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This section looks at the demand for Client Server skills within the Bristol region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Client/Server over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkClient Server
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5959
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads313
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.013 %
As % of the category below4.615 %9.286 %
Daily rates quoted14
Average minimum daily rate£200£253
Average daily rate£230£264
% change on same period last year-12.79 %
Average maximum daily rate£260£275
UK excluding London average daily rate£343£332
% change on same period last year+3.18 %
Hourly rates quoted05
Average minimum hourly rate-£38.60
Average hourly rate-£40.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£41.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.34£32.87
% change on same period last year-19.87 %
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Bristol
Matching contract IT job ads65140
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.086 %0.139 %
Daily rates quoted1745
Average minimum daily rate£279£288
Average daily rate£320£294
% change on same period last year+8.85 %
Average maximum daily rate£362£301
UK excluding London average daily rate£351£352
% change on same period last year-0.23 %
Hourly rates quoted1837
Average minimum hourly rate£28.15£33.85
Average hourly rate£29.46£35.60
% change on same period last year-17.23 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.78£37.35
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.25£28.69
% change on same period last year-11.97 %
Client/Server South WestClient/Server
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.

Client/Server
Demand Trend

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

Bristol Client/Server Demand Trend

Client/Server
Daily Rate Trend

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

Bristol Client/Server Daily Rate Trend

Client/Server
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Bristol Client/Server Hourly Rate Trend

Client/Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing Client/Server 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 Client/Server.

14 (57.14 %)SQL Server
14 (57.14 %)SQL Server 2000
14 (57.14 %)Migration
23 (42.86 %)Regression Testing
23 (42.86 %)Agile Software Development
23 (42.86 %)SQL Server 2005
23 (42.86 %)Data Migration
23 (42.86 %)Datawarehouse
23 (42.86 %)ISEB
23 (42.86 %)Test Scripting
32 (28.57 %)QuickTest Pro
41 (14.29 %)Firewall
41 (14.29 %)Military
41 (14.29 %)SC Cleared
41 (14.29 %)Security Cleared
41 (14.29 %)Spreadsheet
41 (14.29 %)MailMarshal
41 (14.29 %)Marshal
41 (14.29 %)VB6
41 (14.29 %)MS Visio
41 (14.29 %)Microsoft
41 (14.29 %)Project Management
41 (14.29 %)Crystal Reports
41 (14.29 %)MS Office
41 (14.29 %)XML
41 (14.29 %)PRINCE2
41 (14.29 %)UML
41 (14.29 %)MS Excel
41 (14.29 %)VB
41 (14.29 %)VB.NET

Client/Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing Client/Server 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 Client/Server. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (14.29 %)XML
11 (14.29 %).NET
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (14.29 %)Spreadsheet
11 (14.29 %)MS Visio
11 (14.29 %)MS Office
11 (14.29 %)MS Excel
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (14.29 %)Firewall
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (57.14 %)SQL Server
14 (57.14 %)SQL Server 2000
23 (42.86 %)SQL Server 2005
23 (42.86 %)Datawarehouse
31 (14.29 %)Crystal Reports
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (28.57 %)QuickTest Pro
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (14.29 %)Military
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (42.86 %)Tester
22 (28.57 %)Regression Tester
22 (28.57 %)Analyst
22 (28.57 %)Test Analyst
31 (14.29 %)Administrator
31 (14.29 %)Manual Tester
31 (14.29 %)VB Developer
31 (14.29 %)Implementation Manager
31 (14.29 %)Security Administrator
31 (14.29 %)Developer
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (57.14 %)Migration
23 (42.86 %)Regression Testing
23 (42.86 %)Agile Software Development
23 (42.86 %)Data Migration
23 (42.86 %)Test Scripting
31 (14.29 %)SC Cleared
31 (14.29 %)Security Cleared
31 (14.29 %)Project Management
31 (14.29 %)PRINCE2
31 (14.29 %)UML
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (14.29 %)VB6
11 (14.29 %)VB
11 (14.29 %)VB.NET
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (42.86 %)ISEB
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (14.29 %)MailMarshal
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (14.29 %)Marshal
11 (14.29 %)Microsoft
11 (14.29 %)Oracle