The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Riverbed products and/or services in IT contracts advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Riverbed over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Vendors for the South West region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are NOT representative of contractor rates within Riverbed Technology.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Riverbed
Rank - - -
Contract jobs citing Riverbed 0 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West - - -
As % of the Vendors category - - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £333 £450 £225
% change year-on-year
-26.11% +100.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £15.50 - -
All Vendors
South West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
894 1413 1218
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 43.65% 42.64% 43.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 519 817 555
Average daily rate £375 £400 £370
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-6.25% +8.10%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £263 £210
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £500 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 52 98 118
Average hourly rate £13.95 £25.00 £20.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-44.20% +25.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.00 £12.90 £13.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £40.50 £50.00 £31.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £19.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
- -5.00%
Riverbed
England

Riverbed
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Riverbed across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

South West Riverbed Jobs Demand Trend