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The table below looks at the demand for HP OpenView Network Node Manager (NNM) skills across the UK with a comparison to our Systems Management category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited NNM over the 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP OpenView Network Node Manager (NNM)
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank515627
Rank change on same period last yearUp+112
Matching contract IT job ads2816
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.044 %0.017 %
As % of the category below1.424 %0.517 %
Daily rates quoted182
Average minimum daily rate£361£325
Average daily rate£370£425
% change on same period last year-12.93 %
Average maximum daily rate£379£525
UK excluding London average daily rate£316£325
% change on same period last year-2.64 %
Hourly rates quoted04
Average minimum hourly rate-£42.88
Average hourly rate-£43.38
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£43.88
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£43.38
% change on same period last year-
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
UK
Matching contract IT job ads19663094
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.117 %3.293 %
Daily rates quoted650830
Average minimum daily rate£336£352
Average daily rate£353£372
% change on same period last year-5.19 %
Average maximum daily rate£369£392
UK excluding London average daily rate£341£345
% change on same period last year-1.35 %
Hourly rates quoted275439
Average minimum hourly rate£24.82£24.88
Average hourly rate£26.46£26.16
% change on same period last year+1.16 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.11£27.44
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.83£27.47
% change on same period last year+1.32 %

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.

NNM
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing NNM within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Systems Management category.

NNM Demand Trend

NNM
Daily Rate Trend

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

NNM Daily Rate Trend

NNM
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing NNM within the UK over the 3 months to 1 December 2008.

NNM Daily Rate Histogram

NNM
Hourly Rate Trend

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

NNM Hourly Rate Trend

NNM
Top 10 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing NNM within the UK over the 3 months to 1 December 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+10128£370-12.93 %
South EastUp+6415£316-
LondonUp+10213£454-13.46 %
BuckinghamshireNew entry-12£316-
Milton KeynesNew entry-11£316-
City of LondonNew entry-5£475-
GuildfordNew entry-1--
SurreyUp+371--
ReadingUp+161£323-
BerkshireUp+301£323-

NNM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing NNM 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 NNM.

140 (80.00 %)OpenView
232 (64.00 %)HP
331 (62.00 %)Cisco
429 (58.00 %)CiscoWorks
525 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
622 (44.00 %)LAN
622 (44.00 %)Firewall
721 (42.00 %)Windows
819 (38.00 %)ITIL
918 (36.00 %)Cisco Certification
1016 (32.00 %)WAN
1115 (30.00 %)TCP/IP
1213 (26.00 %)CCNA
1312 (24.00 %)Ethernet
1411 (22.00 %)Active Directory
1411 (22.00 %)Intrusion Detection
1510 (20.00 %)SC Cleared
169 (18.00 %)ITSM
169 (18.00 %)Finance
169 (18.00 %)OVOW
169 (18.00 %)UNIX
178 (16.00 %)Juniper
187 (14.00 %)Linux
196 (12.00 %)WebLogic
196 (12.00 %)Oracle
196 (12.00 %)CCNP
196 (12.00 %)VPN
196 (12.00 %)Nokia
196 (12.00 %)Windows Server 2003
196 (12.00 %)OVIS

