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This section looks at the demand for X-Windows skills within the England region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited X-Windows over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkX-Windows
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank554602
Rank change on same period last yearUp+48
Matching contract IT job ads818
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.019 %
As % of the category below0.047 %0.087 %
Daily rates quoted06
Average minimum daily rate-£342
Average daily rate-£396
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£450
UK excluding London average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00-
Average hourly rate£28.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£32.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.50-
% change on same period last year-
Application Development EnglandApplication Development
England
Matching contract IT job ads1688120782
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled22.26 %22.04 %
Daily rates quoted56966414
Average minimum daily rate£354£376
Average daily rate£381£402
% change on same period last year-5.16 %
Average maximum daily rate£408£428
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£336
% change on same period last year+3.94 %
Hourly rates quoted9711342
Average minimum hourly rate£30.31£31.05
Average hourly rate£32.67£33.42
% change on same period last year-2.26 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.03£35.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.44£33.08
% change on same period last year-1.93 %
X-Windows UKX-Windows
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.

X-Windows
Demand Trend

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

England X-Windows Demand Trend

X-Windows
Daily Rate Trend

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

England X-Windows Daily Rate Trend

X-Windows
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England X-Windows Hourly Rate Trend

X-Windows
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing X-Windows within the England region over the 3 months to 4 July 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
YorkshireNew entry-4--
LondonUp+572--
East of EnglandNew entry-1--
South EastNew entry-1--
X-Windows UKX-Windows
UK

X-Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing X-Windows 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 X-Windows.

115 (100.00 %)Windows
26 (40.00 %)Windows Server 2003
35 (33.33 %)Mac OS X
35 (33.33 %)Unix
35 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
44 (26.67 %)ITIL
44 (26.67 %)WAN
44 (26.67 %)HP
44 (26.67 %)Solaris
53 (20.00 %)Telecoms
53 (20.00 %)Wireless
53 (20.00 %)DWDM
53 (20.00 %)OpenView
53 (20.00 %)Apple
53 (20.00 %)Sun
62 (13.33 %)Active Directory
62 (13.33 %)Ericsson
62 (13.33 %)Cisco
62 (13.33 %)Windows 2000
62 (13.33 %)C
62 (13.33 %)ETL
62 (13.33 %)ATM
62 (13.33 %)SDH
62 (13.33 %)Configuration Management
62 (13.33 %)Network Design
62 (13.33 %)Fujitsu
62 (13.33 %)Exchange Server 2007
62 (13.33 %)Integration Testing
62 (13.33 %)System Testing
62 (13.33 %)Firewall

X-Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing X-Windows 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 X-Windows. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
11 (6.667 %).NET
11 (6.667 %)MFC
11 (6.667 %)ActiveX
Application Platforms
15 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
22 (13.33 %)Exchange Server 2007
31 (6.667 %)MS Exchange
31 (6.667 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
31 (6.667 %)Exchange Server 2000
Communications & Networking
14 (26.67 %)WAN
23 (20.00 %)DWDM
23 (20.00 %)Wireless
32 (13.33 %)Firewall
32 (13.33 %)ATM
32 (13.33 %)SDH
41 (6.667 %)VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
12 (13.33 %)ETL
General
13 (20.00 %)Telecoms
21 (6.667 %)Education
21 (6.667 %)Retail
21 (6.667 %)Insurance
Job Titles
16 (40.00 %)Administrator
25 (33.33 %)Systems Administrator
34 (26.67 %)Technical Support
34 (26.67 %)Support Engineer
34 (26.67 %)Technical Support Engineer
34 (26.67 %)Technical Engineer
43 (20.00 %)Software Engineer
52 (13.33 %)UNIX Engineer
52 (13.33 %)C Software Engineer
61 (6.667 %)Windows Administrator
61 (6.667 %)Analyst
61 (6.667 %)Consultant
61 (6.667 %)Technical Analyst
61 (6.667 %)Support Consultant
Miscellaneous
11 (6.667 %)Blackberry
11 (6.667 %)IVR
11 (6.667 %)Computer Science
11 (6.667 %)Wiki
11 (6.667 %)Multithreading
Operating Systems
115 (100.00 %)Windows
26 (40.00 %)Windows Server 2003
35 (33.33 %)Unix
35 (33.33 %)Mac OS X
44 (26.67 %)Solaris
52 (13.33 %)Windows 2000
61 (6.667 %)Windows NT
61 (6.667 %)Mac OS X Server
Processes & Methodologies
14 (26.67 %)ITIL
22 (13.33 %)Configuration Management
22 (13.33 %)Network Design
22 (13.33 %)Integration Testing
22 (13.33 %)System Testing
31 (6.667 %)Data Analysis
31 (6.667 %)Software Engineering
31 (6.667 %)Requirements Analysis
31 (6.667 %)Change Management
31 (6.667 %)OO
Programming Languages
12 (13.33 %)C
21 (6.667 %)VC++
Qualifications
11 (6.667 %)MCSE
11 (6.667 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (6.667 %)A+ Certification
11 (6.667 %)Degree
System Software
12 (13.33 %)Active Directory
21 (6.667 %)VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
13 (20.00 %)OpenView
21 (6.667 %)ARCserve
Vendors
14 (26.67 %)HP
23 (20.00 %)Sun
23 (20.00 %)Apple
32 (13.33 %)Fujitsu
32 (13.33 %)Cisco
32 (13.33 %)Ericsson
41 (6.667 %)Siemens
41 (6.667 %)Genesys
41 (6.667 %)Microsoft
41 (6.667 %)Oracle
41 (6.667 %)CheckPoint
41 (6.667 %)McAfee Security
41 (6.667 %)BT
41 (6.667 %)VMware
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