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The table below looks at the demand for Replication 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 Replication over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkReplication
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank125125
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads1038
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.041 %
As % of the category below1.815 %4.762 %
Daily rates quoted17
Average minimum daily rate£200£260
Average daily rate£225£260
% change on same period last year-13.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£250£260
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£384
% change on same period last year-8.22 %
Hourly rates quoted012
Average minimum hourly rate-£36.92
Average hourly rate-£39.71
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.87£31.40
% change on same period last year-1.66 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
South West
Matching contract IT job ads551798
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.868 %0.855 %
Daily rates quoted134167
Average minimum daily rate£316£329
Average daily rate£337£352
% change on same period last year-4.32 %
Average maximum daily rate£358£376
UK excluding London average daily rate£344£343
% change on same period last year+0.33 %
Hourly rates quoted92122
Average minimum hourly rate£26.05£27.66
Average hourly rate£27.83£30.09
% change on same period last year-7.49 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.61£32.52
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.46£25.58
% change on same period last year-0.46 %
Replication EnglandReplication
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.

Replication
Demand Trend

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

South West Replication Demand Trend

Replication
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West Replication Daily Rate Trend

Replication
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West Replication Hourly Rate Trend

Replication
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Replication 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-3--
GloucestershireUp+32--
BristolNew entry-1£225-
WiltshireDown-321--
Replication EnglandReplication
England

Replication
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

111 (52.38 %)Windows
29 (42.86 %)Windows Server 2003
37 (33.33 %)MAILsweeper
37 (33.33 %)Migration
37 (33.33 %)MS Exchange
37 (33.33 %)Microsoft
37 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 5.5
37 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
37 (33.33 %)MailMarshal
46 (28.57 %)Release Management
46 (28.57 %)Active Directory
55 (23.81 %)VMware
55 (23.81 %)Clustering
55 (23.81 %)DNS
55 (23.81 %)Microsoft Certification
55 (23.81 %)MCSE
55 (23.81 %)MCSA
64 (19.05 %)Oracle
64 (19.05 %)MCP
64 (19.05 %)TCP/IP
64 (19.05 %)EMC
64 (19.05 %)DHCP
73 (14.29 %)SAN
73 (14.29 %)PRINCE2
73 (14.29 %)Technical Architecture
73 (14.29 %)Military
73 (14.29 %)SC Cleared
73 (14.29 %)Security Cleared
82 (9.524 %)VMware Infrastructure
82 (9.524 %)QA

Replication
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (9.524 %)CGI
21 (4.762 %)HTML
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (33.33 %)MS Exchange
17 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 5.5
17 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (4.762 %)Lotus Notes
21 (4.762 %)Lotus Domino
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (23.81 %)DNS
24 (19.05 %)TCP/IP
24 (19.05 %)DHCP
33 (14.29 %)SAN
42 (9.524 %)iSCSI
42 (9.524 %)CTI
51 (4.762 %)Intranet
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (9.524 %)SQL Server 2000
12 (9.524 %)SQL Server
21 (4.762 %)ETL
21 (4.762 %)Oracle 9i
21 (4.762 %)DTS
21 (4.762 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
21 (4.762 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (4.762 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (14.29 %)Military
21 (4.762 %)Insurance
21 (4.762 %)Pensions
21 (4.762 %)Finance
21 (4.762 %)Government
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (42.86 %)Analyst
26 (28.57 %)Messaging Analyst
26 (28.57 %)Support Analyst
35 (23.81 %)Consultant
35 (23.81 %)Messaging Support Analyst
43 (14.29 %)Administrator
43 (14.29 %)Data Consultant
52 (9.524 %)Technical Consultant
52 (9.524 %)Architect
61 (4.762 %)Lotus Notes Consultant
61 (4.762 %)SQL Server DBA
61 (4.762 %)Lotus Notes Developer
61 (4.762 %)SQL DBA
61 (4.762 %)QA Engineer
61 (4.762 %)Storage Administrator
61 (4.762 %)Developer
61 (4.762 %)DBA
61 (4.762 %)Helpdesk Analyst
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (23.81 %)Clustering
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (52.38 %)Windows
29 (42.86 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (9.524 %)Linux
41 (4.762 %)UNIX
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (33.33 %)Migration
26 (28.57 %)Release Management
33 (14.29 %)PRINCE2
33 (14.29 %)Technical Architecture
33 (14.29 %)SC Cleared
33 (14.29 %)Security Cleared
42 (9.524 %)Information Management
42 (9.524 %)Data Analysis
51 (4.762 %)Data Modelling
51 (4.762 %)Disaster Recovery
51 (4.762 %)DV Cleared
51 (4.762 %)System Testing
51 (4.762 %)Performance Management
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (4.762 %)Java
11 (4.762 %)JavaScript
11 (4.762 %)SQL
11 (4.762 %)VB
11 (4.762 %)LotusScript
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (23.81 %)Microsoft Certification
15 (23.81 %)MCSE
15 (23.81 %)MCSA
24 (19.05 %)MCP
31 (4.762 %)Oracle Certification
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (9.524 %)QA
12 (9.524 %)JSP 440
South West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (33.33 %)MailMarshal
26 (28.57 %)Active Directory
32 (9.524 %)VMware Infrastructure
41 (4.762 %)NFS
41 (4.762 %)NetBackup
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
17 (33.33 %)MAILsweeper
22 (9.524 %)EMC Navisphere
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (33.33 %)Microsoft
25 (23.81 %)VMware
34 (19.05 %)Oracle
34 (19.05 %)EMC
42 (9.524 %)Intel
51 (4.762 %)Lotus