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The table below looks at the demand for Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) skills within the Cheshire region with a comparison to our Quality Assurance & Compliance category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited WAI over the 3 months to 14 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWeb Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
Location
3 months to
14 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5566
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching contract IT job ads12
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.002 %
As % of the category below2.273 %4.762 %
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£222£224
% change on same period last year-0.56 %
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-£33.33
% change on same period last year-
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads4442
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.063 %0.043 %
Daily rates quoted139
Average minimum daily rate£379£306
Average daily rate£385£312
% change on same period last year+23.40 %
Average maximum daily rate£392£318
UK excluding London average daily rate£374£350
% change on same period last year+6.90 %
Hourly rates quoted52
Average minimum hourly rate£23.46£10.00
Average hourly rate£23.62£10.00
% change on same period last year+136.20 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.78£10.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.16£25.12
% change on same period last year+0.14 %
WAI North WestWAI
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.

WAI
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire WAI Demand Trend

WAI
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire WAI Daily Rate Trend

WAI
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WAI within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 14 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
WarringtonNew entry-1--
WAI North WestWAI
North West

WAI
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing WAI 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 WAI.

14 (100.00 %)HTML
14 (100.00 %)JavaScript
14 (100.00 %)MS Office
14 (100.00 %)XML
14 (100.00 %)CSS
23 (75.00 %)WebServices
23 (75.00 %)Microsoft
23 (75.00 %)e-GIF
23 (75.00 %)Agile Software Development
23 (75.00 %)TDD
23 (75.00 %)Subversion
23 (75.00 %)UNIX
23 (75.00 %)Windows
23 (75.00 %)OO
23 (75.00 %)XHTML
23 (75.00 %)OOD
23 (75.00 %)SOA
23 (75.00 %)J2EE
23 (75.00 %)Java
23 (75.00 %)WCAG
31 (25.00 %).NET
31 (25.00 %)Oracle
31 (25.00 %)Photoshop
31 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
31 (25.00 %)Dreamweaver
31 (25.00 %)Content Management
31 (25.00 %)Local Government
31 (25.00 %)Education
31 (25.00 %)Government
31 (25.00 %)Health

WAI
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing WAI 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 WAI. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (100.00 %)HTML
14 (100.00 %)CSS
14 (100.00 %)XML
23 (75.00 %)XHTML
23 (75.00 %)J2EE
23 (75.00 %)WebServices
31 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
31 (25.00 %).NET
31 (25.00 %)Servlets
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (100.00 %)MS Office
21 (25.00 %)Adobe Illustrator
21 (25.00 %)Photoshop
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (75.00 %)Subversion
21 (25.00 %)Dreamweaver
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Education
11 (25.00 %)Government
11 (25.00 %)Health
11 (25.00 %)Local Government
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %)Programmer
13 (75.00 %)Java Programmer
21 (25.00 %)UI Designer
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (25.00 %)W3C
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (75.00 %)UNIX
13 (75.00 %)Windows
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (75.00 %)OO
13 (75.00 %)OOD
13 (75.00 %)SOA
13 (75.00 %)e-GIF
13 (75.00 %)Agile Software Development
13 (75.00 %)TDD
21 (25.00 %)Content Management
21 (25.00 %)Migration
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (100.00 %)JavaScript
23 (75.00 %)Java
31 (25.00 %)DHTML
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (75.00 %)WCAG
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (75.00 %)Microsoft
21 (25.00 %)Adobe
21 (25.00 %)Macromedia
21 (25.00 %)Oracle