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The table below looks at the demand for B2B (Business-to-Business) skills within the Bristol region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited B2B over the 3 months to 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkB2B (Business-to-Business)
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank52-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.301 %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£448£318
% change on same period last year+40.92 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£10.00-
Average hourly rate£10.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£10.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.00£36.05
% change on same period last year-50.06 %
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Bristol
Matching contract IT job ads332393
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.665 %0.492 %
Daily rates quoted103161
Average minimum daily rate£331£357
Average daily rate£355£369
% change on same period last year-3.56 %
Average maximum daily rate£379£380
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£376
% change on same period last year+1.41 %
Hourly rates quoted7945
Average minimum hourly rate£27.39£23.21
Average hourly rate£28.08£26.05
% change on same period last year+7.79 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.76£28.89
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.65£28.89
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
B2B South WestB2B
South West

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.

B2B
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing B2B across the Bristol region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Bristol B2B Demand Trend

B2B
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing B2B across the Bristol region.

Bristol B2B Daily Rate Trend

B2B
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing B2B across the Bristol region.

Bristol B2B Hourly Rate Trend

B2B
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing B2B 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 B2B.

13 (50.00 %)WebLogic
13 (50.00 %)Linux
13 (50.00 %)E-Commerce
13 (50.00 %)ATG
22 (33.33 %)Telemarketing
31 (16.67 %)Web Development
31 (16.67 %)B2C
31 (16.67 %).NET

B2B
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing B2B 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 B2B. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (16.67 %).NET
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (50.00 %)WebLogic
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (33.33 %)Telemarketing
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (50.00 %)Support Engineer
21 (16.67 %).NET Developer
21 (16.67 %)Developer
21 (16.67 %)Sales Executive
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (50.00 %)Linux
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (50.00 %)E-Commerce
21 (16.67 %)B2C
21 (16.67 %)Web Development
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (50.00 %)ATG