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

LinkUse Cases
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5563
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads91
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.001 %
As % of the category below1.871 %0.221 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£385-
Average daily rate£385-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£385-
UK excluding London average daily rate£382£368
% change on same period last year+3.81 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00-
Average hourly rate£35.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.13£30.54
% change on same period last year+11.74 %
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 %
Use Case North WestUse Case
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.

Use Case
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire Use Case Demand Trend

Use Case
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire Use Case Daily Rate Trend

Use Case
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheshire Use Case Hourly Rate Trend

Use Case
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Use Case 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
ChesterNew entry-7£450-
CreweNew entry-1--
Use Case North WestUse Case
North West

Use Case
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

17 (50.00 %)UML
17 (50.00 %)CRM
26 (42.86 %)Microsoft
34 (28.57 %)BizTalk Server
34 (28.57 %)Regression Testing
34 (28.57 %)InfoPath
34 (28.57 %)User Acceptance Testing
34 (28.57 %)Test Scripting
43 (21.43 %)Information Management
43 (21.43 %)Business Analysis
43 (21.43 %)Finance
43 (21.43 %)E-Commerce
43 (21.43 %)XML
52 (14.29 %)C#
52 (14.29 %)Java
52 (14.29 %).NET
52 (14.29 %)J2EE
52 (14.29 %)Oracle
52 (14.29 %)WebServices
52 (14.29 %)Eclipse
61 (7.143 %)Banking
61 (7.143 %)International Banking
61 (7.143 %)Human Factors
61 (7.143 %)Local Government
61 (7.143 %)SQL Server 2005
61 (7.143 %)Java RMI
61 (7.143 %)Internet
61 (7.143 %)SQL Server 2000
61 (7.143 %)Government
61 (7.143 %)Migration

Use Case
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (21.43 %)XML
22 (14.29 %).NET
22 (14.29 %)J2EE
22 (14.29 %)WebServices
31 (7.143 %)ASP.NET
31 (7.143 %)SOAP
31 (7.143 %)XSLT
31 (7.143 %)Swing
31 (7.143 %)Java RMI
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (28.57 %)BizTalk Server
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (28.57 %)InfoPath
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (7.143 %)Internet
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (7.143 %)SQL Server
11 (7.143 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (7.143 %)SQL Server 2005
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (14.29 %)Eclipse
21 (7.143 %)Ant
21 (7.143 %)Visual Studio
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (21.43 %)Finance
21 (7.143 %)Government
21 (7.143 %)Banking
21 (7.143 %)Local Government
21 (7.143 %)International Banking
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (50.00 %)Analyst
24 (28.57 %)Test Analyst
24 (28.57 %)Developer
33 (21.43 %)Project Manager
33 (21.43 %)Business Analyst
42 (14.29 %)Java Developer
42 (14.29 %).NET Developer
42 (14.29 %)E-Commerce Project Manager
42 (14.29 %)E-Commerce Manager
42 (14.29 %)UAT Analyst
51 (7.143 %)C# Developer
51 (7.143 %)Technical Manager
51 (7.143 %)Technical Project Manager
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (7.143 %)Human Factors
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (7.143 %)Windows
11 (7.143 %)Linux
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (50.00 %)UML
17 (50.00 %)CRM
24 (28.57 %)Regression Testing
24 (28.57 %)User Acceptance Testing
24 (28.57 %)Test Scripting
33 (21.43 %)Information Management
33 (21.43 %)Business Analysis
33 (21.43 %)E-Commerce
41 (7.143 %)OO
41 (7.143 %)SSADM
41 (7.143 %)Identity Management
41 (7.143 %)Migration
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (14.29 %)C#
12 (14.29 %)Java
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (42.86 %)Microsoft
22 (14.29 %)Oracle