The first part of the table below looks at the demand for Netcool skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Netcool 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 Systems Management 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.

IBM Tivoli Netcool
Location
3 months to
16 May 2012
Same period 2011Same period 2010
Rank526494452
Rank change year-on-year
Down-32Down-42
Matching contract IT job ads538784
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK0.090 %0.142 %0.153 %
As % of the Systems Management category1.456 %2.415 %3.005 %
Number of daily rates quoted174526
Average daily rate£420£375£338
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+12.00 %+11.11 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£288£272£288
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£458£465£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£420£300£338
% change year-on-year
+40.00 %-11.11 %
Number of hourly rates quoted010
Average hourly rate-£30.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£30.00-
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategoryAll Systems Management
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Systems Management category
363936032795
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK6.148 %5.872 %5.076 %
Number of daily rates quoted185016941236
Average daily rate£350£360£338
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-2.77 %+6.66 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£225£210£200
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£500£500£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£300£314
% change year-on-year
+8.33 %-4.38 %
Number of hourly rates quoted173219234
Average hourly rate£19.00£23.44£21.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-18.93 %+9.01 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£13.50£15.00£14.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£45.00£38.75£38.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.50£24.40£20.50
% change year-on-year
-28.27 %+19.02 %

Netcool
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Netcool within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Systems Management category.

Netcool Demand Trend

Netcool
Daily Rate Trend

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

Netcool Daily Rate Trend

Netcool
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Netcool within the UK over the 3 months to 16 May 2012.

Netcool Daily Rate Histogram

Netcool
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Netcool Hourly Rate Trend

Netcool
Top 18 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Netcool 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-3343£420+12.00 %
South EastDown-2927£420+40.00 %
LondonUp+1816£350-22.22 %
BerkshireDown-4713£295-1.66 %
HampshireUp+811£430-1.71 %
RenfrewshireNew entry-9£375-
ScotlandNew entry-9£375-
ErskineNew entry-9£375-
FarnboroughUp+105£425-2.85 %
City of LondonUp+284£463+2.77 %
ReadingDown-174£435+31.81 %
SloughUp+93£290-3.33 %
SurreyNew entry-2--
NewburyNew entry-1--
County AntrimNew entry-1--
BelfastNew entry-1--
CamberleyNew entry-1--
Northern IrelandNew entry-1--

Netcool
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

155 (38.19 %)Tivoli
252 (36.11 %)IBM
348 (33.33 %)Security Cleared
443 (29.86 %)SC Cleared
542 (29.17 %)Windows
641 (28.47 %)Telecoms
729 (20.14 %)SQL
827 (18.75 %)Cisco
926 (18.06 %)Netcool/OMNIbus
1023 (15.97 %)OpenView Configuration Management
1122 (15.28 %)Windows Server 2003
1122 (15.28 %)ITIL
1221 (14.58 %)McAfee
1320 (13.89 %)Citrix
1419 (13.19 %)BSS
1518 (12.50 %)Service Management
1518 (12.50 %)Firewall
1518 (12.50 %)Windows Server 2008
1518 (12.50 %)StarTeam
1518 (12.50 %)SNMP
1617 (11.81 %)LAN
1617 (11.81 %)Configuration Management
1716 (11.11 %)BGP
1716 (11.11 %)OSPF
1716 (11.11 %)Network Management
1815 (10.42 %)MPLS
1815 (10.42 %)Juniper
1815 (10.42 %)BMC
1815 (10.42 %)HP
1815 (10.42 %)Investment Banking

