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This section looks at the demand for Unix skills within the Norfolk region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited Unix over the 3 months to 8 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUnix
Location
3 months to 8 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank1730
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching contract IT job ads2423
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.032 %0.024 %
As % of the category below25.81 %31.08 %
Daily rates quoted49
Average minimum daily rate£463£356
Average daily rate£500£377
% change on same period last year+32.45 %
Average maximum daily rate£538£399
UK excluding London average daily rate£366£363
% change on same period last year+0.71 %
Hourly rates quoted30
Average minimum hourly rate£15.95-
Average hourly rate£16.78-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£17.62-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.08£32.36
% change on same period last year-0.85 %
Operating Systems NorfolkOperating Systems
Norfolk
Matching contract IT job ads9374
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.123 %0.077 %
Daily rates quoted1321
Average minimum daily rate£284£386
Average daily rate£313£411
% change on same period last year-23.99 %
Average maximum daily rate£341£437
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.25 %
Hourly rates quoted149
Average minimum hourly rate£15.18£22.54
Average hourly rate£16.49£25.31
% change on same period last year-34.83 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.80£28.08
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.92£23.72
% change on same period last year-7.56 %
Unix East of EnglandUnix
East of 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.

Unix
Demand Trend

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

Norfolk Unix Demand Trend

Unix
Daily Rate Trend

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

Norfolk Unix Daily Rate Trend

Unix
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Unix across the Norfolk region over the 3 months to 8 July 2008.

Norfolk Unix Daily Rate Histogram

Unix
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Norfolk Unix Hourly Rate Trend

Unix
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Unix across the Norfolk region over the 3 months to 8 July 2008.

Norfolk Unix Hourly Rate Histogram

Unix
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing Unix within the Norfolk region over the 3 months to 8 July 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
NorwichUp+1224£500+15.74 %
Unix East of EnglandUnix
East of England

Unix
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Norfolk region citing Unix 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 Unix.

127 (79.41 %)AIX
222 (64.71 %)Finance
312 (35.29 %)IBM
411 (32.35 %)WebSphere Application Server
411 (32.35 %)VERITAS
411 (32.35 %)WebSphere
510 (29.41 %)Java
510 (29.41 %)J2EE
69 (26.47 %)Change Management
77 (20.59 %)NetBackup
85 (14.71 %)Insurance
85 (14.71 %)Oracle
94 (11.76 %)LDAP
94 (11.76 %)Microsoft
94 (11.76 %)Tivoli
94 (11.76 %)Shell Script
94 (11.76 %)Oracle RAC
94 (11.76 %)Korn
94 (11.76 %)Clustering
103 (8.824 %)Migration
103 (8.824 %)Financial Institution
103 (8.824 %)SLA
112 (5.882 %)Windows NT
112 (5.882 %)Windows
112 (5.882 %)Middleware
112 (5.882 %)HACMP
112 (5.882 %)Firmware
121 (2.941 %)Local Government
121 (2.941 %)WBIMB
121 (2.941 %)Performance Management

Unix
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Norfolk region citing Unix 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 Unix. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
111 (32.35 %)WebSphere
210 (29.41 %)J2EE
32 (5.882 %)Middleware
41 (2.941 %)WBIMB
Application Platforms
111 (32.35 %)WebSphere Application Server
Applications
11 (2.941 %)MS Excel
Communications & Networking
14 (11.76 %)LDAP
Database & Business Intelligence
11 (2.941 %)DB2 UDB
11 (2.941 %)DB2
11 (2.941 %)Oracle 8/8i
General
122 (64.71 %)Finance
25 (14.71 %)Insurance
33 (8.824 %)Financial Institution
41 (2.941 %)Local Government
41 (2.941 %)Government
Job Titles
110 (29.41 %)WebSphere Architect
110 (29.41 %)Administrator
110 (29.41 %)Architect
29 (26.47 %)UNIX Systems Administrator
37 (20.59 %)UNIX Administrator
46 (17.65 %)AIX Administrator
54 (11.76 %)Consultant
54 (11.76 %)Systems Administrator
63 (8.824 %)Senior UNIX Administrator
63 (8.824 %)Support Engineer
72 (5.882 %)DBA
72 (5.882 %)Technical Support
72 (5.882 %)Technical Support Engineer
72 (5.882 %)Technical Engineer
81 (2.941 %)Infrastructure Manager
81 (2.941 %)UNIX Specialist
81 (2.941 %)Senior Systems Administrator
81 (2.941 %)Infrastructure Team Leader
81 (2.941 %)Senior UNIX Systems Administrator
81 (2.941 %)Team Leader
Miscellaneous
14 (11.76 %)Clustering
22 (5.882 %)HACMP
22 (5.882 %)Firmware
Operating Systems
127 (79.41 %)AIX
22 (5.882 %)Windows NT
22 (5.882 %)Windows
31 (2.941 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (2.941 %)zOS
31 (2.941 %)Solaris
31 (2.941 %)Windows 2000
Processes & Methodologies
19 (26.47 %)Change Management
23 (8.824 %)Migration
31 (2.941 %)Performance Management
31 (2.941 %)SC Cleared
31 (2.941 %)Security Cleared
Programming Languages
110 (29.41 %)Java
24 (11.76 %)Shell Script
24 (11.76 %)Korn
Quality Assurance & Compliance
13 (8.824 %)SLA
System Software
17 (20.59 %)NetBackup
24 (11.76 %)Oracle RAC
Systems Management
14 (11.76 %)Tivoli
Vendors
112 (35.29 %)IBM
211 (32.35 %)VERITAS
35 (14.71 %)Oracle
44 (11.76 %)Microsoft
51 (2.941 %)Symantec
51 (2.941 %)HP
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