Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Sun products and/or services in IT contracts within the Hertfordshire region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Sun over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSun
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank5772
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads1424
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.026 %
As % of the category below2.657 %3.366 %
Daily rates quoted46
Average minimum daily rate£268£273
Average daily rate£281£295
% change on same period last year-4.52 %
Average maximum daily rate£295£316
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£370
% change on same period last year+2.20 %
Hourly rates quoted04
Average minimum hourly rate-£27.50
Average hourly rate-£29.25
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£31.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.48£33.95
% change on same period last year-16.11 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads527713
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.847 %0.766 %
Daily rates quoted164247
Average minimum daily rate£331£333
Average daily rate£349£356
% change on same period last year-1.94 %
Average maximum daily rate£367£378
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£349
% change on same period last year+2.53 %
Hourly rates quoted4193
Average minimum hourly rate£21.90£25.08
Average hourly rate£23.35£26.36
% change on same period last year-11.43 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.79£27.64
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.78£24.08
% change on same period last year-1.22 %
Sun East of EnglandSun
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Sun
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Sun Demand Trend

Sun
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Sun Daily Rate Trend

Sun
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Sun across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Hertfordshire Sun Daily Rate Histogram

Sun
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Sun Hourly Rate Trend

Sun
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Sun within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
HertfordNo change05£305+35.55 %
WatfordUp+154--
StevenageNew entry-1--
Sun East of EnglandSun
East of England

Sun
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Sun 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.

123 (82.14 %)Solaris
220 (71.43 %)Perl
314 (50.00 %)UNIX
412 (42.86 %)Java
412 (42.86 %)Shell Script
510 (35.71 %)StorageTek
510 (35.71 %)Tomcat
510 (35.71 %)Brocade
69 (32.14 %)VERITAS
69 (32.14 %)EMC
78 (28.57 %)Oracle
78 (28.57 %)CSS
78 (28.57 %)JSP
78 (28.57 %)Content Management
78 (28.57 %)NetBackup
78 (28.57 %)JSTL
87 (25.00 %)Morello
87 (25.00 %)NetApp
87 (25.00 %)CMS
87 (25.00 %)Symmetrix
87 (25.00 %)AWK
87 (25.00 %)SLA
87 (25.00 %)Oracle 10g
87 (25.00 %)Intranet
87 (25.00 %)Internet
96 (21.43 %)XHTML
104 (14.29 %)WebLogic
104 (14.29 %)Financial Institution
104 (14.29 %)Finance
113 (10.71 %)SMPP

Sun
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Sun 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. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (28.57 %)CSS
18 (28.57 %)JSP
18 (28.57 %)JSTL
26 (21.43 %)XHTML
33 (10.71 %)Apache Axis
33 (10.71 %)WebServices
41 (3.571 %)XML
41 (3.571 %)Struts
41 (3.571 %)JDBC
41 (3.571 %)HTML
41 (3.571 %)EJB
41 (3.571 %)WSDL
41 (3.571 %)MVC
41 (3.571 %)Hibernate
41 (3.571 %)Spring
41 (3.571 %)JSF
41 (3.571 %)WebSphere
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (35.71 %)Tomcat
27 (25.00 %)CMS
27 (25.00 %)Morello
34 (14.29 %)WebLogic
43 (10.71 %)Apache
43 (10.71 %)Resin
52 (7.143 %)Oracle 10gAS
61 (3.571 %)WebSphere Application Server
61 (3.571 %)Lotus Notes
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (25.00 %)Intranet
17 (25.00 %)Internet
23 (10.71 %)SMPP
31 (3.571 %)SMS
31 (3.571 %)SAN
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (25.00 %)Oracle 10g
23 (10.71 %)MySQL
31 (3.571 %)DB2
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (7.143 %)Eclipse
21 (3.571 %)JUnit
21 (3.571 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (14.29 %)Financial Institution
14 (14.29 %)Finance
23 (10.71 %)Telecoms
31 (3.571 %)Education
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (39.29 %)Developer
29 (32.14 %)Storage Specialist
38 (28.57 %)Web Developer
42 (7.143 %)Administrator
42 (7.143 %)Support Specialist
42 (7.143 %)Hardware Engineer
42 (7.143 %)Server Engineer
51 (3.571 %)Solaris Systems Administrator
51 (3.571 %)Perl Developer
51 (3.571 %)2nd Line Support
51 (3.571 %)JSP Developer
51 (3.571 %)Perl Web Developer
51 (3.571 %)Solaris Administrator
51 (3.571 %)Java Developer
51 (3.571 %)Technical Analyst
51 (3.571 %)Web Designer
51 (3.571 %)UNIX Administrator
51 (3.571 %)Systems Administrator
51 (3.571 %)Analyst
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (25.00 %)Symmetrix
21 (3.571 %)Statistics
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
123 (82.14 %)Solaris
214 (50.00 %)UNIX
33 (10.71 %)Windows
33 (10.71 %)Linux
41 (3.571 %)Windows 2000 Server
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (28.57 %)Content Management
23 (10.71 %)SOA
32 (7.143 %)RAD
41 (3.571 %)UML
41 (3.571 %)OO
41 (3.571 %)Supplier Management
41 (3.571 %)Web Development
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
120 (71.43 %)Perl
212 (42.86 %)Java
212 (42.86 %)Shell Script
37 (25.00 %)AWK
43 (10.71 %)PHP
51 (3.571 %)SQL
51 (3.571 %)JavaScript
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (10.71 %)HP APS
22 (7.143 %)Sun Certification
22 (7.143 %)Degree
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (25.00 %)SLA
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (28.57 %)NetBackup
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (35.71 %)StorageTek
110 (35.71 %)Brocade
29 (32.14 %)VERITAS
29 (32.14 %)EMC
38 (28.57 %)Oracle
47 (25.00 %)NetApp
53 (10.71 %)HP
61 (3.571 %)Tridion
61 (3.571 %)IBM
61 (3.571 %)Interwoven
61 (3.571 %)Lotus