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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Symantec 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 Symantec over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSymantec
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank297409
Rank change on same period last yearUp+112
Matching contract IT job ads11282
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.151 %0.081 %
As % of the category below0.788 %0.377 %
Daily rates quoted4426
Average minimum daily rate£326£392
Average daily rate£353£424
% change on same period last year-16.88 %
Average maximum daily rate£379£457
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£344
% change on same period last year+2.50 %
Hourly rates quoted187
Average minimum hourly rate£21.67£26.57
Average hourly rate£23.58£27.71
% change on same period last year-14.90 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.50£28.86
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.90£26.12
% change on same period last year+2.98 %
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 %
Symantec EnglandSymantec
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 the Symantec Corporation.

Symantec
Demand Trend

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

London Symantec Demand Trend

Symantec
Daily Rate Trend

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

London Symantec Daily Rate Trend

Symantec
Daily Rate Histogram

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

London Symantec Daily Rate Histogram

Symantec
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London Symantec Hourly Rate Trend

Symantec
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

London Symantec Hourly Rate Histogram

Symantec
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Symantec 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-1324£357-4.02 %
UxbridgeNew entry-14£400-
HounslowNew entry-5--
BrentfordNew entry-2--
Docklands, LondonUp+311--
HammersmithNew entry-1£155-
Canary WharfNew entry-1--
HarrowNew entry-1--
Symantec EnglandSymantec
England

Symantec
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1136 (68.34 %)Windows
297 (48.74 %)MS Exchange
393 (46.73 %)Windows Server 2003
488 (44.22 %)Active Directory
587 (43.72 %)Microsoft
670 (35.18 %)NetBackup
751 (25.63 %)Exchange Server 2003
848 (24.12 %)VERITAS
848 (24.12 %)Citrix
848 (24.12 %)SAN
947 (23.62 %)Norton AntiVirus
1042 (21.11 %)Cisco
1138 (19.10 %)Linux
1235 (17.59 %)Firewall
1333 (16.58 %)Finance
1333 (16.58 %)MS Excel
1333 (16.58 %)EMC
1432 (16.08 %)Blackberry
1432 (16.08 %)Altiris
1530 (15.08 %)Red Hat
1629 (14.57 %)Windows 2000
1728 (14.07 %)Red Hat Linux
1827 (13.57 %)Exchange Server 2007
1827 (13.57 %)HP
1827 (13.57 %)Microsoft Certification
1827 (13.57 %)VMware
1827 (13.57 %)Banking
1925 (12.56 %)TCP/IP
1925 (12.56 %)ITIL
1925 (12.56 %)UNIX

