The first table below looks at the demand for Blackberry Enterprise Server skills in IT contracts advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Blackberry Enterprise Server 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 of the Application Platforms category for the South East 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.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Research In Motion Blackberry Enterprise Server (BES)
Rank 165 215 211
Rank change year-on-year
+50 -4
Contract jobs citing Blackberry Enterprise Server 59 24 42
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 0.757% 0.237% 0.405%
As % of the Application Platforms category 4.117% 1.513% 2.376%
Number of daily rates quoted 38 8 13
Average daily rate £296 £263 £288
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+12.76% -8.69%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £261 £107 £198
10% offered a daily rate of more than £380 £348 £325
UK excluding London average daily rate £295 £300 £300
% change year-on-year
-1.66% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 3 11
Average hourly rate £17.00 £14.50 £23.36
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+17.24% -37.92%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £15.50 £10.85 £17.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £19.00 £14.90 £35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.50 £14.50 £23.36
% change year-on-year
+13.79% -37.92%
All Application Platforms
South East
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Platforms category
1433 1586 1768
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 18.39% 15.63% 17.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 754 769 750
Average daily rate £350 £325 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+7.69% -7.14%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £203 £215
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £475 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £343
% change year-on-year
- -5.10%
Number of hourly rates quoted 97 83 156
Average hourly rate £18.00 £19.00 £20.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-5.26% -7.31%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.00 £12.50 £12.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £40.00 £40.00 £43.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.50 £20.00 £20.50
% change year-on-year
-2.50% -2.43%
Blackberry Enterprise Server
England

Blackberry Enterprise Server
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Blackberry Enterprise Server across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

South East Blackberry Enterprise Server Jobs Demand Trend

Blackberry Enterprise Server
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Blackberry Enterprise Server across the South East region.

South East Blackberry Enterprise Server Daily Rate Trend

Blackberry Enterprise Server
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Blackberry Enterprise Server across the South East region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

South East Blackberry Enterprise Server Daily Rate Histogram

Blackberry Enterprise Server
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Blackberry Enterprise Server across the South East region.

South East Blackberry Enterprise Server Hourly Rate Trend

Blackberry Enterprise Server
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Blackberry Enterprise Server across the South East region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

South East Blackberry Enterprise Server Hourly Rate Histogram

Blackberry Enterprise Server
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Blackberry Enterprise Server within the South East 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
Oxfordshire - 39 £340 -
Surrey +22 12 £133 +26.19%
West Sussex +23 6 £275 -31.25%
Kent - 2 - -
Middlesex +7 1 - -
Buckinghamshire - 1 - -
Blackberry Enterprise Server
England

Blackberry Enterprise Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing Blackberry Enterprise Server 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 Enterprise Server.

1 68 (81.93%) MS Exchange
2 61 (73.49%) VMware
3 58 (69.88%) Microsoft
4 56 (67.47%) Exchange Server 2010
5 50 (60.24%) Exchange Server 2003
6 39 (46.99%) Windows
7 38 (45.78%) Microsoft Certification
7 38 (45.78%) SCOM
8 37 (44.58%) MCSE
9 36 (43.37%) Migration
10 34 (40.96%) vSphere
11 33 (39.76%) MobileIron
12 31 (37.35%) Blackberry
12 31 (37.35%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 30 (36.14%) Data Protection
14 25 (30.12%) Postini
14 25 (30.12%) Disaster Recovery
15 23 (27.71%) Active Directory
15 23 (27.71%) TCP/IP
16 22 (26.51%) DHCP
16 22 (26.51%) DNS
17 21 (25.30%) Windows Server 2008
18 20 (24.10%) HP
19 19 (22.89%) Firewall
20 16 (19.28%) Windows Server 2003
21 15 (18.07%) MS Office
22 14 (16.87%) Lync
23 13 (15.66%) Windows 7
23 13 (15.66%) ITIL
23 13 (15.66%) Windows XP

