The first part of the table below looks at the demand for GroupWise skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited GroupWise over the 3 months to 16 May 2012 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Application Platforms category.

Note that 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.

Novell GroupWise
Location
3 months to
16 May 2012
Same period 2011Same period 2010
Rank572547506
Rank change year-on-year
Down-25Down-41
Matching contract IT job ads73430
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK0.012 %0.055 %0.054 %
As % of the Application Platforms category0.073 %0.332 %0.361 %
Number of daily rates quoted2139
Average daily rate£306£260£300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+17.78 %-13.33 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£261£154£185
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£351£350£325
UK excluding London average daily rate-£260£325
% change year-on-year
--20.00 %
Number of hourly rates quoted1147
Average hourly rate£18.50£14.00£16.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+32.14 %-12.50 %
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.50£16.50£13.25
% change year-on-year
+12.12 %+24.52 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryAll Application Platforms
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Platforms category
9626102508302
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK16.26 %16.70 %15.08 %
Number of daily rates quoted532254453765
Average daily rate£350£375£363
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-6.66 %+3.44 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£225£225£220
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£500£550£550
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£350£325
% change year-on-year
-7.14 %+7.69 %
Number of hourly rates quoted426561523
Average hourly rate£20.00£19.50£19.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+2.56 %-
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£11.50£12.00£12.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£40.00£42.00£37.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.57£19.50£19.00
% change year-on-year
+0.37 %+2.63 %

GroupWise
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing GroupWise within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

GroupWise Demand Trend

GroupWise
Daily Rate Trend

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

GroupWise Daily Rate Trend

GroupWise
Hourly Rate Trend

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

GroupWise Hourly Rate Trend

GroupWise
Top 12 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing GroupWise within the UK over the 3 months to 16 May 2012. 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-156£306+17.78 %
LondonUp+192£306+53.12 %
East of EnglandDown-42--
EssexNew entry-2--
City of LondonUp+351£250+25.00 %
ScotlandDown-21--
South EastDown-81--
South WestDown-241--
BristolDown-241--
EdinburghNew entry-1--
ReadingNew entry-1--
BerkshireNew entry-1--

GroupWise
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 16 May 2012, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing GroupWise 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 GroupWise.

111 (57.89 %)Migration
210 (52.63 %)Windows
210 (52.63 %)Novell
36 (31.58 %)Lotus
36 (31.58 %)Lotus Notes
36 (31.58 %)Microsoft
45 (26.32 %)NetWare
45 (26.32 %)Windows XP
45 (26.32 %)MAPI
45 (26.32 %)IMAP
54 (21.05 %)ZENworks
54 (21.05 %)Active Directory
63 (15.79 %)MS Excel
63 (15.79 %)MS Exchange
63 (15.79 %)Linux
63 (15.79 %)MS Office
63 (15.79 %)Windows Server 2008
63 (15.79 %)Exchange Server 2010
63 (15.79 %)SUSE
72 (10.53 %)VMware
72 (10.53 %)Windows 7
72 (10.53 %)Adobe
72 (10.53 %)Windows Server 2003
81 (5.263 %)Tivoli
81 (5.263 %)Symantec
81 (5.263 %)Blackberry
81 (5.263 %)AutoCAD
81 (5.263 %)MSI
81 (5.263 %)NHS
81 (5.263 %)Acrobat

GroupWise
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 16 May 2012, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing GroupWise 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 GroupWise. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
15 (26.32 %)MAPI
21 (5.263 %)Application Packaging
IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
16 (31.58 %)Lotus Notes
23 (15.79 %)MS Exchange
23 (15.79 %)Exchange Server 2010
31 (5.263 %)Office Project Server
IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
13 (15.79 %)MS Excel
13 (15.79 %)MS Office
21 (5.263 %)AutoCAD
21 (5.263 %)Acrobat
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
15 (26.32 %)IMAP
21 (5.263 %)TCP/IP
21 (5.263 %)VPN
21 (5.263 %)LAN
21 (5.263 %)PBX
21 (5.263 %)Firewall
IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
11 (5.263 %)MSI
IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
11 (5.263 %)Telecoms
IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
17 (36.84 %)Analyst
22 (10.53 %)Support Engineer
22 (10.53 %)Desktop Engineer
22 (10.53 %)Novell Engineer
22 (10.53 %)Desktop Support
31 (5.263 %)Consultant
31 (5.263 %)Network Engineer
31 (5.263 %)Support Analyst
31 (5.263 %)Applications Packager
31 (5.263 %)Helpdesk Analyst
31 (5.263 %)1st Line Support
31 (5.263 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
31 (5.263 %)Project Engineer
31 (5.263 %)Server Engineer
31 (5.263 %)Desktop Analyst
31 (5.263 %)MSI Packager
31 (5.263 %)Exchange Specialist
31 (5.263 %)2nd Line Support
31 (5.263 %)Migration Engineer
31 (5.263 %)Migration Consultant
IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
11 (5.263 %)Blackberry
11 (5.263 %)NHS
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
110 (52.63 %)Windows
25 (26.32 %)NetWare
25 (26.32 %)Windows XP
33 (15.79 %)Linux
33 (15.79 %)Windows Server 2008
33 (15.79 %)SUSE
42 (10.53 %)Windows 7
42 (10.53 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (5.263 %)Windows 2000 Server
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
111 (57.89 %)Migration
21 (5.263 %)ITIL
21 (5.263 %)PRINCE2
21 (5.263 %)Compatibility Testing
21 (5.263 %)Data Migration
IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
11 (5.263 %)MCTS
11 (5.263 %)MCITP
11 (5.263 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
14 (21.05 %)Active Directory
21 (5.263 %)VMware Infrastructure
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
14 (21.05 %)ZENworks
21 (5.263 %)Tivoli
21 (5.263 %)SCCM
21 (5.263 %)Backup Exec
IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
110 (52.63 %)Novell
26 (31.58 %)Lotus
26 (31.58 %)Microsoft
32 (10.53 %)VMware
32 (10.53 %)Adobe
41 (5.263 %)Symantec
41 (5.263 %)Dell