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The table below looks at the demand for Disaster Recovery skills within the West Midlands region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Disaster Recovery over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDisaster Recovery
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank9999
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads1032
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.035 %
As % of the category below0.711 %1.922 %
Daily rates quoted60
Average minimum daily rate£358-
Average daily rate£379-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£389£383
% change on same period last year+1.36 %
Hourly rates quoted05
Average minimum hourly rate-£36.20
Average hourly rate-£38.25
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£40.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.27£34.57
% change on same period last year-12.44 %
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads14061665
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.282 %1.817 %
Daily rates quoted446407
Average minimum daily rate£335£323
Average daily rate£358£346
% change on same period last year+3.39 %
Average maximum daily rate£381£369
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£373
% change on same period last year+2.16 %
Hourly rates quoted150210
Average minimum hourly rate£25.70£23.69
Average hourly rate£27.39£25.18
% change on same period last year+8.78 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.09£26.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.22£29.56
% change on same period last year-4.53 %
Disaster Recovery EnglandDisaster Recovery
England

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.

Disaster Recovery
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Disaster Recovery across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

West Midlands Disaster Recovery Demand Trend

Disaster Recovery
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Disaster Recovery across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Disaster Recovery Daily Rate Trend

Disaster Recovery
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Disaster Recovery across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

West Midlands Disaster Recovery Daily Rate Histogram

Disaster Recovery
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Disaster Recovery across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Disaster Recovery Hourly Rate Trend

Disaster Recovery
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Disaster Recovery within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 4 December 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
StaffordshireNew entry-2£375-
CoventryNew entry-1£200-
Disaster Recovery EnglandDisaster Recovery
England

Disaster Recovery
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Disaster Recovery 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 Disaster Recovery.

112 (37.50 %)Government
27 (21.88 %)Business Continuity
27 (21.88 %)Windows
27 (21.88 %)VoIP
36 (18.75 %)Java
36 (18.75 %).NET
45 (15.63 %)Microsoft
45 (15.63 %)Windows Server 2003
45 (15.63 %)Information Security
45 (15.63 %)VMware
45 (15.63 %)Service Delivery
45 (15.63 %)Matrix Management
54 (12.50 %)PKI
54 (12.50 %)Windows 2000 Server
54 (12.50 %)Management Information System
54 (12.50 %)Microsoft Certification
54 (12.50 %)Project Management
54 (12.50 %)Perl
54 (12.50 %)PRINCE2
54 (12.50 %)UNIX
63 (9.375 %)MS Office
63 (9.375 %)TCP/IP
63 (9.375 %)Active Directory
63 (9.375 %)Problem Management
72 (6.250 %)Project Planning
72 (6.250 %)Performance Testing
72 (6.250 %)ISEB Practitioner
72 (6.250 %)iSCSI
72 (6.250 %)VMware Infrastructure
72 (6.250 %)HP

Disaster Recovery
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Disaster Recovery 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 Disaster Recovery. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (18.75 %).NET
21 (3.125 %)EDI
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (6.250 %)MS Exchange
21 (3.125 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
21 (3.125 %)Exchange Server 2007
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (9.375 %)MS Office
22 (6.250 %)MS Project
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (3.125 %)Microsoft CRM
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (21.88 %)VoIP
23 (9.375 %)TCP/IP
32 (6.250 %)DNS
32 (6.250 %)DHCP
32 (6.250 %)iSCSI
41 (3.125 %)Firewall
41 (3.125 %)WAN
41 (3.125 %)LDAP
41 (3.125 %)LAN
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (3.125 %)SQL Server
11 (3.125 %)Oracle 9i
11 (3.125 %)Oracle 10g
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (37.50 %)Government
22 (6.250 %)Finance
31 (3.125 %)Education
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
114 (43.75 %)Project Manager
28 (25.00 %)Infrastructure Manager
37 (21.88 %)Infrastructure Project Manager
45 (15.63 %)Consultant
54 (12.50 %)Data Centre Manager
54 (12.50 %)Data Manager
54 (12.50 %)CLAS Consultant
62 (6.250 %)Storage Engineer
62 (6.250 %)Disaster Recovery Manager
62 (6.250 %)Analyst
62 (6.250 %)Administrator
71 (3.125 %)Oracle DBA
71 (3.125 %)UNIX Systems Administrator
71 (3.125 %)Network Administrator
71 (3.125 %)UNIX Administrator
71 (3.125 %)IT Manager
71 (3.125 %)Systems Administrator
71 (3.125 %)Server Administrator
71 (3.125 %)Business Project Manager
71 (3.125 %)Business Manager
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (12.50 %)Management Information System
14 (12.50 %)PKI
21 (3.125 %)Blackberry
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (21.88 %)Windows
25 (15.63 %)Windows Server 2003
34 (12.50 %)UNIX
34 (12.50 %)Windows 2000 Server
42 (6.250 %)Windows XP
51 (3.125 %)Windows Server 2008
51 (3.125 %)AIX
51 (3.125 %)HPUX
51 (3.125 %)Solaris
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (21.88 %)Business Continuity
25 (15.63 %)Information Security
25 (15.63 %)Matrix Management
25 (15.63 %)Service Delivery
34 (12.50 %)PRINCE2
34 (12.50 %)Project Management
43 (9.375 %)Problem Management
52 (6.250 %)Project Planning
52 (6.250 %)Performance Testing
52 (6.250 %)ITIL
52 (6.250 %)Validation
52 (6.250 %)Migration
61 (3.125 %)Information Security Management
61 (3.125 %)Security Management
61 (3.125 %)CRM
61 (3.125 %)ERP
61 (3.125 %)Security Cleared
61 (3.125 %)Programme Management
61 (3.125 %)Asset Management
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (18.75 %)Java
24 (12.50 %)Perl
32 (6.250 %)SQL
41 (3.125 %)VBScript
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (12.50 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (6.250 %)ISEB Practitioner
22 (6.250 %)MCSE
22 (6.250 %)ISEB
31 (3.125 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
31 (3.125 %)MCP
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (9.375 %)Active Directory
22 (6.250 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (3.125 %)NetBackup
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (3.125 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 (3.125 %)SCCM
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (15.63 %)Microsoft
15 (15.63 %)VMware
22 (6.250 %)HP
22 (6.250 %)Compaq
22 (6.250 %)NetApp
22 (6.250 %)Remedy
22 (6.250 %)FileNet
31 (3.125 %)Oracle
31 (3.125 %)SAP
31 (3.125 %)Citrix