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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Billing' 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 Billing over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBilling
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5054
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads313
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.013 %
As % of the category below1.158 %3.652 %
Daily rates quoted24
Average minimum daily rate£410£233
Average daily rate£410£251
% change on same period last year+63.59 %
Average maximum daily rate£410£269
UK excluding London average daily rate£412£392
% change on same period last year+5.08 %
Hourly rates quoted04
Average minimum hourly rate-£7.25
Average hourly rate-£9.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£10.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.77£18.32
% change on same period last year+46.08 %
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads259356
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.342 %0.355 %
Daily rates quoted73113
Average minimum daily rate£299£329
Average daily rate£327£355
% change on same period last year-7.85 %
Average maximum daily rate£355£381
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£381
% change on same period last year+0.21 %
Hourly rates quoted2023
Average minimum hourly rate£29.76£15.42
Average hourly rate£32.71£16.64
% change on same period last year+96.60 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.65£17.86
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.94£27.04
% change on same period last year+3.32 %
Billing West MidlandsBilling
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.

Billing
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham Billing Demand Trend

Billing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Birmingham Billing Daily Rate Trend

Billing
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Birmingham Billing Daily Rate Histogram

Billing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Birmingham Billing Hourly Rate Trend

Billing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing Billing 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 Billing.

13 (30.00 %)Risk Management
13 (30.00 %)Retail
22 (20.00 %)Serena
22 (20.00 %)ChangeMan
22 (20.00 %)CA Clarity
22 (20.00 %)Unit Testing
22 (20.00 %)Project Management
22 (20.00 %)Workflow
22 (20.00 %)Change Management
22 (20.00 %)Finance
22 (20.00 %)Remedy
22 (20.00 %)COBOL
22 (20.00 %)SQL
22 (20.00 %)Oracle
22 (20.00 %)PVCS
22 (20.00 %)Tuxedo
22 (20.00 %)CRM
22 (20.00 %)Client/Server
22 (20.00 %)UNIX
22 (20.00 %)BEA
31 (10.00 %)PowerBuilder
31 (10.00 %)UML
31 (10.00 %)Business Intelligence
31 (10.00 %)Microsoft
31 (10.00 %)ITIL
31 (10.00 %)SQL Server
31 (10.00 %).NET
31 (10.00 %)PL/SQL
31 (10.00 %)Service Management
31 (10.00 %)Micro Focus

Billing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (10.00 %).NET
11 (10.00 %).NET Framework
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (20.00 %)Tuxedo
21 (10.00 %)CMS
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (20.00 %)CA Clarity
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (10.00 %)SQL Server
11 (10.00 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
11 (10.00 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
11 (10.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (20.00 %)ChangeMan
12 (20.00 %)PVCS
21 (10.00 %)PowerBuilder
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (30.00 %)Retail
22 (20.00 %)Finance
31 (10.00 %)Law
31 (10.00 %)Legal
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (30.00 %)Project Manager
22 (20.00 %)Developer
22 (20.00 %)Analyst
22 (20.00 %)Service Analyst
31 (10.00 %)Solutions Designer
31 (10.00 %)IT Manager
31 (10.00 %)DBA
31 (10.00 %)Systems Manager
31 (10.00 %)SQL Server DBA
31 (10.00 %)IT Project Manager
31 (10.00 %)SQL DBA
31 (10.00 %)PowerBuilder Developer
31 (10.00 %)Data Manager
31 (10.00 %)COBOL Developer
31 (10.00 %)Integration Analyst
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (20.00 %)Client/Server
21 (10.00 %)Replication
21 (10.00 %)Data Extraction
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (20.00 %)UNIX
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (30.00 %)Risk Management
22 (20.00 %)Unit Testing
22 (20.00 %)Project Management
22 (20.00 %)Workflow
22 (20.00 %)Change Management
22 (20.00 %)CRM
31 (10.00 %)UML
31 (10.00 %)Business Intelligence
31 (10.00 %)ITIL
31 (10.00 %)Service Management
31 (10.00 %)GAP Analysis
31 (10.00 %)Practice Management
31 (10.00 %)Fault Management
31 (10.00 %)Business Analysis
31 (10.00 %)Project Planning
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (20.00 %)COBOL
12 (20.00 %)SQL
21 (10.00 %)PL/SQL
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (10.00 %)COBIT
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (20.00 %)Serena
12 (20.00 %)Remedy
12 (20.00 %)Oracle
12 (20.00 %)BEA
21 (10.00 %)Microsoft
21 (10.00 %)Micro Focus