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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Compaq products and/or services in IT contracts within the Essex region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Compaq over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCompaq
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank57-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.593 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£150-
Average daily rate£155-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£160-
UK excluding London average daily rate£298£195
% change on same period last year+52.99 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.38£21.96
% change on same period last year-16.27 %
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Essex
Matching contract IT job ads337347
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.456 %0.342 %
Daily rates quoted10294
Average minimum daily rate£365£289
Average daily rate£382£316
% change on same period last year+20.68 %
Average maximum daily rate£398£343
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£358
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted4177
Average minimum hourly rate£22.86£27.28
Average hourly rate£24.24£28.10
% change on same period last year-13.74 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.62£28.93
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.29£24.78
% change on same period last year-1.97 %
Compaq East of EnglandCompaq
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Compaq.

Compaq
Demand Trend

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

Essex Compaq Demand Trend

Compaq
Daily Rate Trend

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

Essex Compaq Daily Rate Trend

Compaq
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Essex Compaq Hourly Rate Trend

Compaq
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Compaq within the Essex region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
WithamNew entry-1£155-
Compaq East of EnglandCompaq
East of England

Compaq
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing Compaq 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 Compaq.

16 (100.00 %)Windows
16 (100.00 %)HP
16 (100.00 %)Microsoft
16 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
25 (83.33 %)Windows XP
34 (66.67 %)MS Exchange
34 (66.67 %)Active Directory
34 (66.67 %)Dell
34 (66.67 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
43 (50.00 %)3G
43 (50.00 %)Blackberry
43 (50.00 %)ITIL
43 (50.00 %)Unicenter
43 (50.00 %)LAN
43 (50.00 %)VPN
43 (50.00 %)Cisco
43 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
51 (16.67 %)SQL Server
51 (16.67 %)MS Office
51 (16.67 %)MetaFrame
51 (16.67 %)CA
51 (16.67 %)VERITAS
51 (16.67 %)Exchange Server 2007
51 (16.67 %)Windows 2000 Server
51 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2005
51 (16.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
51 (16.67 %)Windows Vista
51 (16.67 %)Dutch Language
51 (16.67 %)Internet
51 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2000

Compaq
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing Compaq 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 Compaq. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (66.67 %)MS Exchange
21 (16.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (16.67 %)Exchange Server 2007
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (16.67 %)MS Office
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (50.00 %)LAN
13 (50.00 %)VPN
13 (50.00 %)3G
21 (16.67 %)Internet
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (16.67 %)SQL Server
11 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2005
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (50.00 %)Administrator
13 (50.00 %)LAN Administrator
21 (16.67 %)Server Engineer
21 (16.67 %)Analyst
21 (16.67 %)Support Analyst
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (50.00 %)Blackberry
21 (16.67 %)Dutch Language
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (100.00 %)Windows
16 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
25 (83.33 %)Windows XP
33 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
41 (16.67 %)Windows Vista
41 (16.67 %)Windows 2000 Server
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (50.00 %)ITIL
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (66.67 %)Active Directory
21 (16.67 %)MetaFrame
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (66.67 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
23 (50.00 %)Unicenter
31 (16.67 %)Norton AntiVirus
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (100.00 %)Microsoft
16 (100.00 %)HP
24 (66.67 %)Dell
33 (50.00 %)Cisco
41 (16.67 %)CA
41 (16.67 %)VERITAS
41 (16.67 %)Remedy