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The table below looks at the demand for Softricity SoftGrid skills within the 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftricity SoftGrid
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008		Same period last year
Rank540590
Rank change on same period last yearUp+50
Matching contract IT job ads3957
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.053 %0.056 %
As % of the category below0.837 %0.887 %
Daily rates quoted1528
Average minimum daily rate£307£281
Average daily rate£330£285
% change on same period last year+16.05 %
Average maximum daily rate£354£288
UK excluding London average daily rate£314£279
% change on same period last year+12.32 %
Hourly rates quoted28
Average minimum hourly rate£36.00£20.00
Average hourly rate£36.00£20.00
% change on same period last year+80.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.00£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.00£20.00
% change on same period last year+80.00 %
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
England
Matching contract IT job ads46616426
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled6.301 %6.337 %
Daily rates quoted12931873
Average minimum daily rate£435£433
Average daily rate£470£463
% change on same period last year+1.43 %
Average maximum daily rate£505£494
UK excluding London average daily rate£443£425
% change on same period last year+4.42 %
Hourly rates quoted150195
Average minimum hourly rate£29.56£25.18
Average hourly rate£33.11£27.57
% change on same period last year+20.11 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.66£29.95
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.03£26.50
% change on same period last year+5.75 %
SoftGrid UKSoftGrid
UK

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 England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Business Applications category.

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 England region.

England SoftGrid Daily Rate Trend

SoftGrid
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SoftGrid across the England region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

England SoftGrid Daily Rate Histogram

SoftGrid
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England SoftGrid Hourly Rate Trend

SoftGrid
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SoftGrid within the England region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
South EastUp+5015£325+11.70 %
LondonUp+8112£335+15.05 %
South WestUp+326--
East of EnglandUp+104--
North WestNew entry-2--
SoftGrid UKSoftGrid
UK

SoftGrid
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the 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.

138 (66.67 %)Citrix
233 (57.89 %)Microsoft
233 (57.89 %)Windows
327 (47.37 %)Windows Server 2003
418 (31.58 %)Active Directory
517 (29.82 %)AppSense
614 (24.56 %)VMware
614 (24.56 %)Citrix Certification
713 (22.81 %)Altiris
812 (21.05 %)Citrix Presentation Server
911 (19.30 %)Security Cleared
911 (19.30 %)Microsoft Certification
911 (19.30 %)MCSE
1010 (17.54 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
1010 (17.54 %)Terminal Server
119 (15.79 %)SCCM
128 (14.04 %)VMware ESX
128 (14.04 %)VMware Infrastructure
128 (14.04 %)MOM
128 (14.04 %)MS Exchange
128 (14.04 %)ITIL
128 (14.04 %)CCA
128 (14.04 %)HP
137 (12.28 %)Client/Server
137 (12.28 %)Migration
137 (12.28 %)Windows Vista
146 (10.53 %)SC Cleared
146 (10.53 %)Terminal Services
146 (10.53 %)MSI
146 (10.53 %)TCP/IP

SoftGrid
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the 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.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (8.772 %)Application Packaging
23 (5.263 %)Middleware
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (14.04 %)MS Exchange
24 (7.018 %)Exchange Server 2003
33 (5.263 %)SharePoint
42 (3.509 %)Lotus Notes
42 (3.509 %)Exchange Server 2007
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (3.509 %)MS Excel
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (10.53 %)TCP/IP
25 (8.772 %)DSL
33 (5.263 %)SAN
42 (3.509 %)Firewall
42 (3.509 %)SMS
51 (1.754 %)VoIP
51 (1.754 %)DHCP
51 (1.754 %)DNS
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (1.754 %)SQL Server
11 (1.754 %)SQL Server 2005
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (10.53 %)MSI
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (7.018 %)Electric
23 (5.263 %)Government
23 (5.263 %)Publishing
23 (5.263 %)Insurance
32 (3.509 %)Banking
32 (3.509 %)Investment Banking
32 (3.509 %)Law
41 (1.754 %)Telecoms
41 (1.754 %)Finance
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (15.79 %)Consultant
27 (12.28 %)Citrix Engineer
36 (10.53 %)Applications Packager
36 (10.53 %)Citrix Consultant
45 (8.772 %)Support Engineer
45 (8.772 %)Citrix Specialist
45 (8.772 %)Citrix Support
45 (8.772 %)Software Manager
54 (7.018 %)Architect
63 (5.263 %)Analyst
72 (3.509 %)Technical Architect
72 (3.509 %)Support Analyst
72 (3.509 %)Test Engineer
72 (3.509 %)MSI Packager
81 (1.754 %)Infrastructure Consultant
81 (1.754 %)Active Directory Specialist
81 (1.754 %)Citrix Administrator
81 (1.754 %)Senior Technical Consultant
81 (1.754 %)Technical Consultant
81 (1.754 %)2nd Line Support
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (12.28 %)Client/Server
25 (8.772 %)CMDB
33 (5.263 %)Fat Client
33 (5.263 %)Thin Client
41 (1.754 %)Russian Language
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
133 (57.89 %)Windows
227 (47.37 %)Windows Server 2003
37 (12.28 %)Windows Vista
46 (10.53 %)Windows 2000
54 (7.018 %)Windows XP
54 (7.018 %)Windows 2000 Server
62 (3.509 %)Linux
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (19.30 %)Security Cleared
28 (14.04 %)ITIL
37 (12.28 %)Migration
46 (10.53 %)SC Cleared
55 (8.772 %)DV Cleared
55 (8.772 %)Service Management
64 (7.018 %)Service Delivery
64 (7.018 %)BC Cleared
73 (5.263 %)User Acceptance Testing
82 (3.509 %)System Testing
91 (1.754 %)Data Migration
91 (1.754 %)PRINCE
91 (1.754 %)Project Management
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (3.509 %)SQL
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
114 (24.56 %)Citrix Certification
211 (19.30 %)Microsoft Certification
211 (19.30 %)MCSE
38 (14.04 %)CCA
44 (7.018 %)HNC
44 (7.018 %)Degree
51 (1.754 %)MCSA
51 (1.754 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
51 (1.754 %)CCEA
England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
118 (31.58 %)Active Directory
212 (21.05 %)Citrix Presentation Server
310 (17.54 %)Terminal Server
48 (14.04 %)VMware Infrastructure
48 (14.04 %)VMware ESX
56 (10.53 %)Terminal Services
65 (8.772 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
73 (5.263 %)MetaFrame
73 (5.263 %)Xen
England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
110 (17.54 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
29 (15.79 %)SCCM
38 (14.04 %)MOM
45 (8.772 %)SCOM
53 (5.263 %)WSUS
61 (1.754 %)AssetCenter
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
138 (66.67 %)Citrix
233 (57.89 %)Microsoft
317 (29.82 %)AppSense
414 (24.56 %)VMware
513 (22.81 %)Altiris
68 (14.04 %)HP
74 (7.018 %)IBM
74 (7.018 %)BladeLogic
82 (3.509 %)Lotus
91 (1.754 %)Wyse
91 (1.754 %)Unisys
91 (1.754 %)Cisco
91 (1.754 %)Sun
91 (1.754 %)Calypso
91 (1.754 %)Fidessa
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