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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 Yorkshire 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSymantec
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank101142
Rank change on same period last yearUp+41
Matching contract IT job ads253
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.033 %0.003 %
As % of the category below1.984 %0.220 %
Daily rates quoted60
Average minimum daily rate£338-
Average daily rate£344-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£350-
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£369
% change on same period last year-2.51 %
Hourly rates quoted60
Average minimum hourly rate£24.33-
Average hourly rate£24.74-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£25.15-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.92£25.82
% change on same period last year+4.25 %
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads12601363
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.663 %1.358 %
Daily rates quoted229246
Average minimum daily rate£328£333
Average daily rate£346£353
% change on same period last year-2.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£364£374
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£358
% change on same period last year+0.11 %
Hourly rates quoted175135
Average minimum hourly rate£24.09£19.99
Average hourly rate£25.20£21.88
% change on same period last year+15.18 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.31£23.76
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.70£24.82
% change on same period last year-4.50 %
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 Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire Symantec Daily Rate Trend

Symantec
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Symantec across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Yorkshire Symantec Daily Rate Histogram

Symantec
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire Symantec Hourly Rate Trend

Symantec
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Symantec across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Yorkshire Symantec Hourly Rate Histogram

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 Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 21 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
West YorkshireUp+1814--
South YorkshireNew entry-11£344-
Symantec EnglandSymantec
England

Symantec
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire 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.

126 (65.00 %)Norton AntiVirus
222 (55.00 %)MS Exchange
321 (52.50 %)Windows
419 (47.50 %)Active Directory
517 (42.50 %)Microsoft
616 (40.00 %)Windows XP
715 (37.50 %)ITIL
812 (30.00 %)Windows Server 2003
812 (30.00 %)Backup Exec
812 (30.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
911 (27.50 %)Microsoft Certification
1010 (25.00 %)MCSE
1010 (25.00 %)Windows Vista
119 (22.50 %)Change Management
119 (22.50 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
119 (22.50 %)SQL
119 (22.50 %)MS Office
119 (22.50 %)VERITAS
128 (20.00 %)Citrix
128 (20.00 %)UNIX
128 (20.00 %)Solaris
128 (20.00 %)Firewall
128 (20.00 %)NetBackup
137 (17.50 %)Performance Management
137 (17.50 %)SQL Server
137 (17.50 %)Citrix Certification
137 (17.50 %)CCEA
137 (17.50 %)CheckPoint
137 (17.50 %)SLA
137 (17.50 %)Sun

Symantec
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire 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.

Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (7.500 %)Application Packaging
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
122 (55.00 %)MS Exchange
212 (30.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
32 (5.000 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (22.50 %)MS Office
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (20.00 %)Firewall
24 (10.00 %)VPN
33 (7.500 %)SSL
42 (5.000 %)LAN
42 (5.000 %)WAN
51 (2.500 %)TCP/IP
51 (2.500 %)VoIP
51 (2.500 %)SAN
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (17.50 %)SQL Server
25 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2000
32 (5.000 %)SQL Server 2005
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (10.00 %)Finance
14 (10.00 %)Legal
21 (2.500 %)Telecoms
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (27.50 %)Support Engineer
210 (25.00 %)Administrator
37 (17.50 %)Solaris Administrator
37 (17.50 %)3rd Line Support
37 (17.50 %)Technical Consultant
37 (17.50 %)Analyst
37 (17.50 %)Consultant
37 (17.50 %)Support Analyst
45 (12.50 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
54 (10.00 %)IT Support Analyst
54 (10.00 %)Project Engineer
63 (7.500 %)Network Administrator
63 (7.500 %)Helpdesk Support
63 (7.500 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
63 (7.500 %)Helpdesk Analyst
72 (5.000 %)1st Line Support
72 (5.000 %)Senior Systems Engineer
72 (5.000 %)Systems Engineer
72 (5.000 %)Project Administrator
72 (5.000 %)1st Line Support Analyst
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (7.500 %)Blackberry
21 (2.500 %)Computer Science
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
121 (52.50 %)Windows
216 (40.00 %)Windows XP
312 (30.00 %)Windows Server 2003
410 (25.00 %)Windows Vista
58 (20.00 %)UNIX
58 (20.00 %)Solaris
63 (7.500 %)Windows 2000
72 (5.000 %)NetWare
72 (5.000 %)Windows Mobile
81 (2.500 %)Windows 2000 Server
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (37.50 %)ITIL
29 (22.50 %)Change Management
37 (17.50 %)Performance Management
43 (7.500 %)Penetration Testing
51 (2.500 %)Problem Management
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (22.50 %)SQL
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (27.50 %)Microsoft Certification
210 (25.00 %)MCSE
37 (17.50 %)Citrix Certification
37 (17.50 %)CCEA
43 (7.500 %)MCDST
43 (7.500 %)Check Point Certification
43 (7.500 %)MCSA
51 (2.500 %)MCP
51 (2.500 %)HNC
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (17.50 %)SLA
22 (5.000 %)ISO17799
22 (5.000 %)ISO27001
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
119 (47.50 %)Active Directory
212 (30.00 %)Backup Exec
38 (20.00 %)NetBackup
46 (15.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
55 (12.50 %)VMware ESX
62 (5.000 %)Novell eDirectory
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
126 (65.00 %)Norton AntiVirus
29 (22.50 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
33 (7.500 %)WSUS
42 (5.000 %)DameWare
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
117 (42.50 %)Microsoft
29 (22.50 %)VERITAS
38 (20.00 %)Citrix
47 (17.50 %)CheckPoint
47 (17.50 %)Sun
56 (15.00 %)VMware
63 (7.500 %)Mitel
63 (7.500 %)Juniper
72 (5.000 %)Novell
72 (5.000 %)Altiris
81 (2.500 %)Northgate
81 (2.500 %)Interwoven
81 (2.500 %)Dell
81 (2.500 %)Remedy