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The table below looks at the demand for HP OpenView ServiceCenter (formerly Peregrine ServiceCenter) skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Systems Management category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ServiceCenter over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP OpenView ServiceCenter (formerly Peregrine ServiceCenter)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank125146
Rank change on same period last yearUp+21
Matching contract IT job ads21
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.001 %
As % of the category below2.020 %0.725 %
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£369£401
% change on same period last year-8.18 %
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-£16.25
% change on same period last year-
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
North West
Matching contract IT job ads99138
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.139 %0.139 %
Daily rates quoted3540
Average minimum daily rate£404£290
Average daily rate£411£320
% change on same period last year+28.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£418£351
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£361
% change on same period last year-7.07 %
Hourly rates quoted1015
Average minimum hourly rate£42.60£26.85
Average hourly rate£43.73£28.25
% change on same period last year+54.82 %
Average maximum hourly rate£44.87£29.65
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.96£27.40
% change on same period last year+5.69 %
ServiceCenter EnglandServiceCenter
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.

ServiceCenter
Demand Trend

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

North West ServiceCenter Demand Trend

ServiceCenter
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West ServiceCenter Daily Rate Trend

ServiceCenter
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ServiceCenter within the North West region over the 3 months to 10 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
CheshireUp+92--
ServiceCenter EnglandServiceCenter
England

ServiceCenter
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing ServiceCenter 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 ServiceCenter.

17 (41.18 %)Oracle
26 (35.29 %)UNIX
26 (35.29 %)Finance
34 (23.53 %)Service Management
34 (23.53 %)HP
43 (17.65 %)ITIL
43 (17.65 %)Telecoms
52 (11.76 %)Financial Institution
52 (11.76 %)Microsoft Certification
52 (11.76 %)Peregrine
52 (11.76 %)Configuration Management
52 (11.76 %)Windows
52 (11.76 %)MCSE
52 (11.76 %)Migration
52 (11.76 %)Problem Management
61 (5.882 %)AssetCenter
61 (5.882 %)SC Cleared
61 (5.882 %)DV Cleared
61 (5.882 %)Security Cleared
61 (5.882 %)Banking
61 (5.882 %)Retail
61 (5.882 %)Altiris
61 (5.882 %)Incident Management
61 (5.882 %)Retail Banking
61 (5.882 %)CMDB
61 (5.882 %)Windows NT
61 (5.882 %)Windows XP
61 (5.882 %)MS Exchange
61 (5.882 %)TCP/IP
61 (5.882 %)VPN

ServiceCenter
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing ServiceCenter 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 ServiceCenter. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (5.882 %)MS Exchange
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (5.882 %)MS Office
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (5.882 %)TCP/IP
11 (5.882 %)VPN
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (35.29 %)Finance
23 (17.65 %)Telecoms
32 (11.76 %)Financial Institution
41 (5.882 %)Banking
41 (5.882 %)Retail
41 (5.882 %)Retail Banking
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (41.18 %)Consultant
24 (23.53 %)Service Manager
33 (17.65 %)Technical Consultant
42 (11.76 %)Analyst
51 (5.882 %)Configuration Analyst
51 (5.882 %)Problem Analyst
51 (5.882 %)2nd Line Support
51 (5.882 %)Senior Analyst
51 (5.882 %)Infrastructure Engineer
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.882 %)CMDB
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (35.29 %)UNIX
22 (11.76 %)Windows
31 (5.882 %)Windows 2000
31 (5.882 %)Windows NT
31 (5.882 %)Windows XP
31 (5.882 %)Windows Server 2003
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (23.53 %)Service Management
23 (17.65 %)ITIL
32 (11.76 %)Problem Management
32 (11.76 %)Migration
32 (11.76 %)Configuration Management
41 (5.882 %)Incident Management
41 (5.882 %)SC Cleared
41 (5.882 %)DV Cleared
41 (5.882 %)Security Cleared
41 (5.882 %)RAD
41 (5.882 %)Change Management
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (5.882 %)C
11 (5.882 %)SQL
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (11.76 %)MCSE
12 (11.76 %)Microsoft Certification
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (5.882 %)SLA
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (5.882 %)DameWare
11 (5.882 %)AssetCenter
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (41.18 %)Oracle
24 (23.53 %)HP
32 (11.76 %)Peregrine
41 (5.882 %)CheckPoint
41 (5.882 %)Altiris
41 (5.882 %)Citrix
41 (5.882 %)Avaya
41 (5.882 %)Microsoft