Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Sun products and/or services in IT contracts within the North East region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Sun over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSun
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank4652
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads210
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.011 %
As % of the category below0.844 %2.433 %
Daily rates quoted06
Average minimum daily rate-£397
Average daily rate-£405
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£413
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£370
% change on same period last year+2.20 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£8.00£32.00
Average hourly rate£9.50£33.50
% change on same period last year-71.64 %
Average maximum hourly rate£11.00£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.48£33.95
% change on same period last year-16.11 %
North East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
North East
Matching contract IT job ads237411
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.381 %0.441 %
Daily rates quoted38129
Average minimum daily rate£293£331
Average daily rate£320£342
% change on same period last year-6.56 %
Average maximum daily rate£346£353
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£349
% change on same period last year+2.53 %
Hourly rates quoted4541
Average minimum hourly rate£17.65£21.76
Average hourly rate£18.49£23.88
% change on same period last year-22.55 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.34£26.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.78£24.08
% change on same period last year-1.22 %
Sun EnglandSun
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 Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Sun
Demand Trend

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

North East Sun Demand Trend

Sun
Daily Rate Trend

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

North East Sun Daily Rate Trend

Sun
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North East Sun Hourly Rate Trend

Sun
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Sun within the North East region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
Tyne and WearUp+111--
Sun EnglandSun
England

Sun
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East region citing Sun 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 Sun.

15 (62.50 %)Oracle
24 (50.00 %)HP
33 (37.50 %)XML
33 (37.50 %)UNIX
33 (37.50 %)PL/SQL
33 (37.50 %)SQL
33 (37.50 %)Solaris
33 (37.50 %)Oracle 9i
42 (25.00 %)Oracle RAC
42 (25.00 %)Data Protection
42 (25.00 %)Struts
42 (25.00 %)Data Modelling
42 (25.00 %)UML
42 (25.00 %)OOA/OOD
42 (25.00 %)Java
42 (25.00 %)JUnit
42 (25.00 %)Windows
42 (25.00 %)JSP
42 (25.00 %)RDBMS
42 (25.00 %)Oracle 10g
42 (25.00 %)Sun Certification
42 (25.00 %)Hitachi
42 (25.00 %)SAN
42 (25.00 %)Shell Script
42 (25.00 %)Tru64
42 (25.00 %)Migration
51 (12.50 %)Hibernate
51 (12.50 %)Unified Process
51 (12.50 %)Oracle RMAN
51 (12.50 %)Pharmaceutical

Sun
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (37.50 %)XML
22 (25.00 %)JSP
22 (25.00 %)Struts
31 (12.50 %)Servlets
31 (12.50 %)HTML
31 (12.50 %)J2EE
31 (12.50 %)EJB
31 (12.50 %)CSS
31 (12.50 %)JDBC
31 (12.50 %)XSLT
31 (12.50 %)Swing
31 (12.50 %)JMS
31 (12.50 %)AWT
31 (12.50 %)Hibernate
31 (12.50 %)Spring
31 (12.50 %)Java EE
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (12.50 %)WebLogic
11 (12.50 %)Apache
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (12.50 %)Oracle EBS
11 (12.50 %)Oracle EBS R12
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (25.00 %)SAN
21 (12.50 %)Wireless
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (37.50 %)Oracle 9i
22 (25.00 %)RDBMS
22 (25.00 %)Oracle 10g
31 (12.50 %)SQLPlus
31 (12.50 %)Star Schema
31 (12.50 %)Datawarehouse
31 (12.50 %)SQL Server
31 (12.50 %)Oracle Reports
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (25.00 %)JUnit
21 (12.50 %)ClearCase
21 (12.50 %)Rational Rose
21 (12.50 %)Ant
North East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (12.50 %)Pharmaceutical
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (37.50 %)Administrator
22 (25.00 %)Java Developer
22 (25.00 %)Oracle DBA
22 (25.00 %)Consultant
22 (25.00 %)DBA
22 (25.00 %)Developer
31 (12.50 %)Analyst
31 (12.50 %)Senior Developer
31 (12.50 %)Support Analyst
31 (12.50 %)Helpdesk Analyst
31 (12.50 %)J2EE Developer
31 (12.50 %)Helpdesk Support
31 (12.50 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
31 (12.50 %)Business Consultant
31 (12.50 %)Storage Consultant
31 (12.50 %)Oracle Consultant
31 (12.50 %)Storage Administrator
31 (12.50 %)Senior J2EE Developer
31 (12.50 %)Senior Java Developer
31 (12.50 %)SAN Consultant
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (37.50 %)UNIX
13 (37.50 %)Solaris
22 (25.00 %)Windows
22 (25.00 %)Tru64
31 (12.50 %)Windows Vista
31 (12.50 %)Windows XP
31 (12.50 %)Windows Server 2003
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (25.00 %)UML
12 (25.00 %)OOA/OOD
12 (25.00 %)Data Modelling
12 (25.00 %)Migration
12 (25.00 %)Data Protection
21 (12.50 %)Unified Process
21 (12.50 %)SOA
21 (12.50 %)OO
21 (12.50 %)RUP
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (37.50 %)PL/SQL
13 (37.50 %)SQL
22 (25.00 %)Shell Script
22 (25.00 %)Java
North East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (25.00 %)Sun Certification
21 (12.50 %)SNIA Certification
21 (12.50 %)MCSE
21 (12.50 %)Microsoft Certification
North East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (25.00 %)Oracle RAC
21 (12.50 %)Active Directory
21 (12.50 %)Oracle RMAN
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (12.50 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
11 (12.50 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
North East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (62.50 %)Oracle
24 (50.00 %)HP
32 (25.00 %)Hitachi
41 (12.50 %)Apple
41 (12.50 %)webMethods
41 (12.50 %)Brocade
41 (12.50 %)EMC
41 (12.50 %)Citrix
41 (12.50 %)BEA
41 (12.50 %)CommVault
41 (12.50 %)Cisco
41 (12.50 %)IBM