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The table below looks at the demand for RIM Blackberry skills within the Sussex region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Blackberry over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRIM Blackberry
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank1427
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching contract IT job ads33
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.003 %
As % of the category below21.43 %6.522 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£100-
Average daily rate£110-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£120-
UK excluding London average daily rate£273£316
% change on same period last year-13.71 %
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£16.98£15.91
% change on same period last year+6.71 %
Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Sussex
Matching contract IT job ads1446
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.046 %
Daily rates quoted45
Average minimum daily rate£488£320
Average daily rate£490£338
% change on same period last year+45.18 %
Average maximum daily rate£493£355
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£345
% change on same period last year+1.31 %
Hourly rates quoted48
Average minimum hourly rate£26.50£22.00
Average hourly rate£30.25£23.75
% change on same period last year+27.36 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.00£25.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.83£26.95
% change on same period last year-7.89 %
Blackberry South EastBlackberry
South East

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.

Blackberry
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Blackberry across the Sussex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Sussex Blackberry Demand Trend

Blackberry
Daily Rate Trend

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

Sussex Blackberry Daily Rate Trend

Blackberry
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Sussex region citing Blackberry 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 Blackberry.

14 (100.00 %)Windows
23 (75.00 %)Active Directory
32 (50.00 %)Lotus
32 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (50.00 %)Lotus Notes
32 (50.00 %)SQL Server
32 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
32 (50.00 %)VPN
32 (50.00 %)DNS
32 (50.00 %)Firewall
32 (50.00 %)Backup Exec
32 (50.00 %)Retail
32 (50.00 %)FMCG
41 (25.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
41 (25.00 %)VMware
41 (25.00 %)MCP
41 (25.00 %)MCSE
41 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
41 (25.00 %)ISA Server
41 (25.00 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
41 (25.00 %)Citrix
41 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification

Blackberry
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Sussex region citing Blackberry 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 Blackberry. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (50.00 %)Lotus Notes
21 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
21 (25.00 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
21 (25.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
12 (50.00 %)VPN
12 (50.00 %)DNS
12 (50.00 %)Firewall
Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (50.00 %)SQL Server
Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Retail
12 (50.00 %)FMCG
Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Analyst
12 (50.00 %)Support Analyst
12 (50.00 %)2nd Line Support
12 (50.00 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
21 (25.00 %)IT Support Engineer
21 (25.00 %)Senior Support Engineer
21 (25.00 %)Support Engineer
Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (100.00 %)Windows
22 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (25.00 %)MCP
11 (25.00 %)MCSE
11 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (75.00 %)Active Directory
22 (50.00 %)Backup Exec
31 (25.00 %)ISA Server
Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)Lotus
21 (25.00 %)VMware
21 (25.00 %)Citrix