Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Redback 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 Redback over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRedback
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank134162
Rank change on same period last yearUp+28
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.060 %0.047 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£200-
Average daily rate£225-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£250-
UK excluding London average daily rate£278-
% 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, 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 %
Redback EnglandRedback
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 Redback Networks, Inc.

Redback
Demand Trend

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

South West Redback Demand Trend

Redback
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West Redback Daily Rate Trend

Redback
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West Redback Hourly Rate Trend

Redback
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Redback 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-1£225-
Redback EnglandRedback
England

Redback
Top 21 Related IT Skills

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

14 (80.00 %)MPLS
23 (60.00 %)UNIX
23 (60.00 %)Broadband
32 (40.00 %)TCP/IP
32 (40.00 %)Cisco
32 (40.00 %)Linux
32 (40.00 %)OSPF
32 (40.00 %)Lucent
32 (40.00 %)Alcatel
32 (40.00 %)Telecoms
32 (40.00 %)ADSL
41 (20.00 %)LLU
41 (20.00 %)Netcool/Proviso
41 (20.00 %)VERITAS
41 (20.00 %)Netcool
41 (20.00 %)Apache
41 (20.00 %)Java
41 (20.00 %)Oracle
41 (20.00 %)WebLogic
41 (20.00 %)EMC
41 (20.00 %)SAN

Redback
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (20.00 %)Apache
11 (20.00 %)WebLogic
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (80.00 %)MPLS
23 (60.00 %)Broadband
32 (40.00 %)TCP/IP
32 (40.00 %)OSPF
32 (40.00 %)ADSL
41 (20.00 %)LLU
41 (20.00 %)SAN
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (40.00 %)Telecoms
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (40.00 %)Network Engineer
21 (20.00 %)Test Engineer
21 (20.00 %)Systems Engineer
21 (20.00 %)1st Line Support
21 (20.00 %)Support Engineer
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (60.00 %)UNIX
22 (40.00 %)Linux
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (20.00 %)Java
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (20.00 %)Netcool/Proviso
11 (20.00 %)Netcool
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (40.00 %)Cisco
12 (40.00 %)Lucent
12 (40.00 %)Alcatel
21 (20.00 %)VERITAS
21 (20.00 %)Oracle
21 (20.00 %)EMC