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This section looks at the demand for Unified Modeling Language (UML) 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 UML over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUnified Modeling Language (UML)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank4552
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads259
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.033 %0.009 %
As % of the category below4.386 %2.278 %
Daily rates quoted84
Average minimum daily rate£350£319
Average daily rate£372£378
% change on same period last year-1.65 %
Average maximum daily rate£394£438
UK excluding London average daily rate£385£364
% change on same period last year+5.92 %
Hourly rates quoted32
Average minimum hourly rate£32.67£20.00
Average hourly rate£35.33£22.50
% change on same period last year+57.03 %
Average maximum hourly rate£38.00£25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£38.05£34.62
% change on same period last year+9.89 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads570395
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.760 %0.400 %
Daily rates quoted183124
Average minimum daily rate£340£313
Average daily rate£352£328
% change on same period last year+7.37 %
Average maximum daily rate£364£343
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£376
% change on same period last year+1.21 %
Hourly rates quoted5718
Average minimum hourly rate£24.87£20.99
Average hourly rate£26.69£22.40
% change on same period last year+19.14 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.51£23.81
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.33£30.16
% change on same period last year-2.72 %
UML North WestUML
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.

UML
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire UML Demand Trend

UML
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire UML Daily Rate Trend

UML
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing UML across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Cheshire UML Daily Rate Histogram

UML
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheshire UML Hourly Rate Trend

UML
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing UML across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Cheshire UML Hourly Rate Histogram

UML
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing UML within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
WarringtonUp+49£338-15.62 %
CreweNew entry-6£425-
MacclesfieldNew entry-1£325-
ChesterNew entry-1--
UML North WestUML
North West

UML
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing UML 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 UML.

127 (54.00 %)Oracle
223 (46.00 %)Java
321 (42.00 %)J2EE
419 (38.00 %)XML
515 (30.00 %).NET
614 (28.00 %)Hibernate
713 (26.00 %)UNIX
713 (26.00 %)C#
812 (24.00 %)SQL
812 (24.00 %)Eclipse
911 (22.00 %)OO
1010 (20.00 %)WebServices
1010 (20.00 %)JSP
119 (18.00 %)Government
119 (18.00 %)ASP.NET
119 (18.00 %)Windows
119 (18.00 %)JDBC
119 (18.00 %)SQL Server
119 (18.00 %)Use Case
128 (16.00 %)PL/SQL
128 (16.00 %)Oracle 10g
137 (14.00 %)Microsoft
137 (14.00 %)Information Management
137 (14.00 %)CRM
137 (14.00 %)HTML
137 (14.00 %)CSS
137 (14.00 %)Servlets
146 (12.00 %)Ant
146 (12.00 %)Oracle 9i
146 (12.00 %)Identity Management

UML
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing UML 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 UML. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
121 (42.00 %)J2EE
219 (38.00 %)XML
315 (30.00 %).NET
414 (28.00 %)Hibernate
510 (20.00 %)WebServices
510 (20.00 %)JSP
69 (18.00 %)ASP.NET
69 (18.00 %)JDBC
77 (14.00 %)CSS
77 (14.00 %)HTML
77 (14.00 %)Servlets
85 (10.00 %)WebSphere
94 (8.000 %)SOAP
94 (8.000 %)Struts
94 (8.000 %)XSLT
103 (6.000 %).NET Framework
103 (6.000 %)WinForms
103 (6.000 %)Spring
112 (4.000 %)Java EE
112 (4.000 %)Apache Axis
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (6.000 %)WebSphere Application Server
22 (4.000 %)WebLogic
22 (4.000 %)JBoss
22 (4.000 %)Tomcat
31 (2.000 %)SharePoint
31 (2.000 %)Oracle 9iAS
31 (2.000 %)Apache
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (6.000 %)MS Excel
22 (4.000 %)Doxygen
31 (2.000 %)Photoshop
31 (2.000 %)Adobe Illustrator
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (6.000 %)Internet
22 (4.000 %)SSL
31 (2.000 %)VoIP
31 (2.000 %)TCP/IP
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (18.00 %)SQL Server
28 (16.00 %)Oracle 10g
36 (12.00 %)Oracle 9i
44 (8.000 %)RDBMS
44 (8.000 %)SQL Server 2005
53 (6.000 %)Oracle 8/8i
61 (2.000 %)ETL
61 (2.000 %)Oracle Discoverer
61 (2.000 %)MySQL
61 (2.000 %)SQL Server 2000
61 (2.000 %)SQLPlus
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
112 (24.00 %)Eclipse
26 (12.00 %)Ant
32 (4.000 %)NUnit
32 (4.000 %)Selenium
41 (2.000 %)JUnit
41 (2.000 %)Visual Studio
41 (2.000 %)ClearCase
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (18.00 %)Government
24 (8.000 %)Local Government
33 (6.000 %)Advertising
42 (4.000 %)Finance
51 (2.000 %)Pharmaceutical
51 (2.000 %)Publishing
51 (2.000 %)Military
51 (2.000 %)Retail
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
138 (76.00 %)Developer
222 (44.00 %)Java Developer
310 (20.00 %).NET Developer
49 (18.00 %)Analyst
49 (18.00 %)Business Analyst
49 (18.00 %)Java/J2EE Developer
58 (16.00 %)C# Developer
58 (16.00 %)J2EE Developer
65 (10.00 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
74 (8.000 %)ASP.NET Developer
74 (8.000 %)Web Developer
83 (6.000 %)Applications Developer
83 (6.000 %)VB.NET Developer
92 (4.000 %)Web Applications Developer
92 (4.000 %)Software Developer
101 (2.000 %)Technical Specialist
101 (2.000 %)Junior Developer
101 (2.000 %)PHP Developer
101 (2.000 %).NET Applications Developer
101 (2.000 %)Junior
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (6.000 %)N-Tier
22 (4.000 %)Replication
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (26.00 %)UNIX
29 (18.00 %)Windows
34 (8.000 %)Linux
41 (2.000 %)MVS
41 (2.000 %)VME
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (22.00 %)OO
29 (18.00 %)Use Case
37 (14.00 %)CRM
37 (14.00 %)Information Management
46 (12.00 %)Identity Management
55 (10.00 %)SSADM
55 (10.00 %)E-Commerce
55 (10.00 %)OOA/OOD
64 (8.000 %)RUP
73 (6.000 %)OOP
73 (6.000 %)OOD
73 (6.000 %)Security Cleared
82 (4.000 %)Stakeholder Management
82 (4.000 %)Business Intelligence
82 (4.000 %)Data Analysis
82 (4.000 %)Business Analysis
82 (4.000 %)Enterprise Architecture
91 (2.000 %)Requirements Analysis
91 (2.000 %)Web Development
91 (2.000 %)DSDM
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
123 (46.00 %)Java
213 (26.00 %)C#
312 (24.00 %)SQL
48 (16.00 %)PL/SQL
53 (6.000 %)VB
53 (6.000 %)VB.NET
53 (6.000 %)JavaScript
62 (4.000 %)PHP
62 (4.000 %)C++
71 (2.000 %)PHP5
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (2.000 %)Degree
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (4.000 %)QA
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
127 (54.00 %)Oracle
27 (14.00 %)Microsoft
31 (2.000 %)Interwoven
31 (2.000 %)ILOG
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