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This section looks at the demand for Content Management System (CMS) skills within the Dorset region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited CMS over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkContent Management System (CMS)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank4142
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads42
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.002 %
As % of the category below5.797 %2.410 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£243-
Average daily rate£280-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£317-
UK excluding London average daily rate£309£289
% change on same period last year+6.83 %
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£26.19£28.14
% change on same period last year-6.92 %
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
Dorset
Matching contract IT job ads6983
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.091 %0.083 %
Daily rates quoted2632
Average minimum daily rate£298£294
Average daily rate£309£314
% change on same period last year-1.77 %
Average maximum daily rate£319£335
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£347
% change on same period last year+1.54 %
Hourly rates quoted1210
Average minimum hourly rate£27.31£23.65
Average hourly rate£29.34£25.77
% change on same period last year+13.87 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.38£27.88
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.22£24.95
% change on same period last year+1.07 %
CMS South WestCMS
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.

CMS
Demand Trend

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

Dorset CMS Demand Trend

CMS
Daily Rate Trend

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

Dorset CMS Daily Rate Trend

CMS
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing CMS across the Dorset region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Dorset CMS Daily Rate Histogram

CMS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Dorset CMS Hourly Rate Trend

CMS
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CMS within the Dorset region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
BournemouthNew entry-2£275-
CMS South WestCMS
South West

CMS
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Dorset region citing CMS 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 CMS.

14 (100.00 %)Content Management
23 (75.00 %)SQL Server
32 (50.00 %)C#
32 (50.00 %).NET
41 (25.00 %)SQL
41 (25.00 %)AJAX
41 (25.00 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (25.00 %)Marketing
41 (25.00 %)Immediacy CMS
41 (25.00 %)SC Cleared
41 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
41 (25.00 %)Disaster Recovery
41 (25.00 %)Government
41 (25.00 %)RedDot
41 (25.00 %)Military
41 (25.00 %)IIS
41 (25.00 %)ASP
41 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
41 (25.00 %)WebServices
41 (25.00 %)XML
41 (25.00 %)Windows
41 (25.00 %)UML
41 (25.00 %)Apache
41 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (25.00 %)Intranet
41 (25.00 %)Internet

CMS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Dorset region citing CMS 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 CMS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (50.00 %).NET
21 (25.00 %)AJAX
21 (25.00 %)ASP
21 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
21 (25.00 %)WebServices
21 (25.00 %)XML
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (25.00 %)Immediacy CMS
11 (25.00 %)IIS
11 (25.00 %)Apache
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (25.00 %)MS PowerPoint
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (25.00 %)Intranet
11 (25.00 %)Internet
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (75.00 %)SQL Server
21 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Marketing
11 (25.00 %)Government
11 (25.00 %)Military
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Developer
21 (25.00 %)DBA
21 (25.00 %)C# Developer
21 (25.00 %)SQL DBA
21 (25.00 %)Communications Manager
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (25.00 %)Windows
11 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (100.00 %)Content Management
21 (25.00 %)SC Cleared
21 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (25.00 %)Disaster Recovery
21 (25.00 %)UML
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (50.00 %)C#
21 (25.00 %)SQL
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)RedDot