Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of ICL products and/or services in IT contracts within the Buckinghamshire region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ICL over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkICL
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank73-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.386 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£350-
Average daily rate£400-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£450-
UK excluding London average daily rate£445£365
% change on same period last year+21.91 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£35.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£41.67£40.00
% change on same period last year+4.17 %
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Buckinghamshire
Matching contract IT job ads518659
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.841 %0.719 %
Daily rates quoted177145
Average minimum daily rate£303£252
Average daily rate£316£265
% change on same period last year+18.88 %
Average maximum daily rate£328£279
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£348
% change on same period last year+2.54 %
Hourly rates quoted74113
Average minimum hourly rate£18.60£21.73
Average hourly rate£19.87£23.07
% change on same period last year-13.89 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.13£24.41
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.89£24.00
% change on same period last year-0.42 %
ICL South EastICL
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within International Computers Ltd (ICL).

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Demand Trend

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

Buckinghamshire ICL Demand Trend

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Daily Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire ICL Daily Rate Trend

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire ICL Hourly Rate Trend

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Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ICL within the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 4 December 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 KeynesNew entry-2£400-
ICL South EastICL
South East

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Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing ICL 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 ICL.

119 (82.61 %)Mainframe
217 (73.91 %)Perl
217 (73.91 %)VME
315 (65.22 %)COBOL
414 (60.87 %)Migration
512 (52.17 %)IDMS
611 (47.83 %)TPMS
710 (43.48 %)XSLT
89 (39.13 %)SQL Server
98 (34.78 %)Windows
107 (30.43 %)Data Migration
116 (26.09 %)SQL
123 (13.04 %)Micro Focus
131 (4.348 %)Regression Testing
131 (4.348 %)Project Management
131 (4.348 %)VML

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing ICL 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 ICL. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (43.48 %)XSLT
21 (4.348 %)VML
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (47.83 %)TPMS
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (52.17 %)IDMS
29 (39.13 %)SQL Server
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (34.78 %)Analyst
27 (30.43 %)Analyst Programmer
27 (30.43 %)Programmer
36 (26.09 %)Developer
43 (13.04 %)Software Engineer
43 (13.04 %)Perl Developer
52 (8.696 %)Infrastructure Manager
52 (8.696 %)COBOL Analyst Programmer
52 (8.696 %)COBOL Programmer
52 (8.696 %)COBOL Developer
52 (8.696 %)COBOL Analyst
52 (8.696 %)Consultant
61 (4.348 %)Applications Developer
61 (4.348 %)Infrastructure Analyst
61 (4.348 %)Migration Consultant
61 (4.348 %)Analyst Developer
61 (4.348 %)Data Consultant
61 (4.348 %)Data Migration Consultant
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
119 (82.61 %)Mainframe
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
117 (73.91 %)VME
28 (34.78 %)Windows
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (60.87 %)Migration
27 (30.43 %)Data Migration
31 (4.348 %)Project Management
31 (4.348 %)Regression Testing
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (73.91 %)Perl
215 (65.22 %)COBOL
36 (26.09 %)SQL
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (13.04 %)Micro Focus