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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Symantec 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 Symantec over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSymantec
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank197257
Rank change on same period last yearUp+60
Matching contract IT job ads5944
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.078 %0.044 %
As % of the category below1.010 %0.579 %
Daily rates quoted1513
Average minimum daily rate£308£314
Average daily rate£323£331
% change on same period last year-2.22 %
Average maximum daily rate£338£347
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£369
% change on same period last year-2.51 %
Hourly rates quoted910
Average minimum hourly rate£21.11£31.30
Average hourly rate£23.56£33.90
% change on same period last year-30.51 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.00£36.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.92£25.82
% change on same period last year+4.25 %
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
South East
Matching contract IT job ads58397595
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled7.705 %7.564 %
Daily rates quoted13011909
Average minimum daily rate£342£350
Average daily rate£362£367
% change on same period last year-1.43 %
Average maximum daily rate£382£385
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£358
% change on same period last year+0.11 %
Hourly rates quoted7471021
Average minimum hourly rate£22.08£24.19
Average hourly rate£23.49£25.67
% change on same period last year-8.48 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.90£27.14
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.70£24.82
% change on same period last year-4.50 %
Symantec EnglandSymantec
England

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 the Symantec Corporation.

Symantec
Demand Trend

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

South East Symantec Demand Trend

Symantec
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East Symantec Daily Rate Trend

Symantec
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Symantec across the South East region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

South East Symantec Daily Rate Histogram

Symantec
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East Symantec Hourly Rate Trend

Symantec
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Symantec across the South East region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

South East Symantec Hourly Rate Histogram

Symantec
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Symantec within the South East region over the 3 months to 21 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
HampshireUp+3515--
BerkshireUp+3314£406+16.69 %
BuckinghamshireUp+119£300-11.03 %
SurreyUp+26£322+51.37 %
West SussexUp+74--
KentNew entry-3£393-
MiddlesexUp+103£325-
Symantec EnglandSymantec
England

Symantec
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing Symantec 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 Symantec.

157 (55.34 %)Windows
250 (48.54 %)Microsoft
345 (43.69 %)Windows Server 2003
443 (41.75 %)MS Exchange
540 (38.83 %)Active Directory
624 (23.30 %)Exchange Server 2003
723 (22.33 %)NetBackup
723 (22.33 %)VERITAS
822 (21.36 %)Microsoft Certification
822 (21.36 %)SAN
822 (21.36 %)VMware
921 (20.39 %)WSUS
921 (20.39 %)HP
921 (20.39 %)Cisco
921 (20.39 %)SQL Server
1020 (19.42 %)MCSE
1020 (19.42 %)Firewall
1119 (18.45 %)Norton AntiVirus
1119 (18.45 %)Backup Exec
1218 (17.48 %)Linux
1317 (16.50 %)Windows XP
1416 (15.53 %)VPN
1514 (13.59 %)Government
1514 (13.59 %)Security Cleared
1613 (12.62 %)VMware ESX
1613 (12.62 %)DNS
1613 (12.62 %)SQL
1712 (11.65 %)MS Excel
1811 (10.68 %)Windows 2000
1811 (10.68 %)ITIL

