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This section looks at the demand for HP OpenView Service Desk (OVSD) skills within the Leeds region with a comparison to our Systems Management category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited OVSD over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP OpenView Service Desk (OVSD)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank70-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads80
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.000 %
As % of the category below19.05 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£313-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£325-
UK excluding London average daily rate£297£262
% change on same period last year+13.52 %
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£14.13£20.25
% change on same period last year-30.22 %
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
Leeds
Matching contract IT job ads4240
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.056 %0.040 %
Daily rates quoted86
Average minimum daily rate£227£257
Average daily rate£237£265
% change on same period last year-10.56 %
Average maximum daily rate£247£273
UK excluding London average daily rate£362£351
% change on same period last year+3.04 %
Hourly rates quoted03
Average minimum hourly rate-£30.00
Average hourly rate-£30.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.17£26.07
% change on same period last year+0.38 %
OVSD West YorkshireOVSD
West Yorkshire

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.

OVSD
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing OVSD across the Leeds region as a proportion of the total demand within the Systems Management category.

Leeds OVSD Demand Trend

OVSD
Daily Rate Trend

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

Leeds OVSD Daily Rate Trend

OVSD
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing OVSD across the Leeds region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Leeds OVSD Daily Rate Histogram

OVSD
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Leeds OVSD Hourly Rate Trend

OVSD
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds region citing OVSD 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 OVSD.

116 (100.00 %)OpenView
28 (50.00 %)HP
28 (50.00 %)Oracle
28 (50.00 %)HPUX
28 (50.00 %)SharePoint
28 (50.00 %)SharePoint Portal Server
28 (50.00 %)AssetCenter
37 (43.75 %)Knowledge Management
37 (43.75 %)Client/Server
46 (37.50 %)CMDB
46 (37.50 %)Asset Management
55 (31.25 %)Telecoms
55 (31.25 %)Release Management
55 (31.25 %)Oracle 8/8i
55 (31.25 %)NHS
64 (25.00 %)Health
72 (12.50 %)Fault Management
81 (6.250 %)Finance
81 (6.250 %)Government
81 (6.250 %)Disaster Recovery
81 (6.250 %)Legal

OVSD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds region citing OVSD 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 OVSD. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (50.00 %)SharePoint
18 (50.00 %)SharePoint Portal Server
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (31.25 %)Oracle 8/8i
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (31.25 %)Telecoms
24 (25.00 %)Health
31 (6.250 %)Legal
31 (6.250 %)Finance
31 (6.250 %)Government
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (43.75 %)Developer
23 (18.75 %)Consultant
32 (12.50 %)Systems Support
32 (12.50 %)Support Engineer
32 (12.50 %)Applications Support
32 (12.50 %)Applications Support Engineer
41 (6.250 %)Technical Support Engineer
41 (6.250 %)Technical Engineer
41 (6.250 %)Technical Support
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (43.75 %)Client/Server
26 (37.50 %)CMDB
35 (31.25 %)NHS
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (50.00 %)HPUX
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (43.75 %)Knowledge Management
26 (37.50 %)Asset Management
35 (31.25 %)Release Management
42 (12.50 %)Fault Management
51 (6.250 %)Disaster Recovery
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
116 (100.00 %)OpenView
28 (50.00 %)AssetCenter
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (50.00 %)Oracle
18 (50.00 %)HP
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