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The table looks at the demand for Disaster Recovery skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Disaster Recovery 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 Processes & Methodologies category.

LinkDisaster Recovery
Location
3 months to
3 Jul 2009
Same period last year
Rank203205
Rank change on the same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads238561
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK0.693 %0.729 %
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category1.288 %1.419 %
Daily rates quoted111148
Average daily rate£350£430
Average daily rate % change on the same period last year-18.60 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£236£295
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£548£600
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£450
% change on same period last year-27.77 %
Hourly rates quoted1437
Average hourly rate£26.00£26.75
Average hourly rate % change on the same period last year-2.800 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£16.80£17.20
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£50.00£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.50£23.50
% change on same period last year+4.250 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesAll Processes & Methodologies
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
1847539533
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK53.78 %51.35 %
Daily rates quoted761014354
Average daily rate£395£413
Average daily rate % change on the same period last year-4.240 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£225£260
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£550£588
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£388
% change on same period last year-9.670 %
Hourly rates quoted10802298
Average hourly rate£22.50£28.50
Average hourly rate % change on the same period last year-21.05 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£11.50£13.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£37.50£42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.50£30.00
% change on same period last year-21.66 %

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.

Disaster Recovery
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Disaster Recovery within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Disaster Recovery Demand Trend

Disaster Recovery
Daily Rate Trend

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

Disaster Recovery Daily Rate Trend

Disaster Recovery
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Disaster Recovery Daily Rate Histogram

Disaster Recovery
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Disaster Recovery Hourly Rate Trend

Disaster Recovery
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Disaster Recovery Hourly Rate Histogram

Disaster Recovery
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 Disaster Recovery 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
EnglandUp+3226£350-17.64 %
LondonUp+16142£350-17.64 %
South EastUp+6442£325-27.77 %
City of LondonUp+2139£313-24.24 %
South WestUp+2115£325-13.33 %
North WestUp+4413£375+20.00 %
HampshireUp+4710--
BerkshireUp+2510£256-47.43 %
BristolUp+39£240-36.00 %
SurreyUp+437£350-6.66 %
West MidlandsUp+417£168-64.73 %
Docklands, LondonUp+277£430-21.90 %
ManchesterUp+366£314-
ScotlandUp+375£295-43.80 %
West SussexUp+285£325-
CrawleyUp+135£325-
SomersetNew entry-5£375-
CheshireUp+454£375+25.00 %
WalesUp+294£286-
South WalesUp+254£286-
GlasgowUp+244£318-
WarwickshireUp+234--
OxfordshireUp+214--
WarwickUp+74--
YorkshireUp+383--
East of EnglandUp+353£575+27.77 %
West YorkshireUp+253--
CardiffUp+183£286-
MiddlesexUp+53£325-
TauntonNew entry-3--

Disaster Recovery
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1150 (26.69 %)Windows
2122 (21.71 %)SQL
3119 (21.17 %)Oracle
497 (17.26 %)Finance
497 (17.26 %)Business Continuity
497 (17.26 %)Security Cleared
580 (14.23 %)UNIX
674 (13.17 %)Microsoft
772 (12.81 %)ITIL
772 (12.81 %)SAN
871 (12.63 %)Windows Server 2003
969 (12.28 %)Active Directory
1068 (12.10 %)SQL Server
1164 (11.39 %)SC Cleared
1262 (11.03 %)Project Management
1354 (9.609 %)Solaris
1453 (9.431 %)LAN
1552 (9.253 %)Clustering
1651 (9.075 %)WAN
1747 (8.363 %)PRINCE2
1846 (8.185 %)Cisco
1846 (8.185 %)Migration
1945 (8.007 %)Government
2042 (7.473 %)MS Exchange
2141 (7.295 %)Change Management
2239 (6.940 %)VMware
2338 (6.762 %)Internet
2338 (6.762 %)Banking
2436 (6.406 %)Service Management
2436 (6.406 %)Veritas

