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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Lotus 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 Lotus over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLotus
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank6475
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching contract IT job ads1416
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.016 %
As % of the category below2.703 %2.385 %
Daily rates quoted55
Average minimum daily rate£204£286
Average daily rate£212£303
% change on same period last year-30.03 %
Average maximum daily rate£220£320
UK excluding London average daily rate£238£231
% change on same period last year+3.15 %
Hourly rates quoted14
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00£22.50
Average hourly rate£22.50£23.17
% change on same period last year-2.90 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00£23.85
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.32£17.60
% change on same period last year+4.08 %
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Buckinghamshire
Matching contract IT job ads518671
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.684 %0.668 %
Daily rates quoted127145
Average minimum daily rate£323£299
Average daily rate£336£314
% change on same period last year+7.26 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£329
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£358
% change on same period last year+0.11 %
Hourly rates quoted10078
Average minimum hourly rate£21.19£28.40
Average hourly rate£22.41£29.51
% change on same period last year-24.08 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.62£30.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.70£24.82
% change on same period last year-4.50 %
Lotus South EastLotus
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 IBM Lotus Software.

Lotus
Demand Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Lotus Demand Trend

Lotus
Daily Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Lotus Daily Rate Trend

Lotus
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Lotus across the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Buckinghamshire Lotus Daily Rate Histogram

Lotus
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Lotus Hourly Rate Trend

Lotus
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lotus within the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 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 KeynesNo change07--
AylesburyUp+95£212-
Lotus South EastLotus
South East

Lotus
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing Lotus 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 Lotus.

122 (88.00 %)Lotus Notes
212 (48.00 %)MS Excel
310 (40.00 %)SQL
310 (40.00 %)Spreadsheet
49 (36.00 %)Finance
49 (36.00 %)Windows
58 (32.00 %)MS Access
67 (28.00 %)Project Planning
76 (24.00 %)Windows XP
76 (24.00 %)MS Office
85 (20.00 %)Microsoft
85 (20.00 %)Mainframe
94 (16.00 %)DB2
103 (12.00 %)Pensions
112 (8.000 %)Project Management
112 (8.000 %)Banking
112 (8.000 %)Clipper
112 (8.000 %)Migration
112 (8.000 %)Stakeholder Management
112 (8.000 %)UNIX
112 (8.000 %)MS Exchange
112 (8.000 %)Windows NT
112 (8.000 %)OS/2
112 (8.000 %)Windows Server 2003
121 (4.000 %)Intranet
121 (4.000 %)Internet
121 (4.000 %)Active Directory
121 (4.000 %)QuickTest Pro
121 (4.000 %)Lotus Domino
121 (4.000 %)LAN

Lotus
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
122 (88.00 %)Lotus Notes
22 (8.000 %)MS Exchange
31 (4.000 %)Lotus Domino
31 (4.000 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (4.000 %)Exchange Server 2007
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
112 (48.00 %)MS Excel
210 (40.00 %)Spreadsheet
36 (24.00 %)MS Office
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (4.000 %)Intranet
11 (4.000 %)Internet
11 (4.000 %)LAN
11 (4.000 %)VoIP
11 (4.000 %)WAN
11 (4.000 %)VPN
11 (4.000 %)Firewall
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (32.00 %)MS Access
24 (16.00 %)DB2
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (4.000 %)QuickTest Pro
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (36.00 %)Finance
23 (12.00 %)Pensions
32 (8.000 %)Banking
41 (4.000 %)Health
41 (4.000 %)Publishing
41 (4.000 %)Financial Institution
41 (4.000 %)Insurance
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
118 (72.00 %)Analyst
24 (16.00 %)Service Desk Analyst
24 (16.00 %)Service Analyst
24 (16.00 %)Data Analyst
32 (8.000 %)Systems Architect
32 (8.000 %)Technical Analyst
32 (8.000 %)Architect
32 (8.000 %)Systems Analyst
32 (8.000 %)Technical Architect
32 (8.000 %)Consultant
41 (4.000 %)Support Specialist
41 (4.000 %)Trainer
41 (4.000 %)Tester
41 (4.000 %)Developer
41 (4.000 %)Coordinator
41 (4.000 %)Migration Consultant
41 (4.000 %)Test Analyst
41 (4.000 %)Lotus Notes Support
41 (4.000 %)Exchange Consultant
41 (4.000 %)Lotus Notes Consultant
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (20.00 %)Mainframe
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (36.00 %)Windows
26 (24.00 %)Windows XP
32 (8.000 %)UNIX
32 (8.000 %)Windows NT
32 (8.000 %)OS/2
32 (8.000 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (4.000 %)Windows 2000
41 (4.000 %)Windows 2000 Server
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (28.00 %)Project Planning
22 (8.000 %)Project Management
22 (8.000 %)Migration
22 (8.000 %)Stakeholder Management
31 (4.000 %)ITIL
31 (4.000 %)Incident Management
31 (4.000 %)Problem Management
31 (4.000 %)Web Testing
31 (4.000 %)Test Scripting
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (40.00 %)SQL
22 (8.000 %)Clipper
31 (4.000 %)C
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (4.000 %)Active Directory
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (20.00 %)Microsoft