Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for ArcGIS ArcObjects skills within the Cheshire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ArcObjects over the 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkArcGIS ArcObjects
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank50-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads90
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.000 %
As % of the category below3.913 %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£338-
% change on same period last year-
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£35.00£30.00
% change on same period last year+16.66 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads230163
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.365 %0.174 %
Daily rates quoted3628
Average minimum daily rate£279£310
Average daily rate£300£322
% change on same period last year-6.79 %
Average maximum daily rate£321£334
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£334
% change on same period last year-2.83 %
Hourly rates quoted1710
Average minimum hourly rate£27.26£26.31
Average hourly rate£29.93£28.79
% change on same period last year+3.96 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.60£31.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.72£31.64
% change on same period last year-9.21 %
ArcObjects North WestArcObjects
North 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.

ArcObjects
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing ArcObjects across the Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Cheshire ArcObjects Demand Trend

ArcObjects
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheshire ArcObjects Hourly Rate Trend

ArcObjects
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing ArcObjects 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 ArcObjects.

110 (100.00 %).NET
110 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
110 (100.00 %)C#
110 (100.00 %)ArcGIS
110 (100.00 %)ArcIMS
29 (90.00 %)JavaScript
29 (90.00 %)GIS
36 (60.00 %)SQL
36 (60.00 %)PRINCE2
36 (60.00 %)Project Management
36 (60.00 %)ArcSDE
44 (40.00 %)ActiveX
53 (30.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
62 (20.00 %)Intranet
62 (20.00 %)Internet
62 (20.00 %)Microsoft
62 (20.00 %)Windows
62 (20.00 %)ESRI
62 (20.00 %)Network Load Balancing
71 (10.00 %)AJAX
71 (10.00 %)Government

ArcObjects
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing ArcObjects 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 ArcObjects. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (100.00 %).NET
110 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
24 (40.00 %)ActiveX
31 (10.00 %)AJAX
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (100.00 %)ArcGIS
110 (100.00 %)ArcIMS
26 (60.00 %)ArcSDE
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (20.00 %)Intranet
12 (20.00 %)Internet
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (90.00 %)GIS
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (10.00 %)Government
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (70.00 %)Developer
25 (50.00 %)GIS Developer
32 (20.00 %)Systems Support
32 (20.00 %)Applications Support
41 (10.00 %).NET Developer
41 (10.00 %)C# Developer
41 (10.00 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (20.00 %)Windows
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (60.00 %)PRINCE2
16 (60.00 %)Project Management
22 (20.00 %)Network Load Balancing
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (100.00 %)C#
29 (90.00 %)JavaScript
36 (60.00 %)SQL
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (30.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (20.00 %)Microsoft
12 (20.00 %)ESRI