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The table below looks at the demand for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) skills within the Birmingham region with a comparison to our Quality Assurance & Compliance category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited WCAG over the 3 months to 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWeb Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£290£241
% change on same period last year+20.33 %
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£19.00-
% change on same period last year-
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads1859
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.036 %0.074 %
Daily rates quoted73
Average minimum daily rate£452£317
Average daily rate£477£323
% change on same period last year+47.59 %
Average maximum daily rate£503£330
UK excluding London average daily rate£370£370
% change on same period last year-0.03 %
Hourly rates quoted137
Average minimum hourly rate£8.00£12.55
Average hourly rate£10.00£13.28
% change on same period last year-24.68 %
Average maximum hourly rate£12.00£14.01
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.09£20.11
% change on same period last year+9.86 %
WCAG West MidlandsWCAG
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.

WCAG
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing WCAG across the Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

Birmingham WCAG Demand Trend

WCAG
Daily Rate Trend

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

Birmingham WCAG Daily Rate Trend

WCAG
Top 6 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing WCAG 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 WCAG.

11 (100.00 %)HTML
11 (100.00 %)XHTML
11 (100.00 %)Migration
11 (100.00 %)CMS
11 (100.00 %)FatWire
11 (100.00 %)Content Management

WCAG
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing WCAG 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 WCAG. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %)HTML
11 (100.00 %)XHTML
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (100.00 %)CMS
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Project Manager
11 (100.00 %)Migration Project Manager
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)Migration
11 (100.00 %)Content Management
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)FatWire