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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Symantec 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 Symantec over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSymantec
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank126131
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads42
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.309 %0.119 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£450-
Average daily rate£450-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£450-
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£369
% change on same period last year-4.57 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£16.50-
Average hourly rate£19.25-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£22.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.92£25.82
% change on same period last year+4.25 %
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads12941677
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.708 %1.670 %
Daily rates quoted286381
Average minimum daily rate£321£321
Average daily rate£342£344
% change on same period last year-0.56 %
Average maximum daily rate£363£368
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£358
% change on same period last year+0.06 %
Hourly rates quoted150265
Average minimum hourly rate£20.42£26.02
Average hourly rate£21.73£28.33
% change on same period last year-23.30 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.04£30.64
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.79£24.82
% change on same period last year-4.13 %
Symantec EnglandSymantec
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 the Symantec Corporation.

Symantec
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Symantec Demand Trend

Symantec
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Symantec Daily Rate Trend

Symantec
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Symantec Hourly Rate Trend

Symantec
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Symantec within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 20 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
BirminghamNew entry-1--
WarwickshireUp+81£450-
TiptonNew entry-1--
Symantec EnglandSymantec
England

Symantec
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Symantec 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 Symantec.

19 (50.00 %)Windows
28 (44.44 %)TCP/IP
37 (38.89 %)Windows Server 2003
37 (38.89 %)Active Directory
46 (33.33 %)HP
46 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
46 (33.33 %)MS Exchange
55 (27.78 %)MS Office
55 (27.78 %)Windows XP
64 (22.22 %)DNS
73 (16.67 %)Microsoft
82 (11.11 %)SQL Server 2000
82 (11.11 %)Norton AntiVirus
82 (11.11 %)IBM
82 (11.11 %)Citrix
82 (11.11 %)SAN
82 (11.11 %)VERITAS
82 (11.11 %)SQL Server
82 (11.11 %)Altiris
82 (11.11 %)Brocade
91 (5.556 %)VMware Infrastructure
91 (5.556 %)Windows 2000 Server
91 (5.556 %)Firewall
91 (5.556 %)Migration
91 (5.556 %)VMware
91 (5.556 %)VMware ESX
91 (5.556 %)NetBackup
91 (5.556 %)Backup Exec
91 (5.556 %)Blue Coat
91 (5.556 %)Nortel

Symantec
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
16 (33.33 %)MS Exchange
21 (5.556 %)IIS
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (27.78 %)MS Office
21 (5.556 %)MS Excel
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (44.44 %)TCP/IP
24 (22.22 %)DNS
32 (11.11 %)SAN
41 (5.556 %)Firewall
41 (5.556 %)LAN
41 (5.556 %)NetScreen
41 (5.556 %)3G
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (11.11 %)SQL Server 2000
12 (11.11 %)SQL Server
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (5.556 %)MSI
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (22.22 %)Desktop Engineer
23 (16.67 %)Analyst
23 (16.67 %)Consultant
23 (16.67 %)Network Engineer
32 (11.11 %)Technical Consultant
41 (5.556 %)Infrastructure Analyst
41 (5.556 %)2nd Line Support
41 (5.556 %)Server Support Specialist
41 (5.556 %)Deskside Support
41 (5.556 %)Server Specialist
41 (5.556 %)Infrastructure Support Analyst
41 (5.556 %)Desktop Support
41 (5.556 %)Systems Engineer
41 (5.556 %)Server Support
41 (5.556 %)Support Technician
41 (5.556 %)Support Analyst
41 (5.556 %)Senior Systems Engineer
41 (5.556 %)Support Specialist
41 (5.556 %)Security Consultant
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.556 %)Blackberry
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (50.00 %)Windows
27 (38.89 %)Windows Server 2003
35 (27.78 %)Windows XP
41 (5.556 %)Windows 2000 Server
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (5.556 %)Migration
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (5.556 %)SQL
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (38.89 %)Active Directory
21 (5.556 %)VMware Infrastructure
21 (5.556 %)VMware ESX
21 (5.556 %)NetBackup
21 (5.556 %)Backup Exec
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (11.11 %)Norton AntiVirus
21 (5.556 %)MOM
21 (5.556 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (33.33 %)HP
23 (16.67 %)Microsoft
32 (11.11 %)IBM
32 (11.11 %)Citrix
32 (11.11 %)VERITAS
32 (11.11 %)Altiris
32 (11.11 %)Brocade
41 (5.556 %)VMware
41 (5.556 %)Blue Coat
41 (5.556 %)Nortel
41 (5.556 %)CheckPoint