Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table looks at the demand for AIX skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited AIX over the 3 months to 3 July 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Operating Systems category.

LinkIBM AIX
Location
3 months to
3 Jul 2009
Same period last year
Rank201116
Rank change on the same period last yearDown-85
Matching contract IT job ads2401071
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK0.699 %1.391 %
As % of the Operating Systems category3.902 %6.915 %
Daily rates quoted97341
Average daily rate£325£425
Average daily rate % change on the same period last year-23.52 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£219£275
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£425£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£315£425
% change on same period last year-25.88 %
Hourly rates quoted429
Average hourly rate£34.25£39.20
Average hourly rate % change on the same period last year-12.62 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£31.00£29.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£39.25£50.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.00£40.00
% change on same period last year-22.50 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsAll Operating Systems
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
615115487
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK17.91 %20.12 %
Daily rates quoted20924219
Average daily rate£329£375
Average daily rate % change on the same period last year-12.26 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£190£195
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£500£525
UK excluding London average daily rate£287£350
% change on same period last year-18.14 %
Hourly rates quoted8092394
Average hourly rate£17.50£17.50
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£10.00£11.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£36.00£36.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.50£16.50
% change on same period last year+6.060 %

Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

AIX
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing AIX within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

AIX Demand Trend

AIX
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing AIX within the UK.

AIX Daily Rate Trend

AIX
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing AIX within the UK over the 3 months to 3 July 2009.

AIX Daily Rate Histogram

AIX
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing AIX within the UK.

AIX Hourly Rate Trend

AIX
Top 30 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing AIX within the UK over the 3 months to 3 July 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
EnglandDown-96199£350-17.64 %
LondonUp+275£400-5.88 %
South EastUp+1450£400+7.74 %
North WestDown-4835£320-28.88 %
HampshireUp+2732£400+9.58 %
ScotlandUp+1823£219-41.60 %
FarnboroughUp+620£400+7.74 %
City of LondonUp+2516£363-14.70 %
LancashireUp+1115£301-30.00 %
BlackpoolUp+113£287-33.25 %
East of EnglandUp+210£135-66.25 %
GlasgowUp+249£217-15.63 %
South WestUp+229£310-27.05 %
CheshireDown-229£325-27.85 %
EdinburghDown-38£295-22.87 %
ManchesterDown-348£321-24.41 %
BerkshireUp+297£310-14.48 %
South WalesUp+207--
WalesUp+137--
NorwichUp+57£135-74.28 %
NorfolkDown-37£135-74.28 %
West MidlandsUp+286£210-40.00 %
CardiffUp+206--
County AntrimUp+175£288-11.53 %
BelfastUp+175£288-11.53 %
Northern IrelandUp+155£288-11.53 %
ChesterUp+95£325-
BristolUp+74--
CroydonUp+34£308-12.14 %
ReadingUp+183£310-14.48 %

AIX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing AIX 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 AIX.

1301 (53.27 %)UNIX
2205 (36.28 %)Oracle
3149 (26.37 %)Solaris
4135 (23.89 %)Linux
5121 (21.42 %)Windows
6115 (20.35 %)IBM
787 (15.40 %)Finance
884 (14.87 %)WebSphere
982 (14.51 %)HP
1080 (14.16 %)Banking
1176 (13.45 %)Security Cleared
1271 (12.57 %)SAN
1366 (11.68 %)SQL
1462 (10.97 %)Shell Script
1462 (10.97 %)Oracle 10g
1558 (10.27 %)DB2
1656 (9.912 %)HPUX
1753 (9.381 %)Tivoli
1848 (8.496 %)Sun
1947 (8.319 %)HACMP
1947 (8.319 %)Migration
2046 (8.142 %)WebSphere MQ
2143 (7.611 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
2143 (7.611 %)Oracle 8/8i
2238 (6.726 %)Oracle 9i
2238 (6.726 %)SC Cleared
2337 (6.549 %)SQL Server
2337 (6.549 %)Java
2337 (6.549 %)Perl
2436 (6.372 %)LPAR

