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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Insurance' in contract IT jobs within the Bristol region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Insurance over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInsurance
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank1216
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads6680
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.088 %0.080 %
As % of the category below15.31 %13.58 %
Daily rates quoted4853
Average minimum daily rate£355£373
Average daily rate£374£377
% change on same period last year-0.79 %
Average maximum daily rate£393£380
UK excluding London average daily rate£406£393
% change on same period last year+3.35 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£31.50-
Average hourly rate£34.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£37.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.25£21.41
% change on same period last year+8.58 %
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Bristol
Matching contract IT job ads431589
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.574 %0.588 %
Daily rates quoted161278
Average minimum daily rate£354£376
Average daily rate£376£389
% change on same period last year-3.30 %
Average maximum daily rate£399£402
UK excluding London average daily rate£382£381
% change on same period last year+0.31 %
Hourly rates quoted6146
Average minimum hourly rate£30.85£25.81
Average hourly rate£31.72£27.44
% change on same period last year+15.61 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.59£29.06
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.03£27.25
% change on same period last year+2.86 %
Insurance South WestInsurance
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.

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Demand Trend

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

Bristol Insurance Demand Trend

Insurance
Daily Rate Trend

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

Bristol Insurance Daily Rate Trend

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Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Insurance across the Bristol region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Bristol Insurance Daily Rate Histogram

Insurance
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Bristol Insurance Hourly Rate Trend

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing Insurance 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 Insurance.

149 (39.84 %)Finance
247 (38.21 %)Pensions
311 (8.943 %)E-Commerce
311 (8.943 %)ISEB
48 (6.504 %).NET
57 (5.691 %)User Acceptance Testing
66 (4.878 %)Test Scripting
66 (4.878 %)Banking
66 (4.878 %)PRINCE2 Certification
66 (4.878 %)TestDirector
66 (4.878 %)QuickTest Pro
66 (4.878 %)Internet
66 (4.878 %)Legal
75 (4.065 %)Migration
75 (4.065 %)Change Management
75 (4.065 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
75 (4.065 %)IBM
75 (4.065 %)MS Office
75 (4.065 %)XML
75 (4.065 %)ITIL
84 (3.252 %)ASP.NET
84 (3.252 %)C#
84 (3.252 %)PHP
84 (3.252 %)SQL
84 (3.252 %)LoadRunner
84 (3.252 %)CMMI
84 (3.252 %)Project Management
84 (3.252 %)Management Information System
84 (3.252 %)Business Analysis
93 (2.439 %)Systems Analysis

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing Insurance 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 Insurance. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (6.504 %).NET
25 (4.065 %)XML
34 (3.252 %)ASP.NET
42 (1.626 %)WebServices
42 (1.626 %).NET Framework
51 (0.813 %)ASP.NET 2.0
51 (0.813 %)XHTML
51 (0.813 %)Middleware
51 (0.813 %)WinForms
51 (0.813 %)AJAX
51 (0.813 %)WebSphere
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (1.626 %)Oracle Application Server
21 (0.813 %)SAS
21 (0.813 %)WebSphere MQ
21 (0.813 %)GroupWise
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (4.065 %)MS Office
22 (1.626 %)MS Excel
22 (1.626 %)MS Visio
22 (1.626 %)MS Project
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (1.626 %)GraphTalk
21 (0.813 %)AWD
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (4.878 %)Internet
23 (2.439 %)IPCC
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (2.439 %)SQL Server
22 (1.626 %)Oracle 10g
22 (1.626 %)BusinessObjects
22 (1.626 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (0.813 %)BusinessObjects XI
31 (0.813 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
31 (0.813 %)MySQL
31 (0.813 %)PowerCenter
31 (0.813 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (0.813 %)DB2
31 (0.813 %)OLAP
31 (0.813 %)Datawarehouse
31 (0.813 %)ETL
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (4.878 %)TestDirector
16 (4.878 %)QuickTest Pro
24 (3.252 %)LoadRunner
33 (2.439 %)WinRunner
42 (1.626 %)Oracle Forms
51 (0.813 %)Flash
51 (0.813 %)Visual Studio
51 (0.813 %)PVCS
51 (0.813 %)VSS/SourceSafe
51 (0.813 %)Rational Performance Tester
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
149 (39.84 %)Finance
247 (38.21 %)Pensions
36 (4.878 %)Legal
36 (4.878 %)Banking
41 (0.813 %)Retail
41 (0.813 %)General Ledger
41 (0.813 %)Marketing
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
168 (55.28 %)Analyst
229 (23.58 %)Test Analyst
322 (17.89 %)Business Analyst
417 (13.82 %)Project Manager
512 (9.756 %)Developer
66 (4.878 %)Programme Manager
66 (4.878 %)Senior Analyst
75 (4.065 %)Web Developer
84 (3.252 %)Data Analyst
84 (3.252 %)Consultant
93 (2.439 %)Coordinator
93 (2.439 %).NET Developer
93 (2.439 %)C# Developer
93 (2.439 %)Programme Office Analyst
93 (2.439 %)Senior Test Analyst
93 (2.439 %)Insurance Business Analyst
93 (2.439 %)Quality Analyst
93 (2.439 %)UAT Analyst
93 (2.439 %)Data Quality Analyst
93 (2.439 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (3.252 %)Management Information System
21 (0.813 %)Tandem
21 (0.813 %)IBM Mainframe
21 (0.813 %)Mainframe
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (1.626 %)Windows
12 (1.626 %)Linux
21 (0.813 %)Windows 2000
21 (0.813 %)Windows NT
21 (0.813 %)Windows XP
21 (0.813 %)NetWare
21 (0.813 %)zOS
21 (0.813 %)UNIX
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (8.943 %)E-Commerce
27 (5.691 %)User Acceptance Testing
36 (4.878 %)Test Scripting
45 (4.065 %)ITIL
45 (4.065 %)Change Management
45 (4.065 %)Migration
54 (3.252 %)Project Management
54 (3.252 %)CMMI
54 (3.252 %)Business Analysis
63 (2.439 %)Systems Analysis
63 (2.439 %)V-Model
63 (2.439 %)Stakeholder Management
63 (2.439 %)PRINCE2
63 (2.439 %)PRINCE
72 (1.626 %)UML
72 (1.626 %)RAD
72 (1.626 %)Service Delivery
72 (1.626 %)Incident Management
72 (1.626 %)Fund Management
72 (1.626 %)Wealth Management
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (3.252 %)C#
14 (3.252 %)PHP
14 (3.252 %)SQL
23 (2.439 %)VB.NET
32 (1.626 %)VB6
32 (1.626 %)VB
32 (1.626 %)PL/SQL
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (8.943 %)ISEB
26 (4.878 %)PRINCE2 Certification
32 (1.626 %)ITIL Certification
32 (1.626 %)MIIA
32 (1.626 %)ISTQB
41 (0.813 %)Degree
41 (0.813 %)CNA
41 (0.813 %)CNE
41 (0.813 %)Novell Certification
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (4.065 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
22 (1.626 %)COSO
31 (0.813 %)QA
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.813 %)NDS
11 (0.813 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.813 %)ARCserve
11 (0.813 %)OMEGAMON
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (4.065 %)IBM
23 (2.439 %)Microsoft
23 (2.439 %)Oracle
23 (2.439 %)CA
23 (2.439 %)Thunderhead
32 (1.626 %)Business Objects
32 (1.626 %)SAP
41 (0.813 %)Siebel
41 (0.813 %)Trillium
41 (0.813 %)HP
41 (0.813 %)Citrix
41 (0.813 %)Planview
41 (0.813 %)Informatica
41 (0.813 %)Novell