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The table below looks at the demand for Novell ZENworks skills within the England region with a comparison to our Systems Management category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ZENworks over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNovell ZENworks
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank472536
Rank change on same period last yearUp+64
Matching contract IT job ads4789
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.074 %0.095 %
As % of the category below2.624 %3.100 %
Daily rates quoted929
Average minimum daily rate£271£274
Average daily rate£288£288
% change on same period last year+0.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£306£301
UK excluding London average daily rate£272£256
% change on same period last year+6.36 %
Hourly rates quoted1316
Average minimum hourly rate£19.15£17.75
Average hourly rate£20.73£19.24
% change on same period last year+7.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.31£20.73
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.64£18.18
% change on same period last year+13.50 %
England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
England
Matching contract IT job ads17912871
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.821 %3.076 %
Daily rates quoted597771
Average minimum daily rate£338£349
Average daily rate£355£369
% change on same period last year-3.73 %
Average maximum daily rate£371£388
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£347
% change on same period last year-2.17 %
Hourly rates quoted268430
Average minimum hourly rate£25.90£25.32
Average hourly rate£27.63£26.70
% change on same period last year+3.46 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.35£28.09
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.37£27.57
% change on same period last year+6.53 %
ZENworks UKZENworks
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.

ZENworks
Demand Trend

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

England ZENworks Demand Trend

ZENworks
Daily Rate Trend

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

England ZENworks Daily Rate Trend

ZENworks
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ZENworks across the England region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

England ZENworks Daily Rate Histogram

ZENworks
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England ZENworks Hourly Rate Trend

ZENworks
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ZENworks across the England region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

England ZENworks Hourly Rate Histogram

ZENworks
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ZENworks within the England region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
West MidlandsUp+2518--
LondonUp+7111£275-18.80 %
YorkshireUp+287--
South EastUp+285--
East of EnglandUp+213£342+37.59 %
South WestNew entry-1£170-
North WestUp+81--
East MidlandsUp+31£300-
ZENworks UKZENworks
UK

ZENworks
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing ZENworks 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 ZENworks.

183 (87.37 %)Novell
254 (56.84 %)Windows
350 (52.63 %)NetWare
442 (44.21 %)Active Directory
528 (29.47 %)Windows XP
528 (29.47 %)Windows Server 2003
627 (28.42 %)Windows 2000
726 (27.37 %)Novell eDirectory
824 (25.26 %)GroupWise
923 (24.21 %)Novell Certification
1022 (23.16 %)MS Office
1120 (21.05 %)Firewall
1120 (21.05 %)ITIL
1120 (21.05 %)Microsoft
1219 (20.00 %)DNS
1317 (17.89 %)NDS
1317 (17.89 %)BorderManager
1416 (16.84 %)Cisco
1416 (16.84 %)Migration
1515 (15.79 %)MS Exchange
1614 (14.74 %)CNE
1713 (13.68 %)Citrix
1713 (13.68 %)DHCP
1713 (13.68 %)TCP/IP
1812 (12.63 %)MS Excel
1812 (12.63 %)Windows 2000 Server
198 (8.421 %)Network Design
198 (8.421 %)Service Delivery
198 (8.421 %)Linux
198 (8.421 %)CNA

