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The table below looks at the demand for Open Workbench skills within the Bristol region with a comparison to our Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Open Workbench over the 3 months to 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOpen Workbench
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 below0.595 %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-£280
% change on same period last year-
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--
% change on same period last year-
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Bristol
Matching contract IT job ads168118
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.337 %0.148 %
Daily rates quoted2525
Average minimum daily rate£282£285
Average daily rate£292£297
% change on same period last year-1.49 %
Average maximum daily rate£302£309
UK excluding London average daily rate£314£285
% change on same period last year+10.17 %
Hourly rates quoted8244
Average minimum hourly rate£27.56£19.44
Average hourly rate£28.20£21.10
% change on same period last year+33.62 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.84£22.77
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.59£18.49
% change on same period last year+5.98 %
Open Workbench South WestOpen Workbench
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.

Open Workbench
Demand Trend

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

Bristol Open Workbench Demand Trend

Open Workbench
Top 5 Related IT Skills

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

11 (100.00 %)Finance
11 (100.00 %)Pensions
11 (100.00 %)CA Clarity
11 (100.00 %)Resource Management
11 (100.00 %)Spreadsheet

Open Workbench
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (100.00 %)CA Clarity
11 (100.00 %)Spreadsheet
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Finance
11 (100.00 %)Pensions
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Analyst
11 (100.00 %)Senior Analyst
11 (100.00 %)Programme Office Analyst
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)Resource Management