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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of HP products and/or services in IT contracts within the Oxfordshire region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited HP over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4449
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads114
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.004 %
As % of the category below3.667 %1.990 %
Daily rates quoted21
Average minimum daily rate£300£400
Average daily rate£325£450
% change on same period last year-27.77 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£335£349
% change on same period last year-4.07 %
Hourly rates quoted40
Average minimum hourly rate£18.66-
Average hourly rate£19.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£19.33-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.54£25.16
% change on same period last year-10.41 %
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads300201
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.426 %0.203 %
Daily rates quoted8938
Average minimum daily rate£290£325
Average daily rate£308£341
% change on same period last year-9.74 %
Average maximum daily rate£326£357
UK excluding London average daily rate£359£355
% change on same period last year+1.00 %
Hourly rates quoted5341
Average minimum hourly rate£23.26£16.78
Average hourly rate£24.35£18.16
% change on same period last year+34.09 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.44£19.54
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.38£24.36
% change on same period last year+0.06 %
HP South EastHP
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Hewlett-Packard Company.

HP
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing HP across the Oxfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Oxfordshire HP Demand Trend

HP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire HP Daily Rate Trend

HP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire HP Hourly Rate Trend

HP
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Oxfordshire HP Hourly Rate Histogram

HP
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HP 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-33£400-11.11 %
AbingdonNew entry-2--
BicesterNew entry-1--
HP South EastHP
South East

HP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

112 (48.00 %)Windows
211 (44.00 %)UNIX
310 (40.00 %)Security Cleared
47 (28.00 %)Shell Script
47 (28.00 %)SQL
47 (28.00 %)Microsoft
47 (28.00 %)Active Directory
56 (24.00 %)Ingres
56 (24.00 %)SC Cleared
65 (20.00 %)Unit Testing
65 (20.00 %)Dell
65 (20.00 %)Citrix
74 (16.00 %)MS Exchange
74 (16.00 %)Windows Server 2003
74 (16.00 %)BC Cleared
74 (16.00 %)Windows Vista
83 (12.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
83 (12.00 %)Replication
83 (12.00 %)VMware
83 (12.00 %)SAN
83 (12.00 %)Microsoft Certification
83 (12.00 %)HPUX
83 (12.00 %)Oracle
83 (12.00 %)SQL Server
92 (8.000 %)MS Office
92 (8.000 %)Oracle Forms
92 (8.000 %)Oracle Reports
92 (8.000 %)MCSE
92 (8.000 %)MCSA
92 (8.000 %)Oracle 9i

HP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing HP 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 HP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (16.00 %)MS Exchange
23 (12.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (4.000 %)GroupWise
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (8.000 %)MS Office
12 (8.000 %)MS Excel
21 (4.000 %)CA Clarity
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (12.00 %)SAN
22 (8.000 %)VoIP
31 (4.000 %)Internet
31 (4.000 %)DHCP
31 (4.000 %)TCP/IP
31 (4.000 %)DNS
31 (4.000 %)LAN
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (24.00 %)Ingres
23 (12.00 %)SQL Server
32 (8.000 %)Oracle Reports
32 (8.000 %)Oracle 9i
32 (8.000 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (4.000 %)Oracle Discoverer
41 (4.000 %)Oracle 10g
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (8.000 %)Oracle Forms
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (32.00 %)Developer
23 (12.00 %)Support Engineer
23 (12.00 %)Desktop Support
23 (12.00 %)Analyst
32 (8.000 %)Oracle Developer
32 (8.000 %)Systems Engineer
32 (8.000 %)Support Analyst
32 (8.000 %)2nd Line Support
32 (8.000 %)Administrator
32 (8.000 %)Wintel Engineer
41 (4.000 %)PC Engineer
41 (4.000 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
41 (4.000 %)Infrastructure Engineer
41 (4.000 %)Desktop Support Analyst
41 (4.000 %)PC Support Engineer
41 (4.000 %)Desktop Support Engineer
41 (4.000 %)UNIX Systems Administrator
41 (4.000 %)Helpdesk Support
41 (4.000 %)IT Support Analyst
41 (4.000 %)Desktop Engineer
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (12.00 %)Replication
22 (8.000 %)Clustering
31 (4.000 %)Blackberry
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (48.00 %)Windows
211 (44.00 %)UNIX
34 (16.00 %)Windows Server 2003
34 (16.00 %)Windows Vista
43 (12.00 %)HPUX
52 (8.000 %)Windows XP
61 (4.000 %)VMS
61 (4.000 %)NetWare
61 (4.000 %)Solaris
61 (4.000 %)Windows 2000
61 (4.000 %)AIX
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (40.00 %)Security Cleared
26 (24.00 %)SC Cleared
35 (20.00 %)Unit Testing
44 (16.00 %)BC Cleared
51 (4.000 %)Migration
51 (4.000 %)Scrum
51 (4.000 %)Business Continuity
51 (4.000 %)Project Management
51 (4.000 %)PRINCE2
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (28.00 %)Shell Script
17 (28.00 %)SQL
21 (4.000 %)DCL
21 (4.000 %)PL/SQL
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (12.00 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (8.000 %)MCSE
22 (8.000 %)MCSA
31 (4.000 %)PMP
31 (4.000 %)PMI Certification
31 (4.000 %)MCP
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (28.00 %)Active Directory
22 (8.000 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (4.000 %)Citrix Presentation Server
31 (4.000 %)VMware ESX
31 (4.000 %)Backup Exec
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (8.000 %)EMC NetWorker
21 (4.000 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
21 (4.000 %)OpenView
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (28.00 %)Microsoft
25 (20.00 %)Dell
25 (20.00 %)Citrix
33 (12.00 %)VMware
33 (12.00 %)Oracle
42 (8.000 %)EMC
42 (8.000 %)Cisco
42 (8.000 %)Novell
42 (8.000 %)Altiris
51 (4.000 %)Sophos
51 (4.000 %)Niku