Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Sun Certification in IT contracts within the South Yorkshire region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Sun Certification over the 3 months to 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSun Certification
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank28-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below5.882 %0.000 %
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£361£335
% change on same period last year+7.80 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£30.38-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£30.76-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.95£35.00
% change on same period last year-22.99 %
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
South Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads3466
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.068 %0.083 %
Daily rates quoted1216
Average minimum daily rate£324£247
Average daily rate£336£257
% change on same period last year+30.49 %
Average maximum daily rate£348£268
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£364
% change on same period last year-3.30 %
Hourly rates quoted726
Average minimum hourly rate£29.43£24.46
Average hourly rate£29.65£25.33
% change on same period last year+17.08 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.88£26.19
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.27£27.12
% change on same period last year+4.26 %
Sun Certification YorkshireSun Certification
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.

Sun Certification
Demand Trend

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

South Yorkshire Sun Certification Demand Trend

Sun Certification
Daily Rate Trend

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

South Yorkshire Sun Certification Daily Rate Trend

Sun Certification
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South Yorkshire Sun Certification Hourly Rate Trend

Sun Certification
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Sun Certification across the South Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009.

South Yorkshire Sun Certification Hourly Rate Histogram

Sun Certification
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Sun Certification within the South Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 8 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
SheffieldNew entry-2--
Sun Certification YorkshireSun Certification
Yorkshire

Sun Certification
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the South Yorkshire region citing Sun Certification 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 Sun Certification.

17 (100.00 %)Sun
26 (85.71 %)VERITAS
26 (85.71 %)UNIX
26 (85.71 %)Solaris
34 (57.14 %)Change Management
34 (57.14 %)ITIL
34 (57.14 %)Performance Management
42 (28.57 %)EMC
42 (28.57 %)SAN
42 (28.57 %)NFS
51 (14.29 %)SLA
51 (14.29 %)C
51 (14.29 %)Java
51 (14.29 %)PL/SQL
51 (14.29 %)SQL
51 (14.29 %)Oracle
51 (14.29 %)Finance
51 (14.29 %)JSF

Sun Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the South Yorkshire region citing Sun Certification 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 Sun Certification. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (14.29 %)JSF
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (28.57 %)SAN
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (14.29 %)Finance
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (57.14 %)Support Engineer
21 (14.29 %)Java Developer
21 (14.29 %)Developer
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (85.71 %)UNIX
16 (85.71 %)Solaris
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (57.14 %)ITIL
14 (57.14 %)Change Management
14 (57.14 %)Performance Management
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (14.29 %)C
11 (14.29 %)Java
11 (14.29 %)PL/SQL
11 (14.29 %)SQL
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (14.29 %)SLA
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (28.57 %)NFS
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (100.00 %)Sun
26 (85.71 %)VERITAS
32 (28.57 %)EMC
41 (14.29 %)Oracle