Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

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 17 March 2010 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.

LinkNovell GroupWise
Location
3 months to
17 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank455405511
Rank change year-on-year
Down-50Up+106
Matching contract IT job ads194095
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK0.039 %0.101 %0.116 %
As % of the Application Platforms category0.278 %0.706 %0.871 %
Daily rates quoted5105
Average daily rate£192£195£141
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-1.530 %+38.49 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£145£123£111
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£320£301£238
UK excluding London average daily rate£192£200£205
% change year-on-year
-4.000 %-2.430 %
Hourly rates quoted7842
Average hourly rate£16.00£17.50£16.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-8.570 %+9.370 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£9.80£8.70£12.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£24.20£32.02£29.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£16.00£19.75£16.00
% change year-on-year
-18.98 %+23.43 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryAll Application Platforms
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Platforms category
6825566810904
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK14.11 %14.26 %13.35 %
Daily rates quoted295017773136
Average daily rate£360£350£400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+2.850 %-12.50 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£215£210£245
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£525£500£550
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£344£375
% change year-on-year
-5.380 %-8.400 %
Hourly rates quoted458452976
Average hourly rate£19.00£22.50£20.40
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-15.55 %+10.29 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£11.00£12.39£12.50
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£36.18£40.50£38.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.50£22.50£20.00
% change year-on-year
-22.22 %+12.50 %

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.

GroupWise
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 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
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing GroupWise within the UK over the 3 months to 17 March 2010.

GroupWise Daily Rate Histogram

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
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing GroupWise within the UK over the 3 months to 17 March 2010.

GroupWise Hourly Rate Histogram

GroupWise
Top 20 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 17 March 2010. 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-6117£192+28.00 %
LondonDown-679£219+45.83 %
South EastDown-185£241+26.97 %
BerkshireUp+123£133-
WalesUp+42--
North WestDown-152£192-
SwanseaNew entry-2--
HarrowNew entry-2£219-
West WalesNew entry-2--
ManchesterDown-141--
SurreyDown-151--
East MidlandsNew entry-1--
City of LondonNew entry-1--
NottinghamshireNew entry-1--
MiddlesexNew entry-1£350-
CheshireNew entry-1£192-
WarringtonNew entry-1£192-
SloughNew entry-1--
OrpingtonNew entry-1--
NottinghamNew entry-1--

GroupWise
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 March 2010, 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.

136 (55.38 %)Novell
235 (53.85 %)Windows
325 (38.46 %)Microsoft
423 (35.38 %)Migration
518 (27.69 %)Active Directory
617 (26.15 %)Windows Server 2003
715 (23.08 %)MS Office
715 (23.08 %)Windows XP
715 (23.08 %)MS Exchange
814 (21.54 %)NetWare
913 (20.00 %)NDS
1011 (16.92 %)Windows 2000
1011 (16.92 %)Windows Vista
1011 (16.92 %)Exchange Server 2007
1110 (15.38 %)Exchange Server 2003
1110 (15.38 %)MS Excel
1110 (15.38 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
129 (13.85 %)Internet
138 (12.31 %)VMware
138 (12.31 %)Government
138 (12.31 %)Exchange Server 2000
138 (12.31 %)DNS
147 (10.77 %)LAN
147 (10.77 %)WAN
147 (10.77 %)ITIL
147 (10.77 %)Intranet
147 (10.77 %)Novell eDirectory
156 (9.231 %)VMware Server
156 (9.231 %)NHS
165 (7.692 %)SMTP

