The first table below looks at the demand for SAN skills 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 SAN over the 3 months to 18 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Communications & Networking category 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.

Location
3 months to
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Storage Area Network (SAN)
Rank 52 81 75
Rank change year-on-year
+29 -6
Contract jobs citing SAN 62 56 52
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 3.017% 1.786% 1.725%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 20.74% 11.99% 13.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 39 31 24
Average daily rate £425 £400 £395
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+6.25% +1.26%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £273 £360 £270
10% offered a daily rate of more than £535 £444 £493
UK excluding London average daily rate £345 £328 £350
% change year-on-year
+5.34% -6.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 5 4
Average hourly rate £21.00 £23.00 £20.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-8.69% +15.00%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.75 £25.00 £24.00
% change year-on-year
+3.00% +4.16%
All Communications & Networking
South West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
299 467 373
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 14.55% 14.90% 12.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 161 222 155
Average daily rate £375 £386 £368
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-2.72% +4.89%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £205 £275 £222
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £500 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £320 £330 £325
% change year-on-year
-3.03% +1.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 41 53
Average hourly rate £21.50 £24.38 £29.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-11.79% -15.94%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.00 £20.00 £18.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £40.10 £45.00 £40.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.00 £25.00 £25.50
% change year-on-year
- -1.96%
SAN
England

SAN
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South West SAN Jobs Demand Trend

SAN
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West SAN Daily Rate Trend

SAN
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SAN across the South West region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013.

South West SAN Daily Rate Histogram

SAN
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West SAN Hourly Rate Trend

SAN
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAN within the South West region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Find
Job
Vacancies
Wiltshire +7 18 £425 +148.17% 5
Gloucestershire +13 15 £450 +12.50% 3
Bristol +20 6 £257 -26.64% 10
Dorset -2 5 £380 +5.55% 1
Somerset - 5 £280 - 1
Devon - 2 - - 1
SAN
England

SAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing SAN 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 SAN.

1 85 (62.96%) Windows
2 77 (57.04%) VMware
3 61 (45.19%) Linux
4 56 (41.48%) HP
4 56 (41.48%) VMware Infrastructure
5 55 (40.74%) Security Cleared
6 49 (36.30%) UNIX
7 46 (34.07%) NetApp
8 44 (32.59%) Oracle
9 43 (31.85%) LAN
10 42 (31.11%) WAN
11 39 (28.89%) Active Directory
11 39 (28.89%) DV Cleared
12 37 (27.41%) C
13 33 (24.44%) NAS
14 29 (21.48%) Cisco
15 27 (20.00%) Symantec
15 27 (20.00%) Red Hat
16 26 (19.26%) Solaris
17 25 (18.52%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
17 25 (18.52%) Windows Server 2008
18 24 (17.78%) Oracle RAC
18 24 (17.78%) Oracle 10g
19 23 (17.04%) NetBackup
20 22 (16.30%) Microsoft
21 20 (14.81%) VPN
22 19 (14.07%) IBM
22 19 (14.07%) Middleware
22 19 (14.07%) Service Management
22 19 (14.07%) Hyper-V

SAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing SAN 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 SAN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 19 (14.07%) Middleware
2 7 (5.185%) WebCenter
3 2 (1.481%) Oracle Fusion
3 2 (1.481%) SAML
4 1 (0.741%) .NET
4 1 (0.741%) Silverlight
Application Platforms
1 18 (13.33%) Oracle Application Server
2 16 (11.85%) MS Exchange
3 15 (11.11%) Exchange Server 2010
4 14 (10.37%) Oracle 10gAS
5 9 (6.667%) GlassFish
6 7 (5.185%) Lync
6 7 (5.185%) Windows Azure
6 7 (5.185%) WebLogic
7 6 (4.444%) Amazon AWS
7 6 (4.444%) Amazon EC2
8 4 (2.963%) Apache
9 3 (2.222%) Tomcat
9 3 (2.222%) Exchange Server 2007
10 2 (1.481%) SharePoint
10 2 (1.481%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
11 1 (0.741%) Exchange Server 2003
11 1 (0.741%) ESB
11 1 (0.741%) IIS
Applications
1 8 (5.926%) MS Excel
2 2 (1.481%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 15 (11.11%) Oracle EBS
1 15 (11.11%) Oracle EBS R12
2 11 (8.148%) Oracle 11i
3 7 (5.185%) Oracle Applications
4 1 (0.741%) assyst
4 1 (0.741%) AWD
Communications & Networking
1 43 (31.85%) LAN
2 42 (31.11%) WAN
3 33 (24.44%) NAS
4 20 (14.81%) VPN
5 17 (12.59%) DNS
5 17 (12.59%) DHCP
5 17 (12.59%) Ethernet
6 14 (10.37%) TCP/IP
7 11 (8.148%) Firewall
8 9 (6.667%) MPLS
9 3 (2.222%) LDAP
10 2 (1.481%) IPsec
10 2 (1.481%) IP Telephony
10 2 (1.481%) SSL
11 1 (0.741%) VoIP
11 1 (0.741%) Cisco IPT
11 1 (0.741%) Fibre Channel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (17.78%) Oracle 10g
2 16 (11.85%) Oracle 11g
3 12 (8.889%) Oracle BI EE
4 10 (7.407%) SQL Server
4 10 (7.407%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (1.481%) Oracle Exadata
6 1 (0.741%) SQL Server 2008
6 1 (0.741%) DTS
6 1 (0.741%) SQL Server 2005
6 1 (0.741%) SQL Server Integration Services
General
1 7 (5.185%) Finance
2 1 (0.741%) Legal
2 1 (0.741%) Banking
2 1 (0.741%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 29 (21.48%) Architect
2 19 (14.07%) Technical Architect
2 19 (14.07%) Storage Engineer
3 18 (13.33%) Infrastructure Team Leader
3 18 (13.33%) Team Leader
4 12 (8.889%) Support Engineer
5 11 (8.148%) Consultant
6 9 (6.667%) Administrator
7 8 (5.926%) Systems Manager
8 7 (5.185%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 7 (5.185%) Infrastructure Architect
8 7 (5.185%) Systems Administrator
8 7 (5.185%) Storage Support Engineer
9 6 (4.444%) Analyst
10 5 (3.704%) Information Assurance Leader
11 4 (2.963%) IT Support
11 4 (2.963%) Server Engineer
11 4 (2.963%) Storage Consultant
11 4 (2.963%) DBA
11 4 (2.963%) 3rd Line Support
Miscellaneous
1 7 (5.185%) Clustering
1 7 (5.185%) PaaS
1 7 (5.185%) IaaS
2 5 (3.704%) Management Information System
2 5 (3.704%) Replication
3 2 (1.481%) Blackberry
3 2 (1.481%) Enterprise Storage
4 1 (0.741%) SWIFT
4 1 (0.741%) EqualLogic
4 1 (0.741%) PKI
4 1 (0.741%) Fat Client
4 1 (0.741%) Symmetrix DMX
4 1 (0.741%) NHS
4 1 (0.741%) Firmware
4 1 (0.741%) Thin Client
4 1 (0.741%) HACMP
Operating Systems
1 85 (62.96%) Windows
2 61 (45.19%) Linux
3 49 (36.30%) UNIX
4 26 (19.26%) Solaris
5 25 (18.52%) Windows Server 2008
5 25 (18.52%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 10 (7.407%) Windows Server 2003
7 9 (6.667%) Oracle Linux
8 8 (5.926%) Windows XP
8 8 (5.926%) Windows 7
9 3 (2.222%) Windows 2000
10 2 (1.481%) AIX
10 2 (1.481%) HPUX
11 1 (0.741%) SUSE
11 1 (0.741%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (14.07%) Service Management
2 18 (13.33%) Data Protection
