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The table below looks at the demand for Novell Directory Services (NDS) skills within the Essex region with a comparison to our System Software category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited NDS over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNovell Directory Services (NDS)
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£233£319
% change on same period last year-27.13 %
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£20.83£24.91
% change on same period last year-16.36 %
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
Essex
Matching contract IT job ads9559
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.135 %0.061 %
Daily rates quoted3211
Average minimum daily rate£170£152
Average daily rate£176£157
% change on same period last year+12.32 %
Average maximum daily rate£182£162
UK excluding London average daily rate£320£321
% change on same period last year-0.40 %
Hourly rates quoted1816
Average minimum hourly rate£17.26£20.97
Average hourly rate£18.06£21.34
% change on same period last year-15.37 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.86£21.72
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.32£21.37
% change on same period last year-0.23 %
NDS East of EnglandNDS
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.

NDS
Demand Trend

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

Essex NDS Demand Trend

NDS
Daily Rate Trend

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

Essex NDS Daily Rate Trend

NDS
Top 9 Related IT Skills

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

12 (100.00 %)C
12 (100.00 %)MPEG
12 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
12 (100.00 %)Embedded C
12 (100.00 %)OpenTV
12 (100.00 %)STB
12 (100.00 %)Nucleus RTOS
12 (100.00 %)JTAG
21 (50.00 %)DVB

NDS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
21 (50.00 %)DVB
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Software Engineer
11 (50.00 %)Integration Engineer
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (100.00 %)MPEG
12 (100.00 %)STB
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)Nucleus RTOS
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)C
12 (100.00 %)Embedded C
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (100.00 %)JTAG
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)OpenTV