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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Symantec 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 Symantec over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSymantec
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank368459
Rank change on same period last yearUp+91
Matching contract IT job ads238204
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.317 %0.206 %
As % of the category below0.736 %0.472 %
Daily rates quoted7040
Average minimum daily rate£329£374
Average daily rate£349£398
% change on same period last year-12.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£369£422
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£375
% change on same period last year-11.92 %
Hourly rates quoted6034
Average minimum hourly rate£21.33£23.83
Average hourly rate£22.96£25.23
% change on same period last year-9.02 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.58£26.64
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.47£24.35
% change on same period last year-3.64 %
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
UK
Matching contract IT job ads3233943225
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled43.11 %43.73 %
Daily rates quoted955512318
Average minimum daily rate£382£386
Average daily rate£407£410
% change on same period last year-0.76 %
Average maximum daily rate£431£433
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£359
% change on same period last year-0.40 %
Hourly rates quoted28103521
Average minimum hourly rate£22.05£23.99
Average hourly rate£23.57£25.58
% change on same period last year-7.89 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.08£27.18
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.25£24.99
% change on same period last year-6.94 %

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 Symantec Corporation.

Symantec
Demand Trend

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

Symantec Demand Trend

Symantec
Daily Rate Trend

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

Symantec Daily Rate Trend

Symantec
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Symantec within the UK over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Symantec Daily Rate Histogram

Symantec
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Symantec Hourly Rate Trend

Symantec
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Symantec within the UK over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Symantec Hourly Rate Histogram

Symantec
Top 30 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Symantec within the UK over the 3 months to 25 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+116214£347-8.19 %
LondonUp+71101£366-12.99 %
South EastUp+6450£310-1.14 %
YorkshireUp+3929£302-
City of LondonDown-123£386-2.49 %
West YorkshireUp+1718£239-
LeedsUp+716£239-
ScotlandUp+3214£350-
East of EnglandUp+1414£538-
HampshireUp+3112--
South YorkshireNew entry-11£344-
SheffieldNew entry-11£344-
BerkshireUp+3211--
BuckinghamshireUp+129£300-7.81 %
Milton KeynesDown-49£300-14.40 %
UxbridgeNew entry-8--
WalesDown-258£371-18.06 %
South WalesDown-137£368-17.23 %
HertfordshireUp+67--
HounslowNew entry-7--
SurreyNew entry-6£322-
South WestUp+246--
North WestDown-95£324+149.42 %
NorfolkNew entry-5£538-
EdinburghUp+125--
NorwichNew entry-4£525-
West MidlandsUp+94£450-
WiltshireUp+93--
East MidlandsUp+83--
KentUp+123£393-

Symantec
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Symantec 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 Symantec.

1265 (59.55 %)Windows
2183 (41.12 %)Microsoft
3172 (38.65 %)Active Directory
4156 (35.06 %)MS Exchange
5120 (26.97 %)Exchange Server 2003
6119 (26.74 %)NetBackup
7117 (26.29 %)VERITAS
8107 (24.04 %)Norton AntiVirus
990 (20.22 %)HP
1087 (19.55 %)SAN
1180 (17.98 %)Backup Exec
1278 (17.53 %)Windows Server 2003
1374 (16.63 %)Microsoft Certification
1471 (15.96 %)Exchange Server 2000
1568 (15.28 %)MCSE
1667 (15.06 %)Firewall
1667 (15.06 %)VMware
1765 (14.61 %)Windows XP
1765 (14.61 %)Citrix
1864 (14.38 %)MS Excel
1963 (14.16 %)Cisco
2062 (13.93 %)Windows 2000
2160 (13.48 %)UNIX
2160 (13.48 %)SQL Server
2257 (12.81 %)TCP/IP
2355 (12.36 %)Finance
2453 (11.91 %)DNS
2551 (11.46 %)MS Office
2650 (11.24 %)Solaris
2749 (11.01 %)ITIL