NNM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing NNM 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 NNM. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (4.000 %)XML
12 (4.000 %)ODBC
21 (2.000 %)Middleware
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (12.00 %)WebLogic
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (4.000 %)MS Excel
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
122 (44.00 %)LAN
122 (44.00 %)Firewall
216 (32.00 %)WAN
315 (30.00 %)TCP/IP
412 (24.00 %)Ethernet
511 (22.00 %)Intrusion Detection
66 (12.00 %)VPN
66 (12.00 %)Cisco PIX
75 (10.00 %)DNS
75 (10.00 %)DHCP
75 (10.00 %)Internet
84 (8.000 %)OSPF
84 (8.000 %)BGP
84 (8.000 %)FDDI
84 (8.000 %)SSL
92 (4.000 %)SMS
92 (4.000 %)BIG-IP
101 (2.000 %)VLAN
101 (2.000 %)MPLS
101 (2.000 %)Network Security
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (10.00 %)SQL Server
21 (2.000 %)Crystal Reports
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (18.00 %)Finance
26 (12.00 %)Banking
35 (10.00 %)Government
43 (6.000 %)Legal
43 (6.000 %)Aerospace
43 (6.000 %)Investment Banking
51 (2.000 %)Education
51 (2.000 %)Electric
51 (2.000 %)Telecoms
51 (2.000 %)Health
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (32.00 %)Network Specialist
210 (20.00 %)Systems Engineer
36 (12.00 %)Systems Support
36 (12.00 %)Analyst
36 (12.00 %)Support Engineer
45 (10.00 %)Network Engineer
45 (10.00 %)OpenView Engineer
45 (10.00 %)Systems Support Engineer
54 (8.000 %)Network Support
54 (8.000 %)UNIX Engineer
63 (6.000 %)Firewall Specialist
63 (6.000 %)Consultant
63 (6.000 %)Network Analyst
63 (6.000 %)Test Manager
72 (4.000 %)Architect
72 (4.000 %)Support Analyst
72 (4.000 %)Technical Architect
72 (4.000 %)Support Specialist
72 (4.000 %)Network Support Specialist
72 (4.000 %)UNIX Systems Engineer
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (8.000 %)Derivative
14 (8.000 %)Fixed Income
21 (2.000 %)CESG
21 (2.000 %)Mainframe
21 (2.000 %)Computer Science
21 (2.000 %)CMDB
21 (2.000 %)iSeries
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
121 (42.00 %)Windows
29 (18.00 %)UNIX
37 (14.00 %)Linux
46 (12.00 %)Windows Server 2003
55 (10.00 %)Windows XP
61 (2.000 %)Windows Vista
61 (2.000 %)Windows 2000
61 (2.000 %)HPUX
61 (2.000 %)Solaris
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
125 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
219 (38.00 %)ITIL
310 (20.00 %)SC Cleared
49 (18.00 %)ITSM
56 (12.00 %)DV Cleared
64 (8.000 %)Network Design
72 (4.000 %)Security Management
81 (2.000 %)Asset Management
81 (2.000 %)Fault Management
81 (2.000 %)User Acceptance Testing
81 (2.000 %)Test Management
81 (2.000 %)Performance Management
81 (2.000 %)Six Sigma
81 (2.000 %)Configuration Management
81 (2.000 %)Service Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (10.00 %)Perl
15 (10.00 %)Shell Script
23 (6.000 %)SQL
32 (4.000 %)VBScript
41 (2.000 %)C
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
118 (36.00 %)Cisco Certification
213 (26.00 %)CCNA
36 (12.00 %)CCNP
45 (10.00 %)CCIE
52 (4.000 %)MCSE
52 (4.000 %)Microsoft Certification
52 (4.000 %)CNE
52 (4.000 %)Novell Certification
61 (2.000 %)Degree
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
111 (22.00 %)Active Directory
25 (10.00 %)Backup Exec
34 (8.000 %)NetBackup
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
140 (80.00 %)OpenView
229 (58.00 %)CiscoWorks
39 (18.00 %)OVOW
46 (12.00 %)OVIS
55 (10.00 %)OVPM
64 (8.000 %)HP Data Protector
73 (6.000 %)EMC NetWorker
73 (6.000 %)BMC PATROL
82 (4.000 %)Norton AntiVirus
82 (4.000 %)OVSD
82 (4.000 %)MOM
82 (4.000 %)Legato
82 (4.000 %)OVPA
82 (4.000 %)WSUS
91 (2.000 %)OVOU
91 (2.000 %)ServiceCenter
91 (2.000 %)AssetCenter
91 (2.000 %)Tivoli
91 (2.000 %)Unicenter
91 (2.000 %)Netcool
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
132 (64.00 %)HP
231 (62.00 %)Cisco
38 (16.00 %)Juniper
46 (12.00 %)Oracle
46 (12.00 %)Nokia
55 (10.00 %)McAfee Security
55 (10.00 %)VERITAS
55 (10.00 %)CheckPoint
55 (10.00 %)Symantec
64 (8.000 %)Compuware
64 (8.000 %)BMC
73 (6.000 %)EMC
81 (2.000 %)CA
81 (2.000 %)IBM
81 (2.000 %)Microsoft
81 (2.000 %)Remedy
81 (2.000 %)Infovista
81 (2.000 %)Blue Coat
81 (2.000 %)Peregrine