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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Sun products and/or services in IT contracts within the Yorkshire region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Sun over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSun
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank5464
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching contract IT job ads7278
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.097 %0.077 %
As % of the category below5.906 %5.224 %
Daily rates quoted417
Average minimum daily rate£338£348
Average daily rate£353£360
% change on same period last year-1.97 %
Average maximum daily rate£368£371
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£381
% change on same period last year-8.33 %
Hourly rates quoted2710
Average minimum hourly rate£29.85£28.22
Average hourly rate£30.13£30.79
% change on same period last year-2.11 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.42£33.36
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.12£30.01
% change on same period last year+7.04 %
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads12191493
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.648 %1.472 %
Daily rates quoted217293
Average minimum daily rate£331£339
Average daily rate£352£358
% change on same period last year-1.73 %
Average maximum daily rate£373£378
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£358
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted190158
Average minimum hourly rate£24.47£19.74
Average hourly rate£25.60£21.50
% change on same period last year+19.03 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.72£23.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.29£24.78
% change on same period last year-1.97 %
Sun EnglandSun
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 Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Sun
Demand Trend

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

Yorkshire Sun Demand Trend

Sun
Daily Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire Sun Daily Rate Trend

Sun
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Sun across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Yorkshire Sun Daily Rate Histogram

Sun
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire Sun Hourly Rate Trend

Sun
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Sun across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Yorkshire Sun Hourly Rate Histogram

Sun
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Sun within the Yorkshire 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
South YorkshireUp+1140£288-13.58 %
West YorkshireDown-1420£425+17.69 %
North YorkshireUp+66£410+17.14 %
East YorkshireNew entry-3--
Sun EnglandSun
England

Sun
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region citing Sun 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 Sun.

1100 (78.13 %)Solaris
268 (53.13 %)UNIX
344 (34.38 %)VERITAS
438 (29.69 %)SAN
535 (27.34 %)EMC
634 (26.56 %)Finance
733 (25.78 %)Oracle
827 (21.09 %)Linux
926 (20.31 %)Change Management
1024 (18.75 %)AIX
1024 (18.75 %)HPUX
1121 (16.41 %)Java
1219 (14.84 %)NetBackup
1318 (14.06 %)Sun Certification
1318 (14.06 %)Cisco
1318 (14.06 %)Brocade
1416 (12.50 %)XML
1515 (11.72 %)HP
1515 (11.72 %)Legal
1612 (9.375 %)J2EE
1711 (8.594 %)Ant
1711 (8.594 %)HTML
1711 (8.594 %)OO
1711 (8.594 %)ITIL
1711 (8.594 %)HTTP
1711 (8.594 %)NFS
1711 (8.594 %)ATG
1711 (8.594 %)ATG Dynamo
1711 (8.594 %)Shell Script
1711 (8.594 %)Extranet

