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The table below looks at the demand for the Storage Consultant role in IT contracts across the UK compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Storage Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Storage Consultant
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank512565
Rank change on same period last yearUp+53
Matching contract IT job ads5272
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.074 %0.074 %
As % of the category below0.084 %0.082 %
Daily rates quoted1517
Average minimum daily rate£383£428
Average daily rate£397£452
% change on same period last year-12.20 %
Average maximum daily rate£411£476
UK excluding London average daily rate£387£467
% change on same period last year-17.24 %
Hourly rates quoted35
Average minimum hourly rate£53.33£41.60
Average hourly rate£55.00£43.10
% change on same period last year+27.60 %
Average maximum hourly rate£56.67£44.60
UK excluding London average hourly rate£55.00£45.75
% change on same period last year+20.21 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
UK
Matching contract IT job ads6217088312
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled88.60 %91.33 %
Daily rates quoted2007426422
Average minimum daily rate£371£388
Average daily rate£396£413
% change on same period last year-4.01 %
Average maximum daily rate£422£438
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£353
% change on same period last year+0.11 %
Hourly rates quoted57327812
Average minimum hourly rate£22.72£23.70
Average hourly rate£24.20£25.26
% change on same period last year-4.17 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.69£26.81
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.64£25.03
% change on same period last year-5.56 %

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.

Storage Consultant
Demand Trend

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

Storage Consultant Demand Trend

Storage Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

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

Storage Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Storage Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Storage Consultant within the UK over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

Storage Consultant Daily Rate Histogram

Storage Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Storage Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Storage Consultant
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Storage Consultant within the UK over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

Storage Consultant Hourly Rate Histogram

Storage Consultant
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 Storage Consultant within the UK over the 3 months to 15 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+7842£397-10.70 %
LondonUp+6012£409-7.95 %
North WestUp+249--
South EastUp+387£400-
ScotlandUp+207£400-
ManchesterUp+37--
SaleNew entry-6--
YorkshireUp+236£395-
OxfordshireNew entry-5£400-
East of EnglandUp+284£358-
City of LondonDown-104£396-
GlasgowNew entry-4£400-
SheffieldUp+73£400-
BradfordNew entry-3£380-
West YorkshireNew entry-3£380-
South YorkshireUp+133£400-
StaffordshireNew entry-2--
WalesDown-92--
West MidlandsUp+102--
South WalesDown-52--
EdinburghUp+122--
NewportNew entry-2--
HertfordshireUp+202--
NorfolkNew entry-1£360-
KidlingtonNew entry-1£400-
BerkshireUp+351--
CheshireNew entry-1--
DevonNew entry-1--
EssexUp+91£355-
NorwichNew entry-1£360-

Storage Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Storage Consultant in their job title 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 with Storage Consultant in their job title.

169 (50.74 %)SAN
249 (36.03 %)HP
340 (29.41 %)Finance
433 (24.26 %)EMC
527 (19.85 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
625 (18.38 %)Banking
724 (17.65 %)Brocade
724 (17.65 %)IBM
823 (16.91 %)HP Data Protector
921 (15.44 %)Asset Management
1020 (14.71 %)Cisco
1119 (13.97 %)Solaris
1218 (13.24 %)NetBackup
1317 (12.50 %)VERITAS
1317 (12.50 %)Tivoli
1415 (11.03 %)UNIX
1513 (9.559 %)VMware
1612 (8.824 %)Windows
1711 (8.088 %)CLARiiON
189 (6.618 %)Hitachi
189 (6.618 %)NetApp
189 (6.618 %)AIX
189 (6.618 %)Sun
198 (5.882 %)HPUX
198 (5.882 %)Security Cleared
207 (5.147 %)VMware Infrastructure
207 (5.147 %)SC Cleared
207 (5.147 %)Symmetrix
207 (5.147 %)Mainframe
215 (3.676 %)Telecoms

Storage Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Storage Consultant in their job title 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 with Storage Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (1.471 %)Middleware
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (0.735 %)MS Exchange
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (1.471 %)MS Excel
21 (0.735 %)MS Visio
21 (0.735 %)MS Office
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
169 (50.74 %)SAN
23 (2.206 %)DWDM
31 (0.735 %)Connectrix
31 (0.735 %)iSCSI
31 (0.735 %)SMS
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
140 (29.41 %)Finance
225 (18.38 %)Banking
35 (3.676 %)Telecoms
43 (2.206 %)Retail
43 (2.206 %)Government
52 (1.471 %)Health
61 (0.735 %)Legal
61 (0.735 %)Local Government
61 (0.735 %)Pharmaceutical
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (8.088 %)CLARiiON
27 (5.147 %)Symmetrix
27 (5.147 %)Mainframe
33 (2.206 %)IBM Mainframe
42 (1.471 %)EMC Centera
51 (0.735 %)Freedom of Information
51 (0.735 %)Replication
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
119 (13.97 %)Solaris
215 (11.03 %)UNIX
312 (8.824 %)Windows
49 (6.618 %)AIX
58 (5.882 %)HPUX
64 (2.941 %)Windows Server 2003
73 (2.206 %)Linux
82 (1.471 %)Windows 2000
91 (0.735 %)Windows NT
91 (0.735 %)Windows Server 2008
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
121 (15.44 %)Asset Management
28 (5.882 %)Security Cleared
37 (5.147 %)SC Cleared
45 (3.676 %)Migration
53 (2.206 %)BC Cleared
62 (1.471 %)Data Protection
62 (1.471 %)ITIL
71 (0.735 %)ERP
71 (0.735 %)Service Management
71 (0.735 %)Disaster Recovery
71 (0.735 %)Validation
71 (0.735 %)IT Governance
71 (0.735 %)Problem Management
71 (0.735 %)Data Migration
71 (0.735 %)DV Cleared
71 (0.735 %)Business Continuity
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (0.735 %)Java
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (2.206 %)Microsoft Certification
13 (2.206 %)MCSE
13 (2.206 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
21 (0.735 %)SNIA Certification
21 (0.735 %)CCNA
21 (0.735 %)Cisco Certification
21 (0.735 %)CNE
21 (0.735 %)Novell Certification
21 (0.735 %)EMC Certification
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.735 %)SLA
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
118 (13.24 %)NetBackup
27 (5.147 %)VMware Infrastructure
32 (1.471 %)VMware ESX
41 (0.735 %)NFS
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
127 (19.85 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
223 (16.91 %)HP Data Protector
317 (12.50 %)Tivoli
43 (2.206 %)Legato
43 (2.206 %)EMC NetWorker
52 (1.471 %)EMC TimeFinder
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
149 (36.03 %)HP
233 (24.26 %)EMC
324 (17.65 %)Brocade
324 (17.65 %)IBM
420 (14.71 %)Cisco
517 (12.50 %)VERITAS
613 (9.559 %)VMware
79 (6.618 %)Hitachi
79 (6.618 %)NetApp
79 (6.618 %)Sun
85 (3.676 %)Microsoft
94 (2.941 %)Oracle
101 (0.735 %)SAP
101 (0.735 %)Compaq
101 (0.735 %)Dell
101 (0.735 %)Citrix
101 (0.735 %)CommVault
101 (0.735 %)PlateSpin