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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Sun products and/or services in IT contracts within the Suffolk 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSun
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank1025
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads176
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.023 %0.006 %
As % of the category below20.73 %5.263 %
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£350£381
% change on same period last year-8.33 %
Hourly rates quoted153
Average minimum hourly rate£27.09£26.73
Average hourly rate£27.42£26.73
% change on same period last year+2.56 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.74£26.73
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.12£30.01
% change on same period last year+7.04 %
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Suffolk
Matching contract IT job ads82114
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.111 %0.112 %
Daily rates quoted1528
Average minimum daily rate£249£323
Average daily rate£282£336
% change on same period last year-16.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£315£349
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£358
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted2429
Average minimum hourly rate£26.75£21.67
Average hourly rate£27.07£22.23
% change on same period last year+21.79 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.39£22.78
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.29£24.78
% change on same period last year-1.97 %
Sun East of EnglandSun
East of 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.

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 Suffolk region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region.

Suffolk Sun Daily Rate Trend

Sun
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Suffolk Sun Hourly Rate Histogram

Sun
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Sun within the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
IpswichUp+917--
Sun East of EnglandSun
East of England

Sun
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Suffolk 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.

117 (100.00 %)Solaris
117 (100.00 %)Linux
117 (100.00 %)AIX
117 (100.00 %)Cisco
117 (100.00 %)EMC
117 (100.00 %)SAN
117 (100.00 %)Brocade
216 (94.12 %)HP
315 (88.24 %)NetBackup
315 (88.24 %)VERITAS
315 (88.24 %)HPUX
315 (88.24 %)HP Data Protector
412 (70.59 %)Legato
511 (64.71 %)OpenView
69 (52.94 %)Oracle
69 (52.94 %)SQL Server
69 (52.94 %)ITIL
69 (52.94 %)Lotus Notes
69 (52.94 %)Lotus Domino
69 (52.94 %)Informix
69 (52.94 %)MS Excel
69 (52.94 %)MS Exchange
69 (52.94 %)SNIA Certification
69 (52.94 %)Lotus
69 (52.94 %)ITIL Certification
74 (23.53 %)SLA
83 (17.65 %)Windows
83 (17.65 %)Windows 2000 Server
92 (11.76 %)OVPA
92 (11.76 %)CLARiiON

Sun
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Suffolk 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.

Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (52.94 %)Lotus Notes
19 (52.94 %)Lotus Domino
19 (52.94 %)MS Exchange
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (52.94 %)MS Excel
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
117 (100.00 %)SAN
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (52.94 %)SQL Server
19 (52.94 %)Informix
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (52.94 %)Analyst
19 (52.94 %)Support Analyst
19 (52.94 %)Storage Analyst
27 (41.18 %)Storage Engineer
27 (41.18 %)Support Engineer
33 (17.65 %)3rd Line Support
33 (17.65 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
41 (5.882 %)Software Engineer
41 (5.882 %)Design Engineer
41 (5.882 %)Software Design Engineer
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (11.76 %)CLARiiON
12 (11.76 %)Symmetrix
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
117 (100.00 %)AIX
117 (100.00 %)Solaris
117 (100.00 %)Linux
215 (88.24 %)HPUX
33 (17.65 %)Windows 2000 Server
33 (17.65 %)Windows
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (52.94 %)ITIL
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (52.94 %)ITIL Certification
19 (52.94 %)SNIA Certification
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (23.53 %)SLA
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
115 (88.24 %)NetBackup
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
115 (88.24 %)HP Data Protector
212 (70.59 %)Legato
311 (64.71 %)OpenView
42 (11.76 %)OVPA
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
117 (100.00 %)Cisco
117 (100.00 %)EMC
117 (100.00 %)Brocade
216 (94.12 %)HP
315 (88.24 %)VERITAS
49 (52.94 %)Lotus
49 (52.94 %)Oracle