Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Back Office' in contract IT jobs within the Devon 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 Back Office over the 3 months to 5 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBack Office
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank2538
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.001 %
As % of the category below1.852 %1.429 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£125
Average daily rate-£138
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£150
UK excluding London average daily rate£417£366
% change on same period last year+14.17 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00-
Average hourly rate£19.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£24.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.09£23.69
% change on same period last year+18.56 %
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Devon
Matching contract IT job ads5470
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.088 %0.077 %
Daily rates quoted1715
Average minimum daily rate£262£357
Average daily rate£274£381
% change on same period last year-28.08 %
Average maximum daily rate£286£405
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£379
% change on same period last year+0.34 %
Hourly rates quoted149
Average minimum hourly rate£20.06£29.51
Average hourly rate£22.36£30.36
% change on same period last year-26.33 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.67£31.21
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.38£26.52
% change on same period last year+3.24 %
Back Office South WestBack Office
South 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.

Back Office
Demand Trend

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

Devon Back Office Demand Trend

Back Office
Daily Rate Trend

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

Devon Back Office Daily Rate Trend

Back Office
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Back Office across the Devon region.

Devon Back Office Hourly Rate Trend

Back Office
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Back Office within the Devon region over the 3 months to 5 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
TivertonNew entry-1--
Back Office South WestBack Office
South West

Back Office
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Devon region citing Back Office 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 Back Office.

11 (50.00 %)JavaScript
11 (50.00 %)SQL
11 (50.00 %)VBScript
11 (50.00 %)MS Office
11 (50.00 %)ITIL
11 (50.00 %)Windows
11 (50.00 %)CRM
11 (50.00 %)Windows XP
11 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft
11 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
11 (50.00 %)Metastorm
11 (50.00 %)Health
11 (50.00 %)Degree

Back Office
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Devon region citing Back Office 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 Back Office. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Devon IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (50.00 %)MS Office
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Health
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Support Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Technical Support
11 (50.00 %)Administrator
11 (50.00 %)Technical Support Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Technical Analyst
11 (50.00 %)IT Administrator
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)Windows
11 (50.00 %)Windows XP
11 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)ITIL
11 (50.00 %)CRM
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)JavaScript
11 (50.00 %)SQL
11 (50.00 %)VBScript
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)Degree
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft
11 (50.00 %)Metastorm