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The table below looks at the demand for Client Server 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 Client/Server over the 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkClient Server
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank5760
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads22
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.002 %
As % of the category below1.653 %1.481 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£280-
Average daily rate£280-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£280-
UK excluding London average daily rate£403£324
% change on same period last year+24.42 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.56£31.34
% change on same period last year-15.26 %
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 %
Client/Server North WestClient/Server
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.

Client/Server
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire Client/Server Demand Trend

Client/Server
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire Client/Server Daily Rate Trend

Client/Server
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheshire Client/Server Hourly Rate Trend

Client/Server
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Client/Server within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 1 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-1£280-
WarringtonNew entry-1--
Client/Server North WestClient/Server
North West

Client/Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

12 (50.00 %)UNIX
12 (50.00 %)Datawarehouse
12 (50.00 %)Finance
12 (50.00 %)Microsoft
21 (25.00 %)ISEB
21 (25.00 %)Internet
21 (25.00 %)Health
21 (25.00 %)Migration
21 (25.00 %)Oracle Applications
21 (25.00 %)Ab Initio
21 (25.00 %)Zachman Framework
21 (25.00 %)TOGAF
21 (25.00 %)Insurance
21 (25.00 %)MS PowerPoint
21 (25.00 %)Enterprise Architecture
21 (25.00 %)Pensions
21 (25.00 %)ISTQB
21 (25.00 %)Degree
21 (25.00 %)ESB
21 (25.00 %)Manual Testing
21 (25.00 %)ERP
21 (25.00 %)MS Visio
21 (25.00 %)EAI
21 (25.00 %)SOA
21 (25.00 %)ETL
21 (25.00 %)Oracle Discoverer
21 (25.00 %)PL/SQL
21 (25.00 %)SQL
21 (25.00 %)Oracle
21 (25.00 %)MS Project

Client/Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (25.00 %)ESB
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (25.00 %)MS Project
11 (25.00 %)MS Excel
11 (25.00 %)MS Visio
11 (25.00 %)MS PowerPoint
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (25.00 %)Oracle Applications
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (25.00 %)Internet
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (50.00 %)Datawarehouse
21 (25.00 %)ETL
21 (25.00 %)Oracle Discoverer
21 (25.00 %)Oracle Reports
21 (25.00 %)Oracle 8/8i
21 (25.00 %)Oracle 9i
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (25.00 %)Oracle Forms
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Finance
21 (25.00 %)Health
21 (25.00 %)Insurance
21 (25.00 %)Pensions
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (25.00 %)Architect
11 (25.00 %)Project Manager
11 (25.00 %)Tester
11 (25.00 %)Developer
11 (25.00 %)Software Tester
11 (25.00 %)Oracle Developer
11 (25.00 %)Enterprise Architect
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (50.00 %)UNIX
21 (25.00 %)Windows
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)CRM
11 (25.00 %)ERP
11 (25.00 %)EAI
11 (25.00 %)SOA
11 (25.00 %)Migration
11 (25.00 %)Zachman Framework
11 (25.00 %)TOGAF
11 (25.00 %)Enterprise Architecture
11 (25.00 %)Manual Testing
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (25.00 %)PL/SQL
11 (25.00 %)SQL
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (25.00 %)ISEB
11 (25.00 %)ISTQB
11 (25.00 %)Degree
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)Microsoft
21 (25.00 %)Ab Initio
21 (25.00 %)Oracle