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The table below looks at the demand for BS 15000 skills within the Cheshire region with a comparison to our Quality Assurance & Compliance category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited BS15000 over the 3 months to 5 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBS 15000
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank58-
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 below6.061 %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-£250
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£18.00-
Average hourly rate£18.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£18.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.00£17.50
% change on same period last year+2.85 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads3337
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.054 %0.041 %
Daily rates quoted128
Average minimum daily rate£303£378
Average daily rate£309£381
% change on same period last year-18.80 %
Average maximum daily rate£315£383
UK excluding London average daily rate£370£357
% change on same period last year+3.56 %
Hourly rates quoted61
Average minimum hourly rate£23.13£19.00
Average hourly rate£23.68£19.00
% change on same period last year+24.64 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.23£19.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.86£22.78
% change on same period last year+9.12 %
BS15000 North WestBS15000
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.

BS15000
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing BS15000 across the Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

Cheshire BS15000 Demand Trend

BS15000
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing BS15000 across the Cheshire region.

Cheshire BS15000 Daily Rate Trend

BS15000
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing BS15000 across the Cheshire region.

Cheshire BS15000 Hourly Rate Trend

BS15000
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing BS15000 within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 5 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
ChesterNew entry-2--
BS15000 North WestBS15000
North West

BS15000
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing BS15000 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 BS15000.

12 (100.00 %)ITIL
12 (100.00 %)UNIX
12 (100.00 %)Windows
12 (100.00 %)Linux
12 (100.00 %)Remedy
12 (100.00 %)Service Management
12 (100.00 %)ITSM
12 (100.00 %)Incident Management
12 (100.00 %)Remedy ITSM

BS15000
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing BS15000 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 BS15000. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (100.00 %)Remedy ITSM
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Analyst
12 (100.00 %)Incident Analyst
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)UNIX
12 (100.00 %)Windows
12 (100.00 %)Linux
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)ITIL
12 (100.00 %)Service Management
12 (100.00 %)ITSM
12 (100.00 %)Incident Management
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)Remedy