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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Compaq products and/or services in IT contracts within the South Wales region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Compaq over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCompaq
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4942
Rank change on same period last yearDown-7
Matching contract IT job ads45
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.005 %
As % of the category below1.587 %1.859 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£80
Average daily rate-£80
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£80
UK excluding London average daily rate£285£206
% change on same period last year+38.68 %
Hourly rates quoted23
Average minimum hourly rate£10.00£12.00
Average hourly rate£13.00£12.50
% change on same period last year+4.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.00£13.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.73£21.23
% change on same period last year-16.46 %
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
South Wales
Matching contract IT job ads252269
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.355 %0.272 %
Daily rates quoted7555
Average minimum daily rate£339£351
Average daily rate£354£382
% change on same period last year-7.13 %
Average maximum daily rate£370£413
UK excluding London average daily rate£359£354
% change on same period last year+1.33 %
Hourly rates quoted4351
Average minimum hourly rate£33.09£21.85
Average hourly rate£34.49£23.48
% change on same period last year+46.88 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.89£25.12
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.44£24.37
% change on same period last year+0.26 %
Compaq WalesCompaq
Wales

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 Compaq.

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Demand Trend

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

South Wales Compaq Demand Trend

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Daily Rate Trend

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

South Wales Compaq Daily Rate Trend

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

South Wales Compaq Hourly Rate Trend

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Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Compaq across the South Wales region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

South Wales Compaq Hourly Rate Histogram

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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 Compaq within the South Wales region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
BridgendNew entry-4--
Compaq WalesCompaq
Wales

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Top 6 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales region citing Compaq 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 Compaq.

15 (100.00 %)MS Office
15 (100.00 %)HP
22 (40.00 %)Microsoft
31 (20.00 %)Government
31 (20.00 %)Windows
31 (20.00 %)Windows XP

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales region citing Compaq 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 Compaq. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (100.00 %)MS Office
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Government
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (80.00 %)Analyst
14 (80.00 %)Support Analyst
22 (40.00 %)1st Line Support
22 (40.00 %)2nd Line Support
22 (40.00 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
31 (20.00 %)1st Line Support Analyst
31 (20.00 %)Desktop Support
31 (20.00 %)Desktop Support Analyst
31 (20.00 %)Desktop Analyst
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (20.00 %)Windows
11 (20.00 %)Windows XP
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (100.00 %)HP
22 (40.00 %)Microsoft