The first table below looks at the demand for Software Deployment 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 Software Deployment over the 3 months to 23 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
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Deployment
Rank 427 476 497
Rank change year-on-year
+49 +21
Contract jobs citing Software Deployment 91 86 76
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 0.219% 0.161% 0.133%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.307% 0.236% 0.196%
Number of daily rates quoted 39 29 37
Average daily rate £388 £288 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+34.78% -17.85%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £175 £227 £120
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £475 £478
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £295 £388
% change year-on-year
+10.16% -23.87%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 6 6
Average hourly rate £19.75 £17.50 £14.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+12.85% +20.68%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £17.50 £10.30 £12.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £40.50 £26.25 £20.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £21.00 £17.50 £14.50
% change year-on-year
+20.00% +20.68%
All Processes & Methodologies
England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
29662 36514 38847
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 71.44% 68.38% 68.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 18132 21436 22477
Average daily rate £420 £413 £450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+1.81% -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 906 1198 1411
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 £13.61 £13.27 £13.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £50.00 £45.00 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.45 £25.00 £29.00
% change year-on-year
+21.78% -13.79%
Software Deployment
UK

Software Deployment
Jobs Demand Trend

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

England Software Deployment Jobs Demand Trend

Software Deployment
Daily Rate Trend

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

England Software Deployment Daily Rate Trend

Software Deployment
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Software Deployment across the England region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

England Software Deployment Daily Rate Histogram

Software Deployment
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England Software Deployment Hourly Rate Trend

Software Deployment
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Software Deployment across the England region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

England Software Deployment Hourly Rate Histogram

Software Deployment
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Deployment within the England region over the 3 months to 23 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 +21 38 £415 +66.00%
South East +26 20 £375 +50.00%
North West +16 12 £315 -
Yorkshire -2 8 £330 -12.00%
South West +28 6 £325 +8.33%
East of England - 4 £175 -
East Midlands - 2 - -
West Midlands +7 1 £280 -23.28%
Software Deployment
UK

Software Deployment
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing Software Deployment 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 Software Deployment.

1 114 (67.06%) Windows
2 81 (47.65%) Microsoft
3 77 (45.29%) Windows 7
4 58 (34.12%) SCCM
5 55 (32.35%) Active Directory
6 48 (28.24%) Windows XP
7 37 (21.76%) Linux
7 37 (21.76%) Finance
8 36 (21.18%) Banking
9 35 (20.59%) Citrix
10 34 (20.00%) Microsoft Certification
10 34 (20.00%) Windows Server 2003
10 34 (20.00%) MS Excel
11 33 (19.41%) UNIX
11 33 (19.41%) Blackberry
12 32 (18.82%) Security Cleared
13 30 (17.65%) Windows Server 2008
14 29 (17.06%) Oracle
15 28 (16.47%) MS Office
16 27 (15.88%) SLA
16 27 (15.88%) Microsoft App-V
17 26 (15.29%) ITIL
17 26 (15.29%) SC Cleared
18 24 (14.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
19 23 (13.53%) Solaris
19 23 (13.53%) MCSE
20 22 (12.94%) Investment Banking
21 21 (12.35%) HP
21 21 (12.35%) Red Hat
22 20 (11.76%) Migration