Netcool
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
13 (2.083 %)Middleware
13 (2.083 %)HTML
13 (2.083 %)CGI
22 (1.389 %)WebSphere
31 (0.694 %)Web Services
31 (0.694 %)XML
IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
14 (2.778 %)SharePoint Server
23 (2.083 %)WebLogic
32 (1.389 %)SharePoint
41 (0.694 %)WebSphere Application Server
41 (0.694 %)MS Exchange
IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
12 (1.389 %)MS Excel
21 (0.694 %)MS Visio
21 (0.694 %)Spreadsheet
IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
11 (0.694 %)Metrica
11 (0.694 %)Maximo
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
119 (13.19 %)BSS
218 (12.50 %)Firewall
218 (12.50 %)SNMP
317 (11.81 %)LAN
416 (11.11 %)BGP
416 (11.11 %)OSPF
515 (10.42 %)MPLS
614 (9.722 %)WAN
713 (9.028 %)IPsec
812 (8.333 %)VLAN
812 (8.333 %)DHCP
812 (8.333 %)SSL
911 (7.639 %)VPN
911 (7.639 %)DNS
109 (6.250 %)SAN
118 (5.556 %)Radio Access Network
118 (5.556 %)HSDPA
118 (5.556 %)2G
118 (5.556 %)3G
127 (4.861 %)VPLS
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
114 (9.722 %)ETL
24 (2.778 %)Crystal Reports
32 (1.389 %)SQL Server
32 (1.389 %)MySQL
41 (0.694 %)DB2
41 (0.694 %)Oracle 10g
IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
118 (12.50 %)StarTeam
214 (9.722 %)Introscope
35 (3.472 %)TestDirector
35 (3.472 %)Rational DOORS
44 (2.778 %)QuickTest Pro
44 (2.778 %)WinRunner
IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
141 (28.47 %)Telecoms
215 (10.42 %)Investment Banking
215 (10.42 %)Banking
311 (7.639 %)Finance
46 (4.167 %)Front Office
52 (1.389 %)Military
52 (1.389 %)Marketing
61 (0.694 %)Advertising
61 (0.694 %)Back Office
IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
120 (13.89 %)Architect
219 (13.19 %)Analyst
315 (10.42 %)Solutions Architect
414 (9.722 %)Network Engineer
513 (9.028 %)Designer
610 (6.944 %)Integration Engineer
610 (6.944 %)Solutions Designer
610 (6.944 %)Consultant
79 (6.250 %)Test Analyst
79 (6.250 %)OSS Architect
79 (6.250 %)Network Specialist
88 (5.556 %)Build Engineer
88 (5.556 %)Tivoli Specialist
88 (5.556 %)Performance Engineer
88 (5.556 %)Systems Engineer
97 (4.861 %)Project Manager
97 (4.861 %)RAN Engineer
97 (4.861 %)Systems Integration Engineer
97 (4.861 %)RAN Performance Engineer
106 (4.167 %)Test Engineer
IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
110 (6.944 %)PKI
29 (6.250 %)CMDB
38 (5.556 %)Clustering
38 (5.556 %)Client/Server
47 (4.861 %)e-Health
47 (4.861 %)Open Source
55 (3.472 %)Replication
55 (3.472 %)Digital Media
63 (2.083 %)Firmware
71 (0.694 %)Symmetrix DMX
71 (0.694 %)Management Information System
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
142 (29.17 %)Windows
222 (15.28 %)Windows Server 2003
318 (12.50 %)Windows Server 2008
413 (9.028 %)AIX
511 (7.639 %)UNIX
610 (6.944 %)Windows XP
78 (5.556 %)Windows 7
85 (3.472 %)Solaris
85 (3.472 %)Linux
91 (0.694 %)Windows CE
91 (0.694 %)HPUX
91 (0.694 %)SUSE
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
122 (15.28 %)ITIL
218 (12.50 %)Service Management
317 (11.81 %)Configuration Management
416 (11.11 %)Network Management
513 (9.028 %)BPEL
612 (8.333 %)Performance Management
711 (7.639 %)Fault Management
88 (5.556 %)ITIL V3
97 (4.861 %)Test Scripting
106 (4.167 %)Load Balancing
106 (4.167 %)B2B
106 (4.167 %)CRM
115 (3.472 %)Workflow
115 (3.472 %)Security Architecture
124 (2.778 %)Test Automation
124 (2.778 %)Systems Analysis
133 (2.083 %)Software Testing
133 (2.083 %)Release Management
133 (2.083 %)Regression Testing
133 (2.083 %)Network Design
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
129 (20.14 %)SQL
27 (4.861 %)Perl
35 (3.472 %)PL/SQL
44 (2.778 %)C
44 (2.778 %)Shell Script
53 (2.083 %)Tcl
53 (2.083 %)JavaScript
62 (1.389 %)VB
71 (0.694 %)Java
71 (0.694 %)Python
IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
148 (33.33 %)Security Cleared
243 (29.86 %)SC Cleared
311 (7.639 %)Cisco Certification
49 (6.250 %)CCNP
56 (4.167 %)CCNA
56 (4.167 %)ISEB
63 (2.083 %)CCIE
72 (1.389 %)CCVP
72 (1.389 %)DV Cleared
72 (1.389 %)CCSP
72 (1.389 %)Avaya Certification
72 (1.389 %)Microsoft Certification
81 (0.694 %)PRINCE2 Certification
81 (0.694 %)PMP
81 (0.694 %)PMI Certification
81 (0.694 %)IBM Certification
81 (0.694 %)MCP
81 (0.694 %)MCSE
81 (0.694 %)CCDP
81 (0.694 %)JNCIA
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (4.861 %)SLA
IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
111 (7.639 %)Active Directory
24 (2.778 %)VMware Infrastructure
32 (1.389 %)VMware ESX
41 (0.694 %)Terminal Server
41 (0.694 %)ISA Server
41 (0.694 %)NFS
41 (0.694 %)Sendmail
41 (0.694 %)Veritas Volume Manager
41 (0.694 %)Veritas File System
41 (0.694 %)Veritas Cluster Server
41 (0.694 %)vSphere
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
155 (38.19 %)Tivoli
226 (18.06 %)Netcool/OMNIbus
323 (15.97 %)OpenView Configuration Management
412 (8.333 %)Tivoli Monitoring
511 (7.639 %)OpenView
610 (6.944 %)Netcool/Webtop
78 (5.556 %)Netcool/Proviso
87 (4.861 %)Nagios
87 (4.861 %)BMC PATROL
87 (4.861 %)Zenoss
94 (2.778 %)McAfee ePO
94 (2.778 %)HP NNM
94 (2.778 %)HP Quality Center
94 (2.778 %)CiscoWorks
102 (1.389 %)Cacti
102 (1.389 %)OpenNMS
111 (0.694 %)Norton AntiVirus
111 (0.694 %)SCCM
111 (0.694 %)SCOM
111 (0.694 %)vCenter
IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
152 (36.11 %)IBM
227 (18.75 %)Cisco
321 (14.58 %)McAfee
420 (13.89 %)Citrix
515 (10.42 %)Juniper
515 (10.42 %)BMC
515 (10.42 %)HP
614 (9.722 %)Cramer
713 (9.028 %)Remedy
713 (9.028 %)Microsoft
811 (7.639 %)Borland
811 (7.639 %)Amdocs
99 (6.250 %)Veritas
99 (6.250 %)CheckPoint
99 (6.250 %)Oracle
99 (6.250 %)F5
108 (5.556 %)Lumension
108 (5.556 %)Nokia
116 (4.167 %)Ericsson
125 (3.472 %)Brocade