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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Sun products and/or services in IT contracts within the South Yorkshire region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Sun over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSun
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank1818
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads2324
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.024 %
As % of the category below11.56 %12.70 %
Daily rates quoted34
Average minimum daily rate£317£297
Average daily rate£325£303
% change on same period last year+7.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£333£310
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£378
% change on same period last year-6.57 %
Hourly rates quoted99
Average minimum hourly rate£29.99£30.67
Average hourly rate£30.23£31.47
% change on same period last year-3.94 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.46£32.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.61£30.40
% change on same period last year+3.96 %
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
South Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads199189
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.265 %0.191 %
Daily rates quoted4233
Average minimum daily rate£297£330
Average daily rate£307£350
% change on same period last year-12.30 %
Average maximum daily rate£317£370
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£359
% change on same period last year-0.40 %
Hourly rates quoted6542
Average minimum hourly rate£26.51£21.33
Average hourly rate£27.20£22.25
% change on same period last year+22.23 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.89£23.17
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.25£24.99
% change on same period last year-6.94 %
Sun YorkshireSun
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Sun
Demand Trend

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

South Yorkshire Sun Demand Trend

Sun
Daily Rate Trend

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

South Yorkshire Sun Daily Rate Trend

Sun
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Sun across the South Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

South Yorkshire Sun Daily Rate Histogram

Sun
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South Yorkshire Sun Hourly Rate Trend

Sun
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Sun across the South Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

South Yorkshire Sun Hourly Rate Histogram

Sun
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Sun within the South Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
SheffieldUp+322£300-1.11 %
Sun YorkshireSun
Yorkshire

Sun
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Yorkshire region citing Sun 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.

156 (88.89 %)Solaris
251 (80.95 %)UNIX
333 (52.38 %)VERITAS
429 (46.03 %)Change Management
526 (41.27 %)SAN
625 (39.68 %)EMC
712 (19.05 %)Finance
712 (19.05 %)NFS
712 (19.05 %)ITIL
810 (15.87 %)HPUX
810 (15.87 %)Legal
99 (14.29 %)Linux
108 (12.70 %)AIX
117 (11.11 %)Oracle
117 (11.11 %)NetBackup
126 (9.524 %)SLA
135 (7.937 %)Cisco
135 (7.937 %)Netcool
135 (7.937 %)Netcool/OMNIbus
135 (7.937 %)Symantec
135 (7.937 %)RAD
135 (7.937 %)Firewall
135 (7.937 %)Brocade
135 (7.937 %)Performance Management
144 (6.349 %)Incident Management
144 (6.349 %)Internet
144 (6.349 %)Oracle 8/8i
144 (6.349 %)HP
153 (4.762 %)Business Intelligence
153 (4.762 %)IBM

Sun
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Yorkshire region citing Sun 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. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (3.175 %)Oracle Workflow
21 (1.587 %)Lotus Notes
21 (1.587 %)Lotus Domino
21 (1.587 %)MS Exchange
21 (1.587 %)iPlanet
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (3.175 %)Oracle EBS
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
126 (41.27 %)SAN
25 (7.937 %)Firewall
34 (6.349 %)Internet
41 (1.587 %)WAN
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (6.349 %)Oracle 8/8i
22 (3.175 %)Oracle Discoverer
31 (1.587 %)SQL Server
31 (1.587 %)Informix
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (19.05 %)Finance
210 (15.87 %)Legal
33 (4.762 %)Government
41 (1.587 %)Telecoms
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
129 (46.03 %)Administrator
224 (38.10 %)Solaris Administrator
322 (34.92 %)Support Engineer
415 (23.81 %)Systems Administrator
513 (20.63 %)Solaris Systems Administrator
610 (15.87 %)Project Engineer
79 (14.29 %)Systems Support Engineer
79 (14.29 %)Systems Engineer
79 (14.29 %)Systems Support
87 (11.11 %)Analyst
87 (11.11 %)UNIX Administrator
95 (7.937 %)2nd Line Support
104 (6.349 %)UNIX Systems Administrator
104 (6.349 %)Project Administrator
104 (6.349 %)Service Analyst
113 (4.762 %)Support Analyst
113 (4.762 %)Solutions Architect
113 (4.762 %)Architect
113 (4.762 %)Storage Analyst
113 (4.762 %)UNIX Specialist
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (4.762 %)Data Integration
21 (1.587 %)Statistics
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
156 (88.89 %)Solaris
251 (80.95 %)UNIX
310 (15.87 %)HPUX
49 (14.29 %)Linux
58 (12.70 %)AIX
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
129 (46.03 %)Change Management
212 (19.05 %)ITIL
35 (7.937 %)RAD
35 (7.937 %)Performance Management
44 (6.349 %)Incident Management
53 (4.762 %)Business Intelligence
62 (3.175 %)SOA
62 (3.175 %)Workflow
71 (1.587 %)Service Management
71 (1.587 %)Technical Architecture
71 (1.587 %)ITSM
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (3.175 %)C
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (3.175 %)Sun Certification
21 (1.587 %)SNIA Certification
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (9.524 %)SLA
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
112 (19.05 %)NFS
27 (11.11 %)NetBackup
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (7.937 %)Netcool
15 (7.937 %)Netcool/OMNIbus
21 (1.587 %)OVPA
21 (1.587 %)HP Data Protector
21 (1.587 %)OpenView
21 (1.587 %)Legato
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
133 (52.38 %)VERITAS
225 (39.68 %)EMC
37 (11.11 %)Oracle
45 (7.937 %)Cisco
45 (7.937 %)Symantec
45 (7.937 %)Brocade
54 (6.349 %)HP
63 (4.762 %)IBM
63 (4.762 %)Siebel
63 (4.762 %)Intel
71 (1.587 %)Lotus
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