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

LinkHP OpenView Service Desk (OVSD)
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008		Same period last year
Rank546587
Rank change on same period last yearUp+41
Matching contract IT job ads2585
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.035 %0.085 %
As % of the category below1.086 %2.677 %
Daily rates quoted625
Average minimum daily rate£318£286
Average daily rate£339£294
% change on same period last year+15.53 %
Average maximum daily rate£361£301
UK excluding London average daily rate£297£305
% change on same period last year-2.46 %
Hourly rates quoted813
Average minimum hourly rate£19.85£22.37
Average hourly rate£20.28£23.67
% change on same period last year-14.32 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.70£24.96
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.28£22.72
% change on same period last year-10.76 %
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.

OVSD
Demand Trend

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

OVSD Demand Trend

OVSD
Daily Rate Trend

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

OVSD Daily Rate Trend

OVSD
Daily Rate Histogram

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

OVSD Daily Rate Histogram

OVSD
Hourly Rate Trend

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

OVSD Hourly Rate Trend

OVSD
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

OVSD Hourly Rate Histogram

OVSD
Top 16 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing OVSD 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
EnglandUp+2923£359+22.24 %
South EastUp+4018£296-21.29 %
Milton KeynesUp+912£296-29.19 %
BuckinghamshireUp+2312£296-29.19 %
LondonUp+473£550+107.21 %
BerkshireUp+413--
EdinburghNew entry-2£300-
ScotlandNew entry-2£300-
CambridgeshireNew entry-2--
HampshireUp+252--
East of EnglandUp+242--
BasingstokeNew entry-2--
ReadingUp+22--
SloughNew entry-1--
City of LondonDown-101--
BracknellNew entry-1--

OVSD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

147 (81.03 %)OpenView
242 (72.41 %)HP
325 (43.10 %)ITIL
423 (39.66 %)Security Cleared
514 (24.14 %)Government
612 (20.69 %)Windows
710 (17.24 %)SharePoint
710 (17.24 %)Microsoft
710 (17.24 %)SharePoint Portal Server
89 (15.52 %)ITSM
89 (15.52 %)SC Cleared
98 (13.79 %)Migration
98 (13.79 %)Knowledge Management
98 (13.79 %)PRINCE2
107 (12.07 %)Client/Server
107 (12.07 %)NHS
107 (12.07 %)Asset Management
116 (10.34 %)OVOW
116 (10.34 %)Release Management
116 (10.34 %)Telecoms
125 (8.621 %)Service Management
125 (8.621 %)Service Delivery
125 (8.621 %)Windows XP
125 (8.621 %)MS Visio
125 (8.621 %)MS Office
125 (8.621 %)HTML
125 (8.621 %)DV Cleared
134 (6.897 %)MS Project
134 (6.897 %)TCP/IP
134 (6.897 %)VPN

