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This section looks at the demand for RIM Blackberry skills within the Somerset 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRIM Blackberry
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank3642
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads31
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.001 %
As % of the category below7.500 %3.448 %
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£265£342
% change on same period last year-22.49 %
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£16.08£16.62
% change on same period last year-3.29 %
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Somerset
Matching contract IT job ads4029
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.053 %0.029 %
Daily rates quoted62
Average minimum daily rate£338£217
Average daily rate£355£300
% change on same period last year+18.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£373£383
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£353
% change on same period last year-0.63 %
Hourly rates quoted104
Average minimum hourly rate£21.90£20.75
Average hourly rate£27.50£22.63
% change on same period last year+21.54 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.10£24.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.01£28.53
% change on same period last year-12.34 %
Blackberry South WestBlackberry
South West

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

Somerset Blackberry Demand Trend

Blackberry
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Somerset Blackberry Hourly Rate Trend

Blackberry
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Blackberry within the Somerset region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
TauntonNew entry-2--
StreetNew entry-1--
Blackberry South WestBlackberry
South West

Blackberry
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Somerset 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.

14 (66.67 %)MS Office
14 (66.67 %)Active Directory
23 (50.00 %)Windows
23 (50.00 %)Law
32 (33.33 %)Legal
32 (33.33 %)assyst
32 (33.33 %)Windows Vista
32 (33.33 %)SC Cleared
32 (33.33 %)Security Cleared
32 (33.33 %)Service Management
32 (33.33 %)Front Office
32 (33.33 %)Telecoms
32 (33.33 %)Windows 2000
32 (33.33 %)Lotus Notes
32 (33.33 %)Windows XP
32 (33.33 %)MS Exchange
32 (33.33 %)ITIL
32 (33.33 %)Lotus
32 (33.33 %)Government
41 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (16.67 %)Remedy
41 (16.67 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
41 (16.67 %)MCP
41 (16.67 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (16.67 %)SMS
41 (16.67 %)SLA
41 (16.67 %)Microsoft
41 (16.67 %)DeltaView
41 (16.67 %)Billing
41 (16.67 %)Altiris

Blackberry
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Somerset 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.

Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (33.33 %)Lotus Notes
12 (33.33 %)MS Exchange
21 (16.67 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (66.67 %)MS Office
21 (16.67 %)DeltaView
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (33.33 %)assyst
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (16.67 %)SMS
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (50.00 %)Law
22 (33.33 %)Legal
22 (33.33 %)Front Office
22 (33.33 %)Telecoms
22 (33.33 %)Government
31 (16.67 %)Billing
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (33.33 %)Analyst
12 (33.33 %)Support Technician
21 (16.67 %)Support Analyst
21 (16.67 %)Helpdesk Analyst
21 (16.67 %)Legal Analyst
21 (16.67 %)Desktop Analyst
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (50.00 %)Windows
22 (33.33 %)Windows 2000
22 (33.33 %)Windows XP
22 (33.33 %)Windows Vista
31 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2003
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (33.33 %)ITIL
12 (33.33 %)Service Management
12 (33.33 %)SC Cleared
12 (33.33 %)Security Cleared
21 (16.67 %)Document Management
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (16.67 %)MCP
11 (16.67 %)Microsoft Certification
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (16.67 %)SLA
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (66.67 %)Active Directory
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (33.33 %)Lotus
21 (16.67 %)Remedy
21 (16.67 %)Altiris
21 (16.67 %)Microsoft