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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) skills within the Essex region with a comparison to our Systems Management category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SCOM over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank56-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads40
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below10.53 %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£407£300
% change on same period last year+35.65 %
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£36.25£20.50
% change on same period last year+76.82 %
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
Essex
Matching contract IT job ads3838
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.051 %0.038 %
Daily rates quoted1823
Average minimum daily rate£170£228
Average daily rate£177£250
% change on same period last year-29.41 %
Average maximum daily rate£184£273
UK excluding London average daily rate£343£358
% change on same period last year-4.06 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£26.00
Average hourly rate-£27.67
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£29.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.47£26.91
% change on same period last year+5.79 %
SCOM East of EnglandSCOM
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.

SCOM
Demand Trend

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

Essex SCOM Demand Trend

SCOM
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Essex SCOM Hourly Rate Trend

SCOM
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SCOM within the Essex region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
ChelmsfordNew entry-1--
SCOM East of EnglandSCOM
East of England

SCOM
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing SCOM 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 SCOM.

15 (83.33 %)IBM
15 (83.33 %)MVS
15 (83.33 %)JCL
15 (83.33 %)Mainframe
15 (83.33 %)Service Management
15 (83.33 %)MS PowerPoint
15 (83.33 %)IBM Mainframe
21 (16.67 %)MOM
21 (16.67 %)CA
21 (16.67 %)zOS

SCOM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing SCOM 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 SCOM. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Essex IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (83.33 %)MS PowerPoint
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (66.67 %)Programmer
14 (66.67 %)Systems Programmer
14 (66.67 %)Architect
22 (33.33 %)Systems Architect
22 (33.33 %)Mainframe Architect
31 (16.67 %)Server Engineer
31 (16.67 %)Technical Manager
31 (16.67 %)Mainframe Programmer
31 (16.67 %)Project Manager
31 (16.67 %)Technical Project Manager
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (83.33 %)Mainframe
15 (83.33 %)IBM Mainframe
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (83.33 %)MVS
21 (16.67 %)zOS
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (83.33 %)Service Management
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (83.33 %)JCL
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (16.67 %)MOM
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (83.33 %)IBM
21 (16.67 %)CA