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The table below looks at the demand for Network File System (NFS) skills within the Wales region with a comparison to our System Software category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited NFS over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNetwork File System (NFS)
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank-57
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads04
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.000 %7.843 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£300
Average daily rate-£350
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£360
% change on same period last year+5.02 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.80£31.91
% change on same period last year+5.93 %
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
Wales
Matching contract IT job ads10751
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.152 %0.053 %
Daily rates quoted3312
Average minimum daily rate£343£429
Average daily rate£352£451
% change on same period last year-21.97 %
Average maximum daily rate£361£473
UK excluding London average daily rate£320£321
% change on same period last year-0.40 %
Hourly rates quoted114
Average minimum hourly rate£20.38£26.67
Average hourly rate£21.38£27.68
% change on same period last year-22.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.38£28.70
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.32£21.37
% change on same period last year-0.23 %
NFS UKNFS
UK

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.

NFS
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing NFS across the Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the System Software category.

Wales NFS Demand Trend

NFS
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing NFS across the Wales region.

Wales NFS Daily Rate Trend

NFS
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing NFS across the Wales region.

Wales NFS Hourly Rate Trend

NFS
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region citing NFS 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 NFS.

11 (100.00 %)UNIX
11 (100.00 %)Solaris
11 (100.00 %)Sun
11 (100.00 %)EMC
11 (100.00 %)SAN
11 (100.00 %)VERITAS
11 (100.00 %)SC Cleared
11 (100.00 %)Security Cleared

NFS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region citing NFS 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 NFS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (100.00 %)SAN
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Support Engineer
11 (100.00 %)3rd Line Support
11 (100.00 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)UNIX
11 (100.00 %)Solaris
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)SC Cleared
11 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Sun
11 (100.00 %)EMC
11 (100.00 %)VERITAS