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The table below looks at the demand for RIM Blackberry skills within the Oxfordshire 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRIM Blackberry
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5143
Rank change on same period last yearDown-8
Matching contract IT job ads410
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.010 %
As % of the category below6.557 %9.524 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£265-
Average daily rate£283-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£300-
UK excluding London average daily rate£275£316
% change on same period last year-12.88 %
Hourly rates quoted07
Average minimum hourly rate-£12.84
Average hourly rate-£13.99
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£15.14
UK excluding London average hourly rate£16.91£15.62
% change on same period last year+8.25 %
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads61105
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.087 %0.106 %
Daily rates quoted1114
Average minimum daily rate£251£237
Average daily rate£271£248
% change on same period last year+9.15 %
Average maximum daily rate£291£259
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£345
% change on same period last year+1.10 %
Hourly rates quoted1318
Average minimum hourly rate£18.13£17.80
Average hourly rate£19.60£18.83
% change on same period last year+4.08 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.07£19.86
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.85£26.56
% change on same period last year-6.42 %
Blackberry South EastBlackberry
South East

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 Oxfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire Blackberry Daily Rate Trend

Blackberry
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Blackberry across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Oxfordshire Blackberry Daily Rate Histogram

Blackberry
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 7 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
OxfordDown-81--
Blackberry South EastBlackberry
South East

Blackberry
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

18 (100.00 %)Windows
27 (87.50 %)Active Directory
27 (87.50 %)Citrix
36 (75.00 %)Windows Server 2003
36 (75.00 %)Microsoft
36 (75.00 %)MS Exchange
45 (62.50 %)DHCP
45 (62.50 %)VPN
45 (62.50 %)DNS
45 (62.50 %)Exchange Server 2003
54 (50.00 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
54 (50.00 %)Backup Exec
54 (50.00 %)Microsoft Certification
54 (50.00 %)LAN
54 (50.00 %)MS Excel
54 (50.00 %)MCP
63 (37.50 %)PRINCE2
63 (37.50 %)SQL Server
63 (37.50 %)MCSE
63 (37.50 %)MCSA
63 (37.50 %)ADSL
63 (37.50 %)TCP/IP
63 (37.50 %)SAN
63 (37.50 %)Terminal Services
63 (37.50 %)Cisco
63 (37.50 %)IBM
63 (37.50 %)WAN
63 (37.50 %)Citrix Presentation Server
63 (37.50 %)Clustering
72 (25.00 %)Cisco IPT

Blackberry
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (75.00 %)MS Exchange
25 (62.50 %)Exchange Server 2003
34 (50.00 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (50.00 %)MS Excel
21 (12.50 %)MS Office
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (12.50 %)GoldMine
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (62.50 %)DHCP
15 (62.50 %)VPN
15 (62.50 %)DNS
24 (50.00 %)LAN
33 (37.50 %)ADSL
33 (37.50 %)TCP/IP
33 (37.50 %)SAN
33 (37.50 %)WAN
42 (25.00 %)Cisco IPT
42 (25.00 %)Intrusion Detection
42 (25.00 %)PPTP
42 (25.00 %)Firewall
42 (25.00 %)SSL
42 (25.00 %)VoIP
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (37.50 %)SQL Server
22 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2005
22 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2000
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (37.50 %)Analyst
22 (25.00 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
22 (25.00 %)Support Analyst
22 (25.00 %)2nd Line Support
31 (12.50 %)Senior Analyst
31 (12.50 %)Technical Consultant
31 (12.50 %)Helpdesk Support
31 (12.50 %)Technical Analyst
31 (12.50 %)Technical Engineer
31 (12.50 %)Senior Technical Consultant
31 (12.50 %)Senior Technical Analyst
31 (12.50 %)Desktop Support
31 (12.50 %)IT Manager
31 (12.50 %)Senior Consultant
31 (12.50 %)Consultant
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (37.50 %)Clustering
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (100.00 %)Windows
26 (75.00 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (12.50 %)Windows XP
31 (12.50 %)Windows 2000
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (37.50 %)PRINCE2
21 (12.50 %)ITIL
21 (12.50 %)Project Management
21 (12.50 %)Security Cleared
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (50.00 %)Microsoft Certification
14 (50.00 %)MCP
23 (37.50 %)MCSE
23 (37.50 %)MCSA
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (87.50 %)Active Directory
24 (50.00 %)Backup Exec
33 (37.50 %)Terminal Services
33 (37.50 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (25.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (87.50 %)Citrix
26 (75.00 %)Microsoft
33 (37.50 %)Cisco
33 (37.50 %)IBM
41 (12.50 %)Sophos
41 (12.50 %)HP
41 (12.50 %)Dell