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The table below looks at the demand for DECnet skills across the UK with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited DECnet over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDECnet
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank557660
Rank change on same period last yearUp+103
Matching contract IT job ads1412
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.012 %
As % of the category below0.147 %0.089 %
Daily rates quoted130
Average minimum daily rate£365-
Average daily rate£379-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£392-
UK excluding London average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted03
Average minimum hourly rate-£22.00
Average hourly rate-£22.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£22.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£22.00
% change on same period last year-
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
UK
Matching contract IT job ads955613496
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled13.35 %13.56 %
Daily rates quoted27403509
Average minimum daily rate£345£346
Average daily rate£365£363
% change on same period last year+0.57 %
Average maximum daily rate£385£380
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£336
% change on same period last year+5.14 %
Hourly rates quoted12021863
Average minimum hourly rate£25.18£26.24
Average hourly rate£26.89£28.24
% change on same period last year-4.77 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.59£30.24
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.35£28.52
% change on same period last year-4.11 %

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.

DECnet
Demand Trend

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

DECnet Demand Trend

DECnet
Daily Rate Trend

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

DECnet Daily Rate Trend

DECnet
Daily Rate Histogram

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

DECnet Daily Rate Histogram

DECnet
Hourly Rate Trend

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

DECnet Hourly Rate Trend

DECnet
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 DECnet 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
LondonUp+8314£379-
EnglandUp+9314£379-
City of LondonNew entry-11£393-
Docklands, LondonNew entry-2£300-

DECnet
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

122 (100.00 %)VMS
218 (81.82 %)OpenVMS
316 (72.73 %)HP
415 (68.18 %)TCP/IP
513 (59.09 %)Oracle
513 (59.09 %)Finance
612 (54.55 %)TIBCO
612 (54.55 %)Reuters
612 (54.55 %)Ingres
711 (50.00 %)Compaq
711 (50.00 %)SAN
711 (50.00 %)Banking
810 (45.45 %)VAX
98 (36.36 %)Enterprise Architecture
106 (27.27 %)OpenView
115 (22.73 %)DCL
124 (18.18 %)SC Cleared
124 (18.18 %)Security Cleared
124 (18.18 %)BCP
124 (18.18 %)Clustering
124 (18.18 %)NetBackup
133 (13.64 %)Health
133 (13.64 %)Fixed Income
133 (13.64 %)Remedy
133 (13.64 %)BMC PATROL
133 (13.64 %)BMC
133 (13.64 %)VERITAS
133 (13.64 %)CiscoWorks
133 (13.64 %)Sybase
133 (13.64 %)MQSeries

DECnet
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (13.64 %)MQSeries
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
115 (68.18 %)TCP/IP
211 (50.00 %)SAN
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (54.55 %)Ingres
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (13.64 %)ClearCase
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (59.09 %)Finance
211 (50.00 %)Banking
33 (13.64 %)Health
42 (9.091 %)Investment Banking
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (45.45 %)Administrator
110 (45.45 %)VMS Administrator
24 (18.18 %)Technical Support Engineer
24 (18.18 %)Technical Engineer
24 (18.18 %)Technical Support
24 (18.18 %)Support Engineer
33 (13.64 %)Systems Manager
41 (4.545 %)Systems Administrator
41 (4.545 %)Systems Engineer
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (45.45 %)VAX
24 (18.18 %)Clustering
33 (13.64 %)Derivative
33 (13.64 %)Fixed Income
41 (4.545 %)Client/Server
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
122 (100.00 %)VMS
218 (81.82 %)OpenVMS
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (36.36 %)Enterprise Architecture
24 (18.18 %)SC Cleared
24 (18.18 %)Security Cleared
24 (18.18 %)BCP
32 (9.091 %)DRM
32 (9.091 %)Project Management
32 (9.091 %)Network Design
41 (4.545 %)Test Scripting
41 (4.545 %)Performance Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (22.73 %)DCL
23 (13.64 %)Korn
31 (4.545 %)SQL
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (18.18 %)NetBackup
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (27.27 %)OpenView
23 (13.64 %)CiscoWorks
23 (13.64 %)BMC PATROL
31 (4.545 %)Unicenter
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (72.73 %)HP
213 (59.09 %)Oracle
312 (54.55 %)TIBCO
312 (54.55 %)Reuters
411 (50.00 %)Compaq
53 (13.64 %)BMC
53 (13.64 %)VERITAS
53 (13.64 %)Sybase
53 (13.64 %)IBM
53 (13.64 %)Remedy
61 (4.545 %)Symantec