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This section looks at the demand for Client Server skills within the Birmingham region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Client/Server over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkClient Server
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank4369
Rank change on same period last yearUp+26
Matching contract IT job ads91
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.001 %
As % of the category below11.54 %1.205 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£160£400
Average daily rate£168£400
% change on same period last year-58.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£175£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£344£356
% change on same period last year-3.52 %
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£27.82£31.17
% change on same period last year-10.73 %
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads7883
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.104 %0.084 %
Daily rates quoted1514
Average minimum daily rate£303£356
Average daily rate£328£371
% change on same period last year-11.45 %
Average maximum daily rate£354£386
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£354
% change on same period last year-0.56 %
Hourly rates quoted625
Average minimum hourly rate£24.14£23.58
Average hourly rate£25.50£24.91
% change on same period last year+2.36 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.86£26.24
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.44£29.20
% change on same period last year-16.30 %
Client/Server West MidlandsClient/Server
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.

Client/Server
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham Client/Server Demand Trend

Client/Server
Daily Rate Trend

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

Birmingham Client/Server Daily Rate Trend

Client/Server
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Birmingham Client/Server Hourly Rate Trend

Client/Server
Top 28 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing Client/Server 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 Client/Server.

15 (50.00 %)SQL
15 (50.00 %)Unit Testing
24 (40.00 %)Oracle
24 (40.00 %)COBOL
24 (40.00 %)MS Excel
24 (40.00 %)Microsoft
24 (40.00 %)Active Directory
24 (40.00 %)UNIX
24 (40.00 %)Windows
24 (40.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
33 (30.00 %)Tuxedo
33 (30.00 %)Windows NT
33 (30.00 %)NetWare
33 (30.00 %)Micro Focus
33 (30.00 %)Migration
42 (20.00 %)Serena
42 (20.00 %)ChangeMan
42 (20.00 %)Billing
42 (20.00 %)Change Management
42 (20.00 %)PL/SQL
42 (20.00 %)PVCS
42 (20.00 %)Remedy
42 (20.00 %)BEA
42 (20.00 %)PowerBuilder
51 (10.00 %)MUMPS
51 (10.00 %)VMS
51 (10.00 %)Finance
51 (10.00 %)Insurance

Client/Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing Client/Server 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 Client/Server. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (30.00 %)Tuxedo
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (40.00 %)MS Excel
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (20.00 %)PVCS
12 (20.00 %)PowerBuilder
12 (20.00 %)ChangeMan
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (20.00 %)Billing
21 (10.00 %)Insurance
21 (10.00 %)Finance
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (50.00 %)Developer
24 (40.00 %)Applications Packager
32 (20.00 %)PowerBuilder Developer
32 (20.00 %)COBOL Developer
41 (10.00 %)Developer Analyst
41 (10.00 %)Analyst
41 (10.00 %)Analyst Programmer
41 (10.00 %)Programmer
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (40.00 %)UNIX
14 (40.00 %)Windows
23 (30.00 %)Windows NT
23 (30.00 %)NetWare
31 (10.00 %)VMS
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (50.00 %)Unit Testing
23 (30.00 %)Migration
32 (20.00 %)Change Management
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (50.00 %)SQL
24 (40.00 %)COBOL
32 (20.00 %)PL/SQL
41 (10.00 %)MUMPS
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (40.00 %)Active Directory
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (40.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (40.00 %)Oracle
14 (40.00 %)Microsoft
23 (30.00 %)Micro Focus
32 (20.00 %)Serena
32 (20.00 %)BEA
32 (20.00 %)Remedy
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