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This section looks at the demand for Sun Certification in IT contracts within the Essex region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Sun Certification over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSun Certification
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5656
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads46
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.006 %
As % of the category below3.704 %5.505 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£375
Average daily rate-£425
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£475
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£340
% change on same period last year-3.61 %
Hourly rates quoted33
Average minimum hourly rate£45.00£26.00
Average hourly rate£46.67£26.00
% change on same period last year+79.48 %
Average maximum hourly rate£48.33£26.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£41.75£26.00
% change on same period last year+60.57 %
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Essex
Matching contract IT job ads108109
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.144 %0.109 %
Daily rates quoted4743
Average minimum daily rate£222£172
Average daily rate£233£177
% change on same period last year+31.52 %
Average maximum daily rate£244£182
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£330
% change on same period last year+0.64 %
Hourly rates quoted1119
Average minimum hourly rate£29.25£27.80
Average hourly rate£30.40£28.26
% change on same period last year+7.57 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.55£28.72
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.62£25.85
% change on same period last year-4.74 %
Sun Certification East of EnglandSun Certification
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.

Sun Certification
Demand Trend

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

Essex Sun Certification Demand Trend

Sun Certification
Daily Rate Trend

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

Essex Sun Certification Daily Rate Trend

Sun Certification
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Essex Sun Certification Hourly Rate Trend

Sun Certification
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Sun Certification across the Essex region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Essex Sun Certification Hourly Rate Histogram

Sun Certification
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Sun Certification 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
BasildonUp+31--
Sun Certification East of EnglandSun Certification
East of England

Sun Certification
Top 15 Related IT Skills

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

15 (100.00 %)J2EE
15 (100.00 %)Sun
24 (80.00 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
24 (80.00 %)Firewall
33 (60.00 %)Java
33 (60.00 %)SQL
33 (60.00 %)UML
33 (60.00 %)OO
42 (40.00 %)Oracle 9i
42 (40.00 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
42 (40.00 %)Oracle
42 (40.00 %)Finance
42 (40.00 %)Technical Architecture
51 (20.00 %)UNIX
51 (20.00 %)Linux

Sun Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (100.00 %)J2EE
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (80.00 %)Firewall
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (40.00 %)Oracle 9i
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (40.00 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (40.00 %)Finance
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (100.00 %)Architect
15 (100.00 %)Technical Architect
22 (40.00 %)Solutions Architect
22 (40.00 %)Technical Solutions Architect
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (20.00 %)UNIX
11 (20.00 %)Linux
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (60.00 %)UML
13 (60.00 %)OO
22 (40.00 %)Technical Architecture
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (60.00 %)Java
13 (60.00 %)SQL
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (80.00 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (100.00 %)Sun
22 (40.00 %)Oracle