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The table below looks at the demand for Softricity SoftGrid skills within the Hampshire region with a comparison to our Business Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SoftGrid over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftricity SoftGrid
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank94117
Rank change on same period last yearUp+23
Matching contract IT job ads31
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.001 %
As % of the category below3.947 %0.676 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£300-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£300-
UK excluding London average daily rate£315£272
% change on same period last year+15.89 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£40.00-
Average hourly rate£40.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£37.50£20.14
% change on same period last year+86.23 %
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
Hampshire
Matching contract IT job ads76148
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.120 %0.159 %
Daily rates quoted3556
Average minimum daily rate£406£424
Average daily rate£429£454
% change on same period last year-5.41 %
Average maximum daily rate£452£483
UK excluding London average daily rate£449£433
% change on same period last year+3.67 %
Hourly rates quoted58
Average minimum hourly rate£34.67£32.54
Average hourly rate£35.33£35.58
% change on same period last year-0.69 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.00£38.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.61£27.85
% change on same period last year+6.31 %
SoftGrid South EastSoftGrid
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.

SoftGrid
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing SoftGrid across the Hampshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Business Applications category.

Hampshire SoftGrid Demand Trend

SoftGrid
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hampshire SoftGrid Daily Rate Trend

SoftGrid
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hampshire SoftGrid Hourly Rate Trend

SoftGrid
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SoftGrid within the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
BasingstokeNew entry-1--
PortsmouthNew entry-1--
HavantNew entry-1£300-
SoftGrid South EastSoftGrid
South East

SoftGrid
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire region citing SoftGrid 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 SoftGrid.

112 (100.00 %)Active Directory
112 (100.00 %)Citrix
210 (83.33 %)Microsoft
39 (75.00 %)CCA
39 (75.00 %)Citrix Certification
39 (75.00 %)Microsoft Certification
39 (75.00 %)MCSE
48 (66.67 %)Client/Server
48 (66.67 %)Windows
48 (66.67 %)Windows 2000
48 (66.67 %)Windows Server 2003
57 (58.33 %)TCP/IP
57 (58.33 %)Altiris
57 (58.33 %)Terminal Server
66 (50.00 %)AppSense
74 (33.33 %)Xen
74 (33.33 %)Degree
81 (8.333 %)Validation
81 (8.333 %)VMware
81 (8.333 %)VMware Workstation
81 (8.333 %)Application Packaging
81 (8.333 %)SCCM
81 (8.333 %)SC Cleared
81 (8.333 %)Security Cleared
81 (8.333 %)PowerShell
81 (8.333 %)Windows 2000 Server
81 (8.333 %)Tivoli
81 (8.333 %)MOM
81 (8.333 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
81 (8.333 %)OpenView Configuration Management

SoftGrid
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire region citing SoftGrid 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 SoftGrid. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (8.333 %)Application Packaging
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (58.33 %)TCP/IP
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (8.333 %)MSI
11 (8.333 %)InstallShield
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (33.33 %)Analyst
23 (25.00 %)Citrix Support
32 (16.67 %)Citrix Administrator
32 (16.67 %)Administrator
32 (16.67 %)Citrix Consultant
32 (16.67 %)Consultant
32 (16.67 %)Support Analyst
41 (8.333 %)Applications Packager
41 (8.333 %)Citrix Engineer
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (66.67 %)Client/Server
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (66.67 %)Windows
18 (66.67 %)Windows 2000
18 (66.67 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (8.333 %)Windows 2000 Server
21 (8.333 %)Windows NT
21 (8.333 %)Windows XP
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (8.333 %)Validation
11 (8.333 %)SC Cleared
11 (8.333 %)Security Cleared
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (8.333 %)VBScript
11 (8.333 %)VB
11 (8.333 %)PowerShell
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (75.00 %)MCSE
19 (75.00 %)CCA
19 (75.00 %)Citrix Certification
19 (75.00 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (33.33 %)Degree
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
112 (100.00 %)Active Directory
27 (58.33 %)Terminal Server
34 (33.33 %)Xen
41 (8.333 %)VMware Workstation
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (8.333 %)Tivoli
11 (8.333 %)MOM
11 (8.333 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 (8.333 %)OpenView Configuration Management
11 (8.333 %)SCCM
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (100.00 %)Citrix
210 (83.33 %)Microsoft
37 (58.33 %)Altiris
46 (50.00 %)AppSense
51 (8.333 %)CA
51 (8.333 %)VMware