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The table below looks at the demand for Fat Client skills within the Blackpool 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 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFat Client
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£415£330
% change on same period last year+25.81 %
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£17.12£35.25
% change on same period last year-51.44 %
Blackpool IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Blackpool
Matching contract IT job ads95
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.006 %
Daily rates quoted13
Average minimum daily rate£350£116
Average daily rate£375£133
% change on same period last year+182.15 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£150
UK excluding London average daily rate£342£351
% change on same period last year-2.65 %
Hourly rates quoted51
Average minimum hourly rate£16.00£20.00
Average hourly rate£19.92£22.50
% change on same period last year-11.47 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.84£25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.05£25.59
% change on same period last year+1.83 %
Fat Client LancashireFat Client
Lancashire

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 Blackpool region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Blackpool Fat Client Demand 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 Blackpool region.

Blackpool Fat Client Hourly Rate Trend

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Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Blackpool 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.

11 (100.00 %)MS Office
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Windows XP
11 (100.00 %)Cisco
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)Active Directory
11 (100.00 %)Citrix
11 (100.00 %)Thin Client

Fat Client
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Blackpool 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.

Blackpool IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (100.00 %)MS Office
Blackpool IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Helpdesk Support
11 (100.00 %)Cisco Support
Blackpool IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (100.00 %)Thin Client
Blackpool IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Windows XP
Blackpool IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (100.00 %)Active Directory
Blackpool IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Cisco
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)Citrix