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

LinkRIM Blackberry
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank-50
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads012
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.013 %
As % of the category below0.000 %8.889 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£150
Average daily rate-£150
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£150
UK excluding London average daily rate£311£255
% change on same period last year+21.89 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£15.00
Average hourly rate-£16.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£18.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.70£16.73
% change on same period last year+11.76 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads121135
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.192 %0.144 %
Daily rates quoted3321
Average minimum daily rate£304£280
Average daily rate£316£290
% change on same period last year+8.91 %
Average maximum daily rate£328£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£342
% change on same period last year+1.01 %
Hourly rates quoted2014
Average minimum hourly rate£24.15£14.55
Average hourly rate£27.01£15.82
% change on same period last year+70.67 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.86£17.09
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.63£25.42
% change on same period last year+0.80 %
Blackberry North WestBlackberry
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.

Blackberry
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire Blackberry Demand Trend

Blackberry
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire Blackberry Daily Rate Trend

Blackberry
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheshire Blackberry Hourly Rate Trend

Blackberry
Top 15 Related IT Skills

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

11 (50.00 %)VBScript
11 (50.00 %)Windows
11 (50.00 %)Windows XP
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft
11 (50.00 %)Active Directory
11 (50.00 %)ISEB
11 (50.00 %)Citrix
11 (50.00 %)WinRunner
11 (50.00 %)TestDirector
11 (50.00 %)QuickTest Pro
11 (50.00 %)3G
11 (50.00 %)Finance
11 (50.00 %)Banking
11 (50.00 %)PDA
11 (50.00 %)Test Scripting

Blackberry
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)3G
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (50.00 %)WinRunner
11 (50.00 %)TestDirector
11 (50.00 %)QuickTest Pro
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Finance
11 (50.00 %)Banking
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Project Manager
11 (50.00 %)Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Test Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Infrastructure Analyst
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (50.00 %)PDA
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)Windows
11 (50.00 %)Windows XP
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)Test Scripting
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)VBScript
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)ISEB
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (50.00 %)Active Directory
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft
11 (50.00 %)Citrix