Cheshire Mapinfo Contracts

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Mapinfo products and/or services in IT contracts within the Cheshire region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Mapinfo over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

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Location Bellshill Berkshire Cheshire East of England England Glasgow Gloucester Gloucestershire Hertfordshire London Manchester Midlands North East North Lanarkshire North West Rugby Scotland Slough Solihull South East South West Swindon UK Walsall Warrington Warwickshire West Midlands Wiltshire Yorkshire	3 months to 13 Oct 2008	Same period last year
Rank	57	70
Rank change on same period last year	+13
Matching contract IT job ads	2	1
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.003 %	0.001 %
As % of the category below	0.602 %	0.240 %
Daily rates quoted	1	0
Average minimum daily rate	£300	-
Average daily rate	£300	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum daily rate	£300	-
UK excluding London average daily rate	£233	£305
% change on same period last year	-23.49 %
Hourly rates quoted	0	0
Average minimum hourly rate	-	-
Average hourly rate	-	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum hourly rate	-	-
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£16.06	£17.72
% change on same period last year	-9.37 %
Vendors Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads	332	416
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.469 %	0.421 %
Daily rates quoted	84	113
Average minimum daily rate	£321	£320
Average daily rate	£333	£333
% change on same period last year	+0.06 %
Average maximum daily rate	£346	£347
UK excluding London average daily rate	£360	£354
% change on same period last year	+1.64 %
Hourly rates quoted	68	24
Average minimum hourly rate	£22.14	£21.89
Average hourly rate	£23.14	£22.40
% change on same period last year	+3.29 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£24.14	£22.92
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£24.41	£24.34
% change on same period last year	+0.26 %
Mapinfo 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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within the Mapinfo Corporation.

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Demand Trend

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

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Daily Rate Trend

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

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

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Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Mapinfo within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 13 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.

Location	Rank 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
Warrington	-	1	£300	-

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Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing Mapinfo 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 Mapinfo.

1 5 (71.43 %) UMTS 1 5 (71.43 %) Nokia 1 5 (71.43 %) Cramer 2 3 (42.86 %) Telecoms 3 2 (28.57 %) Data Management 3 2 (28.57 %) HNC 4 1 (14.29 %) Health 4 1 (14.29 %) TETRA 4 1 (14.29 %) NHS

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing Mapinfo 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 Mapinfo. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking 1 5 (71.43 %) UMTS 2 1 (14.29 %) TETRA	General 1 3 (42.86 %) Telecoms 2 1 (14.29 %) Health
Job Titles 1 1 (14.29 %) Analyst 1 1 (14.29 %) Senior Analyst 1 1 (14.29 %) Information Analyst 1 1 (14.29 %) Senior Information Analyst	Miscellaneous 1 1 (14.29 %) NHS
Processes & Methodologies 1 2 (28.57 %) Data Management	Qualifications 1 2 (28.57 %) HNC
Vendors 1 5 (71.43 %) Nokia 1 5 (71.43 %) Cramer