Symantec
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing Symantec 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 Symantec. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (3.883 %)WebServices
21 (0.971 %)Software Packaging
21 (0.971 %)XML
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
143 (41.75 %)MS Exchange
224 (23.30 %)Exchange Server 2003
310 (9.709 %)Exchange Server 2007
46 (5.825 %)SharePoint
46 (5.825 %)Exchange Server 2000
55 (4.854 %)SharePoint Server 2007
55 (4.854 %)Exchange Server 5.5
55 (4.854 %)BizTalk Server
64 (3.883 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
73 (2.913 %)IIS
82 (1.942 %)Lotus Domino
91 (0.971 %)SharePoint Portal Server
South East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
112 (11.65 %)MS Excel
210 (9.709 %)MS Office
36 (5.825 %)MS Project
44 (3.883 %)QuarkXPress
52 (1.942 %)Acrobat
61 (0.971 %)MS PowerPoint
61 (0.971 %)MS Visio
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.971 %)Microsoft CRM
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
122 (21.36 %)SAN
220 (19.42 %)Firewall
316 (15.53 %)VPN
413 (12.62 %)DNS
510 (9.709 %)WAN
510 (9.709 %)DHCP
69 (8.738 %)LAN
69 (8.738 %)TCP/IP
78 (7.767 %)Cisco PIX
86 (5.825 %)Internet
94 (3.883 %)Broadband
94 (3.883 %)Cisco ASA
103 (2.913 %)VLAN
103 (2.913 %)LDAP
112 (1.942 %)SMS
112 (1.942 %)VoIP
112 (1.942 %)WLAN
112 (1.942 %)NetScreen
121 (0.971 %)iSCSI
121 (0.971 %)SSH
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
121 (20.39 %)SQL Server
24 (3.883 %)SQL Server 2000
24 (3.883 %)SQL Server 2005
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (0.971 %)MSI
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
114 (13.59 %)Government
25 (4.854 %)Auditing
25 (4.854 %)Finance
32 (1.942 %)Back Office
32 (1.942 %)Telecoms
32 (1.942 %)Insurance
41 (0.971 %)Banking
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (15.53 %)Analyst
116 (15.53 %)Support Engineer
214 (13.59 %)Consultant
214 (13.59 %)3rd Line Support
39 (8.738 %)Systems Engineer
47 (6.796 %)Support Analyst
47 (6.796 %)Administrator
56 (5.825 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
65 (4.854 %)Technical Lead
65 (4.854 %)Network Engineer
74 (3.883 %)Infrastructure Project Manager
74 (3.883 %)Server Support
74 (3.883 %)Project Manager
74 (3.883 %)Field Engineer
74 (3.883 %)Technical Consultant
74 (3.883 %)Infrastructure Manager
83 (2.913 %)3rd Line Support Analyst
83 (2.913 %)Network Design Engineer
83 (2.913 %)Network Administrator
83 (2.913 %)Senior Analyst
South East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (8.738 %)Clustering
27 (6.796 %)Blackberry
34 (3.883 %)Replication
34 (3.883 %)PKI
42 (1.942 %)Client/Server
42 (1.942 %)Thin Client
42 (1.942 %)EMC Centera
42 (1.942 %)Fat Client
42 (1.942 %)Celerra
51 (0.971 %)Computer Science
51 (0.971 %)Statistics
51 (0.971 %)NHS
51 (0.971 %)Management Information System
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
157 (55.34 %)Windows
245 (43.69 %)Windows Server 2003
318 (17.48 %)Linux
417 (16.50 %)Windows XP
511 (10.68 %)Windows 2000
610 (9.709 %)Red Hat Linux
79 (8.738 %)UNIX
86 (5.825 %)Windows 2000 Server
95 (4.854 %)Solaris
102 (1.942 %)AIX
102 (1.942 %)HPUX
102 (1.942 %)Windows Vista
111 (0.971 %)NetWare
111 (0.971 %)Windows NT
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (13.59 %)Security Cleared
211 (10.68 %)ITIL
310 (9.709 %)SC Cleared
46 (5.825 %)Migration
46 (5.825 %)Configuration Management
46 (5.825 %)Project Management
46 (5.825 %)Network Design
53 (2.913 %)Asset Management
53 (2.913 %)PRINCE2
62 (1.942 %)Load Balancing
62 (1.942 %)DV Cleared
71 (0.971 %)Document Management
71 (0.971 %)Workflow
71 (0.971 %)CRM
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (12.62 %)SQL
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
122 (21.36 %)Microsoft Certification
220 (19.42 %)MCSE
39 (8.738 %)Cisco Certification
45 (4.854 %)Degree
45 (4.854 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
45 (4.854 %)CCNP
53 (2.913 %)MCP
53 (2.913 %)MCSA
53 (2.913 %)CCNA
53 (2.913 %)PMP
53 (2.913 %)PMI Certification
53 (2.913 %)PRINCE2 Certification
62 (1.942 %)RHCE
62 (1.942 %)CNE
62 (1.942 %)Novell Certification
71 (0.971 %)SCSP
71 (0.971 %)Citrix Certification
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (2.913 %)SLA
South East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
140 (38.83 %)Active Directory
223 (22.33 %)NetBackup
319 (18.45 %)Backup Exec
413 (12.62 %)VMware ESX
510 (9.709 %)VMware Infrastructure
69 (8.738 %)ISA Server
72 (1.942 %)Terminal Server
72 (1.942 %)VMware GSX
81 (0.971 %)Citrix Presentation Server
81 (0.971 %)MetaFrame
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
121 (20.39 %)WSUS
219 (18.45 %)Norton AntiVirus
36 (5.825 %)Legato
44 (3.883 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
44 (3.883 %)EMC NetWorker
53 (2.913 %)MOM
53 (2.913 %)MIIS
62 (1.942 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
62 (1.942 %)Windows Storage Server
71 (0.971 %)BMC Marimba
71 (0.971 %)OVOW
71 (0.971 %)ZENworks
71 (0.971 %)OpenView
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
150 (48.54 %)Microsoft
223 (22.33 %)VERITAS
322 (21.36 %)VMware
421 (20.39 %)HP
421 (20.39 %)Cisco
511 (10.68 %)Citrix
610 (9.709 %)Red Hat
79 (8.738 %)EMC
88 (7.767 %)McAfee Security
97 (6.796 %)Altiris
97 (6.796 %)Hummingbird
97 (6.796 %)SAP
105 (4.854 %)Sun
105 (4.854 %)Juniper
105 (4.854 %)NetApp
114 (3.883 %)Adobe
114 (3.883 %)Quark
123 (2.913 %)IronPort
123 (2.913 %)CheckPoint
123 (2.913 %)Oracle