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This section looks at the demand for Clustering skills within the West Yorkshire region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Clustering over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkClustering
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank8490
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads76
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.006 %
As % of the category below1.474 %1.429 %
Daily rates quoted40
Average minimum daily rate£303-
Average daily rate£311-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£320-
UK excluding London average daily rate£348£359
% change on same period last year-3.03 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£30.00
Average hourly rate-£30.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.32£34.69
% change on same period last year+1.82 %
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
West Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads475420
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.627 %0.418 %
Daily rates quoted13168
Average minimum daily rate£352£349
Average daily rate£380£391
% change on same period last year-2.90 %
Average maximum daily rate£408£434
UK excluding London average daily rate£351£352
% change on same period last year-0.16 %
Hourly rates quoted1634
Average minimum hourly rate£26.58£20.96
Average hourly rate£28.91£22.77
% change on same period last year+26.96 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.24£24.58
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.30£28.72
% change on same period last year-11.88 %
Clustering YorkshireClustering
Yorkshire

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.

Clustering
Demand Trend

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

West Yorkshire Clustering Demand Trend

Clustering
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Yorkshire Clustering Daily Rate Trend

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Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Clustering across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

West Yorkshire Clustering Daily Rate Histogram

Clustering
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Yorkshire Clustering Hourly Rate Trend

Clustering
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Clustering within the West Yorkshire 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
LeedsDown-27£311-
Clustering YorkshireClustering
Yorkshire

Clustering
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

18 (72.73 %)SQL
26 (54.55 %)SQL Server
35 (45.45 %)UNIX
35 (45.45 %)Solaris
35 (45.45 %)Linux
35 (45.45 %)Microsoft
35 (45.45 %)SQL Server 2000
35 (45.45 %)Oracle
35 (45.45 %)VMware
35 (45.45 %)SQL Server 2005
44 (36.36 %)Exchange Server 2003
44 (36.36 %)Windows Vista
44 (36.36 %)Network Load Balancing
44 (36.36 %)VMware ESX
44 (36.36 %)Firewall
44 (36.36 %)VMware Infrastructure
44 (36.36 %)Windows 2000 Server
44 (36.36 %)MPLS
44 (36.36 %)Active Directory
44 (36.36 %)Microsoft Certification
44 (36.36 %)PRINCE2 Certification
44 (36.36 %)SAN
44 (36.36 %)Windows Server 2003
44 (36.36 %)Internet
44 (36.36 %)MCSE
44 (36.36 %)Windows XP
44 (36.36 %)MS Exchange
44 (36.36 %)WAN
44 (36.36 %)VPN
44 (36.36 %)Windows

Clustering
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (9.091 %).NET
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (36.36 %)Exchange Server 2003
14 (36.36 %)MS Exchange
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (36.36 %)Firewall
14 (36.36 %)MPLS
14 (36.36 %)SAN
14 (36.36 %)Internet
14 (36.36 %)WAN
14 (36.36 %)VPN
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (54.55 %)SQL Server
25 (45.45 %)SQL Server 2000
25 (45.45 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (27.27 %)Oracle 10g
42 (18.18 %)Oracle 11g
51 (9.091 %)OLAP
51 (9.091 %)Oracle 9i
51 (9.091 %)DTS
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (27.27 %)Finance
21 (9.091 %)Telecoms
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (45.45 %)DBA
15 (45.45 %)Oracle DBA
24 (36.36 %)Technical Consultant
24 (36.36 %)Consultant
32 (18.18 %)Project Consultant
41 (9.091 %)SQL Developer
41 (9.091 %)Developer
41 (9.091 %)IT Consultant
41 (9.091 %)3rd Line Support
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (9.091 %)Replication
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (45.45 %)UNIX
15 (45.45 %)Solaris
15 (45.45 %)Linux
24 (36.36 %)Windows Vista
24 (36.36 %)Windows 2000 Server
24 (36.36 %)Windows Server 2003
24 (36.36 %)Windows XP
24 (36.36 %)Windows
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (36.36 %)Network Load Balancing
14 (36.36 %)ITIL
14 (36.36 %)PRINCE2
23 (27.27 %)Continuous Integration
23 (27.27 %)Data Migration
23 (27.27 %)Migration
32 (18.18 %)Disaster Recovery
41 (9.091 %)Data Modelling
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (72.73 %)SQL
23 (27.27 %)Shell Script
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (36.36 %)Microsoft Certification
14 (36.36 %)PRINCE2 Certification
14 (36.36 %)MCSE
21 (9.091 %)Degree
21 (9.091 %)Oracle Certification
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (36.36 %)VMware ESX
14 (36.36 %)VMware Infrastructure
14 (36.36 %)Active Directory
22 (18.18 %)Oracle RAC
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (45.45 %)Microsoft
15 (45.45 %)Oracle
15 (45.45 %)VMware
21 (9.091 %)IBM