AIX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing AIX 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 AIX. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
184 (14.87 %)WebSphere
222 (3.894 %)XML
321 (3.717 %)J2EE
418 (3.186 %)Middleware
514 (2.478 %)SAP Basis
514 (2.478 %).NET
69 (1.593 %)HTML
69 (1.593 %)WebServices
77 (1.239 %)SOAP
86 (1.062 %)XSLT
86 (1.062 %)Oracle Streams
94 (0.708 %)Oracle Fusion
94 (0.708 %)JMS
103 (0.531 %)Spring
103 (0.531 %)WBIMB
103 (0.531 %)ASP.NET
103 (0.531 %).NET Framework
103 (0.531 %)Apache Axis
112 (0.354 %)ASP
112 (0.354 %)ISPF
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
146 (8.142 %)WebSphere MQ
228 (4.956 %)WebSphere Message Broker
326 (4.602 %)WebSphere Application Server
415 (2.655 %)Apache
511 (1.947 %)SAS
511 (1.947 %)NetWeaver
511 (1.947 %)MQSeries
610 (1.770 %)SharePoint
610 (1.770 %)WebSphere Portal
610 (1.770 %)WebSphere Process Server
78 (1.416 %)Oracle Application Server
87 (1.239 %)WebLogic
96 (1.062 %)IIS
105 (0.885 %)MS Exchange
105 (0.885 %)Oracle Workflow
114 (0.708 %)CICS
114 (0.708 %)Tomcat
114 (0.708 %)Tuxedo
122 (0.354 %)Lotus Notes
122 (0.354 %)Oracle 10gAS
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
113 (2.301 %)MS Excel
210 (1.770 %)MS Office
34 (0.708 %)MS Project
43 (0.531 %)MS Visio
43 (0.531 %)MS PowerPoint
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
121 (3.717 %)Oracle EBS
121 (3.717 %)Oracle Applications
212 (2.124 %)Oracle 11i
39 (1.593 %)Oracle Financials
45 (0.885 %)Oracle EBS R12
45 (0.885 %)BASE24
53 (0.531 %)Oracle iRecruitment
53 (0.531 %)SAP ERP
53 (0.531 %)Oracle iProcurement
61 (0.177 %)SAP GRC
61 (0.177 %)MAXIMO
61 (0.177 %)SAP R/3
61 (0.177 %)Oracle HRMS
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
171 (12.57 %)SAN
226 (4.602 %)Firewall
323 (4.071 %)TCP/IP
417 (3.009 %)NAS
510 (1.770 %)SSL
69 (1.593 %)Internet
78 (1.416 %)DNS
87 (1.239 %)WAN
87 (1.239 %)Network Security
96 (1.062 %)LAN
96 (1.062 %)HTTP
105 (0.885 %)LDAP
105 (0.885 %)SSH
114 (0.708 %)Intrusion Detection
123 (0.531 %)SMTP
123 (0.531 %)Ethernet
123 (0.531 %)Kerberos
123 (0.531 %)VPN
132 (0.354 %)DHCP
132 (0.354 %)VLAN
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
162 (10.97 %)Oracle 10g
258 (10.27 %)DB2
343 (7.611 %)Oracle 8/8i
438 (6.726 %)Oracle 9i
537 (6.549 %)SQL Server
632 (5.664 %)RDBMS
725 (4.425 %)Datawarehouse
822 (3.894 %)ETL
915 (2.655 %)DataStage
1011 (1.947 %)SQL Server 2000
1110 (1.770 %)Oracle Discoverer
129 (1.593 %)Oracle 11g
136 (1.062 %)Oracle Reports
145 (0.885 %)MS Access
145 (0.885 %)SQL Server 2005
145 (0.885 %)SAP BW
154 (0.708 %)MySQL
163 (0.531 %)OLAP
163 (0.531 %)Cognos Impromptu
163 (0.531 %)Oracle OWB
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
111 (1.947 %)ClearCase
111 (1.947 %)TestDirector
29 (1.593 %)PVCS
38 (1.416 %)ClearQuest
46 (1.062 %)Paros
55 (0.885 %)Oracle Forms
64 (0.708 %)AppScan
64 (0.708 %)PeopleTools
