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This section looks at the demand for Content Management System (CMS) skills within the Birmingham region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited CMS over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkContent Management System (CMS)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank5066
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching contract IT job ads24
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.004 %
As % of the category below2.151 %2.632 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£350-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£296£294
% change on same period last year+0.56 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£45.00
Average hourly rate-£45.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.39£26.89
% change on same period last year-1.85 %
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads93152
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.124 %0.154 %
Daily rates quoted1626
Average minimum daily rate£378£308
Average daily rate£387£330
% change on same period last year+17.27 %
Average maximum daily rate£396£353
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£349
% change on same period last year+1.64 %
Hourly rates quoted447
Average minimum hourly rate£19.85£14.92
Average hourly rate£20.97£15.77
% change on same period last year+32.94 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.10£16.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.28£23.70
% change on same period last year+2.44 %
CMS West MidlandsCMS
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.

CMS
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham CMS Demand Trend

CMS
Daily Rate Trend

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

Birmingham CMS Daily Rate Trend

CMS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Birmingham CMS Hourly Rate Trend

CMS
Top 22 Related IT Skills

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

13 (50.00 %)Workflow
13 (50.00 %)Practice Management
13 (50.00 %)Finance
13 (50.00 %)Law
13 (50.00 %)Legal
13 (50.00 %)Billing
13 (50.00 %)Risk Management
13 (50.00 %)Project Planning
22 (33.33 %)Joomla!
22 (33.33 %)PHP
22 (33.33 %)MySQL
22 (33.33 %)Linux
22 (33.33 %)Apache
31 (16.67 %)SharePoint
31 (16.67 %)Avaya
31 (16.67 %)Avaya Certification
31 (16.67 %)SQL Server
31 (16.67 %).NET
31 (16.67 %)Banking
31 (16.67 %)Telecoms
31 (16.67 %)Insurance
31 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2005

CMS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (16.67 %).NET
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (33.33 %)Apache
12 (33.33 %)Joomla!
21 (16.67 %)SharePoint
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (33.33 %)MySQL
21 (16.67 %)SQL Server
21 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2005
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (50.00 %)Finance
13 (50.00 %)Law
13 (50.00 %)Legal
13 (50.00 %)Billing
21 (16.67 %)Insurance
21 (16.67 %)Telecoms
21 (16.67 %)Banking
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (50.00 %)Project Manager
13 (50.00 %)IT Manager
13 (50.00 %)IT Project Manager
21 (16.67 %)SharePoint Developer
21 (16.67 %)Avaya Engineer
21 (16.67 %)Support Engineer
21 (16.67 %)Developer
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (33.33 %)Linux
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (50.00 %)Risk Management
13 (50.00 %)Workflow
13 (50.00 %)Practice Management
13 (50.00 %)Project Planning
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (33.33 %)PHP
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (16.67 %)Avaya Certification
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (16.67 %)Avaya
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