The first table below looks at the demand for Capacity Planning 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 Capacity Planning over the 3 months to 22 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
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Capacity Planning
Rank 311 338 342
Rank change year-on-year
+27 +4
Contract jobs citing Capacity Planning 213 242 243
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 0.505% 0.446% 0.439%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.707% 0.652% 0.645%
Number of daily rates quoted 131 135 110
Average daily rate £400 £400 £425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -5.88%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £260 £268 £294
10% offered a daily rate of more than £525 £540 £525
UK excluding London average daily rate £363 £375 £360
% change year-on-year
-3.33% +4.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 8
Average hourly rate £41.75 £16.00 £46.25
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+160.93% -65.40%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £32.50 £16.00 £18.90
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £51.00 £16.00 £48.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate £15.50 - £47.50
All Processes & Methodologies
England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
30120 37095 37693
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 71.35% 68.38% 68.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 18414 21766 21830
Average daily rate £425 £413 £450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+3.03% -8.33%
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 £365 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
- -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 930 1218 1380
Average hourly rate £32.00 £25.00 £28.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+28.00% -12.28%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.55 £13.30 £13.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £51.00 £47.50 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.00 £25.00 £29.00
% change year-on-year
+24.00% -13.79%
Capacity Planning
UK

Capacity Planning
Jobs Demand Trend

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

England Capacity Planning Jobs Demand Trend

Capacity Planning
Daily Rate Trend

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

England Capacity Planning Daily Rate Trend

Capacity Planning
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Capacity Planning across the England region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

England Capacity Planning Daily Rate Histogram

Capacity Planning
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England Capacity Planning Hourly Rate Trend

Capacity Planning
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Capacity Planning across the England region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

England Capacity Planning Hourly Rate Histogram

Capacity Planning
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Capacity Planning within the England region over the 3 months to 22 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 +2 117 £425 -
South East +22 49 £425 +13.33%
East of England +20 12 £375 +3.44%
West Midlands +19 10 £325 +30.00%
Yorkshire +4 10 £325 +63.52%
North West -7 6 £375 +7.14%
South West +22 2 £310 -14.48%
North East +14 2 £330 +2.32%
East Midlands -1 1 £1,000 -
Midlands - 1 - -
Capacity Planning
UK

Capacity Planning
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing Capacity Planning 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 Capacity Planning.

1 116 (27.49%) Windows
2 106 (25.12%) SQL
3 95 (22.51%) SQL Server
4 88 (20.85%) Finance
5 84 (19.91%) Oracle
6 73 (17.30%) ITIL
7 70 (16.59%) Microsoft
7 70 (16.59%) VMware
8 57 (13.51%) Disaster Recovery
9 55 (13.03%) SAN
10 54 (12.80%) Active Directory
11 50 (11.85%) Windows Server 2003
11 50 (11.85%) UNIX
12 49 (11.61%) Project Management
13 47 (11.14%) Change Management
13 47 (11.14%) Windows Server 2008
14 46 (10.90%) VMware Infrastructure
15 44 (10.43%) Linux
16 43 (10.19%) SQL Server 2005
17 40 (9.479%) SQL Server 2008
18 39 (9.242%) Banking
18 39 (9.242%) Telecoms
18 39 (9.242%) MS Exchange
19 37 (8.768%) Citrix
20 36 (8.531%) MPLS
21 35 (8.294%) Performance Management
22 34 (8.057%) Shell Script
23 33 (7.820%) Cisco
24 32 (7.583%) Degree
25 31 (7.346%) .NET

Capacity Planning
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing Capacity Planning 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 Capacity Planning. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 31 (7.346%) .NET
2 24 (5.687%) Web Services
3 16 (3.791%) WebSphere
4 13 (3.081%) Middleware
4 13 (3.081%) XML
5 12 (2.844%) XSLT
6 10 (2.370%) HTML
6 10 (2.370%) CSS
7 9 (2.133%) J2EE
8 8 (1.896%) Oracle Fusion
9 6 (1.422%) WCF
9 6 (1.422%) .NET Framework
10 5 (1.185%) Flash
10 5 (1.185%) Django
11 4 (0.948%) ASP.NET
11 4 (0.948%) SOAP
11 4 (0.948%) XBRL
12 3 (0.711%) JSP
12 3 (0.711%) Servlets
12 3 (0.711%) XSD
Application Platforms
1 39 (9.242%) MS Exchange
2 24 (5.687%) Exchange Server 2010
3 21 (4.976%) WebLogic
4 18 (4.265%) IIS
5 17 (4.028%) Apache
6 15 (3.555%) Exchange Server 2003
7 13 (3.081%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
7 13 (3.081%) SharePoint
7 13 (3.081%) Oracle Application Server
8 11 (2.607%) Tomcat
9 7 (1.659%) Windows Azure
9 7 (1.659%) Office Communications Server
10 6 (1.422%) WebSphere MQ
11 4 (0.948%) WorkSite
11 4 (0.948%) WebSphere Application Server
12 3 (0.711%) SharePoint 2010
12 3 (0.711%) Lync
12 3 (0.711%) TIBCO EMS
12 3 (0.711%) ESB
13 2 (0.474%) CMS
Applications
1 22 (5.213%) MS Office
2 18 (4.265%) MS Excel
3 3 (0.711%) MS Project
4 2 (0.474%) InfoPath
5 1 (0.237%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.237%) MS PowerPoint
5 1 (0.237%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (1.185%) Oracle EBS
2 3 (0.711%) BusinessWorks
2 3 (0.711%) TIBCO BusinessEvents
3 2 (0.474%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.474%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.474%) SAP HR
3 2 (0.474%) SAP APO
3 2 (0.474%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.237%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.237%) SAP PP
4 1 (0.237%) SAP PS
4 1 (0.237%) SAP WM
4 1 (0.237%) SAP SD
4 1 (0.237%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.237%) SAP CS
4 1 (0.237%) SAP PM
4 1 (0.237%) SAP QM
4 1 (0.237%) SAP Oil and Gas
4 1 (0.237%) CA Clarity
4 1 (0.237%) Remedy AR System
Communications & Networking
1 55 (13.03%) SAN
2 36 (8.531%) MPLS
3 31 (7.346%) Firewall
4 30 (7.109%) Ethernet
4 30 (7.109%) TCP/IP
4 30 (7.109%) NAS
5 27 (6.398%) VPN
6 25 (5.924%) LAN
6 25 (5.924%) OSPF
6 25 (5.924%) BGP
7 24 (5.687%) WAN
8 21 (4.976%) Network Security
9 20 (4.739%) DNS
10 19 (4.502%) DHCP
10 19 (4.502%) LTE
11 18 (4.265%) ATM
12 17 (4.028%) Wireless
13 14 (3.318%) Radio Access Network
13 14 (3.318%) Internet
14 13 (3.081%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 95 (22.51%) SQL Server
2 43 (10.19%) SQL Server 2005
3 40 (9.479%) SQL Server 2008
4 29 (6.872%) Oracle 11g
5 28 (6.635%) Oracle 10g
6 14 (3.318%) Data Warehouse
7 12 (2.844%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 11 (2.607%) Oracle 9i
8 11 (2.607%) SQL Server 2012
9 10 (2.370%) MySQL
10 8 (1.896%) Oracle BI EE
10 8 (1.896%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 8 (1.896%) Oracle 8/8i
10 8 (1.896%) Star Schema
10 8 (1.896%) RDBMS
11 7 (1.659%) Oracle Reports
11 7 (1.659%) OLAP
11 7 (1.659%) Oracle OLAP
12 6 (1.422%) Essbase
13 5 (1.185%) TOAD
Development Applications
1 10 (2.370%) TeamCity
2 9 (2.133%) JIRA
3 7 (1.659%) Git (software)
4 6 (1.422%) Subversion
5 2 (0.474%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 2 (0.474%) Oracle Forms
5 2 (0.474%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.474%) VSS/SourceSafe
5 2 (0.474%) LoadRunner
6 1 (0.237%) Introscope
6 1 (0.237%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.237%) Rational Performance Tester
General
1 88 (20.85%) Finance
2 39 (9.242%) Banking
2 39 (9.242%) Telecoms
3 23 (5.450%) Investment Banking
4 11 (2.607%) Retail
4 11 (2.607%) Marketing
5 7 (1.659%) Front Office
5 7 (1.659%) Manufacturing
6 6 (1.422%) Legal
7 5 (1.185%) Law
8 4 (0.948%) Publishing
9 2 (0.474%) Retail Banking
9 2 (0.474%) Back Office
10 1 (0.237%) Pharmaceutical
10 1 (0.237%) Billing
10 1 (0.237%) Electronics
10 1 (0.237%) Corporate Banking
10 1 (0.237%) Dutch Language
10 1 (0.237%) French Language
Job Titles
1 69 (16.35%) DBA
2 58 (13.74%) Analyst
3 34 (8.057%) Architect
4 31 (7.346%) SQL DBA
5 29 (6.872%) Oracle DBA
6 27 (6.398%) Developer
7 26 (6.161%) Consultant
7 26 (6.161%) Administrator
8 24 (5.687%) Design Engineer
9 20 (4.739%) SQL Server DBA
10 19 (4.502%) Business Analyst
10 19 (4.502%) Network Engineer
11 15 (3.555%) Transmission Engineer
12 14 (3.318%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 14 (3.318%) Server Engineer
13 12 (2.844%) Storage Engineer
13 12 (2.844%) Resource Manager
14 11 (2.607%) Network Design Engineer
15 9 (2.133%) Server Support
15 9 (2.133%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 30 (7.109%) Clustering
2 21 (4.976%) Management Information System
3 19 (4.502%) Blackberry
4 13 (3.081%) NHS
5 12 (2.844%) CLARiiON
6 11 (2.607%) Replication
6 11 (2.607%) Computer Science
7 10 (2.370%) Derivative
7 10 (2.370%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 8 (1.896%) Fat Client
8 8 (1.896%) Mainframe
8 8 (1.896%) Thin Client
9 7 (1.659%) Statistics
9 7 (1.659%) Grid Computing
9 7 (1.659%) PaaS
10 6 (1.422%) Open Source
10 6 (1.422%) Enterprise Software
10 6 (1.422%) PMI
11 5 (1.185%) Smartphone
11 5 (1.185%) Fixed Income
Operating Systems
1 116 (27.49%) Windows
2 50 (11.85%) Windows Server 2003
2 50 (11.85%) UNIX
3 47 (11.14%) Windows Server 2008
4 44 (10.43%) Linux
5 15 (3.555%) AIX
6 14 (3.318%) Windows Server 2012
7 13 (3.081%) Solaris
7 13 (3.081%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 8 (1.896%) Windows 2000
9 5 (1.185%) VMS
9 5 (1.185%) Windows 7
10 3 (0.711%) Oracle Linux
11 2 (0.474%) Windows 2000 Server
11 2 (0.474%) Windows Vista
11 2 (0.474%) HPUX
11 2 (0.474%) Windows XP
12 1 (0.237%) Mac OS X
12 1 (0.237%) Ubuntu
12 1 (0.237%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (17.30%) ITIL
2 57 (13.51%) Disaster Recovery
3 49 (11.61%) Project Management
4 47 (11.14%) Change Management
5 35 (8.294%) Performance Management
6 29 (6.872%) Migration
7 26 (6.161%) Service Delivery
7 26 (6.161%) Change Control
8 25 (5.924%) Service Management
9 21 (4.976%) Configuration Management
9 21 (4.976%) Problem Management
9 21 (4.976%) Release Management
10 20 (4.739%) Workflow
10 20 (4.739%) Business Continuity
11 19 (4.502%) Data Analysis
12 18 (4.265%) Load Balancing
12 18 (4.265%) Business Intelligence
12 18 (4.265%) ETL
13 17 (4.028%) Network Design
14 14 (3.318%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 106 (25.12%) SQL
2 34 (8.057%) Shell Script
3 30 (7.109%) Perl
4 26 (6.161%) C#
5 19 (4.502%) Java
6 17 (4.028%) PowerShell
7 15 (3.555%) PL/SQL
8 14 (3.318%) T-SQL
9 12 (2.844%) Python
10 11 (2.607%) VB.NET
11 9 (2.133%) VBA
12 8 (1.896%) Bash shell
13 7 (1.659%) C
14 5 (1.185%) JavaScript
14 5 (1.185%) C++
15 4 (0.948%) Korn
15 4 (0.948%) VBScript
15 4 (0.948%) VB
16 2 (0.474%) Bourne shell
16 2 (0.474%) AWK
Qualifications
1 32 (7.583%) Degree
2 21 (4.976%) Microsoft Certification
2 21 (4.976%) Security Cleared
3 18 (4.265%) Cisco Certification
4 16 (3.791%) MCSE
5 14 (3.318%) CCNP
6 9 (2.133%) SC Cleared
7 8 (1.896%) MCITP
8 7 (1.659%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 6 (1.422%) APMP
9 6 (1.422%) MCTS
9 6 (1.422%) ITIL Certification
9 6 (1.422%) PMI Certification
9 6 (1.422%) CCDP
10 5 (1.185%) RHCE
10 5 (1.185%) CCNA
10 5 (1.185%) MCSA
10 5 (1.185%) DV Cleared
11 4 (0.948%) CCEE
11 4 (0.948%) Citrix Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (5.687%) SLA
2 23 (5.450%) QA
3 7 (1.659%) COBIT
4 5 (1.185%) PCI DSS
5 4 (0.948%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.237%) Basel III
6 1 (0.237%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.237%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 54 (12.80%) Active Directory
2 46 (10.90%) VMware Infrastructure
3 24 (5.687%) XenApp
4 18 (4.265%) Hyper-V
5 14 (3.318%) VMware ESX
6 12 (2.844%) Oracle RAC
7 10 (2.370%) XenDesktop
7 10 (2.370%) SRDF
8 8 (1.896%) vSphere
9 6 (1.422%) Samba
10 5 (1.185%) Oracle RMAN
10 5 (1.185%) XenServer
10 5 (1.185%) Veritas Cluster Server
11 4 (0.948%) EMC RecoverPoint
11 4 (0.948%) IAG
12 3 (0.711%) Terminal Services
12 3 (0.711%) NFS
13 2 (0.474%) Microsoft Virtual Server
13 2 (0.474%) Veritas Volume Manager
13 2 (0.474%) Veritas File System
Systems Management
1 21 (4.976%) NetBackup
2 19 (4.502%) SCOM
3 13 (3.081%) BMC PATROL
4 11 (2.607%) Tivoli Storage Manager
5 10 (2.370%) BMC Performance Manager
5 10 (2.370%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
6 9 (2.133%) EMC NetWorker
7 8 (1.896%) SCCM
7 8 (1.896%) Tivoli
8 7 (1.659%) Backup Exec
9 6 (1.422%) Cobbler
9 6 (1.422%) Puppet
10 4 (0.948%) RepliStor
10 4 (0.948%) MAILsweeper
10 4 (0.948%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 3 (0.711%) TIBCO Hawk
11 3 (0.711%) Cisco IPCC
11 3 (0.711%) HP Quality Center
11 3 (0.711%) SCVMM
12 2 (0.474%) Data Guard
Vendors
1 84 (19.91%) Oracle
2 70 (16.59%) Microsoft
2 70 (16.59%) VMware
3 37 (8.768%) Citrix
4 33 (7.820%) Cisco
5 29 (6.872%) IBM
6 27 (6.398%) EMC
7 25 (5.924%) HP
8 24 (5.687%) NetApp
8 24 (5.687%) Symantec
9 19 (4.502%) BMC
10 13 (3.081%) CheckPoint
10 13 (3.081%) Informatica
10 13 (3.081%) Juniper
10 13 (3.081%) Red Hat
11 12 (2.844%) Nokia Siemens Networks
11 12 (2.844%) Remedy
11 12 (2.844%) Ericsson
12 11 (2.607%) Veritas
13 9 (2.133%) SAP
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