Symantec
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Symantec 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 Symantec. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (2.022 %)WebServices
24 (0.899 %)Application Packaging
32 (0.449 %).NET
41 (0.225 %)ASP
41 (0.225 %)COM
41 (0.225 %)XML
41 (0.225 %)Software Packaging
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1156 (35.06 %)MS Exchange
2120 (26.97 %)Exchange Server 2003
371 (15.96 %)Exchange Server 2000
437 (8.315 %)Exchange Server 2007
518 (4.045 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
518 (4.045 %)IIS
617 (3.820 %)SharePoint
712 (2.697 %)Lotus Notes
88 (1.798 %)Exchange Server 5.5
97 (1.573 %)SharePoint Server 2007
105 (1.124 %)Lotus Domino
105 (1.124 %)WebLogic
105 (1.124 %)BizTalk Server
113 (0.674 %)SharePoint Portal Server
122 (0.449 %)Live Communications Server
131 (0.225 %)CMS
131 (0.225 %)WorkSite
131 (0.225 %)GroupWise
131 (0.225 %)Documentum
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
164 (14.38 %)MS Excel
251 (11.46 %)MS Office
315 (3.371 %)MS Visio
46 (1.348 %)MS Project
54 (0.899 %)QuarkXPress
63 (0.674 %)MS PowerPoint
72 (0.449 %)Acrobat
81 (0.225 %)Spreadsheet
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.225 %)Microsoft CRM
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
187 (19.55 %)SAN
267 (15.06 %)Firewall
357 (12.81 %)TCP/IP
453 (11.91 %)DNS
539 (8.764 %)DHCP
635 (7.865 %)VPN
726 (5.843 %)WAN
726 (5.843 %)LAN
817 (3.820 %)Internet
910 (2.247 %)LDAP
910 (2.247 %)NetScreen
109 (2.022 %)Network Security
118 (1.798 %)VLAN
118 (1.798 %)Intranet
127 (1.573 %)VoIP
127 (1.573 %)Cisco IPT
136 (1.348 %)SMS
136 (1.348 %)Wireless
145 (1.124 %)FTP
145 (1.124 %)Cisco PIX
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
160 (13.48 %)SQL Server
222 (4.944 %)SQL Server 2000
317 (3.820 %)SQL Server 2005
48 (1.798 %)Oracle 10g
48 (1.798 %)SQL Server 7
54 (0.899 %)Oracle 9i
54 (0.899 %)RDBMS
61 (0.225 %)EDRMS
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (1.348 %)TestDirector
25 (1.124 %)MSI
32 (0.449 %)InstallShield
32 (0.449 %)VSS/SourceSafe
32 (0.449 %)ClearCase
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
155 (12.36 %)Finance
230 (6.742 %)Banking
329 (6.517 %)Government
413 (2.921 %)Investment Banking
59 (2.022 %)Telecoms
66 (1.348 %)Retail
66 (1.348 %)Law
75 (1.124 %)Legal
75 (1.124 %)Auditing
84 (0.899 %)Insurance
84 (0.899 %)Local Government
84 (0.899 %)Manufacturing
84 (0.899 %)Police
84 (0.899 %)Back Office
93 (0.674 %)Financial Institution
102 (0.449 %)Electric
102 (0.449 %)Health
102 (0.449 %)Games
102 (0.449 %)Publishing
111 (0.225 %)Criminal Justice
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
174 (16.63 %)Administrator
268 (15.28 %)Analyst
358 (13.03 %)Consultant
358 (13.03 %)Support Engineer
434 (7.640 %)Support Analyst
532 (7.191 %)Desktop Support
532 (7.191 %)3rd Line Support
627 (6.067 %)Systems Administrator
722 (4.944 %)Desktop Engineer
819 (4.270 %)2nd Line Support
916 (3.596 %)Desktop Support Engineer
916 (3.596 %)Network Engineer
916 (3.596 %)Systems Engineer
1014 (3.146 %)Technical Consultant
1111 (2.472 %)Technical Support
1210 (2.247 %)Server Support
1210 (2.247 %)Project Manager
139 (2.022 %)Network Administrator
148 (1.798 %)UNIX Administrator
148 (1.798 %)Server Engineer
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
133 (7.416 %)Clustering
232 (7.191 %)Blackberry
315 (3.371 %)Replication
413 (2.921 %)EMC Centera
510 (2.247 %)CLARiiON
65 (1.124 %)Symmetrix
65 (1.124 %)SecurID
65 (1.124 %)PKI
65 (1.124 %)Statistics
74 (0.899 %)Fixed Income
74 (0.899 %)Derivative
83 (0.674 %)Thin Client
83 (0.674 %)Client/Server
83 (0.674 %)EPoS
83 (0.674 %)NHS