Software Deployment
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing Software Deployment 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 Software Deployment. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 10 (5.882%) .NET
2 9 (5.294%) Application Packaging
3 7 (4.118%) Software Packaging
4 4 (2.353%) REST
4 4 (2.353%) JSON
4 4 (2.353%) SOAP
5 3 (1.765%) COM
5 3 (1.765%) J2EE
6 2 (1.176%) XML
6 2 (1.176%) ODBC
7 1 (0.588%) .NET Framework
7 1 (0.588%) XHTML
7 1 (0.588%) CSS
7 1 (0.588%) ASP.NET
7 1 (0.588%) HTML
7 1 (0.588%) jQuery
7 1 (0.588%) WCF
Application Platforms
1 16 (9.412%) Lotus Notes
2 10 (5.882%) MS Exchange
3 7 (4.118%) Exchange Server 2010
4 4 (2.353%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
4 4 (2.353%) Tomcat
4 4 (2.353%) MQSeries
4 4 (2.353%) Exchange Server 2003
5 3 (1.765%) WebLogic
5 3 (1.765%) Exchange Server 2007
6 2 (1.176%) Confluence
6 2 (1.176%) SharePoint
6 2 (1.176%) SAS
7 1 (0.588%) IBM HTTP Server
7 1 (0.588%) Apache
7 1 (0.588%) IIS
7 1 (0.588%) NetWeaver
7 1 (0.588%) GlassFish
7 1 (0.588%) SharePoint 2010
7 1 (0.588%) SAP Portal
7 1 (0.588%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 34 (20.00%) MS Excel
2 28 (16.47%) MS Office
3 4 (2.353%) MS PowerPoint
4 3 (1.765%) MS Visio
4 3 (1.765%) MS Project
5 2 (1.176%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.588%) InfoPath
Business Applications
1 1 (0.588%) SAP CRM
Communications & Networking
1 14 (8.235%) LAN
1 14 (8.235%) WAN
2 13 (7.647%) SAN
3 12 (7.059%) DNS
4 10 (5.882%) VPN
5 9 (5.294%) DHCP
6 8 (4.706%) Firewall
7 7 (4.118%) MPLS
8 6 (3.529%) Cisco ASA
8 6 (3.529%) HSRP
8 6 (3.529%) FirePass
8 6 (3.529%) iSCSI
8 6 (3.529%) BGP
8 6 (3.529%) EIGRP
8 6 (3.529%) MGCP
8 6 (3.529%) SSL
8 6 (3.529%) TCP/IP
8 6 (3.529%) Ethernet
8 6 (3.529%) IP Telephony
9 3 (1.765%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (8.235%) SQL Server
2 6 (3.529%) SQL Server 2008
3 4 (2.353%) MS Access
3 4 (2.353%) SQL Server 2005
4 2 (1.176%) Oracle 11g
4 2 (1.176%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (1.176%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.588%) MySQL
5 1 (0.588%) SQL Server 2000
Development Applications
1 17 (10.00%) MSI
2 12 (7.059%) InstallShield
3 9 (5.294%) Subversion
4 7 (4.118%) AdminStudio
5 6 (3.529%) Wise Package Studio
5 6 (3.529%) Hudson
6 5 (2.941%) Jenkins
7 4 (2.353%) VSS/SourceSafe
7 4 (2.353%) NUnit
7 4 (2.353%) CruiseControl
7 4 (2.353%) Maven
8 3 (1.765%) Ant
8 3 (1.765%) JIRA
9 2 (1.176%) Git (software)
9 2 (1.176%) TestDirector
10 1 (0.588%) Eclipse
10 1 (0.588%) Visual Studio
10 1 (0.588%) Atlassian Bamboo
10 1 (0.588%) Capistrano
General
1 37 (21.76%) Finance
2 36 (21.18%) Banking
3 22 (12.94%) Investment Banking
4 18 (10.59%) Telecoms
5 10 (5.882%) Aerospace
6 6 (3.529%) Financial Institution
6 6 (3.529%) Publishing
7 4 (2.353%) Legal
8 3 (1.765%) Retail
9 2 (1.176%) Marketing
9 2 (1.176%) Automotive
9 2 (1.176%) Law
10 1 (0.588%) Local Government
10 1 (0.588%) Pharmaceutical
10 1 (0.588%) French Language
Job Titles
1 32 (18.82%) Support Engineer
2 18 (10.59%) 2nd Line Support
2 18 (10.59%) UNIX Systems Administrator
3 14 (8.235%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
4 13 (7.647%) Desktop Engineer
4 13 (7.647%) Desktop Support
4 13 (7.647%) Analyst
5 10 (5.882%) Server Support
6 9 (5.294%) Server Engineer
7 8 (4.706%) Server Support Engineer
7 8 (4.706%) Systems Engineer
7 8 (4.706%) Applications Packager
8 7 (4.118%) Support Analyst
8 7 (4.118%) Developer
8 7 (4.118%) Deployment Engineer
9 6 (3.529%) Team Leader
9 6 (3.529%) Technical Specialist
9 6 (3.529%) Administrator
10 5 (2.941%) Applications Specialist
10 5 (2.941%) Technical Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 33 (19.41%) Blackberry
2 6 (3.529%) EqualLogic
2 6 (3.529%) Enterprise Software
3 4 (2.353%) CMDB
3 4 (2.353%) Management Information System
4 3 (1.765%) iPad
5 2 (1.176%) Open Source
5 2 (1.176%) Computer Science
5 2 (1.176%) Mainframe
6 1 (0.588%) CLARiiON
6 1 (0.588%) Client/Server
6 1 (0.588%) NHS
6 1 (0.588%) Thin Client
6 1 (0.588%) Informatics
6 1 (0.588%) Celerra
6 1 (0.588%) Fat Client
6 1 (0.588%) Digital Media
Operating Systems
1 114 (67.06%) Windows
2 77 (45.29%) Windows 7
3 48 (28.24%) Windows XP
4 37 (21.76%) Linux
5 34 (20.00%) Windows Server 2003
6 33 (19.41%) UNIX
7 30 (17.65%) Windows Server 2008
