The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Fat Client 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 Fat Client over the 3 months to 22 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 terms in our Miscellaneous 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
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Fat Client
Rank 210 234 214
Rank change year-on-year
+24 -20
Contract jobs citing Fat Client 19 12 28
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 0.240% 0.116% 0.273%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.196% 0.611% 1.451%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 9 19
Average daily rate £425 £360 £340
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+18.05% +5.88%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £285 £225 £278
10% offered a daily rate of more than £525 £450 £468
UK excluding London average daily rate £416 £325 £328
% change year-on-year
+28.07% -0.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 1
Average hourly rate £23.75 - £17.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £14.51 £20.50 £22.25
% change year-on-year
-29.21% -7.86%
All of the Miscellaneous Category
South East
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
1588 1963 1930
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 20.05% 18.98% 18.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 719 833 795
Average daily rate £375 £325 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+15.38% -7.14%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £211 £225 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £525 £475 £475
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £345 £340
% change year-on-year
+1.44% +1.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 126 181 177
Average hourly rate £22.69 £27.50 £29.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-17.49% -5.17%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £14.00 £12.50 £12.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £45.00 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £22.50 £25.66
% change year-on-year
-2.22% -12.31%
Fat Client
England

Fat Client
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Fat Client across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

South East Fat Client Jobs Demand Trend

Fat Client
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East Fat Client Daily Rate Trend

Fat Client
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Fat Client across the South East region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

South East Fat Client Daily Rate Histogram

Fat Client
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East Fat Client Hourly Rate Trend

Fat Client
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Fat Client within the South East region over the 3 months to 22 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
Surrey +22 6 £308 -11.51%
East Sussex - 5 £525 -
Berkshire +12 4 £325 -18.75%
Buckinghamshire +5 2 £425 -
Hampshire - 2 £170 -
Fat Client
England

Fat Client
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing Fat Client 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 Fat Client.

1 31 (100.00%) Thin Client
2 24 (77.42%) Citrix
3 21 (67.74%) Windows
4 19 (61.29%) Microsoft
4 19 (61.29%) VMware
5 18 (58.06%) XenApp
6 15 (48.39%) VMware Infrastructure
7 12 (38.71%) SAN
7 12 (38.71%) HP
8 11 (35.48%) Hyper-V
9 10 (32.26%) NAS
9 10 (32.26%) Windows Server 2008
10 9 (29.03%) XenServer
10 9 (29.03%) XenDesktop
11 8 (25.81%) Cisco
12 7 (22.58%) NetApp
12 7 (22.58%) Project Management
12 7 (22.58%) SharePoint
12 7 (22.58%) SCCM
12 7 (22.58%) TOGAF
12 7 (22.58%) Software Distribution
13 6 (19.35%) Mobile Computing
13 6 (19.35%) MS Exchange
13 6 (19.35%) MCSE
13 6 (19.35%) SQL Server
13 6 (19.35%) Microsoft Certification
13 6 (19.35%) Windows Server 2003
14 5 (16.13%) Active Directory
14 5 (16.13%) MS Office
14 5 (16.13%) Migration

