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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Borland products and/or services in IT contracts across the UK with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Borland over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBorland
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008		Same period last year
Rank514635
Rank change on same period last yearUp+121
Matching contract IT job ads5737
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.080 %0.037 %
As % of the category below0.183 %0.084 %
Daily rates quoted1211
Average minimum daily rate£399£346
Average daily rate£432£394
% change on same period last year+9.84 %
Average maximum daily rate£466£442
UK excluding London average daily rate£417£390
% change on same period last year+6.99 %
Hourly rates quoted86
Average minimum hourly rate£37.63£29.86
Average hourly rate£39.75£31.64
% change on same period last year+25.62 %
Average maximum hourly rate£41.88£33.43
UK excluding London average hourly rate£39.75£31.64
% change on same period last year+25.62 %
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
UK
Matching contract IT job ads3109443799
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled43.44 %44.00 %
Daily rates quoted907212518
Average minimum daily rate£373£387
Average daily rate£398£411
% change on same period last year-3.15 %
Average maximum daily rate£422£435
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£354
% change on same period last year+1.60 %
Hourly rates quoted28183994
Average minimum hourly rate£23.05£23.20
Average hourly rate£24.52£24.65
% change on same period last year-0.49 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.00£26.09
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.36£24.43
% change on same period last year-0.31 %

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 the Borland Software Corporation.

Borland
Demand Trend

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

Borland Demand Trend

Borland
Daily Rate Trend

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

Borland Daily Rate Trend

Borland
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Borland within the UK over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Borland Daily Rate Histogram

Borland
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Borland Hourly Rate Trend

Borland
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Borland within the UK over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Borland Hourly Rate Histogram

Borland
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 Borland within the UK over the 3 months to 6 October 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
EnglandUp+10953£432+8.74 %
South EastUp+6031£417+4.31 %
BerkshireUp+5420£375-14.28 %
ReadingUp+1618£375-13.46 %
HampshireUp+327£506+68.75 %
East of EnglandUp+246--
EssexNew entry-5--
LondonUp+705£600+45.45 %
South WestUp+244--
WalesDown-24--
NewportNew entry-4--
South WalesUp+14--
BasingstokeNew entry-4£375-
WarwickNew entry-3--
WarwickshireNew entry-3--
West MidlandsNew entry-3--
Thames ValleyNew entry-2£290-
North WestUp+142--
WarringtonNew entry-2--
City of LondonDown-92--
CheshireNew entry-2--
LeedsNew entry-1--
West YorkshireNew entry-1--
GloucestershireNew entry-1--
BristolNew entry-1--
MiddlesexNew entry-1£400-
M4 CorridorNew entry-1--
YorkshireNew entry-1--
North EastUp+61--
HertfordshireNew entry-1--

Borland
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Borland 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 Borland.

188 (61.97 %)Windows
283 (58.45 %)StarTeam
369 (48.59 %)Security Cleared
451 (35.92 %)Windows Server 2003
546 (32.39 %)Configuration Management
643 (30.28 %)OpenView Configuration Management
740 (28.17 %)SC Cleared
836 (25.35 %)TestDirector
933 (23.24 %)Government
1029 (20.42 %)C++
1126 (18.31 %)Windows XP
1218 (12.68 %)TCP/IP
1218 (12.68 %)HP
1218 (12.68 %)VBScript
1316 (11.27 %)Test Scripting
1415 (10.56 %)Oracle
1514 (9.859 %)Java
1514 (9.859 %)IBM
1514 (9.859 %)MS Excel
1514 (9.859 %)CA
1514 (9.859 %)Serena
1514 (9.859 %)Software Packaging
1612 (8.451 %)WSH
1711 (7.746 %)C#
1810 (7.042 %)Delphi
1810 (7.042 %)UML
1810 (7.042 %)Microsoft
1810 (7.042 %)Manufacturing
199 (6.338 %)PDA
199 (6.338 %)ISEB

