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The table below looks at the demand for Tandem skills within the County Antrim region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Tandem over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTandem
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank22-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads50
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.000 %
As % of the category below14.71 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted40
Average minimum daily rate£686-
Average daily rate£699-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£711-
UK excluding London average daily rate£513£474
% change on same period last year+8.24 %
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£26.13£46.60
% change on same period last year-43.93 %
County Antrim IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
County Antrim
Matching contract IT job ads3419
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.055 %0.020 %
Daily rates quoted711
Average minimum daily rate£590£456
Average daily rate£611£466
% change on same period last year+30.95 %
Average maximum daily rate£631£477
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£345
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00-
Average hourly rate£30.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.41£25.59
% change on same period last year-0.69 %
Tandem Northern IrelandTandem
Northern Ireland

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.

Tandem
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Tandem across the County Antrim region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

County Antrim Tandem Demand Trend

Tandem
Daily Rate Trend

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

County Antrim Tandem Daily Rate Trend

Tandem
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Tandem across the County Antrim region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

County Antrim Tandem Daily Rate Histogram

Tandem
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Tandem within the County Antrim region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
BelfastNew entry-5£699-
Tandem Northern IrelandTandem
Northern Ireland

Tandem
Top 7 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the County Antrim region citing Tandem 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 Tandem.

18 (80.00 %)ATM
27 (70.00 %)Chip Card
27 (70.00 %)SQL
35 (50.00 %)Cryptography
44 (40.00 %)BASE24
52 (20.00 %)Risk Management
61 (10.00 %)Finance

Tandem
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the County Antrim region citing Tandem 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 Tandem. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

County Antrim IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (40.00 %)BASE24
County Antrim IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (80.00 %)ATM
County Antrim IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (10.00 %)Finance
County Antrim IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (40.00 %)Technical Specialist
22 (20.00 %)Developer
22 (20.00 %)Analyst
31 (10.00 %)Test Analyst
31 (10.00 %)Consultant
31 (10.00 %)Technical Analyst
County Antrim IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (70.00 %)Chip Card
25 (50.00 %)Cryptography
County Antrim IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (20.00 %)Risk Management
County Antrim IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (70.00 %)SQL