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

LinkBusiness Continuity
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank5755
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads33
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.668 %0.732 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£308
Average daily rate-£308
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£308
UK excluding London average daily rate£370£351
% change on same period last year+5.29 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00-
Average hourly rate£37.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.12£32.71
% change on same period last year-10.96 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads449410
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.733 %0.449 %
Daily rates quoted12987
Average minimum daily rate£330£334
Average daily rate£340£347
% change on same period last year-1.95 %
Average maximum daily rate£351£360
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£373
% change on same period last year+2.00 %
Hourly rates quoted5732
Average minimum hourly rate£25.36£27.80
Average hourly rate£26.36£28.34
% change on same period last year-6.97 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.37£28.88
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.25£29.44
% change on same period last year-4.04 %
Business Continuity North WestBusiness Continuity
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.

Business Continuity
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Business Continuity across the Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Cheshire Business Continuity Demand Trend

Business Continuity
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire Business Continuity Daily Rate Trend

Business Continuity
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheshire Business Continuity Hourly Rate Trend

Business Continuity
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Continuity 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
ChesterDown-22--
Business Continuity North WestBusiness Continuity
North West

Business Continuity
Top 13 Related IT Skills

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

13 (50.00 %)BCP
13 (50.00 %)Project Management
22 (33.33 %)Disaster Recovery
22 (33.33 %)Finance
22 (33.33 %)SQL
22 (33.33 %)VB
31 (16.67 %)QMS
31 (16.67 %)MS Office
31 (16.67 %)PRINCE2
31 (16.67 %)Configuration Management
31 (16.67 %)Risk Assessment
31 (16.67 %)Service Management
31 (16.67 %)Quality Management

Business Continuity
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (16.67 %)MS Office
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (33.33 %)Finance
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (50.00 %)Project Manager
22 (33.33 %)Business Project Manager
22 (33.33 %)Business Continuity Manager
22 (33.33 %)Business Manager
31 (16.67 %)Technical Project Coordinator
31 (16.67 %)Developer
31 (16.67 %)Project Coordinator
31 (16.67 %)VB Developer
31 (16.67 %)SQL Developer
31 (16.67 %)Coordinator
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (50.00 %)BCP
13 (50.00 %)Project Management
22 (33.33 %)Disaster Recovery
31 (16.67 %)Risk Assessment
31 (16.67 %)QMS
31 (16.67 %)PRINCE2
31 (16.67 %)Service Management
31 (16.67 %)Quality Management
31 (16.67 %)Configuration Management
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (33.33 %)SQL
12 (33.33 %)VB