The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Siemens 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 Siemens over the 3 months to 21 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 Siemens AG.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Siemens
Rank 112 128 116
Rank change year-on-year
+16 -12
Contract jobs citing Siemens 5 14 4
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 0.240% 0.429% 0.145%
As % of the Vendors category 0.554% 1.008% 0.329%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 8 0
Average daily rate £200 £279 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-28.25% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £427 £325 £350
% change year-on-year
+31.23% -7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.00 £55.00 -
% change year-on-year
-54.54% -
All Vendors
South West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
902 1389 1215
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 43.28% 42.54% 44.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 520 802 559
Average daily rate £370 £400 £370
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-7.50% +8.10%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £258 £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 56 101 114
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 £12.50 £12.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £40.10 £50.00 £31.45
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £19.00 £20.50
% change year-on-year
- -7.31%
Siemens
England

Siemens
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South West Siemens Jobs Demand Trend

Siemens
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West Siemens Daily Rate Trend

Siemens
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West Siemens Hourly Rate Trend

Siemens
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Siemens within the South West region over the 3 months to 21 May 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
Somerset +5 3 £200 -16.66%
Devon -1 1 - -
Bristol - 1 - -
Siemens
England

Siemens
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Siemens 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 Siemens.

1 10 (71.43%) LAN
1 10 (71.43%) WAN
1 10 (71.43%) TCP/IP
2 8 (57.14%) Microsoft
2 8 (57.14%) Active Directory
2 8 (57.14%) Windows
3 7 (50.00%) BT
4 6 (42.86%) DMZ
4 6 (42.86%) ISA Server
4 6 (42.86%) MPLS
4 6 (42.86%) BGP
4 6 (42.86%) Avaya
4 6 (42.86%) VPN
4 6 (42.86%) Cisco
4 6 (42.86%) SolarWinds
4 6 (42.86%) Forefront TMG
4 6 (42.86%) Firewall
5 4 (28.57%) Unified Communications
5 4 (28.57%) PABX
5 4 (28.57%) ITIL
5 4 (28.57%) VoIP
5 4 (28.57%) Handset
5 4 (28.57%) IVR
6 3 (21.43%) Supplier Management
7 2 (14.29%) VMware
7 2 (14.29%) Telecoms
7 2 (14.29%) Project Management
7 2 (14.29%) DHCP
7 2 (14.29%) MS Exchange
7 2 (14.29%) DNS

Siemens
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Siemens 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 Siemens. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 2 (14.29%) MS Exchange
Communications & Networking
1 10 (71.43%) LAN
1 10 (71.43%) WAN
1 10 (71.43%) TCP/IP
2 6 (42.86%) DMZ
2 6 (42.86%) MPLS
2 6 (42.86%) BGP
2 6 (42.86%) VPN
2 6 (42.86%) Firewall
3 4 (28.57%) Unified Communications
3 4 (28.57%) PABX
3 4 (28.57%) VoIP
4 2 (14.29%) DHCP
4 2 (14.29%) DNS
General
1 2 (14.29%) Telecoms
2 1 (7.143%) Electronics
2 1 (7.143%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 6 (42.86%) Network Engineer
2 3 (21.43%) Network Specialist
3 2 (14.29%) Support Technician
3 2 (14.29%) Voice Support Technician
4 1 (7.143%) PLC Programmer
4 1 (7.143%) Programmer
4 1 (7.143%) Electrical Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (28.57%) Handset
1 4 (28.57%) IVR
Operating Systems
1 8 (57.14%) Windows
2 2 (14.29%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (28.57%) ITIL
2 3 (21.43%) Supplier Management
3 2 (14.29%) Project Management
4 1 (7.143%) OO
Programming Languages
1 1 (7.143%) C
System Software
1 8 (57.14%) Active Directory
2 6 (42.86%) ISA Server
2 6 (42.86%) Forefront TMG
Vendors
1 8 (57.14%) Microsoft
2 7 (50.00%) BT
3 6 (42.86%) Avaya
3 6 (42.86%) Cisco
3 6 (42.86%) SolarWinds
4 2 (14.29%) VMware
4 2 (14.29%) NetApp
4 2 (14.29%) Veritas
4 2 (14.29%) HP
4 2 (14.29%) ProCurve
5 1 (7.143%) Allen-Bradley
Bristol, South West
Bristol-ICAEngineer-12 Months I am looking for anICAengineer for my client who is based in the water industry to assist them on some exciting project work based...
Huxley Associates
Rate: £30 - £40 per hour
Posted: 15 May 2013
Bristol, South West
Therefore to be eligible for this role you will have to have experience: PLC- preferable Siemens and Mitsubishi HMI SCADA Desirable Experience Water industry experience You will also...
Huxley Associates
Rate: £25 - £35 per hour
Posted: 15 May 2013
Bristol, South West
Therefore to be eligible for this role you will have to have experience: PLC- preferable Siemens and Mitsubishi HMI SCADA You will also have to have great communication...
Huxley Associates
Rate: £30 - £36 per hour
Posted: 15 May 2013
Bristol, South West
As a result of a number of key projects, we are looking for someone to support a key profile project... No terminology in this advert is intended to...
Amoria Bond
Posted: 14 May 2013
Bristol, South West
PLC Electrical Programmer / Contract /Bristol Rate: £25-35 DOE Location:Bristol Duration: 6 Months + Huxley Associates are currently looking for a PLC Electrical Programmer in order to join...
Huxley Associates
Rate: £25 - £35 per hour
Posted: 15 May 2013
Exeter, South West
As a result of an increase in workload, my client is looking to bring someone onboard for a 6-12 month period to support the global and international...
Amoria Bond
Posted: 30 April 2013