ZENworks
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing ZENworks 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 ZENworks. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (6.316 %)Application Packaging
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
124 (25.26 %)GroupWise
215 (15.79 %)MS Exchange
36 (6.316 %)Exchange Server 2003
45 (5.263 %)Exchange Server 2007
52 (2.105 %)Lotus Notes
61 (1.053 %)Lotus Domino
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
122 (23.16 %)MS Office
212 (12.63 %)MS Excel
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
120 (21.05 %)Firewall
219 (20.00 %)DNS
313 (13.68 %)DHCP
313 (13.68 %)TCP/IP
48 (8.421 %)Cisco PIX
56 (6.316 %)SAN
65 (5.263 %)IP Telephony
65 (5.263 %)Cisco IPT
65 (5.263 %)VoIP
74 (4.211 %)VPN
83 (3.158 %)WAN
83 (3.158 %)LAN
83 (3.158 %)SMS
91 (1.053 %)SNMP
91 (1.053 %)Intranet
91 (1.053 %)Internet
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (2.105 %)SQL Server
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (7.368 %)MSI
23 (3.158 %)InstallShield
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (6.316 %)Government
23 (3.158 %)Finance
32 (2.105 %)Insurance
32 (2.105 %)Local Government
41 (1.053 %)Online Gambling
41 (1.053 %)Education
41 (1.053 %)Telecoms
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
127 (28.42 %)Analyst
223 (24.21 %)Desktop Support
321 (22.11 %)Support Analyst
416 (16.84 %)Support Engineer
512 (12.63 %)3rd Line Support
611 (11.58 %)Novell Engineer
77 (7.368 %)Server Support
77 (7.368 %)Support Technician
86 (6.316 %)Technical Support
86 (6.316 %)Desktop Support Engineer
86 (6.316 %)Technical Analyst
86 (6.316 %)Desktop Engineer
95 (5.263 %)Technical Support Analyst
95 (5.263 %)Desktop Support Analyst
95 (5.263 %)Desktop Analyst
95 (5.263 %)3rd Line Support Analyst
104 (4.211 %)Migration Engineer
104 (4.211 %)Rollout Engineer
104 (4.211 %)Network Engineer
113 (3.158 %)2nd Line Support
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (7.368 %)Video Conferencing
22 (2.105 %)CMDB
22 (2.105 %)Clustering
22 (2.105 %)Client/Server
22 (2.105 %)NHS
31 (1.053 %)NPfIT
31 (1.053 %)Management Information System
31 (1.053 %)AS400
31 (1.053 %)SecurID
31 (1.053 %)Mathematics
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
154 (56.84 %)Windows
250 (52.63 %)NetWare
328 (29.47 %)Windows Server 2003
328 (29.47 %)Windows XP
427 (28.42 %)Windows 2000
512 (12.63 %)Windows 2000 Server
68 (8.421 %)Linux
73 (3.158 %)Windows NT
82 (2.105 %)UNIX
91 (1.053 %)SUSE
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
120 (21.05 %)ITIL
216 (16.84 %)Migration
38 (8.421 %)Service Delivery
38 (8.421 %)Network Design
45 (5.263 %)Asset Management
53 (3.158 %)Data Management
53 (3.158 %)Security Cleared
62 (2.105 %)Service Management
62 (2.105 %)Problem Management
62 (2.105 %)Release Management
62 (2.105 %)Test Management
62 (2.105 %)CTC Cleared
62 (2.105 %)Disaster Recovery
62 (2.105 %)Configuration Management
71 (1.053 %)Project Management
71 (1.053 %)PRINCE2
71 (1.053 %)Business Desktop Deployment
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (1.053 %)SQL
11 (1.053 %)VBScript
11 (1.053 %)VB
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
123 (24.21 %)Novell Certification
214 (14.74 %)CNE
38 (8.421 %)CNA
47 (7.368 %)ITIL Certification
56 (6.316 %)Microsoft Certification
64 (4.211 %)MCSE
73 (3.158 %)Degree
82 (2.105 %)MCP
England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
142 (44.21 %)Active Directory
226 (27.37 %)Novell eDirectory
317 (17.89 %)NDS
317 (17.89 %)BorderManager
45 (5.263 %)Citrix Presentation Server
53 (3.158 %)VMware ESX
61 (1.053 %)Terminal Services
61 (1.053 %)VMware Infrastructure
England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (5.263 %)ARCserve
23 (3.158 %)Legato
32 (2.105 %)MOM
32 (2.105 %)RepliStor
32 (2.105 %)HP Data Protector
41 (1.053 %)SCCM
41 (1.053 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
41 (1.053 %)OpenView
41 (1.053 %)CiscoWorks
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
183 (87.37 %)Novell
220 (21.05 %)Microsoft
316 (16.84 %)Cisco
413 (13.68 %)Citrix
57 (7.368 %)VMware
64 (4.211 %)HP
72 (2.105 %)Compaq
72 (2.105 %)Fujitsu
72 (2.105 %)McAfee Security
72 (2.105 %)Lotus
72 (2.105 %)NetApp
81 (1.053 %)iSOFT
81 (1.053 %)Mercator
81 (1.053 %)Symantec
81 (1.053 %)Sophos
81 (1.053 %)EMC
81 (1.053 %)CommVault
81 (1.053 %)Oracle