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The table below looks at the demand for RIM Blackberry skills within the South West region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Blackberry over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRIM Blackberry
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank139159
Rank change on same period last yearUp+20
Matching contract IT job ads78
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.008 %
As % of the category below1.282 %0.996 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£277£316
% change on same period last year-12.38 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£17.00-
Average hourly rate£19.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£22.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.08£15.57
% change on same period last year+9.74 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
South West
Matching contract IT job ads546803
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.772 %0.813 %
Daily rates quoted151147
Average minimum daily rate£312£315
Average daily rate£328£335
% change on same period last year-2.08 %
Average maximum daily rate£344£355
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£344
% change on same period last year+1.42 %
Hourly rates quoted78114
Average minimum hourly rate£24.48£28.37
Average hourly rate£26.57£30.54
% change on same period last year-12.99 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.67£32.72
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.09£26.20
% change on same period last year-4.24 %
Blackberry EnglandBlackberry
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.

Blackberry
Demand Trend

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

South West Blackberry Demand Trend

Blackberry
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West Blackberry Daily Rate Trend

Blackberry
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West Blackberry Hourly Rate Trend

Blackberry
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Blackberry within the South West region over the 3 months to 13 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
SomersetUp+43--
BristolUp+41--
WiltshireDown-11--
Blackberry EnglandBlackberry
England

Blackberry
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Blackberry 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 Blackberry.

18 (50.00 %)Windows
27 (43.75 %)MS Office
27 (43.75 %)Active Directory
35 (31.25 %)Lotus
35 (31.25 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
35 (31.25 %)Lotus Notes
44 (25.00 %)Windows 2000
44 (25.00 %)ITIL
44 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
44 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
44 (25.00 %)Microsoft
53 (18.75 %)Law
53 (18.75 %)Windows Vista
53 (18.75 %)Microsoft Certification
53 (18.75 %)Windows XP
53 (18.75 %)Lotus Domino
62 (12.50 %)MCP
62 (12.50 %)DHCP
62 (12.50 %)VPN
62 (12.50 %)DNS
62 (12.50 %)Cisco
62 (12.50 %)Citrix
62 (12.50 %)SC Cleared
62 (12.50 %)Security Cleared
62 (12.50 %)assyst
62 (12.50 %)Legal
62 (12.50 %)Service Management
62 (12.50 %)Government
62 (12.50 %)Front Office
62 (12.50 %)Telecoms

Blackberry
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Blackberry 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 Blackberry. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (31.25 %)Lotus Notes
15 (31.25 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
24 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
33 (18.75 %)Lotus Domino
41 (6.250 %)Exchange Server 2003
South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (43.75 %)MS Office
21 (6.250 %)DeltaView
21 (6.250 %)MS Project
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (12.50 %)assyst
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (12.50 %)DHCP
12 (12.50 %)VPN
12 (12.50 %)DNS
21 (6.250 %)Wi-Fi
21 (6.250 %)TCP/IP
21 (6.250 %)Broadband
21 (6.250 %)SMS
21 (6.250 %)VoIP
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (6.250 %)SQL Server
11 (6.250 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (6.250 %)SQL Server 2005
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (6.250 %)FrontPage
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (18.75 %)Law
22 (12.50 %)Legal
22 (12.50 %)Front Office
22 (12.50 %)Telecoms
22 (12.50 %)Government
31 (6.250 %)Finance
31 (6.250 %)Billing
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (25.00 %)Analyst
23 (18.75 %)Support Technician
23 (18.75 %)Support Analyst
23 (18.75 %)Administrator
23 (18.75 %)Desktop Analyst
23 (18.75 %)Domino Administrator
32 (12.50 %)Desktop Support Analyst
32 (12.50 %)Desktop Support
32 (12.50 %)3rd Line Support
41 (6.250 %)IT Manager
41 (6.250 %)Helpdesk Analyst
41 (6.250 %)Support Engineer
41 (6.250 %)Lotus Notes Administrator
41 (6.250 %)Legal Analyst
41 (6.250 %)Systems Manager
41 (6.250 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (6.250 %)PDA
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (50.00 %)Windows
24 (25.00 %)Windows 2000
24 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (18.75 %)Windows Vista
33 (18.75 %)Windows XP
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (25.00 %)ITIL
22 (12.50 %)Service Management
22 (12.50 %)SC Cleared
22 (12.50 %)Security Cleared
31 (6.250 %)Document Management
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (18.75 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (12.50 %)MCP
31 (6.250 %)MCSE
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (6.250 %)SLA
South West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (43.75 %)Active Directory
21 (6.250 %)Terminal Services
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (31.25 %)Lotus
24 (25.00 %)Microsoft
32 (12.50 %)Citrix
32 (12.50 %)Cisco
41 (6.250 %)Apple
41 (6.250 %)Remedy
41 (6.250 %)Altiris