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This section looks at the demand for Sun Microsystems Solaris skills within the Poole region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Solaris over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSun Microsystems Solaris
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank-20
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads04
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.000 %10.81 %
Daily rates quoted04
Average minimum daily rate-£375
Average daily rate-£388
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£369£375
% change on same period last year-1.70 %
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£32.95£30.86
% change on same period last year+6.77 %
Poole IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Poole
Matching contract IT job ads1537
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.037 %
Daily rates quoted417
Average minimum daily rate£192£320
Average daily rate£206£343
% change on same period last year-39.95 %
Average maximum daily rate£220£367
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£336
% change on same period last year-2.15 %
Hourly rates quoted34
Average minimum hourly rate£17.33£10.56
Average hourly rate£18.33£11.81
% change on same period last year+55.18 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.33£13.07
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.12£22.83
% change on same period last year-3.10 %
Solaris DorsetSolaris
Dorset

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.

Solaris
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Solaris across the Poole region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Poole Solaris Demand Trend

Solaris
Daily Rate Trend

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

Poole Solaris Daily Rate Trend

Solaris
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Poole region citing Solaris 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 Solaris.

12 (100.00 %)UNIX
21 (50.00 %)AIX
21 (50.00 %)Linux
21 (50.00 %)Cisco
21 (50.00 %)Financial Institution
21 (50.00 %)Finance
21 (50.00 %)Blue Coat
21 (50.00 %)BIG-IP

Solaris
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Poole region citing Solaris 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 Solaris. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Poole IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)BIG-IP
Poole IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Financial Institution
11 (50.00 %)Finance
Poole IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Consultant
11 (50.00 %)UNIX Consultant
11 (50.00 %)Linux Consultant
Poole IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)UNIX
21 (50.00 %)AIX
21 (50.00 %)Linux
Poole IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Cisco
11 (50.00 %)Blue Coat