Symantec
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (2.513 %)WebServices
21 (0.503 %).NET
21 (0.503 %)ASP
21 (0.503 %)COM
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
197 (48.74 %)MS Exchange
251 (25.63 %)Exchange Server 2003
327 (13.57 %)Exchange Server 2007
421 (10.55 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
511 (5.528 %)IIS
67 (3.518 %)Lotus Notes
67 (3.518 %)SharePoint
67 (3.518 %)Exchange Server 2000
75 (2.513 %)WebLogic
84 (2.010 %)WorkSite
92 (1.005 %)SharePoint Server 2007
92 (1.005 %)Live Communications Server
101 (0.503 %)Oracle Workflow
101 (0.503 %)Documentum
101 (0.503 %)GroupWise
London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
133 (16.58 %)MS Excel
219 (9.548 %)MS Office
315 (7.538 %)MS Visio
42 (1.005 %)MS Project
51 (0.503 %)MS PowerPoint
51 (0.503 %)Spreadsheet
London IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.503 %)Global One
11 (0.503 %)Summit
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
148 (24.12 %)SAN
235 (17.59 %)Firewall
325 (12.56 %)TCP/IP
423 (11.56 %)DNS
519 (9.548 %)DHCP
615 (7.538 %)NetScreen
710 (5.025 %)Cisco ASA
89 (4.523 %)Internet
98 (4.020 %)WAN
107 (3.518 %)Intranet
107 (3.518 %)VPN
115 (2.513 %)LDAP
124 (2.010 %)Network Security
133 (1.508 %)Cisco IPT
133 (1.508 %)Wi-Fi
142 (1.005 %)Wireless
142 (1.005 %)IPsec
142 (1.005 %)Cisco PIX
142 (1.005 %)ADSL
142 (1.005 %)LAN
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
115 (7.538 %)SQL Server
26 (3.015 %)SQL Server 2005
35 (2.513 %)Oracle 10g
44 (2.010 %)SQL Server 2000
44 (2.010 %)RDBMS
51 (0.503 %)EDRMS
51 (0.503 %)Oracle 9i
London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (3.015 %)TestDirector
22 (1.005 %)VSS/SourceSafe
22 (1.005 %)ClearCase
22 (1.005 %)InstallShield
31 (0.503 %)MSI
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
133 (16.58 %)Finance
227 (13.57 %)Banking
324 (12.06 %)Government
416 (8.040 %)Investment Banking
57 (3.518 %)Law
65 (2.513 %)Police
74 (2.010 %)Back Office
83 (1.508 %)Financial Institution
92 (1.005 %)Local Government
92 (1.005 %)Legal
92 (1.005 %)Publishing
92 (1.005 %)Criminal Justice
101 (0.503 %)Telecoms
101 (0.503 %)Games
101 (0.503 %)Music
101 (0.503 %)Insurance
101 (0.503 %)Retail
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
141 (20.60 %)Administrator
230 (15.08 %)Analyst
321 (10.55 %)Systems Administrator
416 (8.040 %)Desktop Support
416 (8.040 %)Support Analyst
416 (8.040 %)Consultant
515 (7.538 %)Data Centre Engineer
611 (5.528 %)Exchange Engineer
79 (4.523 %)Messaging Engineer
79 (4.523 %)Support Engineer
87 (3.518 %)2nd Line Support
87 (3.518 %)Project Manager
87 (3.518 %)Exchange Administrator
96 (3.015 %)Network Engineer
96 (3.015 %)Desktop Support Engineer
96 (3.015 %)Desktop Engineer
96 (3.015 %)Test Specialist
96 (3.015 %)Rollout Engineer
105 (2.513 %)Senior Systems Administrator
105 (2.513 %)UNIX Administrator
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
132 (16.08 %)Blackberry
214 (7.035 %)Clustering
313 (6.533 %)Replication
313 (6.533 %)EMC Centera
410 (5.025 %)PKI
58 (4.020 %)CLARiiON
67 (3.518 %)Symmetrix
74 (2.010 %)Fixed Income
74 (2.010 %)SecurID
74 (2.010 %)Derivative
74 (2.010 %)Statistics
82 (1.005 %)EPoS
91 (0.503 %)NHS
91 (0.503 %)Video Conferencing
91 (0.503 %)Client/Server
91 (0.503 %)PDA
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1136 (68.34 %)Windows
293 (46.73 %)Windows Server 2003
338 (19.10 %)Linux
429 (14.57 %)Windows 2000
528 (14.07 %)Red Hat Linux
625 (12.56 %)UNIX
724 (12.06 %)Solaris
819 (9.548 %)Windows XP
917 (8.543 %)Windows 2000 Server
107 (3.518 %)AIX
113 (1.508 %)HPUX
113 (1.508 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
113 (1.508 %)Tru64
122 (1.005 %)Windows Vista
122 (1.005 %)VMS
122 (1.005 %)Windows NT
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
125 (12.56 %)ITIL
224 (12.06 %)Security Cleared
317 (8.543 %)SC Cleared
415 (7.538 %)Migration
510 (5.025 %)PRINCE2
68 (4.020 %)Service Management
68 (4.020 %)Service Delivery
77 (3.518 %)CTC Cleared
86 (3.015 %)Process Management
86 (3.015 %)Project Management
95 (2.513 %)Time Management
95 (2.513 %)Enterprise Architecture
104 (2.010 %)DV Cleared
104 (2.010 %)Supplier Management
104 (2.010 %)Disaster Recovery
113 (1.508 %)Workflow
113 (1.508 %)Problem Management
122 (1.005 %)Release Management
122 (1.005 %)Network Load Balancing
122 (1.005 %)Performance Management
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (6.533 %)SQL
29 (4.523 %)VB
38 (4.020 %)Shell Script
38 (4.020 %)VBScript
42 (1.005 %)C
51 (0.503 %)C++
51 (0.503 %)Perl
51 (0.503 %)JCL
51 (0.503 %)Korn
51 (0.503 %)VC++
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
127 (13.57 %)Microsoft Certification
225 (12.56 %)MCSE
39 (4.523 %)Degree
48 (4.020 %)RHCE
57 (3.518 %)Cisco Certification
65 (2.513 %)PRINCE2 Certification
74 (2.010 %)MCSA
83 (1.508 %)VERITAS Certified Professional (VCP)
92 (1.005 %)CCNP
92 (1.005 %)MCP
101 (0.503 %)CISSP
101 (0.503 %)MCTS
101 (0.503 %)MCITP
101 (0.503 %)Sun Certification
London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (4.020 %)SLA
26 (3.015 %)QA
London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
188 (44.22 %)Active Directory
270 (35.18 %)NetBackup
324 (12.06 %)Backup Exec
421 (10.55 %)Citrix Presentation Server
513 (6.533 %)VMware Infrastructure
611 (5.528 %)VMware ESX
77 (3.518 %)Terminal Server
85 (2.513 %)ISA Server
94 (2.010 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
101 (0.503 %)Oracle RAC
101 (0.503 %)Terminal Services
101 (0.503 %)NFS
101 (0.503 %)NDS
London IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
147 (23.62 %)Norton AntiVirus
212 (6.030 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
37 (3.518 %)EMC TimeFinder
46 (3.015 %)BMC Performance Manager
46 (3.015 %)Legato
55 (2.513 %)Tivoli
64 (2.010 %)MAILsweeper
73 (1.508 %)MIIS
73 (1.508 %)SCCM
73 (1.508 %)EMC NetWorker
82 (1.005 %)MOM
82 (1.005 %)AutoSys
91 (0.503 %)ZENworks
91 (0.503 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
91 (0.503 %)MIMEsweeper
91 (0.503 %)HP Data Protector
91 (0.503 %)AppDetective
91 (0.503 %)WSUS
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
187 (43.72 %)Microsoft
248 (24.12 %)Citrix
248 (24.12 %)VERITAS
342 (21.11 %)Cisco
433 (16.58 %)EMC
532 (16.08 %)Altiris
630 (15.08 %)Red Hat
727 (13.57 %)HP
727 (13.57 %)VMware
814 (7.035 %)Oracle
913 (6.533 %)Sun
1012 (6.030 %)Juniper
1012 (6.030 %)BMC
1110 (5.025 %)NetApp
1110 (5.025 %)McAfee Security
1110 (5.025 %)IBM
129 (4.523 %)Sophos
137 (3.518 %)Lotus
146 (3.015 %)CommVault
146 (3.015 %)Brocade