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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of HP products and/or services in IT contracts within the West Midlands region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited HP over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5747
Rank change on same period last yearDown-10
Matching contract IT job ads6994
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.092 %0.094 %
As % of the category below5.279 %5.533 %
Daily rates quoted1028
Average minimum daily rate£322£355
Average daily rate£335£369
% change on same period last year-9.31 %
Average maximum daily rate£348£384
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£346
% change on same period last year-6.23 %
Hourly rates quoted1727
Average minimum hourly rate£23.79£30.48
Average hourly rate£25.17£33.35
% change on same period last year-24.54 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.54£36.22
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.92£24.29
% change on same period last year-9.76 %
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads13071699
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.742 %1.695 %
Daily rates quoted281385
Average minimum daily rate£327£321
Average daily rate£349£346
% change on same period last year+0.78 %
Average maximum daily rate£370£370
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£359
% change on same period last year+0.33 %
Hourly rates quoted154257
Average minimum hourly rate£22.37£25.61
Average hourly rate£23.78£27.87
% change on same period last year-14.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.19£30.12
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.10£24.81
% change on same period last year-2.85 %
HP EnglandHP
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Hewlett-Packard Company.

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Demand Trend

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

West Midlands HP Demand Trend

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Daily Rate Trend

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

West Midlands HP Daily Rate Trend

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Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing HP across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

West Midlands HP Daily Rate Histogram

HP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Midlands HP Hourly Rate Trend

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Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing HP across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

West Midlands HP Hourly Rate Histogram

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Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HP within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
BirminghamUp+524£208-42.91 %
WarwickshireDown-109£367+30.95 %
WorcestershireNew entry-6--
ShropshireDown-85£428-14.36 %
SolihullNew entry-3--
KingswinfordNew entry-3--
StaffordshireDown-42£275-24.99 %
HerefordshireDown-22--
TiptonNew entry-1--
CoventryDown-91--
HP EnglandHP
England

HP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing HP 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 HP.

169 (49.29 %)Windows
237 (26.43 %)Microsoft
334 (24.29 %)Active Directory
429 (20.71 %)UNIX
527 (19.29 %)Linux
626 (18.57 %)Windows Server 2003
626 (18.57 %)Security Cleared
724 (17.14 %)SAN
724 (17.14 %)Solaris
823 (16.43 %)Cisco
823 (16.43 %)Dell
920 (14.29 %)OpenView
1018 (12.86 %)Windows XP
1018 (12.86 %)HPUX
1018 (12.86 %)SQL
1117 (12.14 %)TCP/IP
1117 (12.14 %)Microsoft Certification
1216 (11.43 %)Citrix
1216 (11.43 %)ITIL
1315 (10.71 %)DNS
1414 (10.00 %)Oracle
1414 (10.00 %)MS Office
1414 (10.00 %)Red Hat
1414 (10.00 %)Red Hat Linux
1513 (9.286 %)Windows 2000
1612 (8.571 %)SC Cleared
1612 (8.571 %)IBM
1612 (8.571 %)LAN
1711 (7.857 %)WAN
1711 (7.857 %)MCP

