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The table below looks at the demand for HP OpenView Performance Agent (OVPA) skills within the South Yorkshire region with a comparison to our Systems Management category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited OVPA over the 3 months to 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP OpenView Performance Agent (OVPA)
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank3350
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching contract IT job ads15
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.006 %
As % of the category below5.556 %13.51 %
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-£419
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted15
Average minimum hourly rate£32.00£33.48
Average hourly rate£32.00£35.34
% change on same period last year-9.45 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.00£37.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.00£35.34
% change on same period last year-9.45 %
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
South Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads1837
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.036 %0.046 %
Daily rates quoted21
Average minimum daily rate£303£350
Average daily rate£343£365
% change on same period last year-5.93 %
Average maximum daily rate£383£380
UK excluding London average daily rate£334£350
% change on same period last year-4.73 %
Hourly rates quoted1021
Average minimum hourly rate£31.33£28.73
Average hourly rate£31.52£30.18
% change on same period last year+4.43 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.71£31.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.43£27.50
% change on same period last year-3.90 %
OVPA YorkshireOVPA
Yorkshire

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.

OVPA
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing OVPA across the South Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Systems Management category.

South Yorkshire OVPA Demand Trend

OVPA
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South Yorkshire OVPA Hourly Rate Trend

OVPA
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing OVPA within the South Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 7 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank 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
SheffieldUp+161--
OVPA YorkshireOVPA
Yorkshire

OVPA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the South Yorkshire region citing OVPA 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 OVPA.

13 (100.00 %)AIX
13 (100.00 %)HPUX
13 (100.00 %)Solaris
13 (100.00 %)Linux
13 (100.00 %)Lotus Notes
13 (100.00 %)Lotus Domino
13 (100.00 %)Informix
13 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
13 (100.00 %)Cisco
13 (100.00 %)Sun
13 (100.00 %)OpenView
13 (100.00 %)HP
13 (100.00 %)EMC
13 (100.00 %)SAN
13 (100.00 %)VERITAS
13 (100.00 %)Lotus
13 (100.00 %)Legato
13 (100.00 %)CLARiiON
13 (100.00 %)Symmetrix
13 (100.00 %)NetBackup
13 (100.00 %)Oracle
13 (100.00 %)SQL Server
13 (100.00 %)Brocade
13 (100.00 %)HP Data Protector
22 (66.67 %)SNIA Certification
22 (66.67 %)ITIL
22 (66.67 %)Service Management
22 (66.67 %)ITSM
31 (33.33 %)Management Information System
31 (33.33 %)Electric

OVPA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the South Yorkshire region citing OVPA 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 OVPA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (100.00 %)Lotus Notes
13 (100.00 %)Lotus Domino
13 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (100.00 %)SAN
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (100.00 %)SQL Server
13 (100.00 %)Informix
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (33.33 %)Electric
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (66.67 %)3rd Line Support
21 (33.33 %)Storage Specialist
21 (33.33 %)Storage Engineer
21 (33.33 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
21 (33.33 %)Support Engineer
21 (33.33 %)Support Specialist
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (100.00 %)CLARiiON
13 (100.00 %)Symmetrix
21 (33.33 %)Computer Science
21 (33.33 %)Management Information System
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (100.00 %)AIX
13 (100.00 %)HPUX
13 (100.00 %)Solaris
13 (100.00 %)Linux
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (66.67 %)ITIL
12 (66.67 %)Service Management
12 (66.67 %)ITSM
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (66.67 %)SNIA Certification
21 (33.33 %)Degree
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (100.00 %)NetBackup
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (100.00 %)OpenView
13 (100.00 %)Legato
13 (100.00 %)HP Data Protector
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (100.00 %)Oracle
13 (100.00 %)Cisco
13 (100.00 %)Sun
13 (100.00 %)HP
13 (100.00 %)EMC
13 (100.00 %)VERITAS
13 (100.00 %)Lotus
13 (100.00 %)Brocade
21 (33.33 %)NetApp