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The table below looks at the demand for Load Balancing skills across the UK with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Load Balancing over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLoad Balancing
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank384466
Rank change on same period last yearUp+82
Matching contract IT job ads207193
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.280 %0.190 %
As % of the category below0.515 %0.381 %
Daily rates quoted6764
Average minimum daily rate£353£377
Average daily rate£372£394
% change on same period last year-5.56 %
Average maximum daily rate£390£411
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£350
% change on same period last year+0.98 %
Hourly rates quoted208
Average minimum hourly rate£34.30£31.88
Average hourly rate£36.63£35.25
% change on same period last year+3.90 %
Average maximum hourly rate£38.95£38.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.63£37.00
% change on same period last year-1.01 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
UK
Matching contract IT job ads4023050697
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled54.38 %49.99 %
Daily rates quoted1471516862
Average minimum daily rate£386£390
Average daily rate£414£414
% change on same period last year-0.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£441£438
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£375
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted24613255
Average minimum hourly rate£28.41£28.27
Average hourly rate£30.24£30.12
% change on same period last year+0.40 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.07£31.97
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.41£30.41
% change on same period last year+0.01 %

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.

Load Balancing
Demand Trend

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

Load Balancing Demand Trend

Load Balancing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Load Balancing Daily Rate Trend

Load Balancing
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Load Balancing within the UK over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Load Balancing Daily Rate Histogram

Load Balancing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Load Balancing Hourly Rate Trend

Load Balancing
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Load Balancing within the UK over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Load Balancing Hourly Rate Histogram

Load Balancing
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 Load Balancing within the UK over the 3 months to 5 September 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
EnglandUp+73193£372-5.96 %
LondonUp+6774£383-9.24 %
South EastUp+5767£407+16.20 %
BerkshireUp+5940£387+2.13 %
ReadingUp+3436£385+20.31 %
City of LondonDown-1917£434-11.89 %
ScotlandUp+3011--
West MidlandsUp+2511£363-12.12 %
YorkshireUp+1610--
EdinburghUp+1610--
North EastUp+149£245+36.11 %
South WestUp+318£271-16.61 %
East MidlandsNew entry-8£300-
WarwickshireUp+127£350-
North WestUp+177£362+3.33 %
LincolnshireNew entry-7£300-
WarwickUp+46£350-
HampshireUp+285£375-
SheffieldUp+65--
BristolUp+115£244-
South YorkshireUp+65--
West SussexNew entry-4--
West YorkshireNo change04--
MiddlesexUp+64--
SunderlandNew entry-3£245-
TwickenhamNew entry-3£392-
MaidenheadUp+143--
SurreyNo change03--
Thames ValleyUp+133--
Tyne and WearUp+163£245+36.11 %

Load Balancing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Load Balancing 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 Load Balancing.

1196 (53.12 %)Firewall
2134 (36.31 %)Windows
398 (26.56 %)Cisco
493 (25.20 %)DNS
591 (24.66 %)UNIX
687 (23.58 %)Clustering
778 (21.14 %)Linux
873 (19.78 %)IIS
972 (19.51 %)TCP/IP
1069 (18.70 %)Windows Server 2003
1069 (18.70 %)WebSphere
1168 (18.43 %)Microsoft
1267 (18.16 %)SQL Server
1365 (17.62 %).NET
1464 (17.34 %)Internet
1563 (17.07 %)LAN
1660 (16.26 %)SQL
1759 (15.99 %)Apache
1856 (15.18 %)Oracle
1955 (14.91 %)SSL
2054 (14.63 %)Cisco Certification
2147 (12.74 %)CheckPoint
2147 (12.74 %)VPN
2245 (12.20 %)J2EE
2245 (12.20 %)SQL Server 2005
2342 (11.38 %)Replication
2342 (11.38 %)Java
2342 (11.38 %)WebSphere Application Server
2440 (10.84 %)HTTP
2539 (10.57 %)ASP.NET

