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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Insurance' in contract IT jobs within the East Midlands 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 Insurance over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInsurance
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank6661
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching contract IT job ads2341
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.032 %0.041 %
As % of the category below3.125 %4.952 %
Daily rates quoted911
Average minimum daily rate£383£430
Average daily rate£407£435
% change on same period last year-6.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£431£441
UK excluding London average daily rate£396£388
% change on same period last year+2.04 %
Hourly rates quoted16
Average minimum hourly rate£8.00£28.00
Average hourly rate£10.00£30.67
% change on same period last year-67.39 %
Average maximum hourly rate£12.00£33.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.02£18.65
% change on same period last year+34.20 %
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
East Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads736828
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.028 %0.832 %
Daily rates quoted281192
Average minimum daily rate£389£375
Average daily rate£410£402
% change on same period last year+2.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£431£428
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£380
% change on same period last year+0.94 %
Hourly rates quoted5786
Average minimum hourly rate£26.72£19.66
Average hourly rate£28.73£20.75
% change on same period last year+38.44 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.74£21.85
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.04£26.85
% change on same period last year+4.41 %
Insurance EnglandInsurance
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.

Insurance
Demand Trend

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

East Midlands Insurance Demand Trend

Insurance
Daily Rate Trend

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

East Midlands Insurance Daily Rate Trend

Insurance
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Insurance across the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

East Midlands Insurance Daily Rate Histogram

Insurance
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East Midlands Insurance Hourly Rate Trend

Insurance
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Insurance within the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 6 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
NottinghamshireUp+212£366+16.26 %
NorthamptonshireUp+75£400-18.64 %
LeicestershireUp+142£400-20.00 %
Insurance EnglandInsurance
England

Insurance
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands region citing Insurance 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 Insurance.

117 (47.22 %)Finance
210 (27.78 %)Java
38 (22.22 %)XML
38 (22.22 %)Banking
46 (16.67 %)Spring
46 (16.67 %)Hibernate
55 (13.89 %)Stakeholder Management
55 (13.89 %)Change Management
55 (13.89 %)JSP
55 (13.89 %)J2EE
64 (11.11 %)JavaScript
64 (11.11 %)SQL Server
64 (11.11 %)PRINCE2
64 (11.11 %)WebServices
64 (11.11 %)Risk Management
64 (11.11 %)Telecoms
64 (11.11 %)Java EE
64 (11.11 %)Spreadsheet
73 (8.333 %)Web Development
73 (8.333 %)Degree
73 (8.333 %)Statistics
73 (8.333 %)WebSphere
73 (8.333 %)Migration
73 (8.333 %)MVC
73 (8.333 %)Health
73 (8.333 %)Cocoon
73 (8.333 %)Apache
73 (8.333 %)Tomcat
73 (8.333 %)E-Commerce
73 (8.333 %)Eclipse

Insurance
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands region citing Insurance 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 Insurance. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (22.22 %)XML
26 (16.67 %)Hibernate
26 (16.67 %)Spring
35 (13.89 %)J2EE
35 (13.89 %)JSP
44 (11.11 %)Java EE
44 (11.11 %)WebServices
53 (8.333 %)WebSphere
53 (8.333 %)CSS
53 (8.333 %)Struts
53 (8.333 %)HTML
53 (8.333 %).NET
53 (8.333 %)MVC
53 (8.333 %)Cocoon
62 (5.556 %)JSF
62 (5.556 %)EJB
62 (5.556 %)SOAP
62 (5.556 %)JSTL
62 (5.556 %)Spring MVC
71 (2.778 %).NET Framework
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (8.333 %)Apache
13 (8.333 %)Tomcat
21 (2.778 %)BizTalk Server
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (11.11 %)Spreadsheet
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.778 %)HTTP
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (11.11 %)SQL Server
21 (2.778 %)Datawarehouse
21 (2.778 %)DTS
21 (2.778 %)ETL
21 (2.778 %)SQL Server Integration Services
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (8.333 %)Eclipse
22 (5.556 %)JUnit
31 (2.778 %)Selenium
31 (2.778 %)FitNesse
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
117 (47.22 %)Finance
28 (22.22 %)Banking
34 (11.11 %)Telecoms
43 (8.333 %)Health
52 (5.556 %)Pensions
61 (2.778 %)Retail Banking
61 (2.778 %)Retail
61 (2.778 %)Financial Institution
61 (2.778 %)Automotive
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (33.33 %)Developer
210 (27.78 %)Analyst
39 (25.00 %)Java Developer
48 (22.22 %)Project Manager
54 (11.11 %)Business Analyst
54 (11.11 %)Test Analyst
62 (5.556 %)Analyst Programmer
62 (5.556 %)Programmer
62 (5.556 %)Financial Business Analyst
62 (5.556 %)Financial Services Business Analyst
62 (5.556 %)Business Test Analyst
71 (2.778 %)Java/J2EE Developer
71 (2.778 %)PMO Assistant
71 (2.778 %)Actuary
71 (2.778 %)Workstream Manager
71 (2.778 %)Business Manager
71 (2.778 %)Senior Programmer
71 (2.778 %)Senior Java Analyst Programmer
71 (2.778 %)Senior Java Programmer
71 (2.778 %)Desktop Support
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (8.333 %)Statistics
21 (2.778 %)Data Integration
21 (2.778 %)Mainframe
21 (2.778 %)AS400
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (13.89 %)Change Management
15 (13.89 %)Stakeholder Management
24 (11.11 %)Risk Management
24 (11.11 %)PRINCE2
33 (8.333 %)E-Commerce
33 (8.333 %)Migration
33 (8.333 %)Web Development
42 (5.556 %)Agile Software Development
42 (5.556 %)Validation
51 (2.778 %)Workflow
51 (2.778 %)SOA
51 (2.778 %)PRINCE
51 (2.778 %)Business Analysis
51 (2.778 %)Project Planning
51 (2.778 %)Programme Office Management
51 (2.778 %)User Acceptance Testing
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (27.78 %)Java
24 (11.11 %)JavaScript
33 (8.333 %)SQL
42 (5.556 %)C#
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (8.333 %)PRINCE2 Certification
13 (8.333 %)Degree
21 (2.778 %)Sun Certification
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (2.778 %)Active Directory
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (5.556 %)IBM
21 (2.778 %)Microsoft
21 (2.778 %)Sun
21 (2.778 %)Oracle