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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Siemens products and/or services in IT contracts across the UK with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Siemens over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSiemens
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank454503
Rank change on same period last yearUp+49
Matching contract IT job ads105166
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.148 %0.168 %
As % of the category below0.341 %0.381 %
Daily rates quoted2021
Average minimum daily rate£292£273
Average daily rate£322£285
% change on same period last year+12.99 %
Average maximum daily rate£353£297
UK excluding London average daily rate£334£194
% change on same period last year+72.26 %
Hourly rates quoted320
Average minimum hourly rate£27.33£26.45
Average hourly rate£28.83£27.89
% change on same period last year+3.39 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.33£29.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.75£25.80
% change on same period last year+30.81 %
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
UK
Matching contract IT job ads3077743582
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled43.33 %44.04 %
Daily rates quoted902612449
Average minimum daily rate£370£387
Average daily rate£395£411
% change on same period last year-4.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£419£435
UK excluding London average daily rate£359£354
% change on same period last year+1.33 %
Hourly rates quoted28134000
Average minimum hourly rate£23.16£23.18
Average hourly rate£24.63£24.62
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.09£26.07
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.44£24.37
% change on same period last year+0.26 %

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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Siemens AG.

Siemens
Demand Trend

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

Siemens Demand Trend

Siemens
Daily Rate Trend

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

Siemens Daily Rate Trend

Siemens
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Siemens within the UK over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Siemens Daily Rate Histogram

Siemens
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Siemens Hourly Rate Trend

Siemens
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Siemens within the UK over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Siemens Hourly Rate Histogram

Siemens
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 Siemens within the UK over the 3 months to 10 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+4995£327+7.11 %
South EastUp+6131£275-
BerkshireUp+5829--
LondonUp+815£286-17.80 %
South WestUp+3710£242-
North WestUp+2310£593-
East MidlandsNo change08£300+33.33 %
LincolnshireNew entry-8£300-
MidlandsUp+227--
ScotlandUp+65£275+129.16 %
West MidlandsUp+175£256-
AberdeenNew entry-4£275-
East of EnglandUp+214£675+255.26 %
YorkshireUp+164--
SolihullNew entry-4£200-
ManchesterDown-24£593-
South YorkshireNew entry-3--
HertfordshireUp+193£675-
HampshireUp+122£275-
WiltshireNew entry-2£125-
SwindonNew entry-2£125-
BristolNew entry-2--
ShropshireNew entry-1£425-
North EastUp+31--
MotherwellNew entry-1--
North LanarkshireNew entry-1--
DevonNew entry-1£225-
DorsetNew entry-1--
GloucestershireNew entry-1£375-
West YorkshireUp+51--

Siemens
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Siemens 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 Siemens.

176 (35.19 %)Telecoms
264 (29.63 %)Nokia
357 (26.39 %)Cisco
437 (17.13 %)VoIP
536 (16.67 %)3G
623 (10.65 %)PBX
722 (10.19 %)MS Office
820 (9.259 %)Security Cleared
919 (8.796 %)Windows
919 (8.796 %)Microsoft
1018 (8.333 %)Nortel
1018 (8.333 %)SC Cleared
1117 (7.870 %)Tandberg
1117 (7.870 %)NEC
1117 (7.870 %)Government
1216 (7.407 %)Firewall
1216 (7.407 %)SCADA
1216 (7.407 %)Cisco Certification
1216 (7.407 %)GSM
1216 (7.407 %)LAN
1216 (7.407 %)ITIL
1314 (6.481 %)CCNA
1314 (6.481 %)Active Directory
1314 (6.481 %)Windows Server 2003
1314 (6.481 %)SGSN
1413 (6.019 %)2G
1512 (5.556 %)UTRAN
1512 (5.556 %)Ericsson
1512 (5.556 %)SLA
1512 (5.556 %)GGSN

