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This section looks at the demand for Symantec (formerly VERITAS) Backup Exec skills within the South West region with a comparison to our System Software category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Backup Exec over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSymantec (formerly VERITAS) Backup Exec
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008		Same period last year
Rank131154
Rank change on same period last yearUp+23
Matching contract IT job ads1612
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.012 %
As % of the category below4.113 %3.093 %
Daily rates quoted23
Average minimum daily rate£200£240
Average daily rate£225£240
% change on same period last year-6.25 %
Average maximum daily rate£250£240
UK excluding London average daily rate£274£286
% change on same period last year-4.00 %
Hourly rates quoted83
Average minimum hourly rate£25.50£17.33
Average hourly rate£26.69£18.50
% change on same period last year+44.25 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.88£19.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.70£22.20
% change on same period last year-2.28 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
South West
Matching contract IT job ads389388
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.518 %0.387 %
Daily rates quoted12398
Average minimum daily rate£334£308
Average daily rate£348£333
% change on same period last year+4.43 %
Average maximum daily rate£362£359
UK excluding London average daily rate£321£325
% change on same period last year-1.17 %
Hourly rates quoted76102
Average minimum hourly rate£20.11£20.11
Average hourly rate£21.43£22.58
% change on same period last year-5.05 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.76£25.04
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.21£21.86
% change on same period last year-3.00 %
Backup Exec EnglandBackup Exec
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.

Backup Exec
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Backup Exec across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the System Software category.

South West Backup Exec Demand Trend

Backup Exec
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West Backup Exec Daily Rate Trend

Backup Exec
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Backup Exec across the South West region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

South West Backup Exec Daily Rate Histogram

Backup Exec
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West Backup Exec Hourly Rate Trend

Backup Exec
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Backup Exec across the South West region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

South West Backup Exec Hourly Rate Histogram

Backup Exec
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Backup Exec within the South West region over the 3 months to 29 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
DorsetNew entry-6--
DevonUp+114--
BristolUp+133£225+40.62 %
WiltshireUp+53--
Backup Exec EnglandBackup Exec
England

Backup Exec
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Backup Exec 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 Backup Exec.

131 (72.09 %)Windows
227 (62.79 %)Active Directory
323 (53.49 %)VERITAS
420 (46.51 %)Windows Server 2003
518 (41.86 %)HP
617 (39.53 %)DNS
715 (34.88 %)Symantec
814 (32.56 %)Security Cleared
913 (30.23 %)VMware
913 (30.23 %)DHCP
1012 (27.91 %)Windows XP
1012 (27.91 %)LAN
1012 (27.91 %)WAN
1111 (25.58 %)MS Exchange
1111 (25.58 %)UNIX
1111 (25.58 %)Solaris
1210 (23.26 %)Microsoft
139 (20.93 %)Firewall
139 (20.93 %)Cisco
139 (20.93 %)TCP/IP
148 (18.60 %)AIX
148 (18.60 %)Legato
148 (18.60 %)NetBackup
148 (18.60 %)SC Cleared
157 (16.28 %)IIS
166 (13.95 %)MS Office
166 (13.95 %)SQL
166 (13.95 %)McAfee Security
166 (13.95 %)SAN
166 (13.95 %)Windows 2000 Server

