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The table below looks at the demand for the Applications Specialist role in IT contracts within the East Midlands region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Applications Specialist in their job title over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Application Specialist
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank89-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.064 %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£370£417
% change on same period last year-11.19 %
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£17.50£29.73
% change on same period last year-41.13 %
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
East Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads15641937
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.223 %1.956 %
Daily rates quoted468350
Average minimum daily rate£347£329
Average daily rate£369£348
% change on same period last year+5.91 %
Average maximum daily rate£390£366
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£353
% change on same period last year-0.10 %
Hourly rates quoted203312
Average minimum hourly rate£18.00£18.74
Average hourly rate£19.24£20.60
% change on same period last year-6.61 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.47£22.46
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.69£25.18
% change on same period last year-5.93 %
Applications Specialist EnglandApplications Specialist
England

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.

Applications Specialist
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Applications Specialist across the East Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

East Midlands Applications Specialist Demand Trend

Applications Specialist
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Applications Specialist across the East Midlands region.

East Midlands Applications Specialist Daily Rate Trend

Applications Specialist
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Specialist within the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 7 October 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
NottinghamshireNew entry-1--
Applications Specialist EnglandApplications Specialist
England

Applications Specialist
Top 4 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands region that cited Applications Specialist in their job title 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 with Applications Specialist in their job title.

11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)Crystal Reports
11 (100.00 %)Epicor
11 (100.00 %)Sage

Applications Specialist
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands region that cited Applications Specialist in their job title 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 with Applications Specialist in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)Crystal Reports
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Epicor
11 (100.00 %)Sage