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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Clearswift 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 Clearswift over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkClearswift
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008		Same period last year
Rank569648
Rank change on same period last yearUp+79
Matching contract IT job ads224
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.024 %
As % of the category below0.006 %0.055 %
Daily rates quoted014
Average minimum daily rate-£321
Average daily rate-£364
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£407
UK excluding London average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
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--
% change on same period last year-
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 Clearswift Limited.

Clearswift
Demand Trend

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

Clearswift Demand Trend

Clearswift
Daily Rate Trend

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

Clearswift Daily Rate Trend

Clearswift
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Clearswift Hourly Rate Trend

Clearswift
Top 4 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Clearswift 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
TrowbridgeNew entry-2--
WiltshireDown-32--
South WestUp+222--
EnglandUp+712--

Clearswift
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

19 (75.00 %)Security Cleared
27 (58.33 %)MS Exchange
35 (41.67 %)DMZ
35 (41.67 %)MailMarshal
35 (41.67 %)Exchange Server 2007
44 (33.33 %)SC Cleared
44 (33.33 %)CheckPoint
44 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
53 (25.00 %)Perl
53 (25.00 %)Shell Script
53 (25.00 %)X.400
53 (25.00 %)X.500
53 (25.00 %)SMTP
53 (25.00 %)UNIX
53 (25.00 %)Microsoft
53 (25.00 %)MAILsweeper
53 (25.00 %)Firewall
53 (25.00 %)Finance
53 (25.00 %)Legal
53 (25.00 %)DV Cleared
62 (16.67 %)Brocade
62 (16.67 %)VLAN
62 (16.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
62 (16.67 %)Windows 2000 Server
62 (16.67 %)Blue Coat
62 (16.67 %)CCSE
62 (16.67 %)SonicWALL
62 (16.67 %)Finjan
62 (16.67 %)3Com
62 (16.67 %)VMware

Clearswift
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (58.33 %)MS Exchange
25 (41.67 %)Exchange Server 2007
32 (16.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (41.67 %)DMZ
24 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
33 (25.00 %)X.400
33 (25.00 %)X.500
33 (25.00 %)SMTP
33 (25.00 %)Firewall
42 (16.67 %)Wireless
42 (16.67 %)VLAN
42 (16.67 %)DHCP
42 (16.67 %)NetScreen
42 (16.67 %)VPN
42 (16.67 %)DNS
42 (16.67 %)SAN
51 (8.333 %)FTP
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (25.00 %)Finance
13 (25.00 %)Legal
22 (16.67 %)Government
31 (8.333 %)Telecoms
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (33.33 %)Exchange Specialist
23 (25.00 %)Developer
32 (16.67 %)Analyst
32 (16.67 %)Infrastructure Analyst
32 (16.67 %)Tester
41 (8.333 %)Technical Tester
41 (8.333 %)Firewall Engineer
41 (8.333 %)Consultant
41 (8.333 %)Network Engineer
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (16.67 %)Clustering
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (25.00 %)UNIX
22 (16.67 %)Windows
22 (16.67 %)AIX
22 (16.67 %)HPUX
22 (16.67 %)Solaris
22 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (16.67 %)Windows 2000 Server
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (75.00 %)Security Cleared
24 (33.33 %)SC Cleared
33 (25.00 %)DV Cleared
42 (16.67 %)ITIL
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (25.00 %)Perl
13 (25.00 %)Shell Script
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (16.67 %)CCNA
12 (16.67 %)Cisco Certification
12 (16.67 %)CCSE
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (16.67 %)SLA
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (41.67 %)MailMarshal
22 (16.67 %)Active Directory
22 (16.67 %)VMware ESX
22 (16.67 %)Backup Exec
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (25.00 %)MAILsweeper
22 (16.67 %)OpenView
22 (16.67 %)OpenView Configuration Management
22 (16.67 %)MIMEsweeper
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (33.33 %)CheckPoint
23 (25.00 %)Microsoft
32 (16.67 %)HP
32 (16.67 %)Dell
32 (16.67 %)Intel
32 (16.67 %)Citrix
32 (16.67 %)Juniper
32 (16.67 %)CommVault
32 (16.67 %)StorageTek
32 (16.67 %)Symantec
32 (16.67 %)McAfee Security
32 (16.67 %)Sophos
32 (16.67 %)Websense
32 (16.67 %)3Com
32 (16.67 %)VMware
32 (16.67 %)Blue Coat
32 (16.67 %)Brocade
32 (16.67 %)SonicWALL
32 (16.67 %)Finjan
32 (16.67 %)Cisco
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