3 17 (12.59%) Enterprise Architecture
3 17 (12.59%) ITIL
4 14 (10.37%) Information Assurance
5 11 (8.148%) PRINCE2
6 10 (7.407%) Configuration Management
7 9 (6.667%) BPEL
7 9 (6.667%) Migration
7 9 (6.667%) ETL
8 8 (5.926%) Change Management
8 8 (5.926%) Digital Forensics
9 7 (5.185%) Load Balancing
9 7 (5.185%) Release Management
10 6 (4.444%) Scrum
11 4 (2.963%) Disaster Recovery
11 4 (2.963%) ERP
11 4 (2.963%) Performance Management
11 4 (2.963%) Transition Management
12 2 (1.481%) Software Deployment
Programming Languages
1 37 (27.41%) C
2 11 (8.148%) SQL
3 4 (2.963%) Perl
4 3 (2.222%) Java
4 3 (2.222%) PL/SQL
5 2 (1.481%) Shell Script
5 2 (1.481%) PHP
5 2 (1.481%) VBScript
6 1 (0.741%) VB
6 1 (0.741%) T-SQL
6 1 (0.741%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 55 (40.74%) Security Cleared
2 39 (28.89%) DV Cleared
3 14 (10.37%) SC Cleared
4 11 (8.148%) Microsoft Certification
5 3 (2.222%) MCITP
6 2 (1.481%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6 2 (1.481%) MCSE
7 1 (0.741%) CCA
7 1 (0.741%) Citrix Certification
7 1 (0.741%) EMC Certification
7 1 (0.741%) MCTS
7 1 (0.741%) MCP
7 1 (0.741%) VCP4
7 1 (0.741%) VCP5
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.741%) SLA
System Software
1 56 (41.48%) VMware Infrastructure
2 39 (28.89%) Active Directory
3 24 (17.78%) Oracle RAC
4 19 (14.07%) Hyper-V
5 11 (8.148%) vSphere
6 4 (2.963%) VMware Workstation
7 3 (2.222%) Oracle RMAN
8 2 (1.481%) Terminal Server
8 2 (1.481%) VMware ESX
8 2 (1.481%) VMware Server
8 2 (1.481%) NFS
8 2 (1.481%) Xen
8 2 (1.481%) XenApp
9 1 (0.741%) Veritas Volume Manager
9 1 (0.741%) Veritas Cluster Server
9 1 (0.741%) SRDF
9 1 (0.741%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 23 (17.04%) NetBackup
2 3 (2.222%) Backup Exec
2 3 (2.222%) WSUS
2 3 (2.222%) Data Guard
2 3 (2.222%) HP SIM
3 2 (1.481%) Tivoli Storage Manager
4 1 (0.741%) ARCserve
4 1 (0.741%) ZENworks
4 1 (0.741%) SCCM
4 1 (0.741%) SCOM
4 1 (0.741%) HP Data Protector
4 1 (0.741%) Legato
Vendors
1 77 (57.04%) VMware
2 56 (41.48%) HP
3 46 (34.07%) NetApp
4 44 (32.59%) Oracle
5 29 (21.48%) Cisco
6 27 (20.00%) Red Hat
6 27 (20.00%) Symantec
7 22 (16.30%) Microsoft
8 19 (14.07%) IBM
9 9 (6.667%) EMC
9 9 (6.667%) Informatica
10 8 (5.926%) Hyperion
11 7 (5.185%) Siebel
11 7 (5.185%) 3PAR
11 7 (5.185%) Sun
12 3 (2.222%) Dell
12 3 (2.222%) JBoss
12 3 (2.222%) Citrix
12 3 (2.222%) Juniper
12 3 (2.222%) ProCurve
Gloucestershire, South West
3rd Line / Infrastructure Engineer -VMware, Exchange 2010, SAN is required on a 3-6 Month contract by a genuine market in Gloucestershire paying between £300-£350 per day-...
OPUS
Rate: GBP300 to GBP350 per day
Posted: 22 May 2013
Exeter, Devon
SQL, SAN, VMware, Exchange, Server, Windows, Active Directory, Office, Support, Project, Contract, Exeter, Roc Search is currently recruiting for a contractor on an initial 3-6 month contract...
Roc Search
Posted: 14 June 2013
Gloucester, Gloucestershire
For these roles, you need to have previous experience of working within a Server Support / Technician position with technical skills of 3 or more of the following: Active...
Connectus
Rate: £17 - £25 per hour
Posted: 12 June 2013
South West
Sys Admin - 3 Months - South West - £250 per day*** My prestigious client based in the South West are urgently looking for a Systems Administrator to join the team...
CPS Group UK
Rate: £250 per day
Posted: 17 June 2013
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