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The table below looks at the demand for F5 Networks BIG-IP skills within the South West region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited BIG-IP over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkF5 Networks BIG-IP
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank134-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.172 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£250-
Average daily rate£375-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£500-
UK excluding London average daily rate£456-
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
South West
Matching contract IT job ads583811
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.918 %0.869 %
Daily rates quoted117151
Average minimum daily rate£338£307
Average daily rate£358£326
% change on same period last year+9.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£377£345
UK excluding London average daily rate£347£332
% change on same period last year+4.47 %
Hourly rates quoted114127
Average minimum hourly rate£26.77£27.64
Average hourly rate£28.48£29.48
% change on same period last year-3.38 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.19£31.32
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.93£29.11
% change on same period last year-4.05 %
BIG-IP EnglandBIG-IP
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.

BIG-IP
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing BIG-IP across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

South West BIG-IP Demand Trend

BIG-IP
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West BIG-IP Daily Rate Trend

BIG-IP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West BIG-IP Hourly Rate Trend

BIG-IP
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing BIG-IP within the South West region over the 3 months to 21 November 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-1£375-
BIG-IP EnglandBIG-IP
England

BIG-IP
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing BIG-IP 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 BIG-IP.

12 (66.67 %)CheckPoint
21 (33.33 %)Internet
21 (33.33 %)WebTrends
21 (33.33 %)Pharmaceutical
21 (33.33 %)Firewall
21 (33.33 %)Content Management
21 (33.33 %)ClearTrust
21 (33.33 %)Marketing
21 (33.33 %)Taxonomies
21 (33.33 %)Morello
21 (33.33 %)Java
21 (33.33 %)Oracle
21 (33.33 %)WebLogic
21 (33.33 %)Windows
21 (33.33 %)Solaris
21 (33.33 %)Apache
21 (33.33 %)Active Directory
21 (33.33 %)Juniper

BIG-IP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing BIG-IP 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 BIG-IP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (33.33 %)WebLogic
11 (33.33 %)Apache
11 (33.33 %)Morello
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (33.33 %)WebTrends
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (33.33 %)Internet
11 (33.33 %)Firewall
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (33.33 %)Pharmaceutical
11 (33.33 %)Marketing
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (33.33 %)Architect
11 (33.33 %)Solutions Architect
11 (33.33 %)Security Engineer
11 (33.33 %)Firewall Engineer
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (33.33 %)Taxonomies
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (33.33 %)Windows
11 (33.33 %)Solaris
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (33.33 %)Content Management
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (33.33 %)Java
South West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (33.33 %)Active Directory
11 (33.33 %)ClearTrust
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (66.67 %)CheckPoint
21 (33.33 %)Oracle
21 (33.33 %)Juniper