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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Retail' in contract IT jobs within the Bedfordshire region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Retail over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRetailing
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank1537
Rank change on same period last yearUp+22
Matching contract IT job ads76
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.006 %
As % of the category below9.589 %4.082 %
Daily rates quoted43
Average minimum daily rate£368£300
Average daily rate£392£317
% change on same period last year+23.75 %
Average maximum daily rate£416£333
UK excluding London average daily rate£410£390
% change on same period last year+5.07 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.87£20.31
% change on same period last year+32.28 %
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Bedfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads73147
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.103 %0.149 %
Daily rates quoted2442
Average minimum daily rate£324£249
Average daily rate£341£261
% change on same period last year+30.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£358£272
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£381
% change on same period last year+0.75 %
Hourly rates quoted825
Average minimum hourly rate£26.38£30.97
Average hourly rate£27.88£32.03
% change on same period last year-12.98 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.38£33.10
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.08£26.78
% change on same period last year+4.82 %
Retail East of EnglandRetail
East of 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.

Retail
Demand Trend

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

Bedfordshire Retail Demand Trend

Retail
Daily Rate Trend

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

Bedfordshire Retail Daily Rate Trend

Retail
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Retail across the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Bedfordshire Retail Daily Rate Histogram

Retail
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Bedfordshire Retail Hourly Rate Trend

Retail
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Retail within the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
DunstableNew entry-4£409-
Retail East of EnglandRetail
East of England

Retail
Top 25 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing Retail 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 Retail.

13 (33.33 %)Chip and PIN
13 (33.33 %)Marketing
22 (22.22 %)Exchange Server 2003
22 (22.22 %)PRINCE2
22 (22.22 %)Windows
22 (22.22 %)Windows 2000
22 (22.22 %)CRM
22 (22.22 %)Windows NT
22 (22.22 %)Windows XP
22 (22.22 %)MS Exchange
22 (22.22 %)Microsoft
22 (22.22 %)MS Office
22 (22.22 %)EPoS
31 (11.11 %)Oracle
31 (11.11 %)SAP
31 (11.11 %)JD Edwards
31 (11.11 %)Cognos
31 (11.11 %)E-Commerce
31 (11.11 %)EDI
31 (11.11 %)Oracle Financials
31 (11.11 %)Service Management
31 (11.11 %)Service Delivery
31 (11.11 %)Workflow
31 (11.11 %)Finance
31 (11.11 %)Project Management

Retail
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing Retail 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 Retail. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (11.11 %)EDI
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (22.22 %)MS Exchange
12 (22.22 %)Exchange Server 2003
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (22.22 %)MS Office
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (11.11 %)Oracle Financials
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (33.33 %)Marketing
21 (11.11 %)Finance
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (55.56 %)Analyst
24 (44.44 %)Project Manager
33 (33.33 %)Business Analyst
42 (22.22 %)Support Analyst
42 (22.22 %)Infrastructure Analyst
42 (22.22 %)Infrastructure Support Analyst
51 (11.11 %)CRM Business Analyst
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (33.33 %)Chip and PIN
22 (22.22 %)EPoS
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (22.22 %)Windows
12 (22.22 %)Windows 2000
12 (22.22 %)Windows NT
12 (22.22 %)Windows XP
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (22.22 %)PRINCE2
12 (22.22 %)CRM
21 (11.11 %)E-Commerce
21 (11.11 %)Project Management
21 (11.11 %)Service Management
21 (11.11 %)Service Delivery
21 (11.11 %)Workflow
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (22.22 %)Microsoft
21 (11.11 %)JD Edwards
21 (11.11 %)Oracle
21 (11.11 %)SAP
21 (11.11 %)Cognos