Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs
Job Type
Source

The table below looks at the demand for EMC Symmetrix skills across the UK with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Symmetrix over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkEMC Symmetrix
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank508585
Rank change on same period last yearUp+77
Matching contract IT job ads5181
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.072 %0.082 %
As % of the category below0.340 %0.389 %
Daily rates quoted1325
Average minimum daily rate£416£413
Average daily rate£417£428
% change on same period last year-2.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£418£442
UK excluding London average daily rate-£377
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted618
Average minimum hourly rate£29.84£40.16
Average hourly rate£30.01£41.74
% change on same period last year-28.11 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.17£43.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.01£40.79
% change on same period last year-26.42 %
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
UK
Matching contract IT job ads1501420800
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled21.14 %21.02 %
Daily rates quoted57647279
Average minimum daily rate£434£464
Average daily rate£466£497
% change on same period last year-6.22 %
Average maximum daily rate£499£530
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£345
% change on same period last year+1.19 %
Hourly rates quoted12241663
Average minimum hourly rate£24.11£23.82
Average hourly rate£26.00£25.73
% change on same period last year+1.07 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.89£27.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.99£26.29
% change on same period last year-4.93 %

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.

Symmetrix
Demand Trend

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

Symmetrix Demand Trend

Symmetrix
Daily Rate Trend

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

Symmetrix Daily Rate Trend

Symmetrix
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Symmetrix Daily Rate Histogram

Symmetrix
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Symmetrix Hourly Rate Trend

Symmetrix
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Symmetrix Hourly Rate Histogram

Symmetrix
Top 20 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Symmetrix 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+5747£417-3.91 %
LondonUp+5428£417-5.99 %
Docklands, LondonUp+4513£408-9.25 %
Canary WharfUp+1712£444-1.38 %
East of EnglandUp+259--
ScotlandUp+274--
EssexUp+94--
South WestNew entry-4--
BasildonNew entry-4--
SheffieldNew entry-4--
YorkshireNew entry-4--
South YorkshireNew entry-4--
HertfordshireUp+153--
SuffolkNew entry-2--
EdinburghUp+122--
CheshireNew entry-2--
North WestNew entry-2--
IpswichNew entry-2--
KnutsfordNew entry-1--
GlasgowNew entry-1--

Symmetrix
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

197 (92.38 %)EMC
267 (63.81 %)CLARiiON
355 (52.38 %)Brocade
454 (51.43 %)SAN
548 (45.71 %)VERITAS
645 (42.86 %)NetApp
739 (37.14 %)NetBackup
838 (36.19 %)Cisco
934 (32.38 %)Solaris
1032 (30.48 %)Sun
1131 (29.52 %)Finance
1224 (22.86 %)HP
1322 (20.95 %)StorageTek
1322 (20.95 %)Replication
1418 (17.14 %)AWK
1418 (17.14 %)Perl
1418 (17.14 %)Shell Script
1517 (16.19 %)SLA
1517 (16.19 %)EMC Centera
1517 (16.19 %)Banking
1517 (16.19 %)Celerra
1616 (15.24 %)UNIX
1715 (14.29 %)EMC TimeFinder
1814 (13.33 %)Investment Banking
1913 (12.38 %)Windows
1913 (12.38 %)Legato
2012 (11.43 %)ITIL
2111 (10.48 %)IBM
2111 (10.48 %)AIX
2210 (9.524 %)Windows 2000

Symmetrix
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (0.952 %)COM
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (9.524 %)MS Exchange
28 (7.619 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
32 (1.905 %)Lotus Notes
32 (1.905 %)Lotus Domino
41 (0.952 %)Exchange Server 2007
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (0.952 %)MS Excel
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
154 (51.43 %)SAN
28 (7.619 %)Connectrix
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (1.905 %)SQL Server
12 (1.905 %)Informix
21 (0.952 %)Oracle 8/8i
21 (0.952 %)TOAD
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
131 (29.52 %)Finance
217 (16.19 %)Banking
314 (13.33 %)Investment Banking
49 (8.571 %)Financial Institution
53 (2.857 %)Retail Banking
53 (2.857 %)Retail
61 (0.952 %)Insurance
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
129 (27.62 %)Administrator
227 (25.71 %)Storage Specialist
325 (23.81 %)Storage Administrator
415 (14.29 %)SAN Administrator
510 (9.524 %)Storage Engineer
69 (8.571 %)Analyst
69 (8.571 %)Consultant
78 (7.619 %)Technical Administrator
87 (6.667 %)Storage Consultant
87 (6.667 %)Storage Analyst
87 (6.667 %)Exchange Engineer
87 (6.667 %)Messaging Engineer
96 (5.714 %)Architect
105 (4.762 %)Support Engineer
114 (3.810 %)Technical Analyst
114 (3.810 %)Implementation Engineer
123 (2.857 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
123 (2.857 %)3rd Line Support
123 (2.857 %)Support Consultant
123 (2.857 %)Implementation Specialist
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
167 (63.81 %)CLARiiON
222 (20.95 %)Replication
317 (16.19 %)Celerra
317 (16.19 %)EMC Centera
48 (7.619 %)Blackberry
56 (5.714 %)Clustering
63 (2.857 %)HACMP
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
134 (32.38 %)Solaris
216 (15.24 %)UNIX
313 (12.38 %)Windows
411 (10.48 %)AIX
510 (9.524 %)Windows 2000
510 (9.524 %)Windows Server 2003
67 (6.667 %)Linux
76 (5.714 %)HPUX
81 (0.952 %)VMS
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (11.43 %)ITIL
27 (6.667 %)Process Management
36 (5.714 %)Migration
44 (3.810 %)Service Delivery
53 (2.857 %)Performance Management
53 (2.857 %)Validation
62 (1.905 %)Data Migration
62 (1.905 %)ITSM
62 (1.905 %)Project Management
62 (1.905 %)Service Management
71 (0.952 %)BCP
71 (0.952 %)Time Management
71 (0.952 %)Security Cleared
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
118 (17.14 %)Perl
118 (17.14 %)Shell Script
118 (17.14 %)AWK
21 (0.952 %)PL/SQL
21 (0.952 %)SQL
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (1.905 %)SNIA Certification
21 (0.952 %)Oracle Certification
21 (0.952 %)EMC Certification
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
117 (16.19 %)SLA
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
139 (37.14 %)NetBackup
210 (9.524 %)Active Directory
34 (3.810 %)Oracle RMAN
41 (0.952 %)ISA Server
41 (0.952 %)Backup Exec
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
115 (14.29 %)EMC TimeFinder
213 (12.38 %)Legato
38 (7.619 %)EMC NetWorker
47 (6.667 %)OpenView
56 (5.714 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
56 (5.714 %)HP Data Protector
64 (3.810 %)RepliStor
64 (3.810 %)OVPA
71 (0.952 %)MAILsweeper
71 (0.952 %)Tivoli
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
197 (92.38 %)EMC
255 (52.38 %)Brocade
348 (45.71 %)VERITAS
445 (42.86 %)NetApp
538 (36.19 %)Cisco
632 (30.48 %)Sun
724 (22.86 %)HP
822 (20.95 %)StorageTek
911 (10.48 %)IBM
1010 (9.524 %)Microsoft
118 (7.619 %)Symantec
123 (2.857 %)Oracle
123 (2.857 %)Dell
132 (1.905 %)Lotus
141 (0.952 %)Remedy
141 (0.952 %)Websense
141 (0.952 %)IronPort
141 (0.952 %)Citrix
141 (0.952 %)Sybase