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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'FMCG' in contract IT jobs within the Chester region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited FMCG over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank22-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below4.110 %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£444£423
% change on same period last year+5.13 %
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-£32.50
% change on same period last year-
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Chester
Matching contract IT job ads7373
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.099 %0.072 %
Daily rates quoted1612
Average minimum daily rate£354£263
Average daily rate£357£270
% change on same period last year+32.32 %
Average maximum daily rate£359£276
UK excluding London average daily rate£382£381
% change on same period last year+0.34 %
Hourly rates quoted92
Average minimum hourly rate£22.85£22.50
Average hourly rate£23.31£22.75
% change on same period last year+2.47 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.77£23.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.14£27.27
% change on same period last year+3.16 %
FMCG CheshireFMCG
Cheshire

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.

FMCG
Demand Trend

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

Chester FMCG Demand Trend

FMCG
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester region citing FMCG 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 FMCG.

12 (66.67 %)ITIL
12 (66.67 %)PRINCE2
12 (66.67 %)PRINCE2 Certification
21 (33.33 %)Service Delivery
21 (33.33 %)Risk Management
21 (33.33 %)Migration
21 (33.33 %)Asset Management
21 (33.33 %)Business Analysis
21 (33.33 %)HACMP
21 (33.33 %)Tru64
21 (33.33 %)Project Management
21 (33.33 %)UNIX
21 (33.33 %)AIX

FMCG
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester region citing FMCG 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 FMCG. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (66.67 %)Project Manager
21 (33.33 %)Systems Administrator
21 (33.33 %)Infrastructure Project Manager
21 (33.33 %)Administrator
21 (33.33 %)Infrastructure Manager
21 (33.33 %)AIX Administrator
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (33.33 %)HACMP
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (33.33 %)UNIX
11 (33.33 %)AIX
11 (33.33 %)Tru64
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (66.67 %)ITIL
12 (66.67 %)PRINCE2
21 (33.33 %)Project Management
21 (33.33 %)Service Delivery
21 (33.33 %)Risk Management
21 (33.33 %)Migration
21 (33.33 %)Asset Management
21 (33.33 %)Business Analysis
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (66.67 %)PRINCE2 Certification