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The table below looks at the demand for Symantec (formerly VERITAS) Backup Exec skills within the Swindon region with a comparison to our System Software category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Backup Exec over the 3 months to 8 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSymantec (formerly VERITAS) Backup Exec
Location
3 months to
8 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank4546
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads21
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.001 %
As % of the category below6.061 %3.704 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£400
Average daily rate-£400
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£275£282
% change on same period last year-2.29 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£24.00-
Average hourly rate£26.25-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£28.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.28£20.06
% change on same period last year+6.08 %
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
Swindon
Matching contract IT job ads3327
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.045 %0.027 %
Daily rates quoted57
Average minimum daily rate£270£375
Average daily rate£298£378
% change on same period last year-21.23 %
Average maximum daily rate£325£380
UK excluding London average daily rate£321£325
% change on same period last year-1.24 %
Hourly rates quoted109
Average minimum hourly rate£22.63£16.89
Average hourly rate£25.09£18.80
% change on same period last year+33.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.56£20.70
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.17£21.82
% change on same period last year-2.96 %
Backup Exec WiltshireBackup Exec
Wiltshire

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.

Backup Exec
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Backup Exec across the Swindon region as a proportion of the total demand within the System Software category.

Swindon Backup Exec Demand Trend

Backup Exec
Daily Rate Trend

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

Swindon Backup Exec Daily Rate Trend

Backup Exec
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Swindon Backup Exec Hourly Rate Trend

Backup Exec
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Swindon region citing Backup Exec 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 Backup Exec.

19 (81.82 %)Windows
28 (72.73 %)Active Directory
36 (54.55 %)DNS
45 (45.45 %)VMware
45 (45.45 %)WAN
45 (45.45 %)LAN
54 (36.36 %)MS Exchange
54 (36.36 %)Windows Server 2003
63 (27.27 %)ITIL
63 (27.27 %)Microsoft
63 (27.27 %)Exchange Server 2000
72 (18.18 %)Windows Vista
72 (18.18 %)Exchange Server 2007
72 (18.18 %)SC Cleared
72 (18.18 %)Security Cleared
72 (18.18 %)VMware Infrastructure
72 (18.18 %)MS Office
72 (18.18 %)Red Hat Linux
72 (18.18 %)Sun
72 (18.18 %)BMC
72 (18.18 %)VERITAS
72 (18.18 %)Red Hat
72 (18.18 %)Clustering
72 (18.18 %)NetBackup
72 (18.18 %)SQL Server 2005
72 (18.18 %)UNIX
72 (18.18 %)Apache
72 (18.18 %)Windows XP
72 (18.18 %)Solaris
72 (18.18 %)Linux

Backup Exec
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Swindon region citing Backup Exec 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 Backup Exec. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (36.36 %)MS Exchange
23 (27.27 %)Exchange Server 2000
32 (18.18 %)Exchange Server 2007
32 (18.18 %)Apache
41 (9.091 %)IIS
41 (9.091 %)Exchange Server 5.5
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (18.18 %)MS Office
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (54.55 %)DNS
25 (45.45 %)LAN
25 (45.45 %)WAN
32 (18.18 %)DHCP
32 (18.18 %)FTP
32 (18.18 %)TCP/IP
32 (18.18 %)VPN
41 (9.091 %)VoIP
41 (9.091 %)Broadband
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (18.18 %)SQL Server
12 (18.18 %)SQL Server 2005
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (18.18 %)Telecoms
21 (9.091 %)Government
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (36.36 %)Support Engineer
23 (27.27 %)2nd Line Support
32 (18.18 %)UNIX Engineer
32 (18.18 %)Systems Engineer
41 (9.091 %)Infrastructure Support Engineer
41 (9.091 %)Server Specialist
41 (9.091 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
41 (9.091 %)Infrastructure Engineer
41 (9.091 %)IT Support Engineer
41 (9.091 %)Server Engineer
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (18.18 %)Clustering
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (81.82 %)Windows
24 (36.36 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (18.18 %)Windows Vista
32 (18.18 %)UNIX
32 (18.18 %)Windows XP
32 (18.18 %)Solaris
32 (18.18 %)Linux
32 (18.18 %)Red Hat Linux
41 (9.091 %)Windows 2000
41 (9.091 %)Windows 2000 Server
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (27.27 %)ITIL
22 (18.18 %)SC Cleared
22 (18.18 %)Security Cleared
31 (9.091 %)Migration
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (18.18 %)Shell Script
21 (9.091 %)C
21 (9.091 %)SQL
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (9.091 %)MCSE
11 (9.091 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (9.091 %)ITIL Certification
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (72.73 %)Active Directory
22 (18.18 %)NetBackup
22 (18.18 %)VMware Infrastructure
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (18.18 %)BMC PATROL
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (45.45 %)VMware
23 (27.27 %)Microsoft
32 (18.18 %)Sun
32 (18.18 %)BMC
32 (18.18 %)VERITAS
32 (18.18 %)Red Hat
32 (18.18 %)Symantec
32 (18.18 %)Remedy
41 (9.091 %)HP