South East OPNET Contracts

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of OPNET products and/or services in IT contracts within the South East region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited OPNET over the 3 months to 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

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Location City of London East of England England Hampshire Hertfordshire London South East UK	3 months to 7 Jan 2009	Same period last year
Rank	208	-
Rank change on same period last year	-
Matching contract IT job ads	2	0
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.004 %	0.000 %
As % of the category below	0.049 %	0.000 %
Daily rates quoted	0	0
Average minimum daily rate	-	-
Average daily rate	-	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum daily rate	-	-
UK excluding London average daily rate	-	£276
% change on same period last year	-
Hourly rates quoted	1	0
Average minimum hourly rate	£35.00	-
Average hourly rate	£37.50	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum hourly rate	£40.00	-
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£37.50	-
% change on same period last year	-
Vendors South East
Matching contract IT job ads	4118	6268
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	8.221 %	7.844 %
Daily rates quoted	954	1448
Average minimum daily rate	£340	£340
Average daily rate	£361	£357
% change on same period last year	+1.07 %
Average maximum daily rate	£382	£374
UK excluding London average daily rate	£356	£353
% change on same period last year	+0.71 %
Hourly rates quoted	452	742
Average minimum hourly rate	£22.95	£22.59
Average hourly rate	£24.33	£24.25
% change on same period last year	+0.32 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£25.71	£25.91
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£23.83	£23.31
% change on same period last year	+2.22 %
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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 OPNET Technologies, Inc.

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Demand Trend

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

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Daily Rate Trend

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

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

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Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing OPNET within the South East region over the 3 months to 7 January 2009. 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	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
Hampshire	-	2	-	-

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Top 6 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing OPNET 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 OPNET.

1 2 (100.00 %) SC Cleared 1 2 (100.00 %) Security Cleared 1 2 (100.00 %) Spreadsheet 2 1 (50.00 %) Government 2 1 (50.00 %) Network Design 2 1 (50.00 %) Degree

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing OPNET 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 OPNET. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications 1 2 (100.00 %) Spreadsheet	General 1 1 (50.00 %) Government
Job Titles 1 2 (100.00 %) Analyst 1 2 (100.00 %) Network Analyst 1 2 (100.00 %) Performance Analyst	Processes & Methodologies 1 1 (50.00 %) Network Design
Qualifications 1 2 (100.00 %) SC Cleared 1 2 (100.00 %) Security Cleared 2 1 (50.00 %) Degree