Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Back Office' in contract IT jobs within the Buckinghamshire 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 Back Office over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBack Office
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank7776
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads211
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.012 %
As % of the category below0.368 %1.846 %
Daily rates quoted16
Average minimum daily rate£300£396
Average daily rate£320£419
% change on same period last year-23.58 %
Average maximum daily rate£340£442
UK excluding London average daily rate£404£352
% change on same period last year+14.72 %
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£28.25£23.86
% change on same period last year+18.41 %
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Buckinghamshire
Matching contract IT job ads544596
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.857 %0.639 %
Daily rates quoted201161
Average minimum daily rate£311£340
Average daily rate£328£358
% change on same period last year-8.43 %
Average maximum daily rate£344£376
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£375
% change on same period last year+1.60 %
Hourly rates quoted5278
Average minimum hourly rate£20.98£25.61
Average hourly rate£21.96£26.72
% change on same period last year-17.82 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.94£27.83
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.36£26.71
% change on same period last year+2.45 %
Back Office South EastBack Office
South East

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.

Back Office
Demand Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Back Office Demand Trend

Back Office
Daily Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Back Office Daily Rate Trend

Back Office
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Back Office Hourly Rate Trend

Back Office
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Back Office within the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Milton KeynesDown-42£320-24.70 %
Back Office South EastBack Office
South East

Back Office
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing Back Office 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 Back Office.

15 (50.00 %)BPR
15 (50.00 %)Systems Analysis
24 (40.00 %)Finance
24 (40.00 %)Data Modelling
33 (30.00 %)Windows
33 (30.00 %)Windows 2000
33 (30.00 %)Windows XP
33 (30.00 %)MS Exchange
33 (30.00 %)Microsoft
33 (30.00 %)HP
33 (30.00 %)Compaq
33 (30.00 %)Citrix
33 (30.00 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (30.00 %)SQL
42 (20.00 %)Cisco
42 (20.00 %)Sun
42 (20.00 %)Active Directory
42 (20.00 %)LAN
42 (20.00 %)Ethernet
42 (20.00 %)Government
51 (10.00 %)Service Management
51 (10.00 %)Financial Institution
51 (10.00 %)Front Office
51 (10.00 %)Banking
51 (10.00 %)OVSD
51 (10.00 %)Investment Banking
51 (10.00 %)SLA
51 (10.00 %)OpenView
51 (10.00 %)ITIL
51 (10.00 %)CMDB

Back Office
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing Back Office 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 Back Office. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (30.00 %)MS Exchange
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (20.00 %)LAN
12 (20.00 %)Ethernet
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (40.00 %)Finance
22 (20.00 %)Government
31 (10.00 %)Banking
31 (10.00 %)Investment Banking
31 (10.00 %)Financial Institution
31 (10.00 %)Front Office
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (70.00 %)Analyst
25 (50.00 %)Systems Analyst
32 (20.00 %)Support Analyst
41 (10.00 %)Helpdesk Analyst
41 (10.00 %)Configuration Manager
41 (10.00 %)Service Manager
41 (10.00 %)IT Trainer
41 (10.00 %)Helpdesk Support
41 (10.00 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
41 (10.00 %)Support Manager
41 (10.00 %)Training Manager
41 (10.00 %)Service Support Manager
41 (10.00 %)Trainer
41 (10.00 %)Business Analyst
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (10.00 %)CMDB
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (30.00 %)Windows
13 (30.00 %)Windows 2000
13 (30.00 %)Windows XP
13 (30.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (50.00 %)BPR
15 (50.00 %)Systems Analysis
24 (40.00 %)Data Modelling
31 (10.00 %)ITIL
31 (10.00 %)Configuration Management
31 (10.00 %)Service Management
31 (10.00 %)SC Cleared
31 (10.00 %)Security Cleared
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (30.00 %)SQL
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (10.00 %)SLA
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (20.00 %)Active Directory
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (10.00 %)OpenView
11 (10.00 %)OVSD
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (30.00 %)Microsoft
13 (30.00 %)HP
13 (30.00 %)Compaq
13 (30.00 %)Citrix
22 (20.00 %)Sun
22 (20.00 %)Cisco