Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Symantec 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 Symantec over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSymantec
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 below0.844 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£350-
Average daily rate£350-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£350-
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£328
% change on same period last year+2.32 %
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£26.30£26.27
% change on same period last year+0.14 %
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 %
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 North East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

North East 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 North East region.

North East Symantec Daily Rate Trend

Symantec
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North East Symantec Hourly Rate Trend

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 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-2£350-
Symantec EnglandSymantec
England

Symantec
Top 16 Related IT Skills

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

12 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft
12 (100.00 %)Active Directory
12 (100.00 %)Windows Vista
12 (100.00 %)Windows
21 (50.00 %)MCSE
21 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
21 (50.00 %)ITIL
21 (50.00 %)WSUS
21 (50.00 %)SCCM
21 (50.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
21 (50.00 %)Dell
21 (50.00 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (50.00 %)Norton AntiVirus
21 (50.00 %)NetBackup
21 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2003

Symantec
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
11 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Consultant
11 (50.00 %)Server Engineer
11 (50.00 %)Senior Server Engineer
11 (50.00 %)Windows Server Engineer
11 (50.00 %)Senior Windows Server Engineer
11 (50.00 %)Wintel Engineer
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)Windows
12 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
12 (100.00 %)Windows Vista
21 (50.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)ITIL
North East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)MCSE
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft Certification
North East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (100.00 %)Active Directory
21 (50.00 %)NetBackup
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (50.00 %)Norton AntiVirus
11 (50.00 %)WSUS
11 (50.00 %)SCCM
North East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft
21 (50.00 %)Dell