Disaster Recovery
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
119 (3.381 %)Middleware
217 (3.025 %).NET
312 (2.135 %)WebSphere
411 (1.957 %)OC4J
510 (1.779 %)Oracle Fusion
68 (1.423 %)Java EE
77 (1.246 %)JSR 286
77 (1.246 %)JSR 168
77 (1.246 %)Struts
85 (0.890 %)XML
85 (0.890 %)HTML
94 (0.712 %)CSS
94 (0.712 %)ActiveX
103 (0.534 %)JDBC
112 (0.356 %)SOAP
112 (0.356 %)ASP.NET
112 (0.356 %)ADO
112 (0.356 %)XHTML
112 (0.356 %)XSD
112 (0.356 %)ODBC
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
142 (7.473 %)MS Exchange
229 (5.160 %)Exchange Server 2003
314 (2.491 %)Oracle Application Server
413 (2.313 %)Apache
413 (2.313 %)SharePoint
512 (2.135 %)Exchange Server 2007
512 (2.135 %)Oracle HTTP Server
610 (1.779 %)IIS
79 (1.601 %)WebLogic
87 (1.246 %)WebSphere Application Server
87 (1.246 %)Exchange Server 2000
87 (1.246 %)WebSphere Portal
96 (1.068 %)SharePoint Server 2007
96 (1.068 %)Tuxedo
105 (0.890 %)BizTalk Server
113 (0.534 %)Documentum
113 (0.534 %)WebSphere Message Broker
122 (0.356 %)WordPress
122 (0.356 %)SharePoint Portal Server
122 (0.356 %)Oracle 10gAS
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
129 (5.160 %)MS Excel
216 (2.847 %)MS Office
39 (1.601 %)MS Visio
48 (1.423 %)MS Project
56 (1.068 %)MS PowerPoint
64 (0.712 %)InfoPath
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
125 (4.448 %)Oracle Applications
211 (1.957 %)Oracle EBS
32 (0.356 %)Oracle Financials
32 (0.356 %)Dynamics CRM
41 (0.178 %)Kondor+
41 (0.178 %)Loan IQ
41 (0.178 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
41 (0.178 %)CODA Dream
41 (0.178 %)Global One
41 (0.178 %)Summit
41 (0.178 %)RMDS
41 (0.178 %)Oracle ERP
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
172 (12.81 %)SAN
253 (9.431 %)LAN
351 (9.075 %)WAN
438 (6.762 %)Internet
534 (6.050 %)Firewall
624 (4.270 %)NAS
720 (3.559 %)DNS
818 (3.203 %)LDAP
917 (3.025 %)TCP/IP
1014 (2.491 %)DHCP
1112 (2.135 %)VPN
1112 (2.135 %)HTTP
1112 (2.135 %)VLAN
1211 (1.957 %)Wireless
139 (1.601 %)Network Security
148 (1.423 %)Cisco PIX
148 (1.423 %)SMTP
157 (1.246 %)MPLS
165 (0.890 %)iSCSI
174 (0.712 %)OSPF
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
168 (12.10 %)SQL Server
232 (5.694 %)Oracle 10g
328 (4.982 %)SQL Server 2000
422 (3.915 %)SQL Server 2005
517 (3.025 %)Oracle Reports
517 (3.025 %)Oracle 8/8i
614 (2.491 %)SQL Server Integration Services
713 (2.313 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
812 (2.135 %)SQL Server 2008
911 (1.957 %)DTS
1010 (1.779 %)Oracle Discoverer
116 (1.068 %)Datawarehouse
125 (0.890 %)Oracle 9i
125 (0.890 %)MS Access
125 (0.890 %)OLAP
134 (0.712 %)MySQL
134 (0.712 %)Oracle 11g
134 (0.712 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
134 (0.712 %)DataStage
143 (0.534 %)InterSystems Cache
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
111 (1.957 %)Oracle Forms
26 (1.068 %)PeopleTools
35 (0.890 %)VSS/SourceSafe
44 (0.712 %)Visual Studio
53 (0.534 %)LoadRunner
61 (0.178 %)Ant
61 (0.178 %)WinRunner
61 (0.178 %)QuickTest Pro