Blackberry Enterprise Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing Blackberry Enterprise Server 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 Enterprise Server. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 2 (2.410%) Web Services
1 2 (2.410%) .NET
Application Platforms
1 68 (81.93%) MS Exchange
2 56 (67.47%) Exchange Server 2010
3 50 (60.24%) Exchange Server 2003
4 14 (16.87%) Lync
5 12 (14.46%) Office Communications Server
6 9 (10.84%) Exchange Server 2007
7 4 (4.819%) SharePoint
8 3 (3.614%) Apache
9 2 (2.410%) Zimbra
9 2 (2.410%) IIS
10 1 (1.205%) Lotus Domino
Applications
1 15 (18.07%) MS Office
2 10 (12.05%) MS Excel
3 1 (1.205%) Google Apps
Business Applications
1 2 (2.410%) assyst
Communications & Networking
1 23 (27.71%) TCP/IP
2 22 (26.51%) DHCP
2 22 (26.51%) DNS
3 19 (22.89%) Firewall
4 12 (14.46%) LAN
4 12 (14.46%) WAN
4 12 (14.46%) SAN
5 11 (13.25%) VPN
6 4 (4.819%) Wireless
6 4 (4.819%) VLAN
7 3 (3.614%) MPLS
7 3 (3.614%) SSL
7 3 (3.614%) IP Telephony
7 3 (3.614%) IPsec
8 2 (2.410%) HTTP
8 2 (2.410%) ADSL
8 2 (2.410%) Broadband
9 1 (1.205%) Internet
9 1 (1.205%) NetScaler
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (7.229%) SQL Server
2 5 (6.024%) SQL Server 2008
3 3 (3.614%) SQL Server 2000
3 3 (3.614%) MySQL
3 3 (3.614%) SQL Server 2005
General
1 9 (10.84%) Finance
2 8 (9.639%) Publishing
3 2 (2.410%) Advertising
4 1 (1.205%) Retail
Job Titles
1 32 (38.55%) Consultant
2 24 (28.92%) Messaging Consultant
3 17 (20.48%) Analyst
4 12 (14.46%) Support Analyst
5 9 (10.84%) Messaging Engineer
6 8 (9.639%) 3rd Line Support
7 7 (8.434%) Exchange Consultant
8 5 (6.024%) Support Engineer
8 5 (6.024%) 3rd Line Support Analyst
9 4 (4.819%) Technical Support
9 4 (4.819%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 4 (4.819%) Integration Engineer
10 3 (3.614%) Desktop Analyst
10 3 (3.614%) Technical Support Analyst
10 3 (3.614%) Desktop Support Analyst
10 3 (3.614%) Technical Analyst
10 3 (3.614%) Service Desk Analyst
10 3 (3.614%) Service Analyst
10 3 (3.614%) Desktop Support
11 2 (2.410%) Infrastructure Support Manager
Miscellaneous
1 31 (37.35%) Blackberry
2 5 (6.024%) Clustering
3 3 (3.614%) iPad
4 1 (1.205%) PDA
4 1 (1.205%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 39 (46.99%) Windows
2 21 (25.30%) Windows Server 2008
3 16 (19.28%) Windows Server 2003
4 13 (15.66%) Windows 7
4 13 (15.66%) Windows XP
5 6 (7.229%) Windows 8
5 6 (7.229%) Windows Server 2012
5 6 (7.229%) Linux
6 5 (6.024%) Windows Vista
7 4 (4.819%) UNIX
8 3 (3.614%) Android
9 2 (2.410%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (43.37%) Migration
2 30 (36.14%) Data Protection
3 25 (30.12%) Disaster Recovery
4 13 (15.66%) ITIL
5 9 (10.84%) Configuration Management
6 6 (7.229%) Incident Management
7 4 (4.819%) Validation
7 4 (4.819%) Integration Testing
7 4 (4.819%) Test Scripting
8 3 (3.614%) Performance Management
8 3 (3.614%) Business Continuity
9 2 (2.410%) Mobile Device Management
10 1 (1.205%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 9 (10.84%) SQL
2 2 (2.410%) PowerShell
3 1 (1.205%) VBScript
3 1 (1.205%) VB
Qualifications
1 38 (45.78%) Microsoft Certification
2 37 (44.58%) MCSE
3 31 (37.35%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
4 4 (4.819%) DV Cleared
4 4 (4.819%) Security Cleared
5 2 (2.410%) MCP
6 1 (1.205%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (1.205%) A+ Certification
6 1 (1.205%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.410%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (1.205%) SLA
System Software
1 34 (40.96%) vSphere
2 23 (27.71%) Active Directory
3 9 (10.84%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (8.434%) XenApp
5 5 (6.024%) VMware ESX
6 3 (3.614%) Citrix Presentation Server
6 3 (3.614%) Postfix
7 2 (2.410%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (1.205%) Forefront TMG
Systems Management
1 38 (45.78%) SCOM
2 10 (12.05%) Backup Exec
3 9 (10.84%) HP SIM
4 7 (8.434%) WSUS
5 5 (6.024%) SCCM
6 2 (2.410%) FortiGate
6 2 (2.410%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
7 1 (1.205%) Norton AntiVirus
7 1 (1.205%) Unicenter
7 1 (1.205%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 61 (73.49%) VMware
2 58 (69.88%) Microsoft
3 33 (39.76%) MobileIron
4 25 (30.12%) Postini
5 20 (24.10%) HP
6 11 (13.25%) Cisco
7 10 (12.05%) Citrix
8 9 (10.84%) Mercator
9 8 (9.639%) Juniper
9 8 (9.639%) NetApp
10 7 (8.434%) CheckPoint
11 6 (7.229%) NETGEAR
11 6 (7.229%) Nortel
12 5 (6.024%) ProCurve
13 4 (4.819%) Symantec
14 3 (3.614%) Sophos
14 3 (3.614%) Avaya
15 2 (2.410%) Oracle
15 2 (2.410%) SAP
15 2 (2.410%) CommVault