The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Novell products and/or services in IT contracts advertised for the North West region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Novell over the 3 months to 20 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Vendors for the North West region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are NOT representative of contractor rates within Novell, Inc.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Novell
Rank 114 134 128
Rank change year-on-year
+20 -6
Contract jobs citing Novell 5 2 4
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 0.216% 0.063% 0.133%
As % of the Vendors category 0.477% 0.121% 0.284%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
Average daily rate £305 - £408
UK excluding London average daily rate £256 £378 £260
% change year-on-year
-32.11% +45.19%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Average hourly rate - £17.50 -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £9.50 £16.00
% change year-on-year
+100.00% -40.62%
All Vendors
North West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
1049 1652 1407
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 45.27% 52.03% 46.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 461 762 686
Average daily rate £340 £350 £345
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-2.85% +1.44%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £213 £200 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £490 £475
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 90 76 96
Average hourly rate £19.50 £17.50 £18.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+11.42% -2.77%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.50 £12.50 £10.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £29.50 £36.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £19.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
- -5.00%
Novell
England

Novell
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Novell across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

North West Novell Jobs Demand Trend

Novell
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Novell Daily Rate Trend

Novell
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Novell Hourly Rate Trend

Novell
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Novell within the North West region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Manchester +11 2 £325 -
Cheshire - 2 - -
Cumbria - 1 £285 -
Novell
England

Novell
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Novell 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 Novell.

1 7 (87.50%) Windows
2 5 (62.50%) MSI
2 5 (62.50%) InstallShield
2 5 (62.50%) ZENworks
2 5 (62.50%) Microsoft App-V
2 5 (62.50%) XenApp
2 5 (62.50%) Windows 7
3 4 (50.00%) Wise Package Studio
3 4 (50.00%) Software Deployment
3 4 (50.00%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (50.00%) PowerShell
3 4 (50.00%) SCCM
3 4 (50.00%) Banking
3 4 (50.00%) Finance
3 4 (50.00%) Migration
3 4 (50.00%) VMware
3 4 (50.00%) Citrix
3 4 (50.00%) Windows XP
3 4 (50.00%) VBScript
3 4 (50.00%) VB
4 3 (37.50%) Microsoft
5 1 (12.50%) Active Directory
5 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (12.50%) Project Management
5 1 (12.50%) ITIL
5 1 (12.50%) PRINCE2
5 1 (12.50%) NetWare
5 1 (12.50%) MCSE
5 1 (12.50%) Remedy
5 1 (12.50%) ECDL

Novell
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Novell 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 Novell. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (12.50%) Application Packaging
Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Spreadsheet
Development Applications
1 5 (62.50%) MSI
1 5 (62.50%) InstallShield
2 4 (50.00%) Wise Package Studio
General
1 4 (50.00%) Finance
1 4 (50.00%) Banking
Job Titles
1 5 (62.50%) Applications Packager
2 1 (12.50%) Service Analyst
2 1 (12.50%) 2nd Line Support
2 1 (12.50%) Service Desk Analyst
2 1 (12.50%) IT Support Technician
2 1 (12.50%) 2nd Line Support Technician
2 1 (12.50%) IT Support
2 1 (12.50%) Project Manager
2 1 (12.50%) Analyst
2 1 (12.50%) Support Technician
Operating Systems
1 7 (87.50%) Windows
2 5 (62.50%) Windows 7
3 4 (50.00%) Windows XP
4 1 (12.50%) NetWare
4 1 (12.50%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (50.00%) Migration
1 4 (50.00%) Software Deployment
2 1 (12.50%) Incident Management
2 1 (12.50%) Time Management
2 1 (12.50%) ITIL
2 1 (12.50%) PRINCE2
2 1 (12.50%) Project Management
2 1 (12.50%) Identity Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (50.00%) VBScript
1 4 (50.00%) VB
1 4 (50.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (12.50%) MCSE
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (12.50%) ECDL
System Software
1 5 (62.50%) Microsoft App-V
1 5 (62.50%) XenApp
2 4 (50.00%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (12.50%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (62.50%) ZENworks
2 4 (50.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 4 (50.00%) Citrix
1 4 (50.00%) VMware
2 3 (37.50%) Microsoft
3 1 (12.50%) Remedy
Manchester, North West
Contract Project Manager ( Novell IDM, Microsoft FIM, Prince 2 ) - Manchester3 Months +£300 - £350 Per Day. Role:My client are a leading Software Solutions provider based in the Greater...
IT Ventures Ltd
Rate: £300 - £350 per day
Posted: 30 April 2013