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The table below looks at the demand for Softricity SoftGrid skills within the Portsmouth region with a comparison to our Business Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SoftGrid over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftricity SoftGrid
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
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£327£271
% change on same period last year+20.50 %
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£55.00£20.37
% change on same period last year+170.04 %
Portsmouth IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
Portsmouth
Matching contract IT job ads78
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.008 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£400£400
Average daily rate£425£450
% change on same period last year-5.55 %
Average maximum daily rate£450£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£444£419
% change on same period last year+5.89 %
Hourly rates quoted41
Average minimum hourly rate£27.00£20.00
Average hourly rate£27.63£30.00
% change on same period last year-7.91 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.25£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.78£28.11
% change on same period last year-15.41 %
SoftGrid HampshireSoftGrid
Hampshire

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.

SoftGrid
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing SoftGrid across the Portsmouth region as a proportion of the total demand within the Business Applications category.

Portsmouth SoftGrid Demand Trend

SoftGrid
Daily Rate Trend

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

Portsmouth SoftGrid Daily Rate Trend

SoftGrid
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Portsmouth SoftGrid Hourly Rate Trend

SoftGrid
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Portsmouth region citing SoftGrid 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 SoftGrid.

12 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft
12 (100.00 %)Active Directory
12 (100.00 %)Citrix
21 (50.00 %)CCA
21 (50.00 %)Citrix Certification
21 (50.00 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (50.00 %)Terminal Server
21 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (50.00 %)AppSense
21 (50.00 %)Altiris
21 (50.00 %)Xen
21 (50.00 %)Degree
21 (50.00 %)Windows
21 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
21 (50.00 %)MCSE
21 (50.00 %)Client/Server

SoftGrid
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Portsmouth IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
Portsmouth IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Administrator
11 (50.00 %)Citrix Administrator
Portsmouth IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (50.00 %)Client/Server
Portsmouth IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)Windows
11 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
11 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Portsmouth IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)MCSE
11 (50.00 %)CCA
11 (50.00 %)Citrix Certification
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (50.00 %)Degree
Portsmouth IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (100.00 %)Active Directory
21 (50.00 %)Terminal Server
21 (50.00 %)Xen
Portsmouth IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft
12 (100.00 %)Citrix
21 (50.00 %)AppSense
21 (50.00 %)Altiris