Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

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

LinkRIM Blackberry
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank114127
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching contract IT job ads1316
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.017 %
As % of the category below1.852 %1.882 %
Daily rates quoted23
Average minimum daily rate£215£233
Average daily rate£228£233
% change on same period last year-2.49 %
Average maximum daily rate£240£233
UK excluding London average daily rate£292£269
% change on same period last year+8.34 %
Hourly rates quoted23
Average minimum hourly rate£9.75£12.67
Average hourly rate£9.75£15.67
% change on same period last year-37.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£9.75£18.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.60£16.92
% change on same period last year+9.91 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
North West
Matching contract IT job ads702850
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.128 %0.913 %
Daily rates quoted162127
Average minimum daily rate£283£285
Average daily rate£304£300
% change on same period last year+1.56 %
Average maximum daily rate£326£315
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£345
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted107140
Average minimum hourly rate£17.45£15.06
Average hourly rate£18.91£16.66
% change on same period last year+13.45 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.37£18.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.41£25.59
% change on same period last year-0.69 %
Blackberry EnglandBlackberry
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.

Blackberry
Demand Trend

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

North West Blackberry Demand Trend

Blackberry
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Blackberry Daily Rate Trend

Blackberry
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Blackberry Hourly Rate Trend

Blackberry
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Blackberry within the North West 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
ManchesterUp+710£228-
MerseysideDown-22--
LancashireUp+81--
Blackberry EnglandBlackberry
England

Blackberry
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

120 (83.33 %)Windows
29 (37.50 %)MS Office
29 (37.50 %)Windows XP
29 (37.50 %)Citrix
38 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
38 (33.33 %)LAN
38 (33.33 %)VPN
47 (29.17 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
56 (25.00 %)CAD
56 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
56 (25.00 %)Manufacturing
56 (25.00 %)Microsoft
56 (25.00 %)WAN
56 (25.00 %)MCSE
56 (25.00 %)ERP
56 (25.00 %)Degree
56 (25.00 %)MCITP
64 (16.67 %)MS Exchange
64 (16.67 %)Active Directory
64 (16.67 %)PDA
73 (12.50 %)MS Excel
82 (8.333 %)Law
82 (8.333 %)Lotus
82 (8.333 %)Remedy
82 (8.333 %)MetaFrame
82 (8.333 %)ITIL
82 (8.333 %)Lotus Notes
82 (8.333 %)HP
82 (8.333 %)DNS
82 (8.333 %)ISO9001

Blackberry
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (4.167 %)ASP
11 (4.167 %)WebServices
11 (4.167 %)XML
11 (4.167 %)XSLT
11 (4.167 %)Java ME
11 (4.167 %)Java SE
11 (4.167 %)Java EE
11 (4.167 %)Apache Axis
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (29.17 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
24 (16.67 %)MS Exchange
32 (8.333 %)Lotus Notes
41 (4.167 %)Apache
41 (4.167 %)Exchange Server 2000
41 (4.167 %)Exchange Server 2003
41 (4.167 %)Exchange Server 2007
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (37.50 %)MS Office
23 (12.50 %)MS Excel
32 (8.333 %)MS PowerPoint
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (4.167 %)Line 50
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (33.33 %)LAN
18 (33.33 %)VPN
26 (25.00 %)WAN
32 (8.333 %)DHCP
32 (8.333 %)TCP/IP
32 (8.333 %)DNS
41 (4.167 %)3G
41 (4.167 %)PBX
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (4.167 %)Oracle 10g
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (4.167 %)WinRunner
11 (4.167 %)TestDirector
11 (4.167 %)QuickTest Pro
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (25.00 %)Manufacturing
22 (8.333 %)Law
31 (4.167 %)Finance
31 (4.167 %)Banking
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (25.00 %)Systems Engineer
25 (20.83 %)Analyst
34 (16.67 %)Support Engineer
43 (12.50 %)Desktop Support
43 (12.50 %)1st Line Support
52 (8.333 %)Project Manager
52 (8.333 %)Support Analyst
52 (8.333 %)2nd Line Support
52 (8.333 %)Desktop Support Engineer
52 (8.333 %)Helpdesk Support
52 (8.333 %)Desktop Engineer
52 (8.333 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
61 (4.167 %)NHS Project Manager
61 (4.167 %)Network Analyst
61 (4.167 %)Java Developer
61 (4.167 %)Infrastructure Analyst
61 (4.167 %)Helpdesk Analyst
61 (4.167 %)Developer
61 (4.167 %)Test Analyst
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (16.67 %)PDA
21 (4.167 %)Fat Client
21 (4.167 %)NHS
21 (4.167 %)Thin Client
21 (4.167 %)Management Information System
21 (4.167 %)Freedom of Information
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
120 (83.33 %)Windows
29 (37.50 %)Windows XP
38 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (4.167 %)Windows Mobile
41 (4.167 %)Windows Vista
41 (4.167 %)Windows 2000 Server
41 (4.167 %)Windows 2000
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (25.00 %)ERP
16 (25.00 %)CAD
22 (8.333 %)ITIL
31 (4.167 %)Migration
31 (4.167 %)Test Scripting
31 (4.167 %)Data Protection
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (4.167 %)Java
11 (4.167 %)SQL
11 (4.167 %)VBScript
11 (4.167 %)XPath
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (25.00 %)MCSE
16 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
16 (25.00 %)MCITP
16 (25.00 %)Degree
21 (4.167 %)ISEB
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (8.333 %)ISO9001
North West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (16.67 %)Active Directory
22 (8.333 %)MetaFrame
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (37.50 %)Citrix
26 (25.00 %)Microsoft
32 (8.333 %)HP
32 (8.333 %)Lotus
32 (8.333 %)Remedy
41 (4.167 %)Sophos
41 (4.167 %)Sage
41 (4.167 %)Lucent
41 (4.167 %)Alcatel
41 (4.167 %)Intel
41 (4.167 %)Oracle
41 (4.167 %)SAP