Load Balancing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Load Balancing 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 Load Balancing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
169 (18.70 %)WebSphere
265 (17.62 %).NET
345 (12.20 %)J2EE
439 (10.57 %)ASP.NET
519 (5.149 %)CSS
618 (4.878 %)XML
717 (4.607 %)HTML
717 (4.607 %)WebServices
815 (4.065 %)SOAP
815 (4.065 %)COM+
912 (3.252 %)ASP.NET 2.0
109 (2.439 %)JMS
118 (2.168 %)NHibernate
127 (1.897 %)WCF
136 (1.626 %).NET Framework
136 (1.626 %)AJAX
136 (1.626 %)Middleware
145 (1.355 %)Hibernate
145 (1.355 %)Windows SharePoint Services
154 (1.084 %)LAMP
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
173 (19.78 %)IIS
259 (15.99 %)Apache
342 (11.38 %)WebSphere Application Server
435 (9.485 %)Tomcat
524 (6.504 %)JBoss
623 (6.233 %)SharePoint
714 (3.794 %)MS Exchange
813 (3.523 %)BizTalk Server
912 (3.252 %)WebLogic
1011 (2.981 %)WebSphere MQ
1011 (2.981 %)CMS
1110 (2.710 %)Oracle HTTP Server
1110 (2.710 %)SharePoint Portal Server
126 (1.626 %)ESB
135 (1.355 %)IBM HTTP Server
135 (1.355 %)WebLogic Portal
135 (1.355 %)Content Management Server
144 (1.084 %)Oracle Application Server
144 (1.084 %)Exchange Server 5.5
153 (0.813 %)Resin
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
113 (3.523 %)MS Excel
24 (1.084 %)MS Office
33 (0.813 %)MS Project
42 (0.542 %)InfoPath
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1196 (53.12 %)Firewall
293 (25.20 %)DNS
372 (19.51 %)TCP/IP
464 (17.34 %)Internet
563 (17.07 %)LAN
655 (14.91 %)SSL
747 (12.74 %)VPN
840 (10.84 %)HTTP
935 (9.485 %)WAN
1032 (8.672 %)BGP
1131 (8.401 %)OSPF
1227 (7.317 %)Network Security
1325 (6.775 %)BIG-IP
1325 (6.775 %)Cisco PIX
1424 (6.504 %)VoIP
1522 (5.962 %)MPLS
1621 (5.691 %)SAN
1719 (5.149 %)FTP
1816 (4.336 %)Ethernet
1816 (4.336 %)EIGRP
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
167 (18.16 %)SQL Server
245 (12.20 %)SQL Server 2005
331 (8.401 %)MySQL
424 (6.504 %)SQL Server 2000
516 (4.336 %)DB2
66 (1.626 %)RDBMS
74 (1.084 %)GIS
82 (0.542 %)BusinessObjects
82 (0.542 %)Oracle 8/8i
82 (0.542 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
82 (0.542 %)SQL Server Integration Services
91 (0.271 %)Oracle 11g
91 (0.271 %)Oracle 9i
91 (0.271 %)Data Mining
91 (0.271 %)PostgreSQL
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
115 (4.065 %)LoadRunner
28 (2.168 %)Visual Studio
28 (2.168 %)NUnit
37 (1.897 %)TestDirector
46 (1.626 %)Subversion
53 (0.813 %)CruiseControl
53 (0.813 %)ClearCase
62 (0.542 %)Ant
62 (0.542 %)Flash
62 (0.542 %)ProC
62 (0.542 %)JIRA
71 (0.271 %)WebLogic Workshop
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
131 (8.401 %)Banking
226 (7.046 %)Finance
317 (4.607 %)Telecoms
413 (3.523 %)Government
59 (2.439 %)Publishing
67 (1.897 %)Investment Banking
76 (1.626 %)Education
83 (0.813 %)Financial Institution
92 (0.542 %)Pensions
92 (0.542 %)Manufacturing
101 (0.271 %)Music
101 (0.271 %)Retail
101 (0.271 %)Criminal Justice
101 (0.271 %)Police
101 (0.271 %)Games
101 (0.271 %)Back Office
101 (0.271 %)Construction
101 (0.271 %)Law
101 (0.271 %)Legal
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
148 (13.01 %)Administrator
245 (12.20 %)Network Engineer
245 (12.20 %)Architect
336 (9.756 %)Systems Administrator
435 (9.485 %)Developer
527 (7.317 %)Analyst
527 (7.317 %)Security Engineer
618 (4.878 %).NET Developer
716 (4.336 %)Web Engineer
815 (4.065 %)Consultant
913 (3.523 %)Technical Architect
1012 (3.252 %)C# Developer
1012 (3.252 %)Network Specialist
1111 (2.981 %)Cisco Engineer
1210 (2.710 %)Infrastructure Specialist
1210 (2.710 %)ASP.NET Developer
1210 (2.710 %)Linux Administrator
1210 (2.710 %)Cisco Network Engineer
1210 (2.710 %)WebSphere Specialist
1210 (2.710 %)Network Architect
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
187 (23.58 %)Clustering
242 (11.38 %)Replication
