Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Retail' in contract IT jobs within the Dunstable 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 Retail over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRetailing
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank35
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads21
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.001 %
As % of the category below33.33 %33.33 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£333-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£365-
UK excluding London average daily rate£385£387
% change on same period last year-0.54 %
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£19.64£19.09
% change on same period last year+2.92 %
Dunstable IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Dunstable
Matching contract IT job ads63
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.003 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£300£165
Average daily rate£333£173
% change on same period last year+92.75 %
Average maximum daily rate£365£180
UK excluding London average daily rate£379£378
% change on same period last year+0.29 %
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£27.32£26.63
% change on same period last year+2.58 %
Retail BedfordshireRetail
Bedfordshire

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.

Retail
Demand Trend

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

Dunstable Retail Demand Trend

Retail
Daily Rate Trend

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

Dunstable Retail Daily Rate Trend

Retail
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Dunstable Retail Hourly Rate Trend

Retail
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Dunstable region citing Retail 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 Retail.

12 (50.00 %)Windows NT
12 (50.00 %)MS Office
12 (50.00 %)Windows
12 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
12 (50.00 %)Windows XP
12 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
12 (50.00 %)Microsoft
12 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (25.00 %)CRM
21 (25.00 %)Cognos
21 (25.00 %)Service Management
21 (25.00 %)Service Delivery

Retail
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Dunstable region citing Retail 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 Retail. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Dunstable IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
12 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
Dunstable IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (50.00 %)MS Office
Dunstable IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (100.00 %)Analyst
22 (50.00 %)Support Analyst
22 (50.00 %)Infrastructure Analyst
22 (50.00 %)Infrastructure Support Analyst
22 (50.00 %)Business Analyst
31 (25.00 %)CRM Business Analyst
Dunstable IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (50.00 %)Windows
12 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
12 (50.00 %)Windows NT
12 (50.00 %)Windows XP
Dunstable IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)CRM
11 (25.00 %)Service Management
11 (25.00 %)Service Delivery
Dunstable IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)Microsoft
21 (25.00 %)Cognos