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The table below looks at the demand for Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM) 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 DSDM over the 3 months to 5 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM)
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %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£431£410
% change on same period last year+5.11 %
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£21.60£50.00
% change on same period last year-56.80 %
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 %
DSDM North WestDSDM
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.

DSDM
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire DSDM Demand Trend

DSDM
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire DSDM Daily Rate Trend

DSDM
Top 10 Related IT Skills

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

12 (100.00 %)UNIX
12 (100.00 %)UML
12 (100.00 %)SSADM
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft
12 (100.00 %)MVS
12 (100.00 %)Zachman Framework
12 (100.00 %)TOGAF
12 (100.00 %)Enterprise Architecture
12 (100.00 %)VME
21 (50.00 %)Middleware

DSDM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (50.00 %)Middleware
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)UNIX
12 (100.00 %)MVS
12 (100.00 %)VME
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)UML
12 (100.00 %)SSADM
12 (100.00 %)Zachman Framework
12 (100.00 %)TOGAF
12 (100.00 %)Enterprise Architecture
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft