High Availability 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 High Availability 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 High Availability over the 3 months to 20 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
20 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
High Availability
Rank 420 447 482
Rank change year-on-year
+27 +35
Contract jobs citing High Availability 83 119 88
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 0.199% 0.223% 0.159%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.279% 0.327% 0.233%
Number of daily rates quoted 42 61 41
Average daily rate £495 £350 £450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+41.32% -22.16%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £378 £263 £300
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £500 £625
UK excluding London average daily rate £570 £355 £400
% change year-on-year
+60.45% -11.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 5 5
Average hourly rate £42.50 £42.50 £33.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- +28.78%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £42.50 £48.75 £33.00
% change year-on-year
-12.82% +47.72%
All Processes & Methodologies
England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category		 29770 36442 37800
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 71.38% 68.27% 68.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 18181 21411 21871
Average daily rate £423 £410 £450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+3.04% -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 £363 £375
% change year-on-year
- -3.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 921 1189 1376
Average hourly rate £32.00 £25.25 £28.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+26.73% -11.40%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.97 £13.50 £13.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £51.00 £46.00 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £32.00 £25.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year
+28.00% -16.66%
High Availability
UK

High Availability
Jobs Demand Trend

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

England High Availability Jobs Demand Trend

High Availability
Daily Rate Trend

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

England High Availability Daily Rate Trend

High Availability
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing High Availability across the England region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

England High Availability Daily Rate Histogram

High Availability
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England High Availability Hourly Rate Trend

High Availability
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing High Availability within the England region over the 3 months to 20 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 +35 59 £475 +31.85%
South East +14 12 £570 +137.50%
East of England +24 9 - -
South West +14 1 - -
West Midlands +5 1 - -
Yorkshire -3 1 - -
High Availability
UK

High Availability
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing High Availability 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 High Availability.

1 83 (46.89%) Windows
2 63 (35.59%) Linux
3 62 (35.03%) UNIX
4 61 (34.46%) SAN
5 49 (27.68%) SQL
6 48 (27.12%) SQL Server
7 38 (21.47%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 37 (20.90%) Red Hat
9 36 (20.34%) Oracle
10 35 (19.77%) ITIL
10 35 (19.77%) Migration
11 33 (18.64%) Disaster Recovery
11 33 (18.64%) Clustering
12 29 (16.38%) Finance
13 26 (14.69%) Active Directory
14 25 (14.12%) HP
14 25 (14.12%) SAP
14 25 (14.12%) Degree
15 24 (13.56%) Microsoft
16 23 (12.99%) VMware
17 22 (12.43%) Solaris
18 20 (11.30%) Internet
18 20 (11.30%) SQL Server Integration Services
19 19 (10.73%) Load Balancing
19 19 (10.73%) SQL Server 2008
19 19 (10.73%) Web Services
20 18 (10.17%) Firewall
20 18 (10.17%) VMware Infrastructure
20 18 (10.17%) NAS
21 17 (9.605%) Security Cleared

High Availability
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
1 19 (10.73%) Web Services
2 11 (6.215%) .NET
3 6 (3.390%) ASP.NET
4 4 (2.260%) Middleware
4 4 (2.260%) SAP Basis
5 3 (1.695%) .NET Framework
6 2 (1.130%) XML
6 2 (1.130%) Flash
6 2 (1.130%) Hibernate
6 2 (1.130%) ADO.NET
6 2 (1.130%) WebSphere
7 1 (0.565%) Spring
7 1 (0.565%) SAP ALE
7 1 (0.565%) EDI
7 1 (0.565%) XSL
7 1 (0.565%) JDBC
7 1 (0.565%) STL
7 1 (0.565%) J2EE
7 1 (0.565%) Java EE
7 1 (0.565%) FIX Protocol
Application Platforms
1 13 (7.345%) MS Exchange
2 12 (6.780%) IIS
3 11 (6.215%) Exchange Server 2010
4 8 (4.520%) Lync
4 8 (4.520%) SharePoint
4 8 (4.520%) Exchange Server 2003
5 6 (3.390%) SharePoint 2010
5 6 (3.390%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 5 (2.825%) Windows Azure
6 5 (2.825%) Amazon AWS
7 4 (2.260%) WebLogic
7 4 (2.260%) Apache
8 2 (1.130%) WebSphere MQ
8 2 (1.130%) ESB
8 2 (1.130%) Exchange Server 2007
8 2 (1.130%) Office Communications Server
8 2 (1.130%) Confluence
9 1 (0.565%) IBM HTTP Server
9 1 (0.565%) WebSphere Process Server
9 1 (0.565%) WebSphere Portal
Applications
1 7 (3.955%) MS Excel
2 1 (0.565%) MS Visio
2 1 (0.565%) MS Project
2 1 (0.565%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 9 (5.085%) Oracle EBS
2 5 (2.825%) SAP Oil and Gas
3 2 (1.130%) Oracle Applications
3 2 (1.130%) Oracle EBS R12
4 1 (0.565%) Oracle Financials
4 1 (0.565%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.565%) AWD
4 1 (0.565%) Remedy ITSM
Communications & Networking
1 61 (34.46%) SAN
2 20 (11.30%) Internet
3 18 (10.17%) Firewall
3 18 (10.17%) NAS
4 15 (8.475%) DNS
5 13 (7.345%) TCP/IP
6 11 (6.215%) LAN
6 11 (6.215%) WAN
7 9 (5.085%) NetScaler
8 7 (3.955%) BGP
8 7 (3.955%) Wireless
9 6 (3.390%) Fibre Channel
9 6 (3.390%) SSL
9 6 (3.390%) OSPF
10 5 (2.825%) LDAP
10 5 (2.825%) S/MIME
11 4 (2.260%) DHCP
11 4 (2.260%) HTTP
12 3 (1.695%) DECnet
13 2 (1.130%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 48 (27.12%) SQL Server
2 20 (11.30%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 19 (10.73%) SQL Server 2008
4 15 (8.475%) Oracle 11g
4 15 (8.475%) Oracle 10g
5 14 (7.910%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 14 (7.910%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 14 (7.910%) SQL Server 2005
5 14 (7.910%) SQL Server 2012
6 12 (6.780%) Data Warehouse
7 9 (5.085%) SQLPlus
8 8 (4.520%) Oracle 9i
8 8 (4.520%) MySQL
9 5 (2.825%) DTS
10 4 (2.260%) Oracle 8/8i
10 4 (2.260%) DB2
11 3 (1.695%) Microsoft Analysis Services
12 2 (1.130%) Oracle Reports
12 2 (1.130%) SQL Server 2000
13 1 (0.565%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 4 (2.260%) Visual Studio
2 2 (1.130%) JIRA
3 1 (0.565%) Team Foundation Server
3 1 (0.565%) NWDI
3 1 (0.565%) Ant
3 1 (0.565%) JUnit
3 1 (0.565%) WinRunner
3 1 (0.565%) TestDirector
3 1 (0.565%) Maven
General
1 29 (16.38%) Finance
2 15 (8.475%) Banking
3 9 (5.085%) Investment Banking
4 6 (3.390%) Front Office
5 4 (2.260%) Financial Institution
6 3 (1.695%) Telecoms
6 3 (1.695%) Retail
7 2 (1.130%) Advertising
7 2 (1.130%) Games
7 2 (1.130%) Retail Banking
7 2 (1.130%) Online Betting
8 1 (0.565%) Legal
8 1 (0.565%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 50 (28.25%) DBA
2 27 (15.25%) SQL DBA
3 22 (12.43%) Administrator
4 21 (11.86%) Oracle DBA
5 16 (9.040%) Architect
6 14 (7.910%) Developer
7 12 (6.780%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 11 (6.215%) Infrastructure Specialist
8 11 (6.215%) UNIX Engineer
8 11 (6.215%) Linux Engineer
9 9 (5.085%) SQL Server DBA
10 8 (4.520%) Analyst
11 7 (3.955%) Consultant
11 7 (3.955%) Teradata DBA
12 6 (3.390%) Migration Engineer
12 6 (3.390%) Embedded C Developer
12 6 (3.390%) C Developer
12 6 (3.390%) Infrastructure Manager
13 5 (2.825%) Technical Architect
13 5 (2.825%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 33 (18.64%) Clustering
2 12 (6.780%) Replication
3 8 (4.520%) Blackberry
3 8 (4.520%) Computer Science
4 7 (3.955%) Derivative
4 7 (3.955%) CLARiiON
4 7 (3.955%) Equities
4 7 (3.955%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 6 (3.390%) SaaS
6 5 (2.825%) Mathematics
