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The table below looks at the demand for Symantec (formerly VERITAS) Backup Exec skills within the North West region with a comparison to our System Software category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Backup Exec over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSymantec (formerly VERITAS) Backup Exec
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank125138
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching contract IT job ads57
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.007 %
As % of the category below2.358 %2.800 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£280£180
Average daily rate£290£180
% change on same period last year+61.11 %
Average maximum daily rate£300£180
UK excluding London average daily rate£240£282
% change on same period last year-14.79 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00£16.00
Average hourly rate£15.00£16.00
% change on same period last year-6.25 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.00£16.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.13£18.11
% change on same period last year+11.14 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
North West
Matching contract IT job ads212250
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.296 %0.251 %
Daily rates quoted3035
Average minimum daily rate£322£281
Average daily rate£338£298
% change on same period last year+13.53 %
Average maximum daily rate£354£315
UK excluding London average daily rate£318£324
% change on same period last year-2.09 %
Hourly rates quoted7559
Average minimum hourly rate£21.19£18.38
Average hourly rate£23.36£20.10
% change on same period last year+16.18 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.52£21.82
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.37£21.51
% change on same period last year-0.65 %
Backup Exec EnglandBackup Exec
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.

Backup Exec
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Backup Exec across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the System Software category.

North West Backup Exec Demand Trend

Backup Exec
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Backup Exec Daily Rate Trend

Backup Exec
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Backup Exec Hourly Rate Trend

Backup Exec
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Backup Exec within the North West region over the 3 months to 6 October 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
ManchesterDown-43--
CheshireUp+92£290-
Backup Exec EnglandBackup Exec
England

Backup Exec
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Backup Exec 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 Backup Exec.

111 (91.67 %)Windows
111 (91.67 %)Windows Server 2003
28 (66.67 %)Active Directory
36 (50.00 %)Citrix
36 (50.00 %)Microsoft
45 (41.67 %)Windows 2000 Server
45 (41.67 %)HP
45 (41.67 %)SQL
45 (41.67 %)MS Office
45 (41.67 %)ITIL
45 (41.67 %)Windows NT
45 (41.67 %)Windows XP
45 (41.67 %)LAN
45 (41.67 %)WAN
54 (33.33 %)Ethernet
54 (33.33 %)Windows 2000
54 (33.33 %)VERITAS
63 (25.00 %)Lotus
63 (25.00 %)SAN
63 (25.00 %)Lotus Notes
72 (16.67 %)NetWare
72 (16.67 %)MS Exchange
72 (16.67 %)VPN
81 (8.333 %)Cisco
81 (8.333 %)Dell
81 (8.333 %)Microsoft Certification
81 (8.333 %)VoIP
81 (8.333 %)TCP/IP
81 (8.333 %)MCSE
81 (8.333 %)MS Excel

Backup Exec
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Backup Exec 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 Backup Exec. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (25.00 %)Lotus Notes
22 (16.67 %)MS Exchange
31 (8.333 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (8.333 %)Exchange Server 2007
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (41.67 %)MS Office
21 (8.333 %)MS Excel
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (41.67 %)LAN
15 (41.67 %)WAN
24 (33.33 %)Ethernet
33 (25.00 %)SAN
42 (16.67 %)VPN
51 (8.333 %)Firewall
51 (8.333 %)IP Telephony
51 (8.333 %)TCP/IP
51 (8.333 %)VoIP
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (50.00 %)Support Engineer
25 (41.67 %)Technical Support
33 (25.00 %)Technical Consultant
33 (25.00 %)Consultant
33 (25.00 %)Support Consultant
33 (25.00 %)Technical Support Consultant
42 (16.67 %)Infrastructure Engineer
42 (16.67 %)Technical Support Engineer
42 (16.67 %)Technical Engineer
51 (8.333 %)PC Support
51 (8.333 %)Infrastructure Support Engineer
51 (8.333 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
51 (8.333 %)IT Support Engineer
51 (8.333 %)Systems Engineer
51 (8.333 %)Systems Support
51 (8.333 %)Support Technician
51 (8.333 %)Support Analyst
51 (8.333 %)2nd Line Support
51 (8.333 %)Analyst
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (8.333 %)Statistics
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (91.67 %)Windows
111 (91.67 %)Windows Server 2003
25 (41.67 %)Windows 2000 Server
25 (41.67 %)Windows NT
25 (41.67 %)Windows XP
34 (33.33 %)Windows 2000
42 (16.67 %)NetWare
51 (8.333 %)Windows Vista
51 (8.333 %)Windows Server 2008
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (41.67 %)ITIL
21 (8.333 %)Incident Management
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (41.67 %)SQL
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (8.333 %)MCP
11 (8.333 %)MCSE
11 (8.333 %)Microsoft Certification
North West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (66.67 %)Active Directory
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (50.00 %)Microsoft
16 (50.00 %)Citrix
25 (41.67 %)HP
34 (33.33 %)VERITAS
43 (25.00 %)Lotus
51 (8.333 %)Dell
51 (8.333 %)Cisco