Backup Exec
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Backup Exec 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 Backup Exec. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (25.58 %)MS Exchange
27 (16.28 %)IIS
35 (11.63 %)SharePoint
44 (9.302 %)Exchange Server 2003
53 (6.977 %)Exchange Server 2000
62 (4.651 %)Exchange Server 2007
62 (4.651 %)Apache
71 (2.326 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
71 (2.326 %)Exchange Server 5.5
South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (13.95 %)MS Office
25 (11.63 %)MS Excel
31 (2.326 %)MS Visio
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (4.651 %)Summit
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
117 (39.53 %)DNS
213 (30.23 %)DHCP
312 (27.91 %)LAN
312 (27.91 %)WAN
49 (20.93 %)TCP/IP
49 (20.93 %)Firewall
56 (13.95 %)SAN
64 (9.302 %)VPN
73 (6.977 %)FTP
73 (6.977 %)VLAN
82 (4.651 %)SMS
91 (2.326 %)VoIP
91 (2.326 %)Broadband
91 (2.326 %)Wireless
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (6.977 %)SQL Server
13 (6.977 %)SQL Server 2005
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (9.302 %)Law
23 (6.977 %)Aerospace
32 (4.651 %)Government
32 (4.651 %)Telecoms
41 (2.326 %)Finance
41 (2.326 %)Criminal Justice
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (34.88 %)Analyst
210 (23.26 %)Support Engineer
38 (18.60 %)Network Support
47 (16.28 %)Operations Analyst
47 (16.28 %)Systems Engineer
56 (13.95 %)2nd Line Support
56 (13.95 %)Systems Support
64 (9.302 %)Support Analyst
64 (9.302 %)Server Support
64 (9.302 %)Systems Support Engineer
64 (9.302 %)Technical Analyst
64 (9.302 %)Storage Engineer
73 (6.977 %)PC Support
73 (6.977 %)3rd Line Support
73 (6.977 %)Administrator
73 (6.977 %)Senior Analyst
73 (6.977 %)Technical Support
82 (4.651 %)PC Support Analyst
82 (4.651 %)Storage Administrator
82 (4.651 %)UNIX Engineer
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (4.651 %)Clustering
21 (2.326 %)SecurID
21 (2.326 %)Blackberry
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
131 (72.09 %)Windows
220 (46.51 %)Windows Server 2003
312 (27.91 %)Windows XP
411 (25.58 %)Solaris
411 (25.58 %)UNIX
58 (18.60 %)AIX
66 (13.95 %)Windows 2000 Server
75 (11.63 %)MVS
84 (9.302 %)Windows 2000
93 (6.977 %)Windows NT
93 (6.977 %)Windows Vista
102 (4.651 %)Red Hat Linux
102 (4.651 %)Linux
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (32.56 %)Security Cleared
28 (18.60 %)SC Cleared
35 (11.63 %)Problem Management
43 (6.977 %)ITIL
43 (6.977 %)Service Delivery
51 (2.326 %)Change Management
51 (2.326 %)Migration
51 (2.326 %)Business Continuity
51 (2.326 %)Information Security
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (13.95 %)SQL
25 (11.63 %)JCL
32 (4.651 %)VBScript
32 (4.651 %)Shell Script
41 (2.326 %)C
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (9.302 %)MCSE
14 (9.302 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (6.977 %)MCSA
31 (2.326 %)CCNA
31 (2.326 %)Cisco Certification
31 (2.326 %)ITIL Certification
South West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
127 (62.79 %)Active Directory
28 (18.60 %)NetBackup
33 (6.977 %)VMware Infrastructure
41 (2.326 %)Terminal Services
41 (2.326 %)VMware ESX
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
18 (18.60 %)Legato
25 (11.63 %)OpenView
25 (11.63 %)CiscoWorks
25 (11.63 %)Unicenter
25 (11.63 %)NNM
25 (11.63 %)EMC NetWorker
34 (9.302 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
43 (6.977 %)Norton AntiVirus
52 (4.651 %)BMC PATROL
52 (4.651 %)MOM
52 (4.651 %)WSUS
61 (2.326 %)MAILsweeper
61 (2.326 %)Tivoli
61 (2.326 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
123 (53.49 %)VERITAS
218 (41.86 %)HP
315 (34.88 %)Symantec
413 (30.23 %)VMware
510 (23.26 %)Microsoft
69 (20.93 %)Cisco
76 (13.95 %)McAfee Security
85 (11.63 %)Citrix
93 (6.977 %)Dell
102 (4.651 %)Sun
102 (4.651 %)BMC
102 (4.651 %)Remedy
102 (4.651 %)Red Hat
111 (2.326 %)CommVault
111 (2.326 %)Avaya
111 (2.326 %)Nortel
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