Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Back Office' in contract IT jobs within the Birmingham 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 Back Office over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBack Office
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank4359
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching contract IT job ads311
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.012 %
As % of the category below1.322 %3.754 %
Daily rates quoted33
Average minimum daily rate£650£325
Average daily rate£650£329
% change on same period last year+97.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£650£333
UK excluding London average daily rate£404£352
% change on same period last year+14.72 %
Hourly rates quoted06
Average minimum hourly rate-£11.80
Average hourly rate-£12.84
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£13.88
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.25£23.86
% change on same period last year+18.41 %
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads227293
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.358 %0.314 %
Daily rates quoted8276
Average minimum daily rate£382£372
Average daily rate£401£401
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Average maximum daily rate£420£430
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£375
% change on same period last year+1.60 %
Hourly rates quoted1732
Average minimum hourly rate£25.77£15.77
Average hourly rate£27.41£16.69
% change on same period last year+64.19 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.05£17.61
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.36£26.71
% change on same period last year+2.45 %
Back Office West MidlandsBack Office
West Midlands

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.

Back Office
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham Back Office Demand Trend

Back Office
Daily Rate Trend

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

Birmingham Back Office Daily Rate Trend

Back Office
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Back Office across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Birmingham Back Office Daily Rate Histogram

Back Office
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Birmingham Back Office Hourly Rate Trend

Back Office
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing Back Office 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 Back Office.

13 (100.00 %)SAP
13 (100.00 %)ERP
13 (100.00 %)Business Intelligence
13 (100.00 %)E-Procurement
13 (100.00 %)Finance
13 (100.00 %)Health
13 (100.00 %)Programme Management
13 (100.00 %)Asset Management
13 (100.00 %)SAP EHS

Back Office
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing Back Office 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 Back Office. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (100.00 %)SAP EHS
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (100.00 %)Finance
13 (100.00 %)Health
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (100.00 %)Consultant
13 (100.00 %)SAP Consultant
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (100.00 %)ERP
13 (100.00 %)Business Intelligence
13 (100.00 %)E-Procurement
13 (100.00 %)Programme Management
13 (100.00 %)Asset Management
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (100.00 %)SAP