83 (0.674 %)Fat Client
83 (0.674 %)Celerra
92 (0.449 %)Computer Science
92 (0.449 %)PDA
101 (0.225 %)Firmware
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1265 (59.55 %)Windows
278 (17.53 %)Windows Server 2003
365 (14.61 %)Windows XP
462 (13.93 %)Windows 2000
560 (13.48 %)UNIX
650 (11.24 %)Solaris
740 (8.989 %)Linux
834 (7.640 %)Windows NT
928 (6.292 %)AIX
1013 (2.921 %)HPUX
113 (0.674 %)NetWare
113 (0.674 %)MVS
122 (0.449 %)Tru64
122 (0.449 %)Windows Vista
122 (0.449 %)VMS
131 (0.225 %)Windows Mobile
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
149 (11.01 %)ITIL
232 (7.191 %)Security Cleared
331 (6.966 %)Migration
421 (4.719 %)SC Cleared
511 (2.472 %)Disaster Recovery
511 (2.472 %)PRINCE2
511 (2.472 %)Service Management
610 (2.247 %)Project Management
610 (2.247 %)Change Management
79 (2.022 %)Performance Management
87 (1.573 %)Problem Management
96 (1.348 %)Network Design
96 (1.348 %)Configuration Management
105 (1.124 %)Service Delivery
114 (0.899 %)Process Management
114 (0.899 %)Time Management
114 (0.899 %)DV Cleared
123 (0.674 %)CTC Cleared
123 (0.674 %)Workflow
123 (0.674 %)Release Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
143 (9.663 %)SQL
28 (1.798 %)VB
28 (1.798 %)Shell Script
37 (1.573 %)JCL
37 (1.573 %)VBScript
44 (0.899 %)C
51 (0.225 %)C++
51 (0.225 %)Perl
51 (0.225 %)Korn
51 (0.225 %)VC++
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
174 (16.63 %)Microsoft Certification
268 (15.28 %)MCSE
317 (3.820 %)Cisco Certification
414 (3.146 %)Degree
414 (3.146 %)MCSA
512 (2.697 %)MCP
610 (2.247 %)VERITAS Certified Professional (VCP)
78 (1.798 %)Citrix Certification
87 (1.573 %)CCEA
87 (1.573 %)CCNP
96 (1.348 %)PRINCE2 Certification
96 (1.348 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
105 (1.124 %)RHCE
114 (0.899 %)CCNA
114 (0.899 %)MCDST
123 (0.674 %)Check Point Certification
132 (0.449 %)PMP
132 (0.449 %)PMI Certification
132 (0.449 %)CNE
132 (0.449 %)Novell Certification
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
117 (3.820 %)SLA
29 (2.022 %)QA
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1172 (38.65 %)Active Directory
2119 (26.74 %)NetBackup
380 (17.98 %)Backup Exec
433 (7.416 %)VMware Infrastructure
531 (6.966 %)VMware ESX
618 (4.045 %)ISA Server
713 (2.921 %)Citrix Presentation Server
812 (2.697 %)Terminal Server
96 (1.348 %)Terminal Services
104 (0.899 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
104 (0.899 %)Oracle RAC
113 (0.674 %)MetaFrame
122 (0.449 %)VMware Workstation
131 (0.225 %)VMware Server
131 (0.225 %)NFS
131 (0.225 %)NDS
131 (0.225 %)VMware GSX
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
1107 (24.04 %)Norton AntiVirus
227 (6.067 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
227 (6.067 %)WSUS
316 (3.596 %)Legato
411 (2.472 %)MOM
510 (2.247 %)EMC NetWorker
67 (1.573 %)Tivoli
75 (1.124 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
75 (1.124 %)MIIS
75 (1.124 %)EMC TimeFinder
84 (0.899 %)Unicenter
84 (0.899 %)BMC Performance Manager
84 (0.899 %)HP Data Protector
93 (0.674 %)ZENworks
93 (0.674 %)AppDetective
93 (0.674 %)MAILsweeper
93 (0.674 %)OpenView
102 (0.449 %)AutoSys
102 (0.449 %)BMC PATROL
102 (0.449 %)ARCserve
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1183 (41.12 %)Microsoft
2117 (26.29 %)VERITAS
390 (20.22 %)HP
467 (15.06 %)VMware
565 (14.61 %)Citrix
663 (14.16 %)Cisco
746 (10.34 %)EMC
832 (7.191 %)Altiris
927 (6.067 %)IBM
927 (6.067 %)Red Hat
1024 (5.393 %)Sun
1024 (5.393 %)McAfee Security
1123 (5.169 %)CommVault
1220 (4.494 %)Oracle
1318 (4.045 %)Dell
1318 (4.045 %)Sophos
1416 (3.596 %)NetApp
1515 (3.371 %)Lotus
1515 (3.371 %)CheckPoint
1613 (2.921 %)BMC
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