IT Jobs Watch, Tracking the IT Job Market

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Our process

We source data from IT recruitment websites. Our survey is continuous to ensure the information presented is constantly up-to-date.

Average IT contractor rates are calculated directly from figures quoted. No attempt is made to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

IT Jobs Watch provides a unique perspective on today's IT jobs market. Our aim is to present a concise and accurate map of the prevailing UK IT job market conditions.

Our goals include helping you:

Determine the level of demand for certain IT skills with a guide to the average salary and contractor rates offered
Discover how various IT skills interrelate
Determine the IT skills needed by certain Job Titles
Determine which IT skills are popular within specific regions and locations

We operate independently to assure you an impartial outlook.

Using this site

The homepage presents a map of the UK IT job market ordering skills/job titles by popularity (rank¹) over the past 3 months to the date shown in the footer.

You can inspect this information by selecting a Category and Location from the dropdown boxes, by Sorting a particular column and by entering keywords in the Search box.

IT contractors should begin by clicking the Contract IT Jobs tab.

You will then be able to discover more by drilling down the geographic hierarchy to undercover trend information we have available dating back to 2004.

¹ The rank is calculated per region/area/location across all categories.