8 24 (14.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 23 (13.53%) Solaris
10 12 (7.059%) Windows Vista
11 4 (2.353%) Windows 2000
12 1 (0.588%) Windows NT
12 1 (0.588%) HPUX
12 1 (0.588%) Mac OS X
12 1 (0.588%) Mac OS
12 1 (0.588%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (15.29%) ITIL
2 20 (11.76%) Migration
3 13 (7.647%) Change Management
4 11 (6.471%) Release Management
5 10 (5.882%) Service Delivery
6 8 (4.706%) PRINCE2
6 8 (4.706%) Asset Management
7 7 (4.118%) Service Management
7 7 (4.118%) Continuous Integration
8 6 (3.529%) Software Distribution
8 6 (3.529%) Configuration Management
8 6 (3.529%) TQM
9 5 (2.941%) Project Management
9 5 (2.941%) Problem Management
10 4 (2.353%) Test Scripting
10 4 (2.353%) Data Management
10 4 (2.353%) Incident Management
10 4 (2.353%) Business Continuity
10 4 (2.353%) Scrum
11 3 (1.765%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 11 (6.471%) VB
2 10 (5.882%) SQL
3 9 (5.294%) VBScript
3 9 (5.294%) Java
4 8 (4.706%) PowerShell
5 6 (3.529%) C#
5 6 (3.529%) Ruby
6 5 (2.941%) Perl
7 4 (2.353%) Shell Script
7 4 (2.353%) VB6
8 3 (1.765%) C
8 3 (1.765%) Bash shell
9 2 (1.176%) Groovy
9 2 (1.176%) C++
9 2 (1.176%) JavaScript
9 2 (1.176%) Python
Qualifications
1 34 (20.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 32 (18.82%) Security Cleared
3 26 (15.29%) SC Cleared
4 23 (13.53%) MCSE
5 18 (10.59%) Sun Certification
5 18 (10.59%) SCSA
6 13 (7.647%) MCP
7 8 (4.706%) MCDST
8 7 (4.118%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 6 (3.529%) Cisco Certification
9 6 (3.529%) CCNA
10 5 (2.941%) Degree
11 4 (2.353%) MCITP
12 2 (1.176%) DV Cleared
12 2 (1.176%) ITIL Certification
12 2 (1.176%) RHCE
13 1 (0.588%) MCSA
13 1 (0.588%) HNC
13 1 (0.588%) CCA
13 1 (0.588%) Citrix Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (15.88%) SLA
2 7 (4.118%) QA
3 4 (2.353%) ISO 9001
4 3 (1.765%) Basel III
5 1 (0.588%) GxP
5 1 (0.588%) ISO/IEC 17799
System Software
1 55 (32.35%) Active Directory
2 27 (15.88%) Microsoft App-V
3 14 (8.235%) VMware Infrastructure
4 13 (7.647%) XenApp
5 5 (2.941%) vSphere
6 3 (1.765%) XenDesktop
7 2 (1.176%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 1 (0.588%) VMware Workstation
8 1 (0.588%) NFS
8 1 (0.588%) Terminal Server
8 1 (0.588%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 58 (34.12%) SCCM
2 6 (3.529%) Cisco CUCM
3 5 (2.941%) ZENworks
3 5 (2.941%) OpenView Configuration Management
4 4 (2.353%) Puppet
4 4 (2.353%) SCOM
4 4 (2.353%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 4 (2.353%) DameWare
5 3 (1.765%) Tivoli
5 3 (1.765%) HP Quality Center
5 3 (1.765%) AppDNA
6 2 (1.176%) Tivoli Endpoint Manager
6 2 (1.176%) ServiceCenter
6 2 (1.176%) OpenView
6 2 (1.176%) Nagios
6 2 (1.176%) Backup Exec
7 1 (0.588%) Business Desktop Deployment
7 1 (0.588%) Veritas Storage Foundation
7 1 (0.588%) EMC NetWorker
Vendors
1 81 (47.65%) Microsoft
2 35 (20.59%) Citrix
3 29 (17.06%) Oracle
4 21 (12.35%) HP
4 21 (12.35%) Red Hat
5 19 (11.18%) Sun
6 18 (10.59%) VMware
7 16 (9.412%) Lotus
8 13 (7.647%) Symantec
8 13 (7.647%) Altiris
9 12 (7.059%) Remedy
10 11 (6.471%) Cisco
11 10 (5.882%) Dell
11 10 (5.882%) CA
11 10 (5.882%) AppSense
12 9 (5.294%) Lumension
13 6 (3.529%) F5
13 6 (3.529%) Zeacom
13 6 (3.529%) Novell
14 5 (2.941%) Apple
Preston, Lancashire
Provides account administration support via Active Directory. * Provides request fulfilment support across varying services such as Software Deployment Main Responsibilities * Problem solve across MS Office Suite, operating systems (...
LA International
Posted: 20 May 2013
Preston, Lancashire
Provides account administration support via Active Directory. * Provides request fulfilment support across varying services such as Software Deployment Main Responsibilities * Problem solve across MS Office Suite, operating systems (...
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Posted: 20 May 2013
Havant, Hampshire
A good level of technical experience in the following: Qualys; INFOMAN; IT Vendor Lifecycle knowledge; IT Security & Vulnerability Management; Software deployment technologies; Windows, UNIX, Mainframe and Storage technology...
Advanced Resource Managers
Rate: £375 - £425 per day
Posted: 20 May 2013
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Rate: £400 - £430 per day
Posted: 26 April 2013