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This section looks at the demand for Symantec (formerly VERITAS) Backup Exec skills within the Kent region with a comparison to our System Software category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Backup Exec over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSymantec (formerly VERITAS) Backup Exec
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank4147
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads48
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.008 %
As % of the category below6.557 %14.55 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£274£286
% change on same period last year-4.00 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£17.00-
Average hourly rate£18.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.70£22.20
% change on same period last year-2.28 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads6155
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.081 %0.055 %
Daily rates quoted228
Average minimum daily rate£332£356
Average daily rate£345£363
% change on same period last year-4.89 %
Average maximum daily rate£357£369
UK excluding London average daily rate£321£325
% change on same period last year-1.17 %
Hourly rates quoted1121
Average minimum hourly rate£15.75£16.91
Average hourly rate£17.08£18.23
% change on same period last year-6.31 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.42£19.56
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.21£21.86
% change on same period last year-3.00 %
Backup Exec South EastBackup Exec
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.

Backup Exec
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Backup Exec across the Kent region as a proportion of the total demand within the System Software category.

Kent Backup Exec Demand Trend

Backup Exec
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent Backup Exec Daily Rate Trend

Backup Exec
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent Backup Exec Hourly Rate Trend

Backup Exec
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Backup Exec within the Kent 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
MaidstoneNew entry-2--
ChathamNew entry-1--
Backup Exec South EastBackup Exec
South East

Backup Exec
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing Backup Exec 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 Backup Exec.

18 (100.00 %)Windows
26 (75.00 %)Windows Server 2003
34 (50.00 %)Active Directory
34 (50.00 %)Windows NT
43 (37.50 %)HP
43 (37.50 %)Microsoft
52 (25.00 %)MS Excel
52 (25.00 %)Symantec
52 (25.00 %)Intel
52 (25.00 %)Citrix
52 (25.00 %)VPN
52 (25.00 %)DNS
52 (25.00 %)Cisco
52 (25.00 %)IBM
52 (25.00 %)Firewall
52 (25.00 %)Wireless
52 (25.00 %)Clustering
61 (12.50 %)NetBackup
61 (12.50 %)Banking
61 (12.50 %)MS PowerPoint
61 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2005
61 (12.50 %)Exchange Server 5.5
61 (12.50 %)Exchange Server 2000
61 (12.50 %)Exchange Server 2003
61 (12.50 %)Degree
61 (12.50 %)Windows Vista
61 (12.50 %)Load Balancing
61 (12.50 %)Fat Client
61 (12.50 %)Client/Server
61 (12.50 %)MS Visio

Backup Exec
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing Backup Exec 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 Backup Exec. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (12.50 %)MS Exchange
11 (12.50 %)Exchange Server 5.5
11 (12.50 %)Exchange Server 2000
11 (12.50 %)Exchange Server 2003
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (25.00 %)MS Excel
21 (12.50 %)MS Visio
21 (12.50 %)MS PowerPoint
21 (12.50 %)MS Office
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (25.00 %)VPN
12 (25.00 %)DNS
12 (25.00 %)Firewall
12 (25.00 %)Wireless
21 (12.50 %)Internet
21 (12.50 %)DHCP
21 (12.50 %)HTTP
21 (12.50 %)TCP/IP
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (12.50 %)SQL Server
11 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2005
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (12.50 %)Banking
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (25.00 %)Desktop Support
12 (25.00 %)Support Engineer
12 (25.00 %)Desktop Support Engineer
12 (25.00 %)Desktop Engineer
12 (25.00 %)PC Support
21 (12.50 %)IT Support Analyst
21 (12.50 %)3rd Line Support
21 (12.50 %)2nd Line Support
21 (12.50 %)Analyst
21 (12.50 %)Systems Engineer
21 (12.50 %)Support Analyst
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (25.00 %)Clustering
21 (12.50 %)Fat Client
21 (12.50 %)Client/Server
21 (12.50 %)NHS
21 (12.50 %)Thin Client
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (100.00 %)Windows
26 (75.00 %)Windows Server 2003
34 (50.00 %)Windows NT
41 (12.50 %)UNIX
41 (12.50 %)Linux
41 (12.50 %)Windows Vista
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (12.50 %)Load Balancing
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (12.50 %)VB
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (12.50 %)MCSE
11 (12.50 %)MCSA
11 (12.50 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (12.50 %)Degree
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (50.00 %)Active Directory
21 (12.50 %)NetBackup
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (12.50 %)ARCserve
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (37.50 %)Microsoft
13 (37.50 %)HP
22 (25.00 %)Intel
22 (25.00 %)Citrix
22 (25.00 %)Symantec
22 (25.00 %)Cisco
22 (25.00 %)IBM