GroupWise
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 March 2010, 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 Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
115 (23.08 %)MS Exchange
211 (16.92 %)Exchange Server 2007
310 (15.38 %)Exchange Server 2003
48 (12.31 %)Exchange Server 2000
52 (3.077 %)Lotus Domino
61 (1.538 %)SharePoint
IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
115 (23.08 %)MS Office
210 (15.38 %)MS Excel
32 (3.077 %)Acrobat
41 (1.538 %)MS PowerPoint
IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
12 (3.077 %)assyst
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
19 (13.85 %)Internet
28 (12.31 %)DNS
37 (10.77 %)LAN
37 (10.77 %)WAN
37 (10.77 %)Intranet
45 (7.692 %)SMTP
54 (6.154 %)DHCP
63 (4.615 %)SAN
71 (1.538 %)Ethernet
71 (1.538 %)VPN
71 (1.538 %)Firewall
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (1.538 %)Oracle Reports
IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
18 (12.31 %)Government
23 (4.615 %)Health
31 (1.538 %)Local Government
31 (1.538 %)Banking
31 (1.538 %)Retail
31 (1.538 %)Legal
31 (1.538 %)Publishing
31 (1.538 %)Back Office
IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
112 (18.46 %)Analyst
29 (13.85 %)Consultant
29 (13.85 %)Migration Engineer
38 (12.31 %)Administrator
45 (7.692 %)Project Manager
45 (7.692 %)Support Analyst
45 (7.692 %)Migration Consultant
54 (6.154 %)Desktop Analyst
54 (6.154 %)Helpdesk Analyst
63 (4.615 %)Infrastructure Project Manager
63 (4.615 %)Desktop Support
63 (4.615 %)Infrastructure Manager
63 (4.615 %)Desktop Support Analyst
63 (4.615 %)Infrastructure Engineer
63 (4.615 %)Network Administrator
72 (3.077 %)Service Desk Analyst
72 (3.077 %)Technical Administrator
72 (3.077 %)Microsoft Consultant
72 (3.077 %)IT Assistant
72 (3.077 %)Trainer
IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
16 (9.231 %)NHS
23 (4.615 %)Blackberry
31 (1.538 %)PACS
31 (1.538 %)Management Information System
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
135 (53.85 %)Windows
217 (26.15 %)Windows Server 2003
315 (23.08 %)Windows XP
414 (21.54 %)NetWare
511 (16.92 %)Windows 2000
511 (16.92 %)Windows Vista
64 (6.154 %)Windows Server 2008
73 (4.615 %)UNIX
81 (1.538 %)Linux
81 (1.538 %)Windows 7
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
123 (35.38 %)Migration
27 (10.77 %)ITIL
33 (4.615 %)Project Management
33 (4.615 %)Service Management
42 (3.077 %)PRINCE2
51 (1.538 %)Supplier Management
51 (1.538 %)Web Development
51 (1.538 %)ITSM
51 (1.538 %)Password Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
12 (3.077 %)C
IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
15 (7.692 %)Novell Certification
23 (4.615 %)SC Cleared
23 (4.615 %)Security Cleared
32 (3.077 %)CNE
41 (1.538 %)CNA
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (3.077 %)QA
21 (1.538 %)SLA
IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
118 (27.69 %)Active Directory
213 (20.00 %)NDS
37 (10.77 %)Novell eDirectory
46 (9.231 %)VMware Server
55 (7.692 %)VMware Infrastructure
61 (1.538 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
61 (1.538 %)VMware ESX
61 (1.538 %)VMware Workstation
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
110 (15.38 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
23 (4.615 %)ARCserve
32 (3.077 %)SCCM
32 (3.077 %)EMC NetWorker
32 (3.077 %)Legato
41 (1.538 %)Tivoli
41 (1.538 %)MOM
41 (1.538 %)ZENworks
41 (1.538 %)CiscoWorks
41 (1.538 %)OpenView
41 (1.538 %)SCOM
IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
136 (55.38 %)Novell
225 (38.46 %)Microsoft
38 (12.31 %)VMware
43 (4.615 %)Oracle
43 (4.615 %)Cisco
52 (3.077 %)IBM
52 (3.077 %)Adobe
52 (3.077 %)Sun
52 (3.077 %)HP
61 (1.538 %)CheckPoint
61 (1.538 %)Lotus
61 (1.538 %)McAfee
61 (1.538 %)Cognos
61 (1.538 %)Citrix
61 (1.538 %)Hummingbird
61 (1.538 %)BT