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This section looks at the demand for X-Windows skills across the UK with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited X-Windows over the last 3 months to 15 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkX-Windows
Location
3 months to 15 May 2008Same period last year
Rank581606
Rank change on same period last yearUp+25
Matching contract IT job ads135
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.069 %0.023 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£340
Average daily rate-£340
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£340
UK excluding London average daily rate-£340
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00-
Average hourly rate£28.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£32.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.50-
% change on same period last year-
Application Development UKApplication Development
UK
Matching contract IT job ads1894721508
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled24.31 %24.16 %
Daily rates quoted62396448
Average minimum daily rate£359£370
Average daily rate£385£394
% change on same period last year-2.39 %
Average maximum daily rate£410£418
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£334
% change on same period last year+5.58 %
Hourly rates quoted10481311
Average minimum hourly rate£29.76£29.77
Average hourly rate£32.43£31.69
% change on same period last year+2.33 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.10£33.61
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.40£31.83
% change on same period last year+1.80 %

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.

X-Windows
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing X-Windows across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

X-Windows Demand Trend

X-Windows
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing X-Windows across the UK.

X-Windows Daily Rate Trend

X-Windows
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing X-Windows across the UK.

X-Windows Hourly Rate Trend

X-Windows
Top 16 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing X-Windows within the UK over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank 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
1EnglandUp+4112--
2LeedsNew entry-4--
2West YorkshireNew entry-4--
2YorkshireNew entry-4--
3LondonUp+262--
3SurreyNew entry-2--
3North WestNew entry-2--
3South EastUp+382--
4South WestNew entry-1--
4Tyne and WearNew entry-1--
4EdinburghNew entry-1--
4ScotlandNew entry-1--
4NewcastleNew entry-1--
4WokingNew entry-1--
4City of LondonNew entry-1--
4North EastNew entry-1--

X-Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing X-Windows also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing X-Windows.

119 (100.00 %)Windows
210 (52.63 %)Unix
38 (42.11 %)Solaris
47 (36.84 %)HP
56 (31.58 %)Telecoms
56 (31.58 %)OpenView
56 (31.58 %)Windows Server 2003
56 (31.58 %)DWDM
56 (31.58 %)Sun
65 (26.32 %)ATM
65 (26.32 %)SDH
65 (26.32 %)Mac OS X
65 (26.32 %)Wireless
65 (26.32 %)Exchange Server 2003
74 (21.05 %)Network Design
74 (21.05 %)WAN
74 (21.05 %)ITIL
83 (15.79 %)C
83 (15.79 %)ETL
83 (15.79 %)Ericsson
83 (15.79 %)Apple
83 (15.79 %)Degree
83 (15.79 %)Fujitsu
92 (10.53 %)Computer Science
92 (10.53 %)Exchange Server 2007
92 (10.53 %)Integration Testing
92 (10.53 %)System Testing
92 (10.53 %)Configuration Management
92 (10.53 %)Firewall
92 (10.53 %)Cisco

X-Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing X-Windows also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing X-Windows. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
11 (5.263 %).NET
11 (5.263 %)MFC
11 (5.263 %)XML
11 (5.263 %)ActiveX
11 (5.263 %)Motif
Application Platforms
15 (26.32 %)Exchange Server 2003
22 (10.53 %)Exchange Server 2007
31 (5.263 %)MS Exchange
31 (5.263 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
31 (5.263 %)Exchange Server 2000
Communications & Networking
16 (31.58 %)DWDM
25 (26.32 %)Wireless
25 (26.32 %)ATM
25 (26.32 %)SDH
34 (21.05 %)WAN
42 (10.53 %)Firewall
51 (5.263 %)LDAP
51 (5.263 %)TCP/IP
51 (5.263 %)VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
13 (15.79 %)ETL
Development Applications
11 (5.263 %)Eclipse
11 (5.263 %)CruiseControl
General
16 (31.58 %)Telecoms
21 (5.263 %)Finance
21 (5.263 %)Education
21 (5.263 %)Retail
Job Titles
17 (36.84 %)Technical Support
17 (36.84 %)Support Engineer
17 (36.84 %)Administrator
17 (36.84 %)Technical Support Engineer
17 (36.84 %)Technical Engineer
26 (31.58 %)Systems Administrator
33 (15.79 %)Software Engineer
42 (10.53 %)C Software Engineer
42 (10.53 %)UNIX Engineer
42 (10.53 %)Windows Administrator
51 (5.263 %)Windows Systems Administrator
51 (5.263 %)C Developer
51 (5.263 %)Developer
51 (5.263 %)Consultant
51 (5.263 %)Support Consultant
51 (5.263 %)UNIX Administrator
51 (5.263 %)UNIX Systems Administrator
Miscellaneous
12 (10.53 %)Computer Science
21 (5.263 %)Wiki
21 (5.263 %)Multithreading
21 (5.263 %)Client/Server
21 (5.263 %)Blackberry
21 (5.263 %)IVR
Operating Systems
119 (100.00 %)Windows
210 (52.63 %)Unix
38 (42.11 %)Solaris
46 (31.58 %)Windows Server 2003
55 (26.32 %)Mac OS X
62 (10.53 %)Windows 2000
71 (5.263 %)Windows NT
71 (5.263 %)Linux
71 (5.263 %)Mac OS X Server
Processes & Methodologies
14 (21.05 %)ITIL
14 (21.05 %)Network Design
22 (10.53 %)Configuration Management
22 (10.53 %)Integration Testing
22 (10.53 %)System Testing
31 (5.263 %)Change Management
31 (5.263 %)OO
31 (5.263 %)Data Analysis
31 (5.263 %)Software Engineering
31 (5.263 %)Requirements Analysis
Programming Languages
13 (15.79 %)C
21 (5.263 %)C++
21 (5.263 %)Java
21 (5.263 %)VC++
21 (5.263 %)Shell Script
Qualifications
13 (15.79 %)Degree
21 (5.263 %)MCSE
21 (5.263 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (5.263 %)A+ Certification
System Software
11 (5.263 %)Active Directory
11 (5.263 %)Samba
Systems Management
16 (31.58 %)OpenView
21 (5.263 %)ARCserve
Vendors
17 (36.84 %)HP
26 (31.58 %)Sun
33 (15.79 %)Ericsson
33 (15.79 %)Apple
33 (15.79 %)Fujitsu
42 (10.53 %)Cisco
51 (5.263 %)Microsoft
51 (5.263 %)Oracle
51 (5.263 %)Siemens
51 (5.263 %)VERITAS
51 (5.263 %)Genesys
51 (5.263 %)CheckPoint
51 (5.263 %)McAfee Security
51 (5.263 %)BT
51 (5.263 %)Perforce
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