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The table below looks at the demand for RIM Blackberry skills within the Hampshire region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Blackberry over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRIM Blackberry
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank92119
Rank change on same period last yearUp+27
Matching contract IT job ads66
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.006 %
As % of the category below1.881 %1.136 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£295
Average daily rate-£358
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£420
UK excluding London average daily rate£271£342
% change on same period last year-21.01 %
Hourly rates quoted34
Average minimum hourly rate£17.67£20.25
Average hourly rate£19.17£20.25
% change on same period last year-5.35 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.67£20.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.82£16.36
% change on same period last year-3.30 %
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Hampshire
Matching contract IT job ads319528
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.431 %0.521 %
Daily rates quoted6671
Average minimum daily rate£334£324
Average daily rate£358£345
% change on same period last year+3.93 %
Average maximum daily rate£382£365
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£350
% change on same period last year+0.42 %
Hourly rates quoted84151
Average minimum hourly rate£32.51£30.76
Average hourly rate£33.83£32.37
% change on same period last year+4.51 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.15£33.97
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.26£28.13
% change on same period last year-10.19 %
Blackberry South EastBlackberry
South East

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 Hampshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Hampshire 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 Hampshire region.

Hampshire 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 Hampshire region.

Hampshire Blackberry Hourly Rate Trend

Blackberry
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Blackberry across the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Hampshire Blackberry Hourly Rate Histogram

Blackberry
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Blackberry within the Hampshire 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
BasingstokeUp+125--
Blackberry South EastBlackberry
South East

Blackberry
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire 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.

112 (75.00 %)MS Exchange
210 (62.50 %)Active Directory
38 (50.00 %)Microsoft
38 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
46 (37.50 %)Windows
55 (31.25 %)BMC PATROL
55 (31.25 %)Migration
63 (18.75 %)Backup Exec
63 (18.75 %)Exchange Server 5.5
63 (18.75 %)Windows 2000 Server
63 (18.75 %)Microsoft Certification
63 (18.75 %)VERITAS
63 (18.75 %)Windows Server 2003
63 (18.75 %)Citrix
63 (18.75 %)MCSE
63 (18.75 %)Windows XP
63 (18.75 %)VPN
72 (12.50 %)LAN
72 (12.50 %)WAN
72 (12.50 %)MCP
72 (12.50 %)MCSA
72 (12.50 %)MS Excel
72 (12.50 %)TCP/IP
81 (6.250 %)PDA
81 (6.250 %)GIS
81 (6.250 %)Windows Vista
81 (6.250 %)Video Conferencing
81 (6.250 %)SC Cleared
81 (6.250 %)BC Cleared
81 (6.250 %)Security Cleared

Blackberry
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire 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.

Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (75.00 %)MS Exchange
28 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
33 (18.75 %)Exchange Server 5.5
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (12.50 %)MS Excel
21 (6.250 %)MS Office
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (18.75 %)VPN
22 (12.50 %)TCP/IP
22 (12.50 %)LAN
22 (12.50 %)WAN
31 (6.250 %)DHCP
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (6.250 %)GIS
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (18.75 %)Network Engineer
13 (18.75 %)3rd Line Support
22 (12.50 %)Exchange Administrator
22 (12.50 %)Administrator
22 (12.50 %)Network Technician
22 (12.50 %)Support Technician
31 (6.250 %)Support Analyst
31 (6.250 %)Technical Support
31 (6.250 %)1st Line Support
31 (6.250 %)Support Engineer
31 (6.250 %)Server Support
31 (6.250 %)Desktop Support
31 (6.250 %)Analyst
31 (6.250 %)Desktop Support Analyst
31 (6.250 %)Desktop Analyst
31 (6.250 %)2nd Line Support
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (6.250 %)PDA
11 (6.250 %)Video Conferencing
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (37.50 %)Windows
23 (18.75 %)Windows XP
23 (18.75 %)Windows Server 2003
23 (18.75 %)Windows 2000 Server
31 (6.250 %)Windows Vista
31 (6.250 %)Windows NT
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (31.25 %)Migration
21 (6.250 %)SC Cleared
21 (6.250 %)BC Cleared
21 (6.250 %)Security Cleared
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (18.75 %)MCSE
13 (18.75 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (12.50 %)MCP
22 (12.50 %)MCSA
31 (6.250 %)CCNA
31 (6.250 %)Cisco Certification
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (6.250 %)SLA
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
110 (62.50 %)Active Directory
23 (18.75 %)Backup Exec
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (31.25 %)BMC PATROL
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (50.00 %)Microsoft
23 (18.75 %)Citrix
23 (18.75 %)VERITAS
31 (6.250 %)HP
31 (6.250 %)SAP
31 (6.250 %)Cisco