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This section looks at the demand for HP-UX skills within the West Midlands region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited HPUX over the 3 months to 24 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP-UX
Location
3 months to 24 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank11498
Rank change on same period last yearDown-16
Matching contract IT job ads830
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.030 %
As % of the category below1.770 %4.184 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£330
Average daily rate-£330
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£330
UK excluding London average daily rate£404£348
% change on same period last year+16.03 %
Hourly rates quoted315
Average minimum hourly rate£32.00£34.72
Average hourly rate£34.92£38.02
% change on same period last year-8.15 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.83£41.31
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.55£31.36
% change on same period last year+0.58 %
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads452717
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.602 %0.727 %
Daily rates quoted69116
Average minimum daily rate£291£264
Average daily rate£311£274
% change on same period last year+13.65 %
Average maximum daily rate£332£284
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£337
% change on same period last year+0.10 %
Hourly rates quoted107186
Average minimum hourly rate£16.93£21.61
Average hourly rate£17.87£23.51
% change on same period last year-23.99 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.81£25.41
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.11£23.45
% change on same period last year-5.72 %
HPUX EnglandHPUX
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.

HPUX
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands HPUX Demand Trend

HPUX
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Midlands HPUX Daily Rate Trend

HPUX
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Midlands HPUX Hourly Rate Trend

HPUX
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing HPUX across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 24 July 2008.

West Midlands HPUX Hourly Rate Histogram

HPUX
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HPUX within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 24 July 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
WarwickshireUp+14--
CoventryDown-142--
SolihullNew entry-1--
ShropshireDown-121--
HPUX EnglandHPUX
England

HPUX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing HPUX 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 HPUX.

120 (71.43 %)UNIX
218 (64.29 %)Solaris
314 (50.00 %)AIX
413 (46.43 %)HP
413 (46.43 %)Linux
510 (35.71 %)Windows
68 (28.57 %)Oracle
68 (28.57 %)Java
68 (28.57 %)Mainframe
77 (25.00 %)Red Hat
86 (21.43 %)IBM
86 (21.43 %)SAN
86 (21.43 %)VERITAS
86 (21.43 %)SUSE
95 (17.86 %)NetBackup
95 (17.86 %)WebSphere
95 (17.86 %)ESB
95 (17.86 %)Sun
95 (17.86 %)zOS
95 (17.86 %)Shell Script
95 (17.86 %)WebSphere Application Server
95 (17.86 %)SOAP
95 (17.86 %)XML
95 (17.86 %)Windows 2000
95 (17.86 %)Rational Rose
104 (14.29 %)JMS
104 (14.29 %)SOA
104 (14.29 %)Tuxedo
104 (14.29 %)LDAP
104 (14.29 %)WebLogic

HPUX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing HPUX 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 HPUX. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (17.86 %)SOAP
15 (17.86 %)XML
15 (17.86 %)WebSphere
24 (14.29 %)J2EE
24 (14.29 %)JMS
24 (14.29 %)WBIMB
31 (3.571 %)Advantage:Gen
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (17.86 %)WebSphere Application Server
15 (17.86 %)ESB
24 (14.29 %)Tuxedo
24 (14.29 %)WebLogic
33 (10.71 %)WebSphere MQ
42 (7.143 %)IIS
51 (3.571 %)Apache
51 (3.571 %)WebSphere Message Broker
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (3.571 %)MS Project
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (21.43 %)SAN
24 (14.29 %)LDAP
32 (7.143 %)SSH
41 (3.571 %)VLAN
41 (3.571 %)Firewall
41 (3.571 %)LAN
41 (3.571 %)WAN
41 (3.571 %)VPN
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (7.143 %)SQLPlus
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (17.86 %)Rational Rose
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (7.143 %)Telecoms
21 (3.571 %)Automotive
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (28.57 %)Administrator
26 (21.43 %)Systems Administrator
35 (17.86 %)UNIX Systems Administrator
35 (17.86 %)Developer
35 (17.86 %)Analyst
35 (17.86 %)UNIX Administrator
35 (17.86 %)WebSphere Developer
44 (14.29 %)IT Support Analyst
44 (14.29 %)Support Analyst
52 (7.143 %)Consultant
52 (7.143 %)SAN Engineer
61 (3.571 %)Solaris Administrator
61 (3.571 %)UNIX Consultant
61 (3.571 %)Implementation Consultant
61 (3.571 %)Principle Consultant
61 (3.571 %)Infrastructure Manager
61 (3.571 %)Applications Architect
61 (3.571 %)Infrastructure Consultant
61 (3.571 %)Architect
61 (3.571 %)Project Manager
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (28.57 %)Mainframe
22 (7.143 %)AS400
22 (7.143 %)Replication
22 (7.143 %)IBM Mainframe
31 (3.571 %)Thin Client
31 (3.571 %)Clustering
31 (3.571 %)Fat Client
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
120 (71.43 %)UNIX
218 (64.29 %)Solaris
314 (50.00 %)AIX
413 (46.43 %)Linux
510 (35.71 %)Windows
66 (21.43 %)SUSE
75 (17.86 %)zOS
75 (17.86 %)Windows 2000
82 (7.143 %)NetWare
91 (3.571 %)Windows NT
91 (3.571 %)VMS
91 (3.571 %)Tru64
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (14.29 %)SOA
14 (14.29 %)Migration
23 (10.71 %)CRM
32 (7.143 %)Service Delivery
32 (7.143 %)Disaster Recovery
32 (7.143 %)Security Cleared
41 (3.571 %)PRINCE2
41 (3.571 %)Project Management
41 (3.571 %)Problem Management
41 (3.571 %)Test Management
41 (3.571 %)Data Migration
41 (3.571 %)SC Cleared
41 (3.571 %)BC Cleared
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (28.57 %)Java
25 (17.86 %)Shell Script
33 (10.71 %)Korn
33 (10.71 %)SQL
42 (7.143 %)Tcl
42 (7.143 %)C
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (7.143 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
21 (3.571 %)CNA
21 (3.571 %)Novell Certification
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (7.143 %)SLA
12 (7.143 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (17.86 %)NetBackup
21 (3.571 %)Active Directory
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (7.143 %)OpenView
12 (7.143 %)HP Data Protector
21 (3.571 %)CiscoWorks
21 (3.571 %)Legato
21 (3.571 %)BMC PATROL
21 (3.571 %)EMC NetWorker
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (46.43 %)HP
28 (28.57 %)Oracle
37 (25.00 %)Red Hat
46 (21.43 %)VERITAS
46 (21.43 %)IBM
55 (17.86 %)Sun
63 (10.71 %)Amdocs
72 (7.143 %)VMware
72 (7.143 %)Citrix
72 (7.143 %)Cisco
72 (7.143 %)Dell
72 (7.143 %)Microsoft
81 (3.571 %)Sybase
81 (3.571 %)EMC
81 (3.571 %)Novell
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