61 (0.178 %)ClearQuest
61 (0.178 %)MSI
61 (0.178 %)Introscope
61 (0.178 %)Selenium
61 (0.178 %)FitNesse
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
197 (17.26 %)Finance
245 (8.007 %)Government
338 (6.762 %)Banking
422 (3.915 %)Investment Banking
513 (2.313 %)Retail
612 (2.135 %)Telecoms
711 (1.957 %)Law
711 (1.957 %)Front Office
810 (1.779 %)Education
99 (1.601 %)Pharmaceutical
99 (1.601 %)Health
108 (1.423 %)Insurance
117 (1.246 %)Legal
117 (1.246 %)Financial Institution
126 (1.068 %)Back Office
135 (0.890 %)Local Government
143 (0.534 %)Publishing
152 (0.356 %)Electric
152 (0.356 %)Auditing
161 (0.178 %)Online Games
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
195 (16.90 %)Analyst
278 (13.88 %)Architect
373 (12.99 %)DBA
450 (8.897 %)Project Manager
543 (7.651 %)Consultant
639 (6.940 %)Technical Architect
737 (6.584 %)Oracle DBA
836 (6.406 %)Support Analyst
924 (4.270 %)Technical Support
1023 (4.093 %)SQL DBA
1121 (3.737 %)Developer
1219 (3.381 %)Administrator
1318 (3.203 %)Oracle Applications DBA
1417 (3.025 %)Technical Analyst
1516 (2.847 %)Infrastructure Architect
1615 (2.669 %)SQL Server DBA
1714 (2.491 %)Support Engineer
1714 (2.491 %)Business Analyst
1813 (2.313 %)Technical Engineer
1912 (2.135 %)Service Manager
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
152 (9.253 %)Clustering
232 (5.694 %)Replication
316 (2.847 %)Thin Client
316 (2.847 %)Fat Client
413 (2.313 %)Blackberry
511 (1.957 %)NHS
69 (1.601 %)HACMP
69 (1.601 %)CLARiiON
69 (1.601 %)Management Information System
69 (1.601 %)Equities
78 (1.423 %)PKI
86 (1.068 %)Derivative
86 (1.068 %)EMC Centera
95 (0.890 %)Mainframe
95 (0.890 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
95 (0.890 %)RMADS
104 (0.712 %)Equity Derivative
104 (0.712 %)Statistics
104 (0.712 %)CMDB
104 (0.712 %)Client/Server
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1150 (26.69 %)Windows
280 (14.23 %)UNIX
371 (12.63 %)Windows Server 2003
454 (9.609 %)Solaris
536 (6.406 %)Linux
620 (3.559 %)Windows 2000
620 (3.559 %)Windows Server 2008
718 (3.203 %)Windows 2000 Server
816 (2.847 %)AIX
910 (1.779 %)HPUX
910 (1.779 %)Windows XP
106 (1.068 %)Windows NT
115 (0.890 %)Red Hat Linux
115 (0.890 %)NetWare
124 (0.712 %)Windows Vista
133 (0.534 %)SUSE
133 (0.534 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
141 (0.178 %)Mac OS X
141 (0.178 %)OS/400
141 (0.178 %)Mac OS X Server
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
197 (17.26 %)Business Continuity
272 (12.81 %)ITIL
362 (11.03 %)Project Management
447 (8.363 %)PRINCE2
546 (8.185 %)Migration
641 (7.295 %)Change Management
736 (6.406 %)Service Management
832 (5.694 %)Service Delivery
921 (3.737 %)BCP
1020 (3.559 %)Performance Testing
1117 (3.025 %)Technical Architecture
1214 (2.491 %)Configuration Management
1313 (2.313 %)Risk Management
1313 (2.313 %)User Acceptance Testing
1313 (2.313 %)Stakeholder Management
1313 (2.313 %)Network Design
1412 (2.135 %)Problem Management
1412 (2.135 %)Risk Assessment
1511 (1.957 %)Workflow
