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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Retail' 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 Retail over the 3 months to 28 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRetailing
Location
3 months to
28 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank3922
Rank change on same period last yearDown-17
Matching contract IT job ads2260
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.029 %0.060 %
As % of the category below5.069 %10.19 %
Daily rates quoted1841
Average minimum daily rate£300£367
Average daily rate£326£384
% change on same period last year-15.16 %
Average maximum daily rate£352£401
UK excluding London average daily rate£409£395
% change on same period last year+3.54 %
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£27.68£19.27
% change on same period last year+43.70 %
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Bristol
Matching contract IT job ads434589
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.577 %0.588 %
Daily rates quoted162278
Average minimum daily rate£353£376
Average daily rate£376£389
% change on same period last year-3.51 %
Average maximum daily rate£398£402
UK excluding London average daily rate£382£381
% change on same period last year+0.27 %
Hourly rates quoted6146
Average minimum hourly rate£31.03£25.81
Average hourly rate£31.91£27.44
% change on same period last year+16.32 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.79£29.06
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.00£27.25
% change on same period last year+2.75 %
Retail South WestRetail
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.

Retail
Demand Trend

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

Bristol Retail Demand Trend

Retail
Daily Rate Trend

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

Bristol Retail Daily Rate Trend

Retail
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Retail across the Bristol region over the 3 months to 28 August 2008.

Bristol Retail Daily Rate Histogram

Retail
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Bristol Retail Hourly Rate Trend

Retail
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 28 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing Retail 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 Retail.

120 (44.44 %)Banking
217 (37.78 %)Finance
313 (28.89 %)E-Commerce
411 (24.44 %)Internet
510 (22.22 %)Retail Banking
68 (17.78 %)Music
68 (17.78 %)Migration
77 (15.56 %)Microsoft
77 (15.56 %)XML
86 (13.33 %)HTML
86 (13.33 %)SAP
86 (13.33 %)ISEB
86 (13.33 %)Web 2.0
86 (13.33 %)Agile Software Development
95 (11.11 %)User Acceptance Testing
95 (11.11 %)XPath
95 (11.11 %)WAI
95 (11.11 %)AJAX
95 (11.11 %)WAP
95 (11.11 %)W3C
95 (11.11 %)Project Management
95 (11.11 %)ASP.NET
95 (11.11 %)JavaScript
95 (11.11 %).NET
95 (11.11 %)DOM
95 (11.11 %)XSL
95 (11.11 %)CSS
95 (11.11 %)PRINCE2
95 (11.11 %)DHTML
95 (11.11 %)XHTML

Retail
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 28 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing Retail 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 Retail. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (15.56 %)XML
26 (13.33 %)HTML
35 (11.11 %).NET
35 (11.11 %)ASP.NET
35 (11.11 %)CSS
35 (11.11 %)DOM
35 (11.11 %)XSL
35 (11.11 %)XHTML
35 (11.11 %)WAP
35 (11.11 %)AJAX
42 (4.444 %)J2EE
51 (2.222 %)ASP
51 (2.222 %)JSP
51 (2.222 %)Struts
51 (2.222 %)EJB
51 (2.222 %)Hibernate
51 (2.222 %)Series 60
51 (2.222 %)Spring
51 (2.222 %)WebSphere
51 (2.222 %)WPF
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (4.444 %)SAS
21 (2.222 %)WebSphere MQ
21 (2.222 %)ATG Dynamo
21 (2.222 %)WebSphere Application Server
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.222 %)MS Project
11 (2.222 %)MS Office
11 (2.222 %)SPSS
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (4.444 %)SAP SRM
21 (2.222 %)AWD
21 (2.222 %)SAP FI
21 (2.222 %)SAP FI/CO
21 (2.222 %)SAP CO
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (24.44 %)Internet
21 (2.222 %)LAN
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (4.444 %)Datawarehouse
21 (2.222 %)Data Mining
21 (2.222 %)Base SAS
21 (2.222 %)SQL Server
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (6.667 %)ClearQuest
22 (4.444 %)Flash
22 (4.444 %)ClearCase
31 (2.222 %)Eclipse
31 (2.222 %)TestDirector
31 (2.222 %)JUnit
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
120 (44.44 %)Banking
217 (37.78 %)Finance
310 (22.22 %)Retail Banking
48 (17.78 %)Music
54 (8.889 %)Marketing
62 (4.444 %)Wholesale Banking
71 (2.222 %)International Banking
71 (2.222 %)Online Banking
71 (2.222 %)Telecoms
71 (2.222 %)Insurance
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (20.00 %)Project Manager
27 (15.56 %)Analyst
36 (13.33 %)Copywriter
36 (13.33 %)Developer
44 (8.889 %)Test Analyst
53 (6.667 %)Consultant
62 (4.444 %)Credit Risk Project Manager
62 (4.444 %)SAP Consultant
71 (2.222 %)Senior Tester
71 (2.222 %)IT Project Manager
71 (2.222 %)SAS Programmer
71 (2.222 %)SAP FI Consultant
71 (2.222 %)Infrastructure Manager
71 (2.222 %)SAP CO Consultant
71 (2.222 %)Data Manager
71 (2.222 %)SAS Analyst
71 (2.222 %)Programme Director
71 (2.222 %)Lead Test Analyst
71 (2.222 %)UAT Analyst
71 (2.222 %)SAP Manager
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (13.33 %)Web 2.0
25 (11.11 %)W3C
32 (4.444 %)Management Information System
32 (4.444 %)Credit Risk
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (8.889 %)Windows
21 (2.222 %)Windows XP
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (28.89 %)E-Commerce
28 (17.78 %)Migration
36 (13.33 %)Agile Software Development
45 (11.11 %)PRINCE2
45 (11.11 %)Project Management
45 (11.11 %)User Acceptance Testing
53 (6.667 %)Project Planning
62 (4.444 %)Test Management
62 (4.444 %)Manual Testing
62 (4.444 %)Data Migration
62 (4.444 %)ERP
62 (4.444 %)Business Analysis
62 (4.444 %)Risk Management
71 (2.222 %)Workflow
71 (2.222 %)Practice Management
71 (2.222 %)Stakeholder Management
71 (2.222 %)ITIL
71 (2.222 %)Data Analysis
71 (2.222 %)Workflow Management
71 (2.222 %)EAI
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (11.11 %)DHTML
15 (11.11 %)JavaScript
15 (11.11 %)XPath
23 (6.667 %)SQL
32 (4.444 %)ActionScript
32 (4.444 %)Java
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (13.33 %)ISEB
23 (6.667 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
31 (2.222 %)Citrix Certification
31 (2.222 %)PRINCE2 Certification
31 (2.222 %)Degree
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (11.11 %)WAI
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (2.222 %)Active Directory
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (15.56 %)Microsoft
26 (13.33 %)SAP
31 (2.222 %)Oracle
31 (2.222 %)Sybase
31 (2.222 %)Adobe
31 (2.222 %)BEA
31 (2.222 %)webMethods
31 (2.222 %)ATG
31 (2.222 %)Altiris