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The table below looks at the demand for EMC Symmetrix skills within the England region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Symmetrix over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkEMC Symmetrix
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank499560
Rank change on same period last yearUp+61
Matching contract IT job ads4474
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.063 %0.077 %
As % of the category below0.310 %0.381 %
Daily rates quoted1321
Average minimum daily rate£416£420
Average daily rate£417£433
% change on same period last year-3.75 %
Average maximum daily rate£418£447
UK excluding London average daily rate£400£380
% change on same period last year+5.26 %
Hourly rates quoted615
Average minimum hourly rate£29.84£42.86
Average hourly rate£30.01£44.69
% change on same period last year-32.86 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.17£46.53
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.01£44.55
% change on same period last year-32.63 %
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
England
Matching contract IT job ads1419719434
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled20.23 %20.10 %
Daily rates quoted55276869
Average minimum daily rate£434£466
Average daily rate£466£499
% change on same period last year-6.56 %
Average maximum daily rate£499£533
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£341
% change on same period last year+2.48 %
Hourly rates quoted11531536
Average minimum hourly rate£23.99£23.83
Average hourly rate£25.85£25.72
% change on same period last year+0.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.71£27.60
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.03£26.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
Symmetrix UKSymmetrix
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.

Symmetrix
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Symmetrix across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

England Symmetrix Demand Trend

Symmetrix
Daily Rate Trend

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

England Symmetrix Daily Rate Trend

Symmetrix
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Symmetrix across the England region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

England Symmetrix Daily Rate Histogram

Symmetrix
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England Symmetrix Hourly Rate Trend

Symmetrix
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Symmetrix across the England region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

England Symmetrix Hourly Rate Histogram

Symmetrix
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Symmetrix within the England region over the 3 months to 15 October 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
LondonUp+5828£417-5.92 %
East of EnglandUp+337--
YorkshireNew entry-4--
South WestNew entry-3--
North WestNew entry-2--
Symmetrix UKSymmetrix
UK

Symmetrix
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing Symmetrix 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 Symmetrix.

188 (91.67 %)EMC
265 (67.71 %)CLARiiON
354 (56.25 %)Brocade
449 (51.04 %)SAN
546 (47.92 %)VERITAS
642 (43.75 %)NetApp
737 (38.54 %)Cisco
737 (38.54 %)NetBackup
834 (35.42 %)Solaris
932 (33.33 %)Sun
1028 (29.17 %)Finance
1124 (25.00 %)HP
1222 (22.92 %)StorageTek
1222 (22.92 %)Replication
1318 (18.75 %)AWK
1318 (18.75 %)Perl
1318 (18.75 %)Shell Script
1417 (17.71 %)SLA
1516 (16.67 %)Banking
1615 (15.63 %)EMC TimeFinder
1714 (14.58 %)Celerra
1714 (14.58 %)Investment Banking
1714 (14.58 %)UNIX
1813 (13.54 %)Windows
1813 (13.54 %)EMC Centera
1912 (12.50 %)ITIL
2011 (11.46 %)AIX
2011 (11.46 %)Legato
2110 (10.42 %)Windows Server 2003
2110 (10.42 %)Microsoft

Symmetrix
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing Symmetrix 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 Symmetrix. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (1.042 %)COM
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (10.42 %)MS Exchange
28 (8.333 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
32 (2.083 %)Lotus Notes
32 (2.083 %)Lotus Domino
41 (1.042 %)Exchange Server 2007
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (1.042 %)MS Excel
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
149 (51.04 %)SAN
25 (5.208 %)Connectrix
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (2.083 %)SQL Server
12 (2.083 %)Informix
21 (1.042 %)Oracle 8/8i
21 (1.042 %)TOAD
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
128 (29.17 %)Finance
216 (16.67 %)Banking
314 (14.58 %)Investment Banking
49 (9.375 %)Financial Institution
52 (2.083 %)Retail Banking
52 (2.083 %)Retail
61 (1.042 %)Insurance
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
129 (30.21 %)Administrator
227 (28.13 %)Storage Specialist
325 (26.04 %)Storage Administrator
415 (15.63 %)SAN Administrator
510 (10.42 %)Storage Engineer
68 (8.333 %)Technical Administrator
77 (7.292 %)Exchange Engineer
77 (7.292 %)Messaging Engineer
77 (7.292 %)Consultant
85 (5.208 %)Architect
85 (5.208 %)Support Engineer
85 (5.208 %)Storage Consultant
94 (4.167 %)Analyst
94 (4.167 %)Implementation Engineer
103 (3.125 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
103 (3.125 %)3rd Line Support
103 (3.125 %)Support Consultant
112 (2.083 %)Technical Manager
112 (2.083 %)Technical Analyst
112 (2.083 %)Project Manager
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
165 (67.71 %)CLARiiON
222 (22.92 %)Replication
314 (14.58 %)Celerra
413 (13.54 %)EMC Centera
58 (8.333 %)Blackberry
66 (6.250 %)Clustering
73 (3.125 %)HACMP
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
134 (35.42 %)Solaris
214 (14.58 %)UNIX
313 (13.54 %)Windows
411 (11.46 %)AIX
510 (10.42 %)Windows 2000
510 (10.42 %)Windows Server 2003
67 (7.292 %)Linux
76 (6.250 %)HPUX
81 (1.042 %)VMS
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (12.50 %)ITIL
27 (7.292 %)Process Management
34 (4.167 %)Service Delivery
34 (4.167 %)Migration
43 (3.125 %)Performance Management
43 (3.125 %)Validation
52 (2.083 %)Data Migration
52 (2.083 %)ITSM
52 (2.083 %)Project Management
52 (2.083 %)Service Management
61 (1.042 %)BCP
61 (1.042 %)Time Management
61 (1.042 %)Security Cleared
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
118 (18.75 %)Perl
118 (18.75 %)Shell Script
118 (18.75 %)AWK
21 (1.042 %)PL/SQL
21 (1.042 %)SQL
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (2.083 %)SNIA Certification
21 (1.042 %)Oracle Certification
21 (1.042 %)EMC Certification
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
117 (17.71 %)SLA
England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
137 (38.54 %)NetBackup
210 (10.42 %)Active Directory
33 (3.125 %)Oracle RMAN
41 (1.042 %)ISA Server
41 (1.042 %)Backup Exec
England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
115 (15.63 %)EMC TimeFinder
211 (11.46 %)Legato
37 (7.292 %)OpenView
46 (6.250 %)EMC NetWorker
46 (6.250 %)HP Data Protector
55 (5.208 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
64 (4.167 %)OVPA
73 (3.125 %)RepliStor
81 (1.042 %)MAILsweeper
81 (1.042 %)Tivoli
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
188 (91.67 %)EMC
254 (56.25 %)Brocade
346 (47.92 %)VERITAS
442 (43.75 %)NetApp
537 (38.54 %)Cisco
632 (33.33 %)Sun
724 (25.00 %)HP
822 (22.92 %)StorageTek
910 (10.42 %)Microsoft
108 (8.333 %)Symantec
108 (8.333 %)IBM
113 (3.125 %)Oracle
113 (3.125 %)Dell
122 (2.083 %)Lotus
131 (1.042 %)Remedy
131 (1.042 %)Websense
131 (1.042 %)IronPort
131 (1.042 %)Citrix
131 (1.042 %)Sybase