1511 (1.957 %)CRM
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1122 (21.71 %)SQL
231 (5.516 %)Shell Script
330 (5.338 %)PL/SQL
419 (3.381 %)T-SQL
517 (3.025 %)VB
612 (2.135 %)Perl
710 (1.779 %)Java
87 (1.246 %)C
87 (1.246 %)Jython
96 (1.068 %)C#
105 (0.890 %)VBA
114 (0.712 %)Python
114 (0.712 %)VB.NET
123 (0.534 %)SQR
123 (0.534 %)C++
123 (0.534 %)JavaScript
132 (0.356 %)PHP
132 (0.356 %)COBOL
132 (0.356 %)PeopleCode
132 (0.356 %)JCL
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
197 (17.26 %)Security Cleared
264 (11.39 %)SC Cleared
319 (3.381 %)CTC Cleared
416 (2.847 %)Degree
416 (2.847 %)Microsoft Certification
513 (2.313 %)Cisco Certification
513 (2.313 %)MCSE
513 (2.313 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
612 (2.135 %)CCNA
711 (1.957 %)PRINCE2 Certification
810 (1.779 %)PMI Certification
99 (1.601 %)PMP
108 (1.423 %)ITIL Certification
115 (0.890 %)DV Cleared
124 (0.712 %)ISEB
133 (0.534 %)CCNP
133 (0.534 %)MCSA
133 (0.534 %)IBM WebSphere Certification
142 (0.356 %)MCDBA
142 (0.356 %)CCIE
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
121 (3.737 %)QA
212 (2.135 %)ISO27001
310 (1.779 %)SLA
49 (1.601 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
55 (0.890 %)ISO17799
64 (0.712 %)BS7799
64 (0.712 %)BS25999
72 (0.356 %)PCI DSS
72 (0.356 %)Basel II
81 (0.178 %)COBIT
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
169 (12.28 %)Active Directory
224 (4.270 %)VMware Infrastructure
321 (3.737 %)Oracle RAC
321 (3.737 %)NetBackup
413 (2.313 %)Oracle RMAN
511 (1.957 %)Citrix Presentation Server
610 (1.779 %)VMware ESX
79 (1.601 %)Veritas Cluster Server
85 (0.890 %)Hyper-V
94 (0.712 %)Backup Exec
103 (0.534 %)ISA Server
103 (0.534 %)NFS
112 (0.356 %)MetaFrame
112 (0.356 %)Terminal Server
112 (0.356 %)Postfix
112 (0.356 %)Sendmail
112 (0.356 %)Veritas Volume Manager
121 (0.178 %)VMware Server
121 (0.178 %)NDS
121 (0.178 %)Samba
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
114 (2.491 %)Tivoli
212 (2.135 %)Netcool
311 (1.957 %)OpenView Configuration Management
49 (1.601 %)Legato
58 (1.423 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
58 (1.423 %)SCCM
67 (1.246 %)MOM
76 (1.068 %)Data Guard
84 (0.712 %)EMC NetWorker
93 (0.534 %)ServiceCenter
93 (0.534 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
102 (0.356 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
102 (0.356 %)SCOM
102 (0.356 %)ARCserve
111 (0.178 %)ZENworks
111 (0.178 %)Netcool/OMNIbus
111 (0.178 %)Oracle Statspack
111 (0.178 %)OpenView
111 (0.178 %)Unicenter
111 (0.178 %)Tivoli Remote Control
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1119 (21.17 %)Oracle
274 (13.17 %)Microsoft
346 (8.185 %)Cisco
439 (6.940 %)VMware
536 (6.406 %)Veritas
633 (5.872 %)HP
728 (4.982 %)Citrix
818 (3.203 %)Sun
818 (3.203 %)PeopleSoft
916 (2.847 %)EMC
1015 (2.669 %)BEA
1114 (2.491 %)SAP
1213 (2.313 %)NetApp
1312 (2.135 %)CA
1312 (2.135 %)CheckPoint
1411 (1.957 %)Dell
1510 (1.779 %)Retek
168 (1.423 %)IBM
168 (1.423 %)Sybase
175 (0.890 %)Nokia