Borland
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Borland 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 Borland. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
114 (9.859 %)Software Packaging
212 (8.451 %)WSH
36 (4.225 %).NET
44 (2.817 %)JSP
53 (2.113 %)XML
62 (1.408 %)ASP.NET
62 (1.408 %)ODBC
62 (1.408 %)Servlets
62 (1.408 %)J2EE
62 (1.408 %)JavaBeans
71 (0.704 %)NetBeans
71 (0.704 %)HTML
71 (0.704 %)WCF
71 (0.704 %)WPF
71 (0.704 %)LINQ
71 (0.704 %)MFC
71 (0.704 %)ADO
71 (0.704 %)ADO.NET
71 (0.704 %)SOAP
71 (0.704 %)Struts
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (4.930 %)CMS
24 (2.817 %)SharePoint
32 (1.408 %)ArcIMS
32 (1.408 %)ArcSDE
32 (1.408 %)WebLogic
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
114 (9.859 %)MS Excel
26 (4.225 %)MS Visio
33 (2.113 %)MS Office
42 (1.408 %)MS Project
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (2.113 %)JDE OneWorld
13 (2.113 %)JDE EnterpriseOne
22 (1.408 %)Summit
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
118 (12.68 %)TCP/IP
21 (0.704 %)Internet
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (2.817 %)Oracle 10g
23 (2.113 %)BusinessObjects
23 (2.113 %)MS Access
32 (1.408 %)SQL Server
41 (0.704 %)Oracle 8/8i
41 (0.704 %)TOAD
41 (0.704 %)GIS
41 (0.704 %)SQL Server 2005
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
183 (58.45 %)StarTeam
236 (25.35 %)TestDirector
39 (6.338 %)ClearCase
46 (4.225 %)C++Builder
46 (4.225 %)Telelogic DOORS
55 (3.521 %)Visual Studio
55 (3.521 %)WinRunner
64 (2.817 %)QuickTest Pro
64 (2.817 %)LoadRunner
64 (2.817 %)JBuilder
64 (2.817 %)SilkPerformer
73 (2.113 %)SilkTest
73 (2.113 %)Synon
73 (2.113 %)CaliberRM
82 (1.408 %)MSI
82 (1.408 %)Ant
82 (1.408 %)JUnit
91 (0.704 %)PVCS
91 (0.704 %)Oracle Forms
91 (0.704 %)SilkCentral
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
133 (23.24 %)Government
210 (7.042 %)Manufacturing
38 (5.634 %)Electronics
38 (5.634 %)Telecoms
42 (1.408 %)Education
42 (1.408 %)Banking
51 (0.704 %)Marketing
51 (0.704 %)Health
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
130 (21.13 %)Tester
223 (16.20 %)Developer
314 (9.859 %)Analyst
314 (9.859 %)Software Engineer
410 (7.042 %)C++ Software Engineer
59 (6.338 %)Systems Tester
59 (6.338 %)Applications Packager
68 (5.634 %)Administrator
68 (5.634 %)Delphi Developer
77 (4.930 %)Test Manager
77 (4.930 %)Windows Administrator
85 (3.521 %)C Software Engineer
85 (3.521 %)Test Analyst
85 (3.521 %)Business Analyst
85 (3.521 %)Integration Engineer
85 (3.521 %)C++ Developer
93 (2.113 %)Performance Engineer
93 (2.113 %)Report Analyst
93 (2.113 %)Consultant
93 (2.113 %)Technical Specialist
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (6.338 %)PDA
23 (2.113 %)AS400
31 (0.704 %)Mandarin Language
31 (0.704 %)Multithreading
31 (0.704 %)Client/Server
31 (0.704 %)N-Tier
31 (0.704 %)Management Information System
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
188 (61.97 %)Windows
251 (35.92 %)Windows Server 2003
326 (18.31 %)Windows XP
45 (3.521 %)Windows Mobile
51 (0.704 %)UNIX
51 (0.704 %)Solaris
51 (0.704 %)Linux
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
169 (48.59 %)Security Cleared
246 (32.39 %)Configuration Management
340 (28.17 %)SC Cleared
416 (11.27 %)Test Scripting
510 (7.042 %)UML
68 (5.634 %)Project Management
76 (4.225 %)PRINCE2
76 (4.225 %)Test Management
85 (3.521 %)Requirements Management
94 (2.817 %)RUP
103 (2.113 %)ERP
103 (2.113 %)Data Modelling
103 (2.113 %)OO
103 (2.113 %)Migration
103 (2.113 %)Release Management
103 (2.113 %)System Testing
112 (1.408 %)Statistical Analysis
112 (1.408 %)DV Cleared
112 (1.408 %)User Acceptance Testing
112 (1.408 %)Performance Testing
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
129 (20.42 %)C++
218 (12.68 %)VBScript
314 (9.859 %)Java
411 (7.746 %)C#
510 (7.042 %)Delphi
69 (6.338 %)C
77 (4.930 %)SQL
77 (4.930 %)VC++
83 (2.113 %)VBA
83 (2.113 %)VB
83 (2.113 %)COBOL
83 (2.113 %)RPG
92 (1.408 %)JavaScript
101 (0.704 %)PL/SQL
101 (0.704 %)VB.NET
101 (0.704 %)XAML
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (6.338 %)ISEB
28 (5.634 %)Degree
33 (2.113 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
33 (2.113 %)ISEB Practitioner
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.704 %)ISO9001
11 (0.704 %)QA
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (3.521 %)Active Directory
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
143 (30.28 %)OpenView Configuration Management
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (12.68 %)HP
215 (10.56 %)Oracle
314 (9.859 %)IBM
314 (9.859 %)CA
314 (9.859 %)Serena
410 (7.042 %)Microsoft
56 (4.225 %)Telelogic
64 (2.817 %)TIBCO
73 (2.113 %)Business Objects
73 (2.113 %)JD Edwards
82 (1.408 %)BEA
82 (1.408 %)ESRI
91 (0.704 %)Remedy
91 (0.704 %)Segue
91 (0.704 %)Progress
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