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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Sony 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 job ads that have cited Sony over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSony
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank575632
Rank change on same period last yearUp+57
Matching contract IT job ads1317
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.018 %
As % of the category below0.040 %0.042 %
Daily rates quoted13
Average minimum daily rate£150£167
Average daily rate£175£183
% change on same period last year-4.54 %
Average maximum daily rate£200£200
UK excluding London average daily rate£175-
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted24
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00£17.75
Average hourly rate£36.25£18.38
% change on same period last year+97.27 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.50£19.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.25£25.75
% change on same period last year+40.77 %
Vendors UKVendors
UK
Matching contract IT job ads3275640815
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled43.19 %43.29 %
Daily rates quoted951111470
Average minimum daily rate£381£387
Average daily rate£406£410
% change on same period last year-1.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£430£434
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£356
% change on same period last year+1.15 %
Hourly rates quoted28583234
Average minimum hourly rate£22.05£24.06
Average hourly rate£23.58£25.68
% change on same period last year-8.16 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.12£27.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.91£25.10
% change on same period last year-8.72 %

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 the Sony Corporation.

Sony
Demand Trend

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

Sony Demand Trend

Sony
Daily Rate Trend

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

Sony Daily Rate Trend

Sony
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Sony Hourly Rate Trend

Sony
Top 14 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing Sony within the UK over the 3 months to 4 July 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+5413£175-4.54 %
South EastUp+3410--
SurreyUp+96--
LondonUp+632--
SuffolkNew entry-1£175-
SussexNew entry-1--
West SussexNew entry-1--
East of EnglandNew entry-1£175-
City of LondonDown-211--
BasingstokeUp+181--
IpswichNew entry-1£175-
HorshamNew entry-1--
BuckinghamshireNew entry-1--
HampshireUp+131--

Sony
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Sony 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 Sony.

135 (67.31 %)XML
219 (36.54 %)PHP
318 (34.62 %)Motorola
417 (32.69 %)Windows
515 (28.85 %)Flash
612 (23.08 %)ActionScript
711 (21.15 %)Ericsson
711 (21.15 %)Java
810 (19.23 %)Nokia
810 (19.23 %)Software Testing
99 (17.31 %)Apple
108 (15.38 %)AWT
108 (15.38 %)XML Schema
108 (15.38 %)RDBMS
108 (15.38 %)Swing
108 (15.38 %)Quicktime
108 (15.38 %)MySQL
108 (15.38 %)Oracle
108 (15.38 %)Streaming Video
117 (13.46 %)Security Cleared
126 (11.54 %)Device Driver
126 (11.54 %)Government
126 (11.54 %)C
126 (11.54 %)Microsoft
135 (9.615 %)Symbian
135 (9.615 %)Project Management
135 (9.615 %)WebServices
135 (9.615 %)J2ME
144 (7.692 %)CSS
144 (7.692 %)C++

Sony
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Sony 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 Sony. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
135 (67.31 %)XML
28 (15.38 %)Swing
28 (15.38 %)AWT
28 (15.38 %)XML Schema
35 (9.615 %)WebServices
35 (9.615 %)J2ME
44 (7.692 %)HTML
44 (7.692 %)CSS
52 (3.846 %)JSP
52 (3.846 %)XHTML
52 (3.846 %)UIQ
52 (3.846 %)Series 60
61 (1.923 %)XSL
61 (1.923 %)SOAP
61 (1.923 %)ASP
61 (1.923 %)EJB
Application Platforms
13 (5.769 %)Lotus Notes
22 (3.846 %)Lotus Domino
22 (3.846 %)ColdFusion
31 (1.923 %)CMS
31 (1.923 %)ColdFusion MX
Applications
18 (15.38 %)Quicktime
23 (5.769 %)Photoshop
23 (5.769 %)MS Office
23 (5.769 %)MS Excel
31 (1.923 %)Adobe Illustrator
31 (1.923 %)InDesign
Communications & Networking
13 (5.769 %)3G
21 (1.923 %)Wireless
21 (1.923 %)Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
18 (15.38 %)MySQL
18 (15.38 %)RDBMS
21 (1.923 %)SQL Server
Development Applications
115 (28.85 %)Flash
21 (1.923 %)Dreamweaver
21 (1.923 %)JUnit
General
16 (11.54 %)Government
23 (5.769 %)Advertising
23 (5.769 %)Games
23 (5.769 %)Video Editing
32 (3.846 %)Telecoms
41 (1.923 %)Back Office
41 (1.923 %)Multimedia
Job Titles
136 (69.23 %)Developer
212 (23.08 %)Flash Developer
311 (21.15 %)ActionScript Developer
49 (17.31 %)PHP Developer
49 (17.31 %)Java Developer
54 (7.692 %)Tester
62 (3.846 %)Team Leader
62 (3.846 %)C++ Developer
62 (3.846 %)Web Designer
62 (3.846 %)Analyst
62 (3.846 %)Symbian Developer
62 (3.846 %)Support Team Leader
71 (1.923 %)C++ Software Developer
71 (1.923 %)Java Programmer
71 (1.923 %)Symbian Software Engineer
71 (1.923 %)Games Tester
71 (1.923 %)Senior Computer Operator
71 (1.923 %)Service Desk Team Leader
71 (1.923 %)Software Developer
71 (1.923 %)Test Analyst
Miscellaneous
18 (15.38 %)Streaming Video
26 (11.54 %)Device Driver
34 (7.692 %)Smartphone
43 (5.769 %)Handset
43 (5.769 %)Blackberry
51 (1.923 %)W3C
51 (1.923 %)Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
117 (32.69 %)Windows
24 (7.692 %)Symbian OS
24 (7.692 %)Windows Mobile
33 (5.769 %)Windows XP
33 (5.769 %)NetWare
41 (1.923 %)OS/390
41 (1.923 %)MVS
41 (1.923 %)AIX
41 (1.923 %)Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
110 (19.23 %)Software Testing
27 (13.46 %)Security Cleared
35 (9.615 %)Project Management
44 (7.692 %)SC Cleared
53 (5.769 %)SSADM
53 (5.769 %)PRINCE
53 (5.769 %)Software Engineering
62 (3.846 %)BC Cleared
71 (1.923 %)Test Scripting
71 (1.923 %)E-Commerce
71 (1.923 %)Service Delivery
71 (1.923 %)Content Management
Programming Languages
119 (36.54 %)PHP
212 (23.08 %)ActionScript
311 (21.15 %)Java
46 (11.54 %)C
54 (7.692 %)C++
62 (3.846 %)SQL
71 (1.923 %)Transact-SQL
71 (1.923 %)JavaScript
Qualifications
11 (1.923 %)ISEB
11 (1.923 %)Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
13 (5.769 %)ISO9001
22 (3.846 %)SLA
22 (3.846 %)QA
Systems Management
13 (5.769 %)ZENworks
21 (1.923 %)Tivoli
21 (1.923 %)CONTROL-M
Vendors
118 (34.62 %)Motorola
211 (21.15 %)Ericsson
310 (19.23 %)Nokia
49 (17.31 %)Apple
58 (15.38 %)Oracle
66 (11.54 %)Microsoft
75 (9.615 %)Symbian
83 (5.769 %)HP
83 (5.769 %)Dell
83 (5.769 %)Lotus
91 (1.923 %)Polycom
91 (1.923 %)Tandberg
91 (1.923 %)Adobe
91 (1.923 %)Cisco
91 (1.923 %)IBM
91 (1.923 %)SAP
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