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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of LANDesk products and/or services in IT contracts within the London region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited LANDesk over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLANDesk
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank386446
Rank change on same period last yearUp+60
Matching contract IT job ads2145
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.028 %0.044 %
As % of the category below0.148 %0.207 %
Daily rates quoted71
Average minimum daily rate£269£350
Average daily rate£294£350
% change on same period last year-16.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£319£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£275£100
% change on same period last year+175.00 %
Hourly rates quoted617
Average minimum hourly rate£13.33£15.83
Average hourly rate£14.50£16.94
% change on same period last year-14.38 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.67£18.05
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.60£13.31
% change on same period last year+77.34 %
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
London
Matching contract IT job ads1421421747
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled19.21 %21.45 %
Daily rates quoted56387671
Average minimum daily rate£403£421
Average daily rate£430£448
% change on same period last year-4.09 %
Average maximum daily rate£457£475
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£358
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted8501308
Average minimum hourly rate£22.78£24.87
Average hourly rate£24.39£26.38
% change on same period last year-7.52 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.01£27.89
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.29£24.78
% change on same period last year-1.97 %
LANDesk EnglandLANDesk
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 LANDesk Software, Inc.

LANDesk
Demand Trend

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

London LANDesk Demand Trend

LANDesk
Daily Rate Trend

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

London LANDesk Daily Rate Trend

LANDesk
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing LANDesk across the London region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

London LANDesk Daily Rate Histogram

LANDesk
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London LANDesk Hourly Rate Trend

LANDesk
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing LANDesk across the London region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

London LANDesk Hourly Rate Histogram

LANDesk
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing LANDesk within the London region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
City of LondonDown-235£289-17.50 %
GraysNew entry-2£300-
LANDesk EnglandLANDesk
England

LANDesk
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing LANDesk 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 LANDesk.

128 (58.33 %)Windows
226 (54.17 %)Active Directory
318 (37.50 %)ITIL
417 (35.42 %)Citrix
516 (33.33 %)MS Exchange
516 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
612 (25.00 %)Windows XP
79 (18.75 %)Microsoft Certification
79 (18.75 %)MCSE
79 (18.75 %)Windows Server 2003
88 (16.67 %)VERITAS
88 (16.67 %)Windows 2000
97 (14.58 %)MS Office
97 (14.58 %)SLA
106 (12.50 %)Cisco
106 (12.50 %)MS Excel
106 (12.50 %)WSUS
115 (10.42 %)Migration
115 (10.42 %)Disaster Recovery
115 (10.42 %)Microsoft
124 (8.333 %)SAN
124 (8.333 %)SQL Server
124 (8.333 %)Internet
124 (8.333 %)Reuters
124 (8.333 %)Bloomberg
124 (8.333 %)Asset Management
133 (6.250 %)Exchange Server 5.5
133 (6.250 %)Application Packaging
133 (6.250 %)VMware
133 (6.250 %)Firewall

LANDesk
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing LANDesk 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 LANDesk. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (6.250 %)Application Packaging
21 (2.083 %)Software Packaging
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
116 (33.33 %)MS Exchange
116 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
23 (6.250 %)Exchange Server 5.5
23 (6.250 %)Lotus Notes
31 (2.083 %)Apache
31 (2.083 %)WorkSite
London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (14.58 %)MS Office
26 (12.50 %)MS Excel
31 (2.083 %)MS Visio
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (8.333 %)SAN
14 (8.333 %)Internet
23 (6.250 %)Firewall
32 (4.167 %)DNS
32 (4.167 %)SMS
41 (2.083 %)DHCP
41 (2.083 %)TCP/IP
41 (2.083 %)VPN
41 (2.083 %)SSL
41 (2.083 %)DMZ
41 (2.083 %)IPsec
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (8.333 %)SQL Server
London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (4.167 %)JIRA
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (6.250 %)Finance
13 (6.250 %)Government
13 (6.250 %)Law
22 (4.167 %)Legal
31 (2.083 %)Banking
31 (2.083 %)Local Government
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
121 (43.75 %)Analyst
28 (16.67 %)Desktop Support
36 (12.50 %)Support Engineer
45 (10.42 %)Support Analyst
45 (10.42 %)Administrator
45 (10.42 %)Desktop Analyst
54 (8.333 %)Desktop Engineer
54 (8.333 %)3rd Line Support
54 (8.333 %)2nd Line Support
63 (6.250 %)Service Desk Analyst
63 (6.250 %)Service Analyst
63 (6.250 %)Helpdesk Analyst
63 (6.250 %)Support Technician
63 (6.250 %)Network Engineer
72 (4.167 %)Consultant
72 (4.167 %)Infrastructure Analyst
72 (4.167 %)Senior Analyst
72 (4.167 %)Team Leader
72 (4.167 %)Desktop Support Engineer
72 (4.167 %)Helpdesk Support
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
128 (58.33 %)Windows
212 (25.00 %)Windows XP
39 (18.75 %)Windows Server 2003
48 (16.67 %)Windows 2000
52 (4.167 %)Windows NT
52 (4.167 %)Linux
52 (4.167 %)Windows 2000 Server
61 (2.083 %)Windows Vista
61 (2.083 %)Mac OS X
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
118 (37.50 %)ITIL
25 (10.42 %)Disaster Recovery
25 (10.42 %)Migration
34 (8.333 %)Asset Management
42 (4.167 %)Document Management
51 (2.083 %)Incident Management
51 (2.083 %)Investment Management
51 (2.083 %)Service Delivery
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (6.250 %)C
13 (6.250 %)SQL
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (18.75 %)MCSE
19 (18.75 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (2.083 %)MCDST
London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (14.58 %)SLA
London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
126 (54.17 %)Active Directory
22 (4.167 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (2.083 %)Terminal Services
31 (2.083 %)ISA Server
31 (2.083 %)VMware ESX
31 (2.083 %)Backup Exec
31 (2.083 %)Citrix Presentation Server
London IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (12.50 %)WSUS
21 (2.083 %)SCOM
21 (2.083 %)Tivoli
21 (2.083 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
117 (35.42 %)Citrix
28 (16.67 %)VERITAS
36 (12.50 %)Cisco
45 (10.42 %)Microsoft
54 (8.333 %)Reuters
54 (8.333 %)Bloomberg
63 (6.250 %)VMware
63 (6.250 %)Lotus
72 (4.167 %)Altiris
81 (2.083 %)Google
81 (2.083 %)Brocade
81 (2.083 %)Remedy
81 (2.083 %)McAfee Security
81 (2.083 %)HP
81 (2.083 %)Dell
81 (2.083 %)Nortel
81 (2.083 %)IBM
81 (2.083 %)NetApp