Sun
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
116 (12.50 %)XML
212 (9.375 %)J2EE
311 (8.594 %)HTML
44 (3.125 %)Hibernate
53 (2.344 %)JSF
53 (2.344 %)JSP
53 (2.344 %)DOM
53 (2.344 %)SAX
62 (1.563 %)WebSphere
71 (0.781 %)Java EE
71 (0.781 %)Spring
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (8.594 %)ATG Dynamo
24 (3.125 %)Lotus Domino
24 (3.125 %)MS Exchange
33 (2.344 %)Apache
33 (2.344 %)Oracle Workflow
33 (2.344 %)Lotus Notes
41 (0.781 %)iPlanet
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (0.781 %)MS Office
11 (0.781 %)MS Excel
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (2.344 %)Oracle EBS
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
138 (29.69 %)SAN
211 (8.594 %)HTTP
211 (8.594 %)Extranet
36 (4.688 %)LDAP
43 (2.344 %)TCP/IP
52 (1.563 %)Internet
52 (1.563 %)Firewall
61 (0.781 %)DNS
61 (0.781 %)LAN
61 (0.781 %)WAN
61 (0.781 %)SNMP
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (6.250 %)Oracle 8/8i
25 (3.906 %)Oracle Reports
34 (3.125 %)SQL Server
34 (3.125 %)TOAD
43 (2.344 %)Oracle Discoverer
43 (2.344 %)Informix
51 (0.781 %)Oracle 9i
51 (0.781 %)Oracle 10g
51 (0.781 %)BusinessObjects
51 (0.781 %)SQLPlus
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
111 (8.594 %)Ant
25 (3.906 %)Oracle Forms
34 (3.125 %)TestDirector
43 (2.344 %)Eclipse
43 (2.344 %)JUnit
51 (0.781 %)CheckStyle
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
134 (26.56 %)Finance
215 (11.72 %)Legal
36 (4.688 %)Back Office
45 (3.906 %)Telecoms
45 (3.906 %)Financial Institution
53 (2.344 %)Government
61 (0.781 %)Health
61 (0.781 %)Publishing
61 (0.781 %)Banking
61 (0.781 %)Retail
61 (0.781 %)Insurance
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
138 (29.69 %)Administrator
227 (21.09 %)Support Engineer
227 (21.09 %)Solaris Administrator
324 (18.75 %)Developer
417 (13.28 %)Systems Administrator
515 (11.72 %)Analyst
612 (9.375 %)J2EE Developer
711 (8.594 %)Lead Developer
711 (8.594 %)Support Analyst
711 (8.594 %)Project Engineer
711 (8.594 %)Solaris Systems Administrator
89 (7.031 %)UNIX Administrator
89 (7.031 %)Storage Analyst
98 (6.250 %)Consultant
106 (4.688 %)Systems Engineer
106 (4.688 %)Systems Support
106 (4.688 %)Project Administrator
106 (4.688 %)Oracle Developer
106 (4.688 %)Storage Engineer
106 (4.688 %)Sun Engineer
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (4.688 %)CLARiiON
24 (3.125 %)Symmetrix
24 (3.125 %)Data Integration
32 (1.563 %)Statistics
41 (0.781 %)Clustering
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1100 (78.13 %)Solaris
268 (53.13 %)UNIX
327 (21.09 %)Linux
424 (18.75 %)AIX
424 (18.75 %)HPUX
54 (3.125 %)Red Hat Linux
62 (1.563 %)Windows
71 (0.781 %)Windows 2000 Server
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
126 (20.31 %)Change Management
211 (8.594 %)ITIL
211 (8.594 %)OO
36 (4.688 %)Identity Management
36 (4.688 %)Performance Management
44 (3.125 %)RAD
44 (3.125 %)Business Intelligence
53 (2.344 %)Service Management
53 (2.344 %)ITSM
53 (2.344 %)UML
53 (2.344 %)SOA
53 (2.344 %)Workflow
53 (2.344 %)Data Management
62 (1.563 %)Incident Management
71 (0.781 %)Technical Architecture
71 (0.781 %)Use Case
71 (0.781 %)Unit Testing
71 (0.781 %)Risk Management
71 (0.781 %)E-Procurement
71 (0.781 %)CRM
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
121 (16.41 %)Java
211 (8.594 %)Shell Script
38 (6.250 %)SQL
44 (3.125 %)COBOL
53 (2.344 %)C
53 (2.344 %)XPath
62 (1.563 %)Perl
62 (1.563 %)PL/SQL
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
118 (14.06 %)Sun Certification
26 (4.688 %)SCSA
33 (2.344 %)SNIA Certification
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
110 (7.813 %)SLA
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
119 (14.84 %)NetBackup
211 (8.594 %)NFS
32 (1.563 %)Active Directory
41 (0.781 %)Oracle RAC
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
17 (5.469 %)OpenView
17 (5.469 %)HP Data Protector
23 (2.344 %)OVPA
23 (2.344 %)Legato
32 (1.563 %)Netcool
32 (1.563 %)Netcool/OMNIbus
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
144 (34.38 %)VERITAS
235 (27.34 %)EMC
333 (25.78 %)Oracle
418 (14.06 %)Cisco
418 (14.06 %)Brocade
515 (11.72 %)HP
611 (8.594 %)ATG
77 (5.469 %)IBM
86 (4.688 %)Symantec
95 (3.906 %)Intel
95 (3.906 %)Siebel
104 (3.125 %)Microsoft
104 (3.125 %)Lotus
104 (3.125 %)Red Hat
112 (1.563 %)VMware
121 (0.781 %)BT
121 (0.781 %)Citrix
121 (0.781 %)NetApp
121 (0.781 %)Novell
121 (0.781 %)StorageTek