72 (0.354 %)LoadRunner
81 (0.177 %)RequisitePro
81 (0.177 %)PowerBuilder
81 (0.177 %)Rational Rose
81 (0.177 %)ProC
81 (0.177 %)MSI
81 (0.177 %)Ant
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
187 (15.40 %)Finance
280 (14.16 %)Banking
334 (6.018 %)Retail
421 (3.717 %)Government
520 (3.540 %)Retail Banking
614 (2.478 %)Insurance
712 (2.124 %)Telecoms
712 (2.124 %)Investment Banking
88 (1.416 %)Health
97 (1.239 %)Pharmaceutical
104 (0.708 %)Front Office
113 (0.531 %)Back Office
113 (0.531 %)Financial Institution
113 (0.531 %)Pensions
122 (0.354 %)Corporate Banking
122 (0.354 %)Legal
122 (0.354 %)General Ledger
131 (0.177 %)Billing
131 (0.177 %)Manufacturing
131 (0.177 %)Electronics
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1105 (18.58 %)Administrator
270 (12.39 %)Architect
365 (11.50 %)DBA
463 (11.15 %)Analyst
559 (10.44 %)Consultant
644 (7.788 %)Oracle DBA
740 (7.080 %)UNIX Administrator
837 (6.549 %)Systems Administrator
929 (5.133 %)Technical Architect
929 (5.133 %)AIX Administrator
1028 (4.956 %)UNIX Systems Administrator
1126 (4.602 %)Developer
1219 (3.363 %)Infrastructure Architect
1318 (3.186 %)Infrastructure Specialist
1417 (3.009 %)Support Analyst
1515 (2.655 %)Solutions Architect
1515 (2.655 %)WebSphere Administrator
1614 (2.478 %)Technical Specialist
1614 (2.478 %)Project Manager
1713 (2.301 %)Storage Engineer
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
147 (8.319 %)HACMP
236 (6.372 %)LPAR
333 (5.841 %)Mainframe
420 (3.540 %)DLPAR
515 (2.655 %)Replication
613 (2.301 %)CLARiiON
710 (1.770 %)EMC Centera
89 (1.593 %)AS400
98 (1.416 %)Thin Client
98 (1.416 %)Fat Client
107 (1.239 %)Client/Server
107 (1.239 %)Symmetrix
107 (1.239 %)Clustering
116 (1.062 %)N-Tier
116 (1.062 %)DataPower
125 (0.885 %)iSeries
133 (0.531 %)Japanese Language
133 (0.531 %)Management Information System
142 (0.354 %)Tandem
142 (0.354 %)VSAM
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1301 (53.27 %)UNIX
2149 (26.37 %)Solaris
3135 (23.89 %)Linux
4121 (21.42 %)Windows
556 (9.912 %)HPUX
624 (4.248 %)Windows Server 2003
719 (3.363 %)Windows 2000
817 (3.009 %)Red Hat Linux
911 (1.947 %)Tru64
911 (1.947 %)SUSE
108 (1.416 %)zOS
115 (0.885 %)Windows XP
124 (0.708 %)Windows NT
124 (0.708 %)Windows 2000 Server
133 (0.531 %)NetWare
142 (0.354 %)i5/OS
142 (0.354 %)Windows Server 2008
142 (0.354 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
142 (0.354 %)VMS
142 (0.354 %)OpenVMS
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
147 (8.319 %)Migration
228 (4.956 %)ITIL
323 (4.071 %)Project Management
420 (3.540 %)Release Management
518 (3.186 %)Change Management
617 (3.009 %)SOA
716 (2.832 %)Disaster Recovery
812 (2.124 %)Workflow
812 (2.124 %)Service Management
911 (1.947 %)Business Intelligence
911 (1.947 %)Configuration Management
1010 (1.770 %)Load Balancing
118 (1.416 %)Problem Management
118 (1.416 %)Service Delivery
127 (1.239 %)CRM
127 (1.239 %)EAI
