Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs
Computing Careers Logo
Job Type
Source

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

LinkRIM Blackberry
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank5754
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching contract IT job ads45
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.005 %
As % of the category below2.128 %5.263 %
Daily rates quoted05
Average minimum daily rate-£264
Average daily rate-£272
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£280
UK excluding London average daily rate£305£340
% change on same period last year-10.33 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£22.00-
Average hourly rate£26.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.47£16.26
% change on same period last year+7.42 %
Miscellaneous EssexMiscellaneous
Essex
Matching contract IT job ads18895
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.248 %0.101 %
Daily rates quoted7333
Average minimum daily rate£310£368
Average daily rate£336£379
% change on same period last year-11.38 %
Average maximum daily rate£362£390
UK excluding London average daily rate£362£350
% change on same period last year+3.34 %
Hourly rates quoted2217
Average minimum hourly rate£28.47£23.93
Average hourly rate£30.30£25.16
% change on same period last year+20.41 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.13£26.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.27£28.32
% change on same period last year-14.29 %
Blackberry East of EnglandBlackberry
East of England

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.

Blackberry
Demand Trend

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

Essex Blackberry Demand Trend

Blackberry
Daily Rate Trend

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

Essex Blackberry Daily Rate Trend

Blackberry
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Essex Blackberry Hourly Rate Trend

Blackberry
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing Blackberry within the Essex 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
BasildonNew entry-1--
Blackberry East of EnglandBlackberry
East of England

Blackberry
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing Blackberry 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 Blackberry.

116 (76.19 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
212 (57.14 %)Active Directory
39 (42.86 %)Windows
48 (38.10 %)MS Exchange
57 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
65 (23.81 %)Exchange Server 2007
65 (23.81 %)ITIL
65 (23.81 %)Microsoft
74 (19.05 %)Legal
83 (14.29 %)VMware
83 (14.29 %)VMware ESX
83 (14.29 %)Unicenter
83 (14.29 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
83 (14.29 %)3G
83 (14.29 %)Cisco
83 (14.29 %)HP
83 (14.29 %)Compaq
83 (14.29 %)Dell
83 (14.29 %)LAN
83 (14.29 %)VPN
83 (14.29 %)VMware Infrastructure
92 (9.524 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
92 (9.524 %)Exchange Server 2000
92 (9.524 %)Windows 2000
92 (9.524 %)MCSA
92 (9.524 %)MS Excel
92 (9.524 %)Citrix
92 (9.524 %)Microsoft Certification
92 (9.524 %)MS Office
101 (4.762 %)Clustering

Blackberry
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing Blackberry 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 Blackberry. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
116 (76.19 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
28 (38.10 %)MS Exchange
37 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
45 (23.81 %)Exchange Server 2007
52 (9.524 %)Exchange Server 2000
Applications
12 (9.524 %)MS Office
12 (9.524 %)MS Excel
Communications & Networking
13 (14.29 %)LAN
13 (14.29 %)VPN
13 (14.29 %)3G
General
14 (19.05 %)Legal
21 (4.762 %)Insurance
Job Titles
18 (38.10 %)BlackBerry Engineer
26 (28.57 %)Server Engineer
35 (23.81 %)Analyst
35 (23.81 %)Blackberry Support
43 (14.29 %)LAN Administrator
43 (14.29 %)Support Analyst
43 (14.29 %)Administrator
52 (9.524 %)Helpdesk Support
52 (9.524 %)Service Desk Analyst
52 (9.524 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
52 (9.524 %)Messaging Specialist
52 (9.524 %)Helpdesk Analyst
52 (9.524 %)3rd Line Support
52 (9.524 %)Service Analyst
52 (9.524 %)2nd Line Support
52 (9.524 %)Systems Engineer
52 (9.524 %)Server Support
52 (9.524 %)Systems Support
52 (9.524 %)Messaging Analyst
61 (4.762 %)Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
11 (4.762 %)Clustering
Operating Systems
19 (42.86 %)Windows
22 (9.524 %)Windows 2000
Processes & Methodologies
15 (23.81 %)ITIL
21 (4.762 %)Incident Management
21 (4.762 %)Problem Management
Qualifications
12 (9.524 %)MCSA
12 (9.524 %)Microsoft Certification
12 (9.524 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
11 (4.762 %)SLA
System Software
112 (57.14 %)Active Directory
23 (14.29 %)VMware ESX
23 (14.29 %)VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
13 (14.29 %)Unicenter
13 (14.29 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
15 (23.81 %)Microsoft
23 (14.29 %)HP
23 (14.29 %)Compaq
23 (14.29 %)Dell
23 (14.29 %)Cisco
23 (14.29 %)VMware
32 (9.524 %)Citrix
41 (4.762 %)CA
CWJobs.co.uk Logo
Technojobs Logo