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The table below looks at the demand for HP OpenView Performance Insight (OVPI) skills within the South West region with a comparison to our Systems Management category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited OVPI over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP OpenView Performance Insight (OVPI)
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank140-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads70
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.000 %
As % of the category below5.882 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted50
Average minimum daily rate£331-
Average daily rate£340-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£349-
UK excluding London average daily rate£314£475
% change on same period last year-33.98 %
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, Systems ManagementSystems Management
South West
Matching contract IT job ads119185
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.170 %0.191 %
Daily rates quoted4434
Average minimum daily rate£315£279
Average daily rate£337£295
% change on same period last year+14.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£358£311
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£359
% change on same period last year-6.13 %
Hourly rates quoted2638
Average minimum hourly rate£30.71£21.80
Average hourly rate£32.13£23.83
% change on same period last year+34.83 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.54£25.86
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.59£27.17
% change on same period last year+5.21 %
OVPI EnglandOVPI
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.

OVPI
Demand Trend

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

South West OVPI Demand Trend

OVPI
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West OVPI Daily Rate Trend

OVPI
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing OVPI across the South West region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

South West OVPI Daily Rate Histogram

OVPI
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West OVPI Hourly Rate Trend

OVPI
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing OVPI within the South West region over the 3 months to 15 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
DevonNew entry-7£340-
OVPI EnglandOVPI
England

OVPI
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing OVPI 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 OVPI.

113 (100.00 %)UNIX
113 (100.00 %)SharePoint
113 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
113 (100.00 %)Cisco
113 (100.00 %)Microsoft
113 (100.00 %)CCNA
113 (100.00 %)Citrix
113 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
113 (100.00 %)BizTalk Server
113 (100.00 %)Intranet
113 (100.00 %)Extranet
113 (100.00 %).NET
113 (100.00 %)J2EE
113 (100.00 %)SQL Server
113 (100.00 %)ITSM
113 (100.00 %)VMware
113 (100.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
212 (92.31 %)VMware Server
212 (92.31 %)SQL
212 (92.31 %)Content Management
212 (92.31 %)Clustering
36 (46.15 %)MS Project
45 (38.46 %)Telecoms
45 (38.46 %)Migration
51 (7.692 %)BC Cleared
51 (7.692 %)Security Cleared

OVPI
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing OVPI 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 OVPI. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
113 (100.00 %).NET
113 (100.00 %)J2EE
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (100.00 %)SharePoint
113 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
113 (100.00 %)BizTalk Server
113 (100.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (46.15 %)MS Project
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
113 (100.00 %)Intranet
113 (100.00 %)Extranet
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (100.00 %)SQL Server
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (38.46 %)Telecoms
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (92.31 %)Consultant
210 (76.92 %)Technical Consultant
35 (38.46 %)Implementation Consultant
41 (7.692 %)Implementation Engineer
41 (7.692 %)Design Engineer
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
112 (92.31 %)Clustering
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (100.00 %)UNIX
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (100.00 %)ITSM
212 (92.31 %)Content Management
35 (38.46 %)Migration
41 (7.692 %)BC Cleared
41 (7.692 %)Security Cleared
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (92.31 %)SQL
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
113 (100.00 %)CCNA
113 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
South West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
112 (92.31 %)VMware Server
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (100.00 %)Cisco
113 (100.00 %)Microsoft
113 (100.00 %)Citrix
113 (100.00 %)VMware