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The table below looks at the demand for HP OpenView Performance Agent (OVPA) 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 OVPA over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP OpenView Performance Agent (OVPA)
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank564-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads70
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.304 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£433-
Average daily rate£433-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£433-
UK excluding London average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted40
Average minimum hourly rate£29.76-
Average hourly rate£29.76-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£29.76-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.76-
% change on same period last year-
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
UK
Matching contract IT job ads23033175
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.217 %3.190 %
Daily rates quoted720912
Average minimum daily rate£344£358
Average daily rate£363£379
% change on same period last year-4.21 %
Average maximum daily rate£382£399
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£360
% change on same period last year-5.84 %
Hourly rates quoted317447
Average minimum hourly rate£26.30£25.30
Average hourly rate£27.92£26.63
% change on same period last year+4.84 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.55£27.97
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.87£26.99
% change on same period last year+6.99 %

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.

OVPA
Demand Trend

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

OVPA Demand Trend

OVPA
Daily Rate Trend

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

OVPA Daily Rate Trend

OVPA
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing OVPA within the UK over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

OVPA Daily Rate Histogram

OVPA
Hourly Rate Trend

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

OVPA Hourly Rate Trend

OVPA
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing OVPA within the UK over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

OVPA Hourly Rate Histogram

OVPA
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 OVPA within the UK over the 3 months to 6 October 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
EnglandNew entry-7£433-
YorkshireNew entry-3--
LondonNew entry-2£433-
East of EnglandNew entry-2--
South YorkshireNew entry-2--
Docklands, LondonNew entry-2£425-
SheffieldNew entry-2--
IpswichNew entry-2--
SuffolkNew entry-2--
LeedsNew entry-1--
Canary WharfNew entry-1£450-
West YorkshireNew entry-1--

OVPA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing OVPA 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 OVPA.

117 (100.00 %)OpenView
213 (76.47 %)Cisco
213 (76.47 %)Oracle
311 (64.71 %)Windows
410 (58.82 %)ITIL
410 (58.82 %)HP
410 (58.82 %)OVOW
58 (47.06 %)OVPI
58 (47.06 %)ITSM
58 (47.06 %)Windows Server 2003
58 (47.06 %)CiscoWorks
58 (47.06 %)SQL
58 (47.06 %)Linux
66 (35.29 %)Solaris
66 (35.29 %)Sun
66 (35.29 %)Oracle 8/8i
75 (29.41 %)Brocade
75 (29.41 %)HP Data Protector
75 (29.41 %)Telecoms
75 (29.41 %)NetBackup
75 (29.41 %)Microsoft Certification
75 (29.41 %)CNE
75 (29.41 %)Novell Certification
75 (29.41 %)SAN
75 (29.41 %)MCSE
75 (29.41 %)Legato
75 (29.41 %)EMC
75 (29.41 %)VERITAS
75 (29.41 %)AIX
75 (29.41 %)HPUX

OVPA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (17.65 %)Lotus Notes
13 (17.65 %)Lotus Domino
13 (17.65 %)MS Exchange
22 (11.76 %)WebLogic
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (29.41 %)SAN
21 (5.882 %)Internet
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (35.29 %)Oracle 8/8i
25 (29.41 %)SQL Server
33 (17.65 %)Informix
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (29.41 %)Telecoms
22 (11.76 %)Finance
22 (11.76 %)Banking
31 (5.882 %)Investment Banking
31 (5.882 %)Government
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (35.29 %)OpenView Specialist
24 (23.53 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
24 (23.53 %)Storage Engineer
24 (23.53 %)3rd Line Support
24 (23.53 %)Support Engineer
32 (11.76 %)Analyst
32 (11.76 %)Consultant
32 (11.76 %)Systems Engineer
32 (11.76 %)UNIX Systems Engineer
32 (11.76 %)UNIX Engineer
32 (11.76 %)OpenView Consultant
32 (11.76 %)OpenView Engineer
41 (5.882 %)EMC Engineer
41 (5.882 %)Network Analyst
41 (5.882 %)Storage Specialist
41 (5.882 %)Support Specialist
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (23.53 %)CLARiiON
14 (23.53 %)Symmetrix
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (64.71 %)Windows
28 (47.06 %)Linux
28 (47.06 %)Windows Server 2003
36 (35.29 %)Solaris
45 (29.41 %)AIX
45 (29.41 %)HPUX
53 (17.65 %)UNIX
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (58.82 %)ITIL
28 (47.06 %)ITSM
34 (23.53 %)Security Cleared
43 (17.65 %)SC Cleared
43 (17.65 %)Service Management
52 (11.76 %)OO
61 (5.882 %)Service Delivery
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (47.06 %)SQL
23 (17.65 %)Perl
32 (11.76 %)C
32 (11.76 %)C++
32 (11.76 %)VB
32 (11.76 %)Pascal
41 (5.882 %)Shell Script
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (29.41 %)MCSE
15 (29.41 %)Microsoft Certification
15 (29.41 %)CNE
15 (29.41 %)Novell Certification
23 (17.65 %)SNIA Certification
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (29.41 %)NetBackup
22 (11.76 %)Active Directory
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
117 (100.00 %)OpenView
210 (58.82 %)OVOW
38 (47.06 %)OVPI
38 (47.06 %)CiscoWorks
45 (29.41 %)Legato
45 (29.41 %)HP Data Protector
52 (11.76 %)BMC PATROL
52 (11.76 %)NNM
52 (11.76 %)OVPM
61 (5.882 %)OVIS
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (76.47 %)Oracle
113 (76.47 %)Cisco
210 (58.82 %)HP
36 (35.29 %)Sun
45 (29.41 %)VERITAS
45 (29.41 %)EMC
45 (29.41 %)Brocade
53 (17.65 %)Lotus
62 (11.76 %)BMC
71 (5.882 %)NetApp