Siemens
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Siemens 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 Siemens. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (0.926 %)J2EE
12 (0.926 %)XML
21 (0.463 %)HTML
21 (0.463 %)JSP
21 (0.463 %)Servlets
21 (0.463 %)Struts
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (5.093 %)MS Exchange
29 (4.167 %)Lotus Notes
34 (1.852 %)Exchange Server 2003
34 (1.852 %)iFIX
43 (1.389 %)IIS
43 (1.389 %)Exchange Server 5.5
43 (1.389 %)Exchange Server 2000
52 (0.926 %)CMS
52 (0.926 %)WebLogic
61 (0.463 %)Apache
61 (0.463 %)Tomcat
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
122 (10.19 %)MS Office
29 (4.167 %)Spreadsheet
34 (1.852 %)MS Excel
43 (1.389 %)MS Project
51 (0.463 %)MS Visio
51 (0.463 %)AutoCAD
51 (0.463 %)MS PowerPoint
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (1.852 %)Teamcenter
22 (0.926 %)Microsoft CRM
31 (0.463 %)MAXIMO
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
137 (17.13 %)VoIP
236 (16.67 %)3G
323 (10.65 %)PBX
416 (7.407 %)LAN
416 (7.407 %)GSM
416 (7.407 %)Firewall
514 (6.481 %)SGSN
613 (6.019 %)2G
712 (5.556 %)UTRAN
712 (5.556 %)GGSN
811 (5.093 %)SIGTRAN
811 (5.093 %)SS7
910 (4.630 %)WAN
910 (4.630 %)TCP/IP
910 (4.630 %)UMTS
108 (3.704 %)Wireless
108 (3.704 %)Nokia DX200
117 (3.241 %)RNC
117 (3.241 %)Packet Switching
126 (2.778 %)VPN
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (1.389 %)SQL Server
22 (0.926 %)Adabas
31 (0.463 %)TOAD
31 (0.463 %)Oracle 10g
31 (0.463 %)Oracle 8/8i
31 (0.463 %)Oracle 9i
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
176 (35.19 %)Telecoms
217 (7.870 %)Government
310 (4.630 %)Front Office
47 (3.241 %)Multimedia
55 (2.315 %)Manufacturing
55 (2.315 %)Chemicals
64 (1.852 %)Finance
64 (1.852 %)Police
64 (1.852 %)Banking
73 (1.389 %)Billing
82 (0.926 %)Investment Banking
82 (0.926 %)Publishing
82 (0.926 %)Criminal Justice
82 (0.926 %)Automotive
82 (0.926 %)Construction
91 (0.463 %)Electric
91 (0.463 %)Law
91 (0.463 %)Pharmaceutical
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
122 (10.19 %)Analyst
122 (10.19 %)Network Engineer
214 (6.481 %)Voice Engineer
313 (6.019 %)Project Manager
412 (5.556 %)GSM Engineer
511 (5.093 %)Consultant
610 (4.630 %)Design Engineer
610 (4.630 %)Test Engineer
78 (3.704 %)Support Analyst
78 (3.704 %)Voice Analyst
87 (3.241 %)Performance Engineer
96 (2.778 %)Telecoms Engineer
96 (2.778 %)Support Engineer
96 (2.778 %)Systems Engineer
105 (2.315 %)Network Analyst
105 (2.315 %)Network Specialist
114 (1.852 %)Team Leader
114 (1.852 %)Cisco Engineer
114 (1.852 %)Tester
114 (1.852 %)Voice Consultant
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
116 (7.407 %)SCADA
210 (4.630 %)Video Conferencing
34 (1.852 %)IVR
43 (1.389 %)Clustering
43 (1.389 %)Spanish Language
52 (0.926 %)Streaming Media
52 (0.926 %)Mainframe
61 (0.463 %)APACS
61 (0.463 %)Client/Server
61 (0.463 %)N-Tier
61 (0.463 %)EPoS
61 (0.463 %)German Language
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
119 (8.796 %)Windows
214 (6.481 %)Windows Server 2003
37 (3.241 %)UNIX
44 (1.852 %)Windows XP
53 (1.389 %)Linux
53 (1.389 %)Windows 2000 Server
62 (0.926 %)Solaris
71 (0.463 %)HPUX
71 (0.463 %)Windows 2000
71 (0.463 %)NetWare
71 (0.463 %)SUSE
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
120 (9.259 %)Security Cleared
218 (8.333 %)SC Cleared
316 (7.407 %)ITIL
49 (4.167 %)Project Management
58 (3.704 %)Configuration Management
58 (3.704 %)Migration
58 (3.704 %)Network Design
67 (3.241 %)Network Planning
67 (3.241 %)PRINCE2
76 (2.778 %)Load Balancing
85 (2.315 %)Data Management
85 (2.315 %)CAD
85 (2.315 %)Validation
94 (1.852 %)Change Management
103 (1.389 %)Service Management
103 (1.389 %)Performance Management
103 (1.389 %)PLM
112 (0.926 %)PDM
112 (0.926 %)Stakeholder Management
112 (0.926 %)Fault Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (4.167 %)C
22 (0.926 %)Java
22 (0.926 %)PL/SQL
22 (0.926 %)SQL
22 (0.926 %)NATURAL
22 (0.926 %)Erlang
31 (0.463 %)JCL
31 (0.463 %)VB
31 (0.463 %)VBA
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
116 (7.407 %)Cisco Certification
214 (6.481 %)CCNA
310 (4.630 %)Degree
46 (2.778 %)CCNP
55 (2.315 %)Microsoft Certification
64 (1.852 %)MCP
73 (1.389 %)MCSE
82 (0.926 %)PhD
82 (0.926 %)HND
82 (0.926 %)Avaya Certification
91 (0.463 %)CNA
91 (0.463 %)Novell Certification
91 (0.463 %)Sun Certification
91 (0.463 %)CCDA
91 (0.463 %)CCDP
91 (0.463 %)HNC
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
112 (5.556 %)SLA
28 (3.704 %)ISO27001
28 (3.704 %)COBIT
31 (0.463 %)QA
31 (0.463 %)ISO9001
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
114 (6.481 %)Active Directory
21 (0.463 %)NetBackup
21 (0.463 %)Oracle RAC
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (0.926 %)OpenView
21 (0.463 %)TeMIP
21 (0.463 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
164 (29.63 %)Nokia
257 (26.39 %)Cisco
319 (8.796 %)Microsoft
418 (8.333 %)Nortel
517 (7.870 %)NEC
517 (7.870 %)Tandberg
612 (5.556 %)Polycom
612 (5.556 %)Ericsson
710 (4.630 %)Avaya
89 (4.167 %)Lotus
97 (3.241 %)Mitel
97 (3.241 %)Fujitsu Siemens
106 (2.778 %)Citrix
106 (2.778 %)HP
115 (2.315 %)Genesys
115 (2.315 %)Alcatel
124 (1.852 %)Cramer
124 (1.852 %)Mapinfo
124 (1.852 %)Oracle
133 (1.389 %)Lucent