Fat Client
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing Fat Client 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 Fat Client. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 2 (6.452%) SOAP
1 2 (6.452%) JMS
2 1 (3.226%) .NET
2 1 (3.226%) Application Packaging
Application Platforms
1 7 (22.58%) SharePoint
2 6 (19.35%) MS Exchange
3 3 (9.677%) Exchange Server 2010
3 3 (9.677%) Exchange Server 2003
4 2 (6.452%) Lync
4 2 (6.452%) IIS
Applications
1 5 (16.13%) MS Office
2 2 (6.452%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (3.226%) 3000 Xtra
Communications & Networking
1 12 (38.71%) SAN
2 10 (32.26%) NAS
3 4 (12.90%) TCP/IP
3 4 (12.90%) DNS
3 4 (12.90%) Internet
4 2 (6.452%) iSCSI
4 2 (6.452%) Firewall
4 2 (6.452%) VPN
4 2 (6.452%) LAN
4 2 (6.452%) WAN
4 2 (6.452%) SMTP
4 2 (6.452%) DHCP
5 1 (3.226%) CTI
5 1 (3.226%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (19.35%) SQL Server
2 1 (3.226%) Cognos Impromptu
2 1 (3.226%) Crystal Reports
General
1 1 (3.226%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 11 (35.48%) Architect
2 7 (22.58%) Technical Architect
3 6 (19.35%) Analyst
3 6 (19.35%) Support Analyst
4 5 (16.13%) Support Engineer
4 5 (16.13%) Citrix Support
5 4 (12.90%) Citrix Support Analyst
6 3 (9.677%) Technical Support
6 3 (9.677%) Infrastructure Architect
7 2 (6.452%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
7 2 (6.452%) Technical Analyst
7 2 (6.452%) Technical Support Analyst
7 2 (6.452%) 3rd Line Support
7 2 (6.452%) Project Manager
7 2 (6.452%) Windows Support Engineer
8 1 (3.226%) Consultant
8 1 (3.226%) Solutions Architect
8 1 (3.226%) Applications Packager
8 1 (3.226%) Technical Support Engineer
8 1 (3.226%) Lead Architect
Miscellaneous
1 31 (100.00%) Thin Client
2 6 (19.35%) Mobile Computing
3 3 (9.677%) Blackberry
3 3 (9.677%) Clustering
4 2 (6.452%) Cryptography
5 1 (3.226%) CCTV
5 1 (3.226%) CESG
Operating Systems
1 21 (67.74%) Windows
2 10 (32.26%) Windows Server 2008
3 6 (19.35%) Windows Server 2003
4 3 (9.677%) UNIX
5 2 (6.452%) Windows 7
5 2 (6.452%) Windows 2000
6 1 (3.226%) Windows XP
6 1 (3.226%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (22.58%) Project Management
1 7 (22.58%) TOGAF
1 7 (22.58%) Software Distribution
2 5 (16.13%) Migration
3 4 (12.90%) Service Delivery
4 2 (6.452%) Time Management
4 2 (6.452%) PRINCE2
4 2 (6.452%) Configuration Management
5 1 (3.226%) ITIL
5 1 (3.226%) Workflow
5 1 (3.226%) Disaster Recovery
5 1 (3.226%) Business Continuity
5 1 (3.226%) Load Balancing
5 1 (3.226%) Resource Management
5 1 (3.226%) Release Management
5 1 (3.226%) Capacity Planning
5 1 (3.226%) Change Control
5 1 (3.226%) Build Automation
5 1 (3.226%) Technical Architecture
5 1 (3.226%) Business Development
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.226%) SQL
1 1 (3.226%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 6 (19.35%) MCSE
1 6 (19.35%) Microsoft Certification
2 5 (16.13%) Security Cleared
3 4 (12.90%) SC Cleared
4 3 (9.677%) Citrix Certification
4 3 (9.677%) MCP
5 2 (6.452%) MCTS
5 2 (6.452%) Degree
5 2 (6.452%) HNC
5 2 (6.452%) CCSP
5 2 (6.452%) CCNA
5 2 (6.452%) Cisco Certification
5 2 (6.452%) CCA
5 2 (6.452%) ISEB
6 1 (3.226%) MCSA
6 1 (3.226%) CCEE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.226%) Sarbanes-Oxley
1 1 (3.226%) SLA
System Software
1 18 (58.06%) XenApp
2 15 (48.39%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (35.48%) Hyper-V
4 9 (29.03%) XenServer
4 9 (29.03%) XenDesktop
5 5 (16.13%) Active Directory
6 4 (12.90%) Terminal Services
7 3 (9.677%) vSphere
8 2 (6.452%) NFS
8 2 (6.452%) MetaFrame
9 1 (3.226%) Microsoft App-V
9 1 (3.226%) IAG
9 1 (3.226%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 7 (22.58%) SCCM
2 3 (9.677%) ARCserve
3 2 (6.452%) OpenView
3 2 (6.452%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 1 (3.226%) SCOM
Vendors
1 24 (77.42%) Citrix
2 19 (61.29%) Microsoft
2 19 (61.29%) VMware
3 12 (38.71%) HP
4 8 (25.81%) Cisco
5 7 (22.58%) NetApp
6 3 (9.677%) Oracle
7 2 (6.452%) AppSense
7 2 (6.452%) Wyse
7 2 (6.452%) Sun
7 2 (6.452%) StorageTek
7 2 (6.452%) Intel
7 2 (6.452%) Nortel
7 2 (6.452%) Avaya
8 1 (3.226%) Reuters
8 1 (3.226%) Bloomberg
8 1 (3.226%) Red Hat
8 1 (3.226%) Cognos
8 1 (3.226%) Verint