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The table below looks at the demand for Equities 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 Equities over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkEquities
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank-61
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads03
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.000 %3.529 %
Daily rates quoted03
Average minimum daily rate-£300
Average daily rate-£400
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£500
UK excluding London average daily rate-£415
% change on same period last year-
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--
% change on same period last year-
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads6385
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.085 %0.084 %
Daily rates quoted1520
Average minimum daily rate£269£332
Average daily rate£294£356
% change on same period last year-17.38 %
Average maximum daily rate£319£380
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£350
% change on same period last year+0.42 %
Hourly rates quoted822
Average minimum hourly rate£22.56£25.06
Average hourly rate£24.22£26.82
% change on same period last year-9.68 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.88£28.58
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.26£28.13
% change on same period last year-10.19 %
Equities West MidlandsEquities
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.

Equities
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham Equities Demand Trend

Equities
Daily Rate Trend

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

Birmingham Equities Daily Rate Trend

Equities
Top 5 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing Equities 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 Equities.

11 (100.00 %)ASP
11 (100.00 %)Finance
11 (100.00 %)Retail
11 (100.00 %)Systems Analysis
11 (100.00 %)Business Analysis

Equities
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing Equities 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 Equities. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %)ASP
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Finance
11 (100.00 %)Retail
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Business Analyst
11 (100.00 %)Analyst
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)Systems Analysis
11 (100.00 %)Business Analysis