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The table below looks at the demand for Shell Script skills within the Birmingham region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Shell Script over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkShell Script
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank4467
Rank change on same period last yearUp+23
Matching contract IT job ads23
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.003 %
As % of the category below1.299 %1.132 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£250-
Average daily rate£325-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£351
% change on same period last year-5.53 %
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£36.64£37.26
% change on same period last year-1.67 %
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads154265
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.243 %0.284 %
Daily rates quoted4166
Average minimum daily rate£339£319
Average daily rate£371£343
% change on same period last year+8.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£402£368
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£332
% change on same period last year-4.58 %
Hourly rates quoted1813
Average minimum hourly rate£25.97£24.88
Average hourly rate£28.83£27.29
% change on same period last year+5.63 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.70£29.71
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.21£32.89
% change on same period last year-5.10 %
Shell Script West MidlandsShell Script
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.

Shell Script
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham Shell Script Demand Trend

Shell Script
Daily Rate Trend

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

Birmingham Shell Script Daily Rate Trend

Shell Script
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Birmingham Shell Script Daily Rate Histogram

Shell Script
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Birmingham Shell Script Hourly Rate Trend

Shell Script
Top 7 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing Shell Script 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 Shell Script.

12 (100.00 %)HTML
12 (100.00 %)PHP
12 (100.00 %)WebServices
12 (100.00 %)UNIX
12 (100.00 %)Solaris
12 (100.00 %)Linux
12 (100.00 %)Web 2.0

Shell Script
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %)HTML
12 (100.00 %)WebServices
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Applications Support
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (100.00 %)Web 2.0
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)UNIX
12 (100.00 %)Solaris
12 (100.00 %)Linux
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)PHP