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The table below looks at the demand for Electronic Point Of Sale (EPoS) 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 EPoS over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkElectronic Point Of Sale (EPoS)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank60-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.763 %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£241£273
% change on same period last year-11.99 %
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£16.41£12.91
% change on same period last year+27.15 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads131157
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.184 %0.159 %
Daily rates quoted4434
Average minimum daily rate£296£313
Average daily rate£308£323
% change on same period last year-4.81 %
Average maximum daily rate£319£334
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£345
% change on same period last year+1.19 %
Hourly rates quoted149
Average minimum hourly rate£26.94£16.74
Average hourly rate£29.03£18.00
% change on same period last year+61.26 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.11£19.26
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.99£26.29
% change on same period last year-4.93 %
EPoS North WestEPoS
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.

EPoS
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire EPoS Demand Trend

EPoS
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire EPoS Daily Rate Trend

EPoS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheshire EPoS Hourly Rate Trend

EPoS
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing EPoS within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
RuncornNew entry-1--
EPoS North WestEPoS
North West

EPoS
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing EPoS 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 EPoS.

12 (50.00 %)HP
21 (25.00 %)BusinessObjects
21 (25.00 %)Siemens
21 (25.00 %)BS7799
21 (25.00 %)Toshiba
21 (25.00 %)CMMI
21 (25.00 %)Change Management
21 (25.00 %)Electronics
21 (25.00 %)Fujitsu Siemens
21 (25.00 %)Spreadsheet
21 (25.00 %)Crystal Reports
21 (25.00 %)Business Objects
21 (25.00 %)ITIL
21 (25.00 %)ISO9000
21 (25.00 %)SLA
21 (25.00 %)IBM

EPoS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing EPoS 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 EPoS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (25.00 %)Spreadsheet
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (25.00 %)Crystal Reports
11 (25.00 %)BusinessObjects
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Electronics
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (25.00 %)Analyst
11 (25.00 %)Service Analyst
11 (25.00 %)Service Desk Analyst
11 (25.00 %)Hardware Engineer
11 (25.00 %)Electronics Engineer
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)ITIL
11 (25.00 %)CMMI
11 (25.00 %)Change Management
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (25.00 %)ISO9000
11 (25.00 %)SLA
11 (25.00 %)BS7799
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)HP
21 (25.00 %)Siemens
21 (25.00 %)Toshiba
21 (25.00 %)Fujitsu Siemens
21 (25.00 %)Business Objects
21 (25.00 %)IBM