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The table below looks at the demand for Novell SUSE Linux skills within the North East region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SUSE over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNovell SUSE Linux
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank46-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.695 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£325
% change on same period last year+10.91 %
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£32.63£41.84
% change on same period last year-22.02 %
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
North East
Matching contract IT job ads118188
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.190 %0.202 %
Daily rates quoted1048
Average minimum daily rate£290£333
Average daily rate£307£342
% change on same period last year-10.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£324£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£321
% change on same period last year-1.38 %
Hourly rates quoted3649
Average minimum hourly rate£15.03£19.68
Average hourly rate£15.72£20.58
% change on same period last year-23.60 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.41£21.48
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.91£21.94
% change on same period last year-0.17 %
SUSE EnglandSUSE
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.

SUSE
Demand Trend

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

North East SUSE Demand Trend

SUSE
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SUSE 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 WearNew entry-1--
SUSE EnglandSUSE
England

SUSE
Top 7 Related IT Skills

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

12 (100.00 %)Oracle
12 (100.00 %)Linux
12 (100.00 %)Intel
12 (100.00 %)Red Hat
12 (100.00 %)Oracle RAC
12 (100.00 %)Oracle 11g
12 (100.00 %)Red Hat Linux

SUSE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (100.00 %)Oracle 11g
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)DBA
11 (50.00 %)Oracle DBA
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)Linux
12 (100.00 %)Red Hat Linux
North East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (100.00 %)Oracle RAC
North East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)Oracle
12 (100.00 %)Intel
12 (100.00 %)Red Hat