OVSD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (8.621 %)HTML
22 (3.448 %).NET
31 (1.724 %)WSH
31 (1.724 %)Middleware
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (17.24 %)SharePoint Portal Server
110 (17.24 %)SharePoint
21 (1.724 %)MS Exchange
21 (1.724 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (1.724 %)ESB
21 (1.724 %)Office Project Server
21 (1.724 %)SharePoint Server 2007
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (8.621 %)MS Office
15 (8.621 %)MS Visio
24 (6.897 %)RoboHelp
24 (6.897 %)MS Excel
24 (6.897 %)MS Project
24 (6.897 %)MS PowerPoint
33 (5.172 %)FrameMaker
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.724 %)BusinessWorks
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (6.897 %)TCP/IP
14 (6.897 %)VPN
14 (6.897 %)Firewall
23 (5.172 %)MD110
32 (3.448 %)Internet
32 (3.448 %)LAN
32 (3.448 %)WAN
41 (1.724 %)DNS
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (3.448 %)SQL Server
12 (3.448 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (1.724 %)BusinessObjects
21 (1.724 %)SQL Server 2000
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (6.897 %)Dreamweaver
14 (6.897 %)GoLive
14 (6.897 %)FrontPage
21 (1.724 %)Visual Studio
21 (1.724 %)PVCS
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
114 (24.14 %)Government
26 (10.34 %)Telecoms
34 (6.897 %)Health
42 (3.448 %)FMCG
42 (3.448 %)Finance
42 (3.448 %)Automotive
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
119 (32.76 %)Analyst
28 (13.79 %)Support Analyst
36 (10.34 %)Applications Support
36 (10.34 %)Service Analyst
36 (10.34 %)Service Desk Analyst
45 (8.621 %)Service Manager
45 (8.621 %)Consultant
45 (8.621 %)Author
45 (8.621 %)Technical Author
53 (5.172 %)Project Manager
53 (5.172 %)Technical Writer
53 (5.172 %)Service Desk Manager
53 (5.172 %)Problem Analyst
53 (5.172 %)Telecoms Engineer
53 (5.172 %)Migration Project Manager
62 (3.448 %)Desktop Analyst
62 (3.448 %)Applications Support Engineer
62 (3.448 %)Network Support
62 (3.448 %)Delivery Manager
62 (3.448 %)Network Support Analyst
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (12.07 %)Client/Server
17 (12.07 %)NHS
23 (5.172 %)French Language
32 (3.448 %)Video Conferencing
32 (3.448 %)Handset
41 (1.724 %)PDA
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (20.69 %)Windows
25 (8.621 %)Windows XP
33 (5.172 %)Windows 2000
42 (3.448 %)UNIX
42 (3.448 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (1.724 %)Windows 2000 Server
51 (1.724 %)HPUX
51 (1.724 %)Solaris
51 (1.724 %)Linux
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
125 (43.10 %)ITIL
223 (39.66 %)Security Cleared
39 (15.52 %)SC Cleared
39 (15.52 %)ITSM
48 (13.79 %)Migration
48 (13.79 %)Knowledge Management
48 (13.79 %)PRINCE2
57 (12.07 %)Asset Management
66 (10.34 %)Release Management
75 (8.621 %)DV Cleared
75 (8.621 %)Service Management
75 (8.621 %)Service Delivery
83 (5.172 %)Incident Management
83 (5.172 %)Problem Management
92 (3.448 %)Fault Management
92 (3.448 %)Change Management
92 (3.448 %)DNA
92 (3.448 %)Business Intelligence
101 (1.724 %)Configuration Management
101 (1.724 %)Project Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (1.724 %)C#
11 (1.724 %)PL/SQL
11 (1.724 %)SQL
11 (1.724 %)VBScript
11 (1.724 %)VBA
11 (1.724 %)PowerShell
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (3.448 %)CCIE
12 (3.448 %)CCNP
12 (3.448 %)Cisco Certification
12 (3.448 %)Avaya Certification
21 (1.724 %)Degree
21 (1.724 %)ISEB
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (6.897 %)QA
21 (1.724 %)SLA
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (5.172 %)Active Directory
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
147 (81.03 %)OpenView
26 (10.34 %)OVOW
33 (5.172 %)ServiceCenter
42 (3.448 %)AssetCenter
42 (3.448 %)CiscoWorks
42 (3.448 %)Unicenter
42 (3.448 %)Tivoli
51 (1.724 %)OpenView Configuration Management
51 (1.724 %)MIIS
51 (1.724 %)NNM
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
142 (72.41 %)HP
210 (17.24 %)Microsoft
34 (6.897 %)Adobe
43 (5.172 %)Oracle
43 (5.172 %)Ericsson
43 (5.172 %)Peregrine
52 (3.448 %)Cisco
52 (3.448 %)CA
52 (3.448 %)Citrix
52 (3.448 %)Avaya
61 (1.724 %)BMC
61 (1.724 %)Dell
61 (1.724 %)Business Objects
61 (1.724 %)TIBCO
61 (1.724 %)Tandberg
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