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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Symantec products and/or services in IT contracts within the Sheffield region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Symantec over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSymantec
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank26-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads110
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.000 %
As % of the category below7.285 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted60
Average minimum daily rate£338-
Average daily rate£344-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£350-
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£369
% change on same period last year-4.57 %
Hourly rates quoted40
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£30.61-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£31.23-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.92£25.82
% change on same period last year+4.25 %
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Sheffield
Matching contract IT job ads151157
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.199 %0.156 %
Daily rates quoted2639
Average minimum daily rate£303£327
Average daily rate£310£347
% change on same period last year-10.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£318£368
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£358
% change on same period last year+0.06 %
Hourly rates quoted6340
Average minimum hourly rate£27.62£20.43
Average hourly rate£28.17£21.82
% change on same period last year+29.07 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.71£23.21
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.79£24.82
% change on same period last year-4.13 %
Symantec South YorkshireSymantec
South Yorkshire

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 the Symantec Corporation.

Symantec
Demand Trend

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

Sheffield Symantec Demand Trend

Symantec
Daily Rate Trend

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

Sheffield Symantec Daily Rate Trend

Symantec
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Symantec across the Sheffield region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Sheffield Symantec Daily Rate Histogram

Symantec
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Sheffield Symantec Hourly Rate Trend

Symantec
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Symantec across the Sheffield region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Sheffield Symantec Hourly Rate Histogram

Symantec
Top 28 Related IT Skills

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

18 (53.33 %)ITIL
18 (53.33 %)UNIX
18 (53.33 %)Solaris
18 (53.33 %)VERITAS
18 (53.33 %)Change Management
18 (53.33 %)NetBackup
27 (46.67 %)Backup Exec
27 (46.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
27 (46.67 %)Performance Management
27 (46.67 %)Firewall
27 (46.67 %)CheckPoint
27 (46.67 %)Norton AntiVirus
27 (46.67 %)MS Exchange
27 (46.67 %)SLA
27 (46.67 %)Sun
27 (46.67 %)Active Directory
27 (46.67 %)Citrix
27 (46.67 %)Citrix Certification
27 (46.67 %)CCEA
33 (20.00 %)Check Point Certification
41 (6.667 %)Northgate
41 (6.667 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (6.667 %)Telecoms
41 (6.667 %)SAN
41 (6.667 %)MCSE
41 (6.667 %)Windows
41 (6.667 %)MCP
41 (6.667 %)Microsoft Certification

Symantec
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (46.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
17 (46.67 %)MS Exchange
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (46.67 %)Firewall
21 (6.667 %)SAN
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (6.667 %)Telecoms
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (46.67 %)Solaris Administrator
17 (46.67 %)Administrator
26 (40.00 %)Consultant
26 (40.00 %)Support Engineer
26 (40.00 %)Technical Consultant
32 (13.33 %)Project Administrator
32 (13.33 %)Project Engineer
41 (6.667 %)Technical Engineer
41 (6.667 %)Citrix Consultant
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (53.33 %)UNIX
18 (53.33 %)Solaris
21 (6.667 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (6.667 %)Windows
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (53.33 %)ITIL
18 (53.33 %)Change Management
27 (46.67 %)Performance Management
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (46.67 %)Citrix Certification
17 (46.67 %)CCEA
23 (20.00 %)Check Point Certification
31 (6.667 %)MCSE
31 (6.667 %)MCP
31 (6.667 %)Microsoft Certification
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (46.67 %)SLA
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (53.33 %)NetBackup
27 (46.67 %)Backup Exec
27 (46.67 %)Active Directory
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
17 (46.67 %)Norton AntiVirus
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (53.33 %)VERITAS
27 (46.67 %)CheckPoint
27 (46.67 %)Sun
27 (46.67 %)Citrix
31 (6.667 %)Northgate