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The table below looks at the demand for EMC Symmetrix skills within the Hertfordshire region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Symmetrix over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkEMC Symmetrix
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank7094
Rank change on same period last yearUp+24
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.870 %0.329 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£320
Average daily rate-£320
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£320
UK excluding London average daily rate£454£320
% change on same period last year+41.92 %
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£31.85£48.75
% change on same period last year-34.65 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads115304
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.185 %0.326 %
Daily rates quoted26129
Average minimum daily rate£359£293
Average daily rate£382£312
% change on same period last year+22.64 %
Average maximum daily rate£406£330
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£345
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted2537
Average minimum hourly rate£28.02£29.74
Average hourly rate£29.24£31.31
% change on same period last year-6.61 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.45£32.88
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.41£25.59
% change on same period last year-0.69 %
Symmetrix East of EnglandSymmetrix
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.

Symmetrix
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Symmetrix Demand Trend

Symmetrix
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Symmetrix Daily Rate Trend

Symmetrix
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Symmetrix Hourly Rate Trend

Symmetrix
Top 16 Related IT Skills

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

110 (100.00 %)EMC
29 (90.00 %)NetApp
29 (90.00 %)Solaris
29 (90.00 %)VERITAS
29 (90.00 %)Brocade
38 (80.00 %)StorageTek
47 (70.00 %)Perl
47 (70.00 %)AWK
47 (70.00 %)NetBackup
47 (70.00 %)Shell Script
47 (70.00 %)SLA
47 (70.00 %)Sun
55 (50.00 %)Finance
64 (40.00 %)Financial Institution
71 (10.00 %)HP
71 (10.00 %)CLARiiON

Symmetrix
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (50.00 %)Finance
24 (40.00 %)Financial Institution
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (80.00 %)Storage Specialist
21 (10.00 %)Architect
21 (10.00 %)Consultant
21 (10.00 %)Administrator
21 (10.00 %)Storage Consultant
21 (10.00 %)Storage Administrator
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (10.00 %)CLARiiON
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (90.00 %)Solaris
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (70.00 %)Perl
17 (70.00 %)Shell Script
17 (70.00 %)AWK
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (70.00 %)SLA
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (70.00 %)NetBackup
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (100.00 %)EMC
29 (90.00 %)NetApp
29 (90.00 %)VERITAS
29 (90.00 %)Brocade
38 (80.00 %)StorageTek
47 (70.00 %)Sun
51 (10.00 %)HP