The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Blue Coat products and/or services in IT contracts advertised for the Wales region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Blue Coat over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Vendors for the Wales region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are NOT representative of contractor rates within Blue Coat Systems, Inc.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Blue Coat
Rank - - -
Contract jobs citing Blue Coat 0 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Wales - - -
As % of the Vendors category - - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £375 £350
% change year-on-year
-6.73% +7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - £45.00 £23.36
% change year-on-year
- +92.63%
All Vendors
Wales
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
168 254 340
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Wales 41.58% 45.77% 52.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 92 100 153
Average daily rate £358 £315 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+13.49% -3.07%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £212 £200 £275
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £450 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 12 17
Average hourly rate £15.00 £17.25 £19.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-13.04% -9.21%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.00 £12.00 £9.87
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £24.20 £20.00 £27.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £19.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
- -5.00%
Blue Coat
UK