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This section looks at the demand for Softricity SoftGrid skills within the South West region with a comparison to our Business Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SoftGrid over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftricity SoftGrid
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank146168
Rank change on same period last yearUp+22
Matching contract IT job ads61
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.001 %
As % of the category below2.076 %0.351 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£287£308
% change on same period last year-6.64 %
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£23.50£20.00
% change on same period last year+17.50 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
South West
Matching contract IT job ads289285
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.381 %0.284 %
Daily rates quoted8260
Average minimum daily rate£433£432
Average daily rate£456£457
% change on same period last year-0.18 %
Average maximum daily rate£480£482
UK excluding London average daily rate£443£421
% change on same period last year+5.05 %
Hourly rates quoted1625
Average minimum hourly rate£18.66£22.61
Average hourly rate£21.01£24.48
% change on same period last year-14.18 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.36£26.35
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.59£24.63
% change on same period last year+12.02 %
SoftGrid EnglandSoftGrid
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.

SoftGrid
Demand Trend

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

South West SoftGrid Demand Trend

SoftGrid
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West SoftGrid Daily Rate Trend

SoftGrid
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West SoftGrid Hourly Rate Trend

SoftGrid
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SoftGrid within the South West region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
GloucestershireUp+35--
SoftGrid EnglandSoftGrid
England

SoftGrid
Top 23 Related IT Skills

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

15 (55.56 %)ITIL
15 (55.56 %)Microsoft
15 (55.56 %)Service Management
15 (55.56 %)DSL
15 (55.56 %)Altiris
15 (55.56 %)CMDB
15 (55.56 %)DV Cleared
15 (55.56 %)Security Cleared
24 (44.44 %)Citrix Presentation Server
24 (44.44 %)Exchange Server 2003
24 (44.44 %)BladeLogic
24 (44.44 %)AppSense
24 (44.44 %)Service Delivery
24 (44.44 %)Electric
24 (44.44 %)Citrix
24 (44.44 %)Windows Server 2003
24 (44.44 %)HNC
24 (44.44 %)Windows
24 (44.44 %)MS Exchange
24 (44.44 %)IBM
31 (11.11 %)HP
31 (11.11 %)Government
31 (11.11 %)AssetCenter

SoftGrid
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (44.44 %)Exchange Server 2003
14 (44.44 %)MS Exchange
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (55.56 %)DSL
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (44.44 %)Electric
21 (11.11 %)Government
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (55.56 %)Software Manager
24 (44.44 %)Support Engineer
31 (11.11 %)Citrix Engineer
31 (11.11 %)Citrix Support
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (55.56 %)CMDB
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (44.44 %)Windows Server 2003
14 (44.44 %)Windows
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (55.56 %)ITIL
15 (55.56 %)Service Management
15 (55.56 %)DV Cleared
15 (55.56 %)Security Cleared
24 (44.44 %)Service Delivery
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (44.44 %)HNC
South West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (44.44 %)Citrix Presentation Server
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (11.11 %)AssetCenter
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (55.56 %)Microsoft
15 (55.56 %)Altiris
24 (44.44 %)BladeLogic
24 (44.44 %)AppSense
24 (44.44 %)Citrix
24 (44.44 %)IBM
31 (11.11 %)HP