Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Borland products and/or services in IT contracts within the South West region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Borland over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBorland
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank130-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads50
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.298 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£350-
Average daily rate£350-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£350-
UK excluding London average daily rate£426£333
% change on same period last year+28.18 %
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£43.10-
% change on same period last year-
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
South West
Matching contract IT job ads16782115
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.643 %2.266 %
Daily rates quoted444477
Average minimum daily rate£342£314
Average daily rate£364£330
% change on same period last year+10.39 %
Average maximum daily rate£387£346
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£348
% change on same period last year+2.84 %
Hourly rates quoted193256
Average minimum hourly rate£23.28£23.11
Average hourly rate£24.68£24.78
% change on same period last year-0.39 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.09£26.45
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.26£24.41
% change on same period last year-0.60 %
Borland EnglandBorland
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 Borland Software Corporation.

Borland
Demand Trend

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

South West Borland Demand Trend

Borland
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West Borland Daily Rate Trend

Borland
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West Borland Hourly Rate Trend

Borland
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Borland 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
BristolNew entry-4--
WiltshireNew entry-1£350-
Borland EnglandBorland
England

Borland
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

17 (70.00 %)C#
25 (50.00 %).NET
25 (50.00 %)Delphi
25 (50.00 %)SQL Server
34 (40.00 %)SQL
34 (40.00 %)ADO
34 (40.00 %)Client/Server
34 (40.00 %)SQL Server 7
34 (40.00 %)SQL Server 2000
43 (30.00 %)Windows
43 (30.00 %)C++
43 (30.00 %)Visual Studio
52 (20.00 %)C++Builder
52 (20.00 %)VB
61 (10.00 %)Agile Software Development
61 (10.00 %)SQL Server 2005
61 (10.00 %)StarTeam
61 (10.00 %)Performance Testing
61 (10.00 %)Security Cleared
61 (10.00 %)Oracle EBS R12
61 (10.00 %)VB.NET
61 (10.00 %)Oracle
61 (10.00 %)OO
61 (10.00 %)VC++
61 (10.00 %)Windows XP
61 (10.00 %)TCP/IP
61 (10.00 %)ISEB
61 (10.00 %)TestDirector
61 (10.00 %)Windows Server 2003
61 (10.00 %)Electronics

Borland
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (50.00 %).NET
24 (40.00 %)ADO
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (10.00 %)Oracle EBS R12
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (10.00 %)TCP/IP
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (50.00 %)SQL Server
24 (40.00 %)SQL Server 7
24 (40.00 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (10.00 %)SQL Server 2005
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (30.00 %)Visual Studio
22 (20.00 %)C++Builder
31 (10.00 %)StarTeam
31 (10.00 %)TestDirector
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (10.00 %)Electronics
11 (10.00 %)Manufacturing
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (40.00 %)Developer
14 (40.00 %)Software Developer
22 (20.00 %)Delphi Developer
22 (20.00 %)Software Engineer
31 (10.00 %)Performance Engineer
31 (10.00 %)Tester
31 (10.00 %)Analyst
31 (10.00 %)Analyst Programmer
31 (10.00 %)Programmer
31 (10.00 %)Systems Tester
31 (10.00 %)Test Engineer
31 (10.00 %)C++ Software Engineer
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (40.00 %)Client/Server
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (30.00 %)Windows
21 (10.00 %)Windows XP
21 (10.00 %)Windows Server 2003
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (10.00 %)OO
11 (10.00 %)Scrum
11 (10.00 %)Agile Software Development
11 (10.00 %)Performance Testing
11 (10.00 %)Security Cleared
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (70.00 %)C#
25 (50.00 %)Delphi
34 (40.00 %)SQL
43 (30.00 %)C++
52 (20.00 %)VB
61 (10.00 %)VB.NET
61 (10.00 %)VC++
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (10.00 %)ISEB
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (10.00 %)Oracle