322 (5.962 %)Multithreading
413 (3.523 %)Cryptography
413 (3.523 %)Web 2.0
510 (2.710 %)Computer Science
67 (1.897 %)N-Tier
67 (1.897 %)Video Conferencing
74 (1.084 %)W3C
83 (0.813 %)HACMP
92 (0.542 %)Mainframe
92 (0.542 %)Fixed Income
92 (0.542 %)Thin Client
92 (0.542 %)NHS
92 (0.542 %)Social Network
92 (0.542 %)Fat Client
92 (0.542 %)Client/Server
101 (0.271 %)Spanish Language
101 (0.271 %)PKI
101 (0.271 %)Streaming Media
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1134 (36.31 %)Windows
291 (24.66 %)UNIX
378 (21.14 %)Linux
469 (18.70 %)Windows Server 2003
534 (9.214 %)Solaris
633 (8.943 %)Red Hat Linux
727 (7.317 %)AIX
812 (3.252 %)Windows 2000 Server
911 (2.981 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
911 (2.981 %)HPUX
1010 (2.710 %)CentOS
115 (1.355 %)Windows 2000
124 (1.084 %)SUSE
124 (1.084 %)Debian
132 (0.542 %)Fedora
132 (0.542 %)Ubuntu
132 (0.542 %)Windows XP
141 (0.271 %)Windows Mobile
141 (0.271 %)Windows NT
141 (0.271 %)OpenBSD
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
130 (8.130 %)Network Design
130 (8.130 %)Security Cleared
225 (6.775 %)Migration
324 (6.504 %)Disaster Recovery
423 (6.233 %)SC Cleared
522 (5.962 %)OO
619 (5.149 %)Change Management
717 (4.607 %)UML
816 (4.336 %)E-Commerce
816 (4.336 %)Load Testing
914 (3.794 %)Content Management
1013 (3.523 %)ITIL
1013 (3.523 %)Configuration Management
1013 (3.523 %)Performance Testing
1112 (3.252 %)Technical Architecture
1211 (2.981 %)B2B
1310 (2.710 %)SOA
1310 (2.710 %)Stress Testing
149 (2.439 %)Business Continuity
158 (2.168 %)Scrum
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
160 (16.26 %)SQL
242 (11.38 %)Java
330 (8.130 %)C#
424 (6.504 %)Perl
424 (6.504 %)Shell Script
516 (4.336 %)VBScript
614 (3.794 %)JavaScript
710 (2.710 %)PHP
88 (2.168 %)DHTML
95 (1.355 %)C
103 (0.813 %)C++
103 (0.813 %)Python
112 (0.542 %)VBA
112 (0.542 %)VC++
121 (0.271 %)Jython
121 (0.271 %)VB
121 (0.271 %)ActionScript
121 (0.271 %)PL/SQL
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
154 (14.63 %)Cisco Certification
228 (7.588 %)CCNP
324 (6.504 %)CCNA
419 (5.149 %)Degree
511 (2.981 %)Microsoft Certification
69 (2.439 %)CCDP
78 (2.168 %)CCSP
78 (2.168 %)MCTS
87 (1.897 %)MCSE
96 (1.626 %)CCIE
104 (1.084 %)CCIP
104 (1.084 %)CISA
104 (1.084 %)CISM
104 (1.084 %)CISSP
104 (1.084 %)CCSE
113 (0.813 %)CCDA
122 (0.542 %)HNC
131 (0.271 %)CCSA
131 (0.271 %)ISEB
131 (0.271 %)Check Point Certification
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
113 (3.523 %)SLA
27 (1.897 %)ISO27001
27 (1.897 %)COBIT
34 (1.084 %)QA
43 (0.813 %)ISO8583
51 (0.271 %)BS7799
51 (0.271 %)ISO17799
51 (0.271 %)GMP
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
137 (10.03 %)Active Directory
218 (4.878 %)VMware ESX
311 (2.981 %)VMware Infrastructure
49 (2.439 %)ISA Server
56 (1.626 %)MSMQ
65 (1.355 %)Terminal Services
74 (1.084 %)ClearTrust
83 (0.813 %)Squid
92 (0.542 %)Citrix Presentation Server
92 (0.542 %)NFS
92 (0.542 %)NetBackup
92 (0.542 %)Backup Exec
101 (0.271 %)Samba
101 (0.271 %)Oracle RAC
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
116 (4.336 %)CA SiteMinder
211 (2.981 %)Tivoli
310 (2.710 %)OpenView
47 (1.897 %)CONTROL-M
56 (1.626 %)CiscoWorks
63 (0.813 %)Unicenter
63 (0.813 %)MOM
72 (0.542 %)Nagios
72 (0.542 %)SCOM
81 (0.271 %)SCCM
81 (0.271 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
81 (0.271 %)Netcool
81 (0.271 %)Tivoli NetView
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
198 (26.56 %)Cisco
268 (18.43 %)Microsoft
356 (15.18 %)Oracle
447 (12.74 %)CheckPoint
531 (8.401 %)Red Hat
531 (8.401 %)Juniper
630 (8.130 %)VMware
726 (7.046 %)HP
726 (7.046 %)IBM
824 (6.504 %)Citrix
922 (5.962 %)Blue Coat
1021 (5.691 %)Nokia
1120 (5.420 %)Sun
1215 (4.065 %)Sybase
1311 (2.981 %)Nortel
148 (2.168 %)EMC
156 (1.626 %)Siemens
156 (1.626 %)NetApp
156 (1.626 %)Mediasurface
156 (1.626 %)Tandberg