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing HP 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 HP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (4.286 %)WebSphere
25 (3.571 %)XML
25 (3.571 %)J2EE
25 (3.571 %)SOAP
34 (2.857 %)WBIMB
34 (2.857 %)JMS
43 (2.143 %).NET
51 (0.714 %)Advantage:Gen
51 (0.714 %)Hibernate
51 (0.714 %)Spring
51 (0.714 %)WMI
51 (0.714 %)Struts
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (7.143 %)MS Exchange
28 (5.714 %)Exchange Server 2003
35 (3.571 %)ESB
35 (3.571 %)WebSphere Application Server
43 (2.143 %)IIS
43 (2.143 %)Lotus Domino
43 (2.143 %)WebSphere MQ
43 (2.143 %)CMS
52 (1.429 %)Exchange Server 5.5
52 (1.429 %)Exchange Server 2000
52 (1.429 %)SAS
52 (1.429 %)Lotus Notes
61 (0.714 %)WebLogic
61 (0.714 %)NetWeaver
61 (0.714 %)Tuxedo
61 (0.714 %)SharePoint
61 (0.714 %)WebSphere Message Broker
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
114 (10.00 %)MS Office
210 (7.143 %)MS Excel
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.714 %)assyst
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
124 (17.14 %)SAN
217 (12.14 %)TCP/IP
315 (10.71 %)DNS
412 (8.571 %)LAN
511 (7.857 %)WAN
64 (2.857 %)LDAP
64 (2.857 %)BGP
64 (2.857 %)EIGRP
64 (2.857 %)Firewall
73 (2.143 %)VPN
82 (1.429 %)SNMP
82 (1.429 %)SMS
82 (1.429 %)Wireless
82 (1.429 %)Internet
82 (1.429 %)Network Security
91 (0.714 %)Cisco ASA
91 (0.714 %)IPCC
91 (0.714 %)IP Telephony
91 (0.714 %)Nortel Centillion
91 (0.714 %)VLAN
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (6.429 %)SQL Server
25 (3.571 %)Oracle 10g
33 (2.143 %)BusinessObjects
41 (0.714 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (0.714 %)Crystal Reports
41 (0.714 %)Informix
41 (0.714 %)Oracle 9i
41 (0.714 %)MS Access
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (4.286 %)Subversion
25 (3.571 %)Rational Rose
33 (2.143 %)QuickTest Pro
42 (1.429 %)LoadRunner
42 (1.429 %)TestDirector
51 (0.714 %)WinRunner
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (5.714 %)Government
27 (5.000 %)Finance
34 (2.857 %)Law
43 (2.143 %)Pensions
51 (0.714 %)FMCG
51 (0.714 %)Telecoms
51 (0.714 %)Legal
51 (0.714 %)Automotive
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
130 (21.43 %)Analyst
213 (9.286 %)Support Engineer
213 (9.286 %)Desktop Engineer
311 (7.857 %)Desktop Support
410 (7.143 %)Support Analyst
59 (6.429 %)Consultant
67 (5.000 %)Administrator
67 (5.000 %)Deployment Engineer
76 (4.286 %)Developer
85 (3.571 %)Architect
85 (3.571 %)Systems Administrator
85 (3.571 %)Field Engineer
85 (3.571 %)Desktop Support Engineer
85 (3.571 %)Technical Engineer
85 (3.571 %)Cisco Engineer
85 (3.571 %)WebSphere Developer
94 (2.857 %)Server Support
94 (2.857 %)Configuration Analyst
94 (2.857 %)Cisco Network Engineer
94 (2.857 %)Infrastructure Engineer
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (5.000 %)Mainframe
23 (2.143 %)EPoS
23 (2.143 %)CMDB
32 (1.429 %)Client/Server
32 (1.429 %)AS400
32 (1.429 %)Clustering
41 (0.714 %)Blackberry
41 (0.714 %)IBM Mainframe
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
169 (49.29 %)Windows
229 (20.71 %)UNIX
327 (19.29 %)Linux
426 (18.57 %)Windows Server 2003
524 (17.14 %)Solaris
618 (12.86 %)Windows XP
618 (12.86 %)HPUX
714 (10.00 %)Red Hat Linux
813 (9.286 %)Windows 2000
911 (7.857 %)Windows Vista
911 (7.857 %)Windows 2000 Server
108 (5.714 %)NetWare
117 (5.000 %)Fedora
117 (5.000 %)AIX
126 (4.286 %)Tru64
135 (3.571 %)SUSE
135 (3.571 %)zOS
142 (1.429 %)Windows NT
151 (0.714 %)VMS
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
126 (18.57 %)Security Cleared
216 (11.43 %)ITIL
312 (8.571 %)SC Cleared
411 (7.857 %)Migration
59 (6.429 %)Service Management
68 (5.714 %)Configuration Management
75 (3.571 %)SOA
84 (2.857 %)ITSM
93 (2.143 %)Document Management
93 (2.143 %)Data Migration
93 (2.143 %)CTC Cleared
102 (1.429 %)BC Cleared
102 (1.429 %)Agile Software Development
102 (1.429 %)Business Analysis
102 (1.429 %)Problem Management
102 (1.429 %)User Acceptance Testing
102 (1.429 %)Performance Testing
102 (1.429 %)Stress Testing
102 (1.429 %)Test Scripting
102 (1.429 %)CRM
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
118 (12.86 %)SQL
27 (5.000 %)C
36 (4.286 %)Java
36 (4.286 %)VB
43 (2.143 %)VBScript
52 (1.429 %)PL/SQL
52 (1.429 %)Shell Script
61 (0.714 %)VB.NET
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
117 (12.14 %)Microsoft Certification
211 (7.857 %)MCP
36 (4.286 %)Cisco Certification
45 (3.571 %)MCSE
45 (3.571 %)CCNP
45 (3.571 %)CCNA
45 (3.571 %)Novell Certification
54 (2.857 %)CNE
63 (2.143 %)CNA
72 (1.429 %)ITIL Certification
72 (1.429 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
81 (0.714 %)DCSE
81 (0.714 %)HP ASE
81 (0.714 %)HP MASE
81 (0.714 %)HP APS
81 (0.714 %)CCSA
81 (0.714 %)CCSE
81 (0.714 %)ISEB Practitioner
81 (0.714 %)ISEB
81 (0.714 %)CCIE
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.429 %)SLA
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
134 (24.29 %)Active Directory
26 (4.286 %)NetBackup
26 (4.286 %)VMware Infrastructure
35 (3.571 %)Terminal Services
43 (2.143 %)ISA Server
43 (2.143 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
52 (1.429 %)Citrix Presentation Server
52 (1.429 %)MetaFrame
52 (1.429 %)VMware ESX
61 (0.714 %)VMware Workstation
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
120 (14.29 %)OpenView
29 (6.429 %)BMC PATROL
37 (5.000 %)CiscoWorks
46 (4.286 %)Legato
46 (4.286 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
55 (3.571 %)OpenView Configuration Management
64 (2.857 %)ARCserve
73 (2.143 %)HP Data Protector
82 (1.429 %)NNM
82 (1.429 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
91 (0.714 %)Norton AntiVirus
91 (0.714 %)MOM
91 (0.714 %)OVOW
91 (0.714 %)ServiceCenter
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
137 (26.43 %)Microsoft
223 (16.43 %)Cisco
223 (16.43 %)Dell
316 (11.43 %)Citrix
414 (10.00 %)Oracle
414 (10.00 %)Red Hat
512 (8.571 %)IBM
611 (7.857 %)VERITAS
611 (7.857 %)VMware
710 (7.143 %)BMC
89 (6.429 %)Compaq
89 (6.429 %)Altiris
97 (5.000 %)Symantec
106 (4.286 %)3Com
106 (4.286 %)Novell
106 (4.286 %)EMC
115 (3.571 %)NETGEAR
115 (3.571 %)Wyse
115 (3.571 %)Lotus
123 (2.143 %)Remedy