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This section looks at the demand for Fat Client 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 Fat Client over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFat Client
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank5168
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching contract IT job ads12
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.002 %
As % of the category below1.282 %2.410 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£420
Average daily rate-£433
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£445
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£373
% change on same period last year-7.60 %
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£18.36£20.00
% change on same period last year-8.18 %
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 %
Fat Client West MidlandsFat Client
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.

Fat Client
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham Fat Client Demand Trend

Fat Client
Daily Rate Trend

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

Birmingham Fat Client Daily Rate Trend

Fat Client
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Birmingham Fat Client Hourly Rate Trend

Fat Client
Top 27 Related IT Skills

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

16 (100.00 %)Thin Client
25 (83.33 %)Windows
33 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
33 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
33 (50.00 %)Microsoft
33 (50.00 %)Citrix
33 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
42 (33.33 %)Windows XP
42 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2007
42 (33.33 %)Active Directory
42 (33.33 %)DHCP
42 (33.33 %)VPN
42 (33.33 %)DNS
42 (33.33 %)Cisco
51 (16.67 %)TCP/IP
51 (16.67 %)Microsoft Certification
51 (16.67 %)SAN
51 (16.67 %)MCSE
51 (16.67 %)MCSA
51 (16.67 %)C
51 (16.67 %)ITIL
51 (16.67 %)PRINCE2
51 (16.67 %)UNIX
51 (16.67 %)Firewall
51 (16.67 %)Government
51 (16.67 %)PDA
51 (16.67 %)ISO27001

Fat Client
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
13 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
22 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2007
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (33.33 %)VPN
12 (33.33 %)DNS
12 (33.33 %)DHCP
21 (16.67 %)TCP/IP
21 (16.67 %)SAN
21 (16.67 %)Firewall
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (16.67 %)Government
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (33.33 %)Technical Architect
12 (33.33 %)Architect
21 (16.67 %)Desktop Support
21 (16.67 %)IT Manager
21 (16.67 %)Support Technician
21 (16.67 %)2nd Line Support
21 (16.67 %)Field Engineer
21 (16.67 %)Desktop Support Technician
21 (16.67 %)IT Security Manager
21 (16.67 %)Security Manager
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (100.00 %)Thin Client
21 (16.67 %)PDA
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (83.33 %)Windows
23 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
32 (33.33 %)Windows XP
41 (16.67 %)UNIX
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (16.67 %)ITIL
11 (16.67 %)PRINCE2
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (16.67 %)C
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (16.67 %)MCSE
11 (16.67 %)MCSA
11 (16.67 %)Microsoft Certification
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (16.67 %)ISO27001
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (33.33 %)Active Directory
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (50.00 %)Microsoft
13 (50.00 %)Citrix
22 (33.33 %)Cisco
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