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The table below looks at the demand for Really Simple Syndication (RSS) skills within the Coventry region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited RSS over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkReally Simple Syndication (RSS)
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %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£340£370
% change on same period last year-8.10 %
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£30.28£28.75
% change on same period last year+5.31 %
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Coventry
Matching contract IT job ads4258
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.068 %0.063 %
Daily rates quoted815
Average minimum daily rate£234£213
Average daily rate£266£226
% change on same period last year+17.69 %
Average maximum daily rate£297£238
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£334
% change on same period last year-3.29 %
Hourly rates quoted164
Average minimum hourly rate£17.89£31.94
Average hourly rate£20.61£34.25
% change on same period last year-39.82 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.33£36.56
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.63£31.54
% change on same period last year-9.21 %
RSS West MidlandsRSS
West Midlands

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.

RSS
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing RSS across the Coventry region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Coventry RSS Demand Trend

RSS
Daily Rate Trend

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

Coventry RSS Daily Rate Trend

RSS
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Coventry region citing RSS 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 RSS.

16 (100.00 %)XML
16 (100.00 %)UML
16 (100.00 %)Web 2.0
25 (83.33 %)Internet
25 (83.33 %)Business Analysis
34 (66.67 %)Validation
34 (66.67 %)NHS
34 (66.67 %)PRINCE
34 (66.67 %)SharePoint Server 2007
43 (50.00 %)Taxonomies
43 (50.00 %)Project Management
52 (33.33 %)SharePoint
52 (33.33 %)Health
52 (33.33 %)Enterprise Architecture
61 (16.67 %)MS Office
61 (16.67 %)Identity Management
61 (16.67 %)Microsoft

RSS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Coventry region citing RSS 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 RSS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (100.00 %)XML
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (66.67 %)SharePoint Server 2007
22 (33.33 %)SharePoint
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (16.67 %)MS Office
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (83.33 %)Internet
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (33.33 %)Health
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (83.33 %)Analyst
22 (33.33 %)Business Analyst
31 (16.67 %)Architect
31 (16.67 %)Information Architect
31 (16.67 %)UML Business Analyst
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (100.00 %)Web 2.0
24 (66.67 %)NHS
33 (50.00 %)Taxonomies
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (100.00 %)UML
25 (83.33 %)Business Analysis
34 (66.67 %)Validation
34 (66.67 %)PRINCE
43 (50.00 %)Project Management
52 (33.33 %)Enterprise Architecture
61 (16.67 %)Identity Management
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (16.67 %)Microsoft