 (0.294%) Solvency II
8 1 (0.294%) COSO
8 1 (0.294%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 62 (18.24%) Active Directory
2 34 (10.00%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (3.824%) XenApp
4 10 (2.941%) XenDesktop
5 8 (2.353%) VMware ESX
6 7 (2.059%) Xen
6 7 (2.059%) Oracle RAC
6 7 (2.059%) Hyper-V
7 6 (1.765%) SRDF
8 4 (1.176%) Terminal Services
9 3 (0.882%) ISA Server
9 3 (0.882%) Oracle RMAN
9 3 (0.882%) Microsoft App-V
9 3 (0.882%) NLBS
9 3 (0.882%) EMC RecoverPoint
9 3 (0.882%) vSphere
9 3 (0.882%) VMware ESXi
10 2 (0.588%) XenServer
10 2 (0.588%) Veritas Volume Manager
10 2 (0.588%) Veritas File System
Systems Management
1 12 (3.529%) Backup Exec
1 12 (3.529%) WSUS
2 11 (3.235%) SCCM
3 8 (2.353%) SCOM
3 8 (2.353%) HP Quality Center
3 8 (2.353%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 7 (2.059%) NetBackup
4 7 (2.059%) HP SIM
5 6 (1.765%) EMC NetWorker
6 5 (1.471%) Data Guard
6 5 (1.471%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
6 5 (1.471%) Tivoli
7 4 (1.176%) Tivoli Storage Manager
8 2 (0.588%) Norton AntiVirus
8 2 (0.588%) BMC PATROL
9 1 (0.294%) ARCserve
9 1 (0.294%) OpenView
9 1 (0.294%) CiscoWorks
Vendors
1 72 (21.18%) Microsoft
2 54 (15.88%) VMware
3 48 (14.12%) Cisco
4 41 (12.06%) Oracle
5 40 (11.76%) Citrix
6 30 (8.824%) HP
7 26 (7.647%) NetApp
8 23 (6.765%) EMC
9 19 (5.588%) Juniper
10 15 (4.412%) Symantec
11 12 (3.529%) CheckPoint
12 11 (3.235%) SAP
13 8 (2.353%) IBM
13 8 (2.353%) Lotus
13 8 (2.353%) ProCurve
14 7 (2.059%) Remedy
15 6 (1.765%) Apple
16 5 (1.471%) Veritas
16 5 (1.471%) Red Hat
16 5 (1.471%) Alcatel-Lucent
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Head of ICT service delivery
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BCDR Project Manager - Hampshire
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