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The table below looks at the demand for F5 Networks BIG-IP skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited BIG-IP over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkF5 Networks BIG-IP
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %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£452-
% change on same period last year-
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--
% change on same period last year-
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
North West
Matching contract IT job ads422553
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.678 %0.594 %
Daily rates quoted70116
Average minimum daily rate£319£315
Average daily rate£332£328
% change on same period last year+1.22 %
Average maximum daily rate£346£341
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£337
% change on same period last year+2.79 %
Hourly rates quoted6570
Average minimum hourly rate£22.88£22.93
Average hourly rate£25.10£24.67
% change on same period last year+1.74 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.31£26.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.82£28.43
% change on same period last year-2.12 %
BIG-IP EnglandBIG-IP
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.

BIG-IP
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing BIG-IP across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

North West BIG-IP Demand Trend

BIG-IP
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West BIG-IP Daily Rate Trend

BIG-IP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing BIG-IP 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 BIG-IP.

18 (100.00 %)Solaris
27 (87.50 %)Apache
27 (87.50 %)Oracle
27 (87.50 %)WebLogic
27 (87.50 %)Internet
36 (75.00 %)Content Management
36 (75.00 %)Java
36 (75.00 %)Windows
45 (62.50 %)ClearTrust
45 (62.50 %)Taxonomies
45 (62.50 %)Morello
54 (50.00 %)Marketing
54 (50.00 %)WebTrends
63 (37.50 %)Pharmaceutical
72 (25.00 %)Oracle 8/8i
81 (12.50 %)HTTP
81 (12.50 %)VPN
81 (12.50 %)SSL
81 (12.50 %)Cisco
81 (12.50 %)CheckPoint
81 (12.50 %)MPLS
81 (12.50 %)SQL
81 (12.50 %)HPUX
81 (12.50 %)Network Security
81 (12.50 %)PKI
81 (12.50 %)VLAN
81 (12.50 %)Firewall
81 (12.50 %)Migration
81 (12.50 %)Risk Assessment
81 (12.50 %)Zachman Framework

BIG-IP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (87.50 %)WebLogic
17 (87.50 %)Apache
25 (62.50 %)Morello
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (50.00 %)WebTrends
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (87.50 %)Internet
21 (12.50 %)MPLS
21 (12.50 %)Firewall
21 (12.50 %)VLAN
21 (12.50 %)Network Security
21 (12.50 %)HTTP
21 (12.50 %)VPN
21 (12.50 %)SSL
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (25.00 %)Oracle 8/8i
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (50.00 %)Marketing
23 (37.50 %)Pharmaceutical
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (87.50 %)Architect
17 (87.50 %)Solutions Architect
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (62.50 %)Taxonomies
21 (12.50 %)PKI
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (100.00 %)Solaris
26 (75.00 %)Windows
31 (12.50 %)HPUX
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (75.00 %)Content Management
21 (12.50 %)Migration
21 (12.50 %)Risk Assessment
21 (12.50 %)Zachman Framework
21 (12.50 %)TOGAF
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (75.00 %)Java
21 (12.50 %)SQL
North West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (62.50 %)ClearTrust
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (87.50 %)Oracle
21 (12.50 %)Cisco
21 (12.50 %)CheckPoint