The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of HP products and/or services in IT contracts advertised for the Somerset region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited HP over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Vendors for the Somerset region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are NOT representative of contractor rates within Hewlett-Packard Company.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
HP
Rank 26 25 31
Rank change year-on-year
-1 +6
Contract jobs citing HP 3 10 2
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Somerset 1.765% 5.882% 1.156%
As % of the Vendors category 3.226% 10.75% 1.852%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 8 0
Average daily rate - £420 -
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £343 £325
% change year-on-year
-5.17% +5.46%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 0
Average hourly rate £15.20 £18.00 -
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-15.55% -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £13.71 £15.50 £17.50
% change year-on-year
-11.54% -11.42%
All Vendors
Somerset
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
93 93 108
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Somerset 54.71% 54.71% 62.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 34 49 46
Average daily rate £320 £365 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-12.32% +4.28%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £175 £240 £242
10% offered a daily rate of more than £458 £440 £441
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 7 17
Average hourly rate £10.00 £12.00 £15.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-16.66% -20.00%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £19.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
- -5.00%
HP
South West

HP
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing HP across the Somerset region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Somerset HP Jobs Demand Trend

HP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Somerset HP Daily Rate Trend

HP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Somerset HP Hourly Rate Trend

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 Somerset region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Taunton -2 1 - -
Bath - 1 - -
HP
South West

HP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Somerset 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.

1 6 (60.00%) Windows
2 5 (50.00%) SAP
2 5 (50.00%) ITIL
2 5 (50.00%) ISEB
2 5 (50.00%) Software Testing
2 5 (50.00%) ISTQB
2 5 (50.00%) Test Scripting
2 5 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 5 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 5 (50.00%) Test Strategy
3 4 (40.00%) HP Quality Center
3 4 (40.00%) Project Planning
3 4 (40.00%) ISEB Practitioner
3 4 (40.00%) QuickTest Pro
3 4 (40.00%) PRINCE2
4 3 (30.00%) Windows XP
4 3 (30.00%) TCP/IP
4 3 (30.00%) Microsoft
5 2 (20.00%) Active Directory
5 2 (20.00%) VMware
5 2 (20.00%) ABAP
5 2 (20.00%) Windows 7
6 1 (10.00%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (10.00%) XenApp
6 1 (10.00%) WebDriver
6 1 (10.00%) Exchange Server 2010
6 1 (10.00%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (10.00%) Windows Server 2008
6 1 (10.00%) Selenium
6 1 (10.00%) ProCurve

HP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Somerset 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.

Application Platforms
1 1 (10.00%) Exchange Server 2010
1 1 (10.00%) Exchange Server 2003
1 1 (10.00%) IIS
1 1 (10.00%) MS Exchange
Business Applications
1 1 (10.00%) assyst
Communications & Networking
1 3 (30.00%) TCP/IP
2 1 (10.00%) DHCP
2 1 (10.00%) DNS
2 1 (10.00%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (10.00%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 4 (40.00%) QuickTest Pro
2 1 (10.00%) Team Foundation Server
2 1 (10.00%) WebDriver
2 1 (10.00%) Selenium
Job Titles
1 5 (50.00%) Analyst
1 5 (50.00%) Test Analyst
1 5 (50.00%) Senior Analyst
1 5 (50.00%) Senior Test Analyst
2 4 (40.00%) Support Engineer
3 2 (20.00%) 2nd Line Support
3 2 (20.00%) SAP Test Analyst
3 2 (20.00%) SAP Analyst
3 2 (20.00%) Senior SAP Test Analyst
3 2 (20.00%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
4 1 (10.00%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
4 1 (10.00%) Desktop Engineer
4 1 (10.00%) Desktop Support Engineer
4 1 (10.00%) Desktop Support
4 1 (10.00%) 3rd Line Support
Operating Systems
1 6 (60.00%) Windows
2 3 (30.00%) Windows XP
3 2 (20.00%) Windows 7
4 1 (10.00%) Windows Server 2012
4 1 (10.00%) Windows Server 2008
4 1 (10.00%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (50.00%) ITIL
1 5 (50.00%) Software Testing
1 5 (50.00%) Test Scripting
1 5 (50.00%) Test Strategy
2 4 (40.00%) Project Planning
2 4 (40.00%) PRINCE2
3 1 (10.00%) Logistics
3 1 (10.00%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (10.00%) Service Management
3 1 (10.00%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 2 (20.00%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 5 (50.00%) ISEB
1 5 (50.00%) ISTQB
1 5 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 5 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (40.00%) ISEB Practitioner
3 1 (10.00%) MCSE
3 1 (10.00%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 2 (20.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (10.00%) XenApp
2 1 (10.00%) VMware ESX
Systems Management
1 4 (40.00%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 5 (50.00%) SAP
2 3 (30.00%) Microsoft
3 2 (20.00%) VMware
4 1 (10.00%) ProCurve
4 1 (10.00%) Cisco
4 1 (10.00%) Citrix