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The table below looks at the demand for IBM Systems Network Architecture (SNA) 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 SNA over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM Systems Network Architecture (SNA)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank110-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads190
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.026 %0.000 %
As % of the category below3.934 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted70
Average minimum daily rate£414-
Average daily rate£470-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£526-
UK excluding London average daily rate£470£400
% change on same period last year+17.49 %
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-£40.00
% change on same period last year-
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
North West
Matching contract IT job ads483601
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.653 %0.593 %
Daily rates quoted92116
Average minimum daily rate£320£292
Average daily rate£339£302
% change on same period last year+12.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£359£311
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£341
% change on same period last year+1.49 %
Hourly rates quoted7287
Average minimum hourly rate£22.44£22.95
Average hourly rate£24.82£23.99
% change on same period last year+3.43 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.19£25.03
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.70£28.54
% change on same period last year-9.93 %
SNA EnglandSNA
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.

SNA
Demand Trend

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

North West SNA Demand Trend

SNA
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West SNA Daily Rate Trend

SNA
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SNA across the North West region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

North West SNA Daily Rate Histogram

SNA
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West SNA Hourly Rate Trend

SNA
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SNA within the North West region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
CheshireNew entry-10£463-
ManchesterNew entry-7£488-
SNA EnglandSNA
England

SNA
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing SNA 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 SNA.

174 (100.00 %)AIX
272 (97.30 %)UNIX
369 (93.24 %)HACMP
467 (90.54 %)TCP/IP
467 (90.54 %)Perl
562 (83.78 %)Solaris
562 (83.78 %)Tivoli
562 (83.78 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
562 (83.78 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
562 (83.78 %)Middleware
562 (83.78 %)Korn
659 (79.73 %)VERITAS
758 (78.38 %)HPUX
812 (16.22 %)Finance
95 (6.757 %)Shell Script
95 (6.757 %)C
103 (4.054 %)Financial Institution
112 (2.703 %)Banking
112 (2.703 %)IBM

SNA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing SNA 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 SNA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
162 (83.78 %)Middleware
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
167 (90.54 %)TCP/IP
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (16.22 %)Finance
23 (4.054 %)Financial Institution
32 (2.703 %)Banking
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
145 (60.81 %)Administrator
236 (48.65 %)AIX Administrator
328 (37.84 %)Systems Administrator
47 (9.459 %)UNIX Administrator
55 (6.757 %)UNIX Systems Administrator
55 (6.757 %)UNIX Specialist
63 (4.054 %)Technical Specialist
72 (2.703 %)Consultant
81 (1.351 %)Solaris Systems Administrator
81 (1.351 %)UNIX Consultant
81 (1.351 %)Solaris Administrator
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
169 (93.24 %)HACMP
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
174 (100.00 %)AIX
272 (97.30 %)UNIX
362 (83.78 %)Solaris
458 (78.38 %)HPUX
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
167 (90.54 %)Perl
262 (83.78 %)Korn
35 (6.757 %)C
35 (6.757 %)Shell Script
North West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
162 (83.78 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
162 (83.78 %)Tivoli
162 (83.78 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
159 (79.73 %)VERITAS
22 (2.703 %)IBM