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The table below looks at the demand for iSCSI skills within the West Midlands region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited iSCSI over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkiSCSI
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank119134
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads46
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.781 %1.271 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£350
Average daily rate-£400
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£283£398
% change on same period last year-28.88 %
Hourly rates quoted03
Average minimum hourly rate-£46.67
Average hourly rate-£48.33
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£50.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.72£48.33
% change on same period last year-34.36 %
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads512472
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.692 %0.465 %
Daily rates quoted11471
Average minimum daily rate£303£283
Average daily rate£327£304
% change on same period last year+7.56 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£325
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£341
% change on same period last year+1.49 %
Hourly rates quoted82120
Average minimum hourly rate£28.28£29.23
Average hourly rate£29.96£32.75
% change on same period last year-8.52 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.65£36.28
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.70£28.54
% change on same period last year-9.93 %
iSCSI EnglandiSCSI
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.

iSCSI
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands iSCSI Demand Trend

iSCSI
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Midlands iSCSI Daily Rate Trend

iSCSI
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Midlands iSCSI Hourly Rate Trend

iSCSI
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing iSCSI within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 5 September 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+22--
StaffordshireNew entry-1--
iSCSI EnglandiSCSI
England

iSCSI
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing iSCSI 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 iSCSI.

14 (100.00 %)Oracle
14 (100.00 %)Windows
14 (100.00 %)Solaris
14 (100.00 %)Sun
14 (100.00 %)SAN
23 (75.00 %)Business Continuity
23 (75.00 %)Microsoft
32 (50.00 %)VMware
32 (50.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
32 (50.00 %)MS Exchange

iSCSI
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing iSCSI 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 iSCSI. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (100.00 %)SAN
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (25.00 %)Architect
11 (25.00 %)Technical Architect
11 (25.00 %)Consultant
11 (25.00 %)Solutions Architect
11 (25.00 %)Storage Consultant
11 (25.00 %)Storage Specialist
11 (25.00 %)SAN Specialist
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (100.00 %)Windows
14 (100.00 %)Solaris
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (75.00 %)Business Continuity
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (50.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (100.00 %)Oracle
14 (100.00 %)Sun
23 (75.00 %)Microsoft
32 (50.00 %)VMware