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This section looks at the demand for Direct Marketing 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 Direct Marketing over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDirect Marketing
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank6157
Rank change on same period last yearDown-4
Matching contract IT job ads37
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.624 %1.545 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£300
Average daily rate-£400
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£296£266
% change on same period last year+11.01 %
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£16.50£22.00
% change on same period last year-25.00 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads481453
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.641 %0.452 %
Daily rates quoted146137
Average minimum daily rate£347£303
Average daily rate£359£319
% change on same period last year+12.25 %
Average maximum daily rate£370£336
UK excluding London average daily rate£379£376
% change on same period last year+0.60 %
Hourly rates quoted5518
Average minimum hourly rate£23.59£22.37
Average hourly rate£25.18£23.78
% change on same period last year+5.86 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.77£25.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.35£30.32
% change on same period last year+0.10 %
Direct Marketing North WestDirect Marketing
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.

Direct Marketing
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire Direct Marketing Demand Trend

Direct Marketing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire Direct Marketing Daily Rate Trend

Direct Marketing
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Direct Marketing within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
ChesterUp+13--
Direct Marketing North WestDirect Marketing
North West

Direct Marketing
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing Direct Marketing 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 Direct Marketing.

15 (100.00 %)Finance
15 (100.00 %)Marketing
23 (60.00 %)Statistical Analysis
23 (60.00 %)Data Modelling
23 (60.00 %)SAS
32 (40.00 %)E-Commerce
41 (20.00 %)Financial Institution
41 (20.00 %)SQL
41 (20.00 %)Internet
41 (20.00 %)Project Management
41 (20.00 %)International Banking
41 (20.00 %)Banking
41 (20.00 %)Project Planning
41 (20.00 %)Matrix Management

Direct Marketing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing Direct Marketing 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 Direct Marketing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (60.00 %)SAS
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (20.00 %)Internet
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (100.00 %)Finance
15 (100.00 %)Marketing
21 (20.00 %)Financial Institution
21 (20.00 %)Banking
21 (20.00 %)International Banking
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (60.00 %)Data Modeller
22 (40.00 %)Project Manager
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (60.00 %)Data Modelling
13 (60.00 %)Statistical Analysis
22 (40.00 %)E-Commerce
31 (20.00 %)Project Planning
31 (20.00 %)Matrix Management
31 (20.00 %)Project Management
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (20.00 %)SQL