Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Novell Directory Services (NDS) 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 NDS over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNovell Directory Services (NDS)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank43-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads50
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.000 %
As % of the category below11.36 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£180-
Average daily rate£190-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£200-
UK excluding London average daily rate£233£288
% change on same period last year-19.13 %
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£21.36£24.03
% change on same period last year-11.11 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads4442
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.071 %0.045 %
Daily rates quoted910
Average minimum daily rate£220£324
Average daily rate£232£370
% change on same period last year-37.30 %
Average maximum daily rate£244£415
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£318
% change on same period last year-0.32 %
Hourly rates quoted123
Average minimum hourly rate£16.76£13.00
Average hourly rate£17.52£14.00
% change on same period last year+25.17 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.29£15.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.99£21.09
% change on same period last year-0.46 %
NDS South EastNDS
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.

NDS
Demand Trend

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

Kent NDS Demand Trend

NDS
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent NDS Daily Rate Trend

NDS
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Kent NDS Daily Rate Histogram

NDS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent NDS Hourly Rate Trend

NDS
Top 25 Related IT Skills

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

18 (100.00 %)Novell
24 (50.00 %)Active Directory
24 (50.00 %)DNS
24 (50.00 %)Migration
32 (25.00 %)NetWare
32 (25.00 %)GroupWise
32 (25.00 %)ARCserve
32 (25.00 %)CNA
32 (25.00 %)CNE
32 (25.00 %)Novell Certification
41 (12.50 %)SAN
41 (12.50 %)ZENworks
41 (12.50 %)Citrix
41 (12.50 %)Cisco Certification
41 (12.50 %)Cisco
41 (12.50 %)Microsoft
41 (12.50 %)CCNA
41 (12.50 %)UNIX
41 (12.50 %)Windows
41 (12.50 %)AIX
41 (12.50 %)Linux
41 (12.50 %)MS Excel
41 (12.50 %)LAN
41 (12.50 %)WAN
41 (12.50 %)Health

NDS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (25.00 %)GroupWise
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (12.50 %)MS Excel
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (50.00 %)DNS
21 (12.50 %)SAN
21 (12.50 %)LAN
21 (12.50 %)WAN
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (12.50 %)Health
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (50.00 %)Analyst
22 (25.00 %)Systems Engineer
31 (12.50 %)Network Engineer
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (25.00 %)NetWare
21 (12.50 %)UNIX
21 (12.50 %)Windows
21 (12.50 %)AIX
21 (12.50 %)Linux
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (50.00 %)Migration
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (25.00 %)CNA
12 (25.00 %)CNE
12 (25.00 %)Novell Certification
21 (12.50 %)CCNA
21 (12.50 %)Cisco Certification
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (50.00 %)Active Directory
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (25.00 %)ARCserve
21 (12.50 %)ZENworks
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (100.00 %)Novell
21 (12.50 %)Cisco
21 (12.50 %)Microsoft
21 (12.50 %)Citrix