7 4 (2.260%) Physics
8 3 (1.695%) Statistics
8 3 (1.695%) Client/Server
9 2 (1.130%) iSeries
9 2 (1.130%) Hedge funds
9 2 (1.130%) Enterprise Storage
10 1 (0.565%) Digital Media
10 1 (0.565%) IaaS
10 1 (0.565%) Cloud Computing
10 1 (0.565%) HP StorageWorks
Operating Systems
1 83 (46.89%) Windows
2 63 (35.59%) Linux
3 62 (35.03%) UNIX
4 38 (21.47%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 22 (12.43%) Solaris
6 11 (6.215%) HPUX
7 9 (5.085%) Windows Server 2008
8 7 (3.955%) Windows Server 2003
8 7 (3.955%) AIX
9 4 (2.260%) CentOS
10 3 (1.695%) Windows 7
10 3 (1.695%) VMS
10 3 (1.695%) OpenVMS
11 2 (1.130%) zOS
12 1 (0.565%) Windows Server 2012
12 1 (0.565%) OS/400
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (19.77%) ITIL
1 35 (19.77%) Migration
2 33 (18.64%) Disaster Recovery
3 19 (10.73%) Load Balancing
4 13 (7.345%) Configuration Management
5 11 (6.215%) E-Commerce
6 10 (5.650%) PRINCE2
6 10 (5.650%) Data Modelling
7 9 (5.085%) Information Security
8 8 (4.520%) Agile Software Development
8 8 (4.520%) SOA
8 8 (4.520%) Change Control
9 7 (3.955%) Root Cause Analysis
9 7 (3.955%) OO
10 6 (3.390%) Project Management
10 6 (3.390%) Scrum
10 6 (3.390%) Business Continuity
10 6 (3.390%) Capacity Planning
10 6 (3.390%) Problem Management
10 6 (3.390%) Technical Architecture
Programming Languages
1 49 (27.68%) SQL
2 15 (8.475%) Shell Script
3 12 (6.780%) Java
4 9 (5.085%) Perl
5 7 (3.955%) C
6 6 (3.390%) Embedded C
7 5 (2.825%) T-SQL
7 5 (2.825%) PowerShell
8 4 (2.260%) VB
8 4 (2.260%) C#
9 3 (1.695%) DCL
10 2 (1.130%) Python
10 2 (1.130%) PHP
10 2 (1.130%) PL/SQL
10 2 (1.130%) JavaScript
10 2 (1.130%) Bash shell
11 1 (0.565%) C++
11 1 (0.565%) VB.NET
11 1 (0.565%) Ruby
11 1 (0.565%) Korn
Qualifications
1 25 (14.12%) Degree
2 17 (9.605%) Security Cleared
3 13 (7.345%) DV Cleared
4 8 (4.520%) OCP
4 8 (4.520%) Oracle Certification
5 7 (3.955%) SAP Certification
5 7 (3.955%) Cisco Certification
5 7 (3.955%) Microsoft Certification
6 6 (3.390%) CCNA
7 5 (2.825%) CCNP
8 4 (2.260%) SC Cleared
8 4 (2.260%) MCDBA
9 3 (1.695%) RHCE
9 3 (1.695%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 2 (1.130%) CCIE
10 2 (1.130%) CCA
10 2 (1.130%) Citrix Certification
10 2 (1.130%) CCEE
11 1 (0.565%) Microsoft Certified Master
11 1 (0.565%) VTSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (6.215%) SLA
2 6 (3.390%) QA
System Software
1 26 (14.69%) Active Directory
2 18 (10.17%) VMware Infrastructure
3 15 (8.475%) Oracle RAC
3 15 (8.475%) Oracle RMAN
4 10 (5.650%) VMware ESX
5 7 (3.955%) ProxySG
5 7 (3.955%) SRDF
6 5 (2.825%) vSphere
6 5 (2.825%) UAG
6 5 (2.825%) XenServer
7 3 (1.695%) EMC RecoverPoint
7 3 (1.695%) NFS
7 3 (1.695%) Hyper-V
8 2 (1.130%) XenApp
9 1 (0.565%) Tivoli Directory Server
9 1 (0.565%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 13 (7.345%) Data Guard
2 8 (4.520%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
2 8 (4.520%) Nagios
3 6 (3.390%) SCCM
3 6 (3.390%) SCOM
4 3 (1.695%) Red Hat Satellite
4 3 (1.695%) NetBackup
5 1 (0.565%) Backup Exec
5 1 (0.565%) BMC Performance Manager
5 1 (0.565%) ARCserve
5 1 (0.565%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 1 (0.565%) Legato
5 1 (0.565%) Tivoli
5 1 (0.565%) BMC PATROL
5 1 (0.565%) Oracle Statspack
5 1 (0.565%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 37 (20.90%) Red Hat
2 36 (20.34%) Oracle
3 25 (14.12%) SAP
3 25 (14.12%) HP
4 24 (13.56%) Microsoft
5 23 (12.99%) VMware
6 14 (7.910%) Cisco
7 13 (7.345%) IBM
7 13 (7.345%) EMC
8 12 (6.780%) Citrix
9 11 (6.215%) Sun
9 11 (6.215%) Veritas
9 11 (6.215%) Symantec
10 9 (5.085%) F5
11 7 (3.955%) Blue Coat
12 6 (3.390%) Infoblox
13 5 (2.825%) Websense
13 5 (2.825%) Juniper
13 5 (2.825%) Informatica
14 4 (2.260%) NetApp
Oracle DBA
North West England
They are looking for someone with technical skills in the following: *Oracle Database Server Administration at an expert level (including RAC) *Oracle High Availability technologies at an expert...
Computer Futures
Rate: £350 - £425 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013
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