127 (1.239 %)Test Scripting
127 (1.239 %)Zachman Framework
136 (1.062 %)Technical Architecture
136 (1.062 %)Ethical Hacking
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
166 (11.68 %)SQL
262 (10.97 %)Shell Script
337 (6.549 %)Java
337 (6.549 %)Perl
422 (3.894 %)PL/SQL
519 (3.363 %)VB
615 (2.655 %)C
615 (2.655 %)C++
713 (2.301 %)Korn
810 (1.770 %)C#
97 (1.239 %)VB6
106 (1.062 %)Jython
106 (1.062 %)COBOL
106 (1.062 %)VBScript
114 (0.708 %)AWK
123 (0.531 %)XPath
123 (0.531 %)ABAP
123 (0.531 %)PHP
132 (0.354 %)Fortran
132 (0.354 %)JCL
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
176 (13.45 %)Security Cleared
238 (6.726 %)SC Cleared
39 (1.593 %)DV Cleared
44 (0.708 %)BC Cleared
44 (0.708 %)IBM AIX Certification
53 (0.531 %)Cisco Certification
53 (0.531 %)Degree
62 (0.354 %)CCNA
71 (0.177 %)CISSP
71 (0.177 %)CISM
71 (0.177 %)RHCT
71 (0.177 %)VERITAS Certified Professional (VCP)
71 (0.177 %)Microsoft Certification
71 (0.177 %)PRINCE2 Certification
71 (0.177 %)RHCE
71 (0.177 %)Sun Certification
71 (0.177 %)ITIL Certification
71 (0.177 %)PMI Certification
71 (0.177 %)HNC
71 (0.177 %)HND
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
114 (2.478 %)QA
21 (0.177 %)SLA
21 (0.177 %)BS7799
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
132 (5.664 %)Oracle RAC
222 (3.894 %)NetBackup
315 (2.655 %)Veritas Volume Manager
410 (1.770 %)Oracle RMAN
410 (1.770 %)Veritas Cluster Server
58 (1.416 %)VMware Infrastructure
58 (1.416 %)Active Directory
67 (1.239 %)Backup Exec
76 (1.062 %)RACF
85 (0.885 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
94 (0.708 %)NFS
94 (0.708 %)Samba
94 (0.708 %)WebInspect
103 (0.531 %)ClearTrust
103 (0.531 %)Veritas File System
112 (0.354 %)Nmap
112 (0.354 %)MetaFrame
112 (0.354 %)Sendmail
121 (0.177 %)SRDF
121 (0.177 %)Terminal Services
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
153 (9.381 %)Tivoli
243 (7.611 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
322 (3.894 %)Legato
412 (2.124 %)CA SiteMinder
511 (1.947 %)Data Guard
69 (1.593 %)EMC NetWorker
77 (1.239 %)Tivoli Identity Manager
77 (1.239 %)Tivoli Monitoring
86 (1.062 %)Unicenter
95 (0.885 %)AutoSys
95 (0.885 %)Netcool
95 (0.885 %)Netcool/OMNIbus
104 (0.708 %)OpenView
104 (0.708 %)ServiceCenter
113 (0.531 %)AppDetective
113 (0.531 %)CONTROL-M
113 (0.531 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
113 (0.531 %)OpenView Configuration Management
122 (0.354 %)BMC PATROL
122 (0.354 %)Nessus
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1205 (36.28 %)Oracle
2115 (20.35 %)IBM
382 (14.51 %)HP
448 (8.496 %)Sun
531 (5.487 %)Veritas
629 (5.133 %)Microsoft
727 (4.779 %)SAP
823 (4.071 %)Cisco
823 (4.071 %)Red Hat
922 (3.894 %)EMC
1021 (3.717 %)Siebel
1021 (3.717 %)VMware
1115 (2.655 %)Citrix
1214 (2.478 %)Informatica
1214 (2.478 %)NetApp
1312 (2.124 %)Cognos
1411 (1.947 %)Sybase
1510 (1.770 %)CheckPoint
168 (1.416 %)PeopleSoft
177 (1.239 %)Vignette