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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Retail' 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 Retail over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRetailing
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank3534
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads6268
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.083 %0.069 %
As % of the category below9.480 %9.354 %
Daily rates quoted4930
Average minimum daily rate£422£371
Average daily rate£447£389
% change on same period last year+14.96 %
Average maximum daily rate£472£406
UK excluding London average daily rate£412£383
% change on same period last year+7.47 %
Hourly rates quoted22
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00£17.50
Average hourly rate£20.00£18.25
% change on same period last year+9.58 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00£19.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.57£19.41
% change on same period last year+42.03 %
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
East Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads654727
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.872 %0.736 %
Daily rates quoted227212
Average minimum daily rate£406£361
Average daily rate£427£380
% change on same period last year+12.39 %
Average maximum daily rate£448£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£374
% change on same period last year+2.49 %
Hourly rates quoted2978
Average minimum hourly rate£23.37£22.92
Average hourly rate£24.32£24.11
% change on same period last year+0.85 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.26£25.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.78£27.25
% change on same period last year-1.70 %
Retail EnglandRetail
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.

Retail
Demand Trend

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

East Midlands 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 East Midlands region.

East Midlands Retail Daily Rate Trend

Retail
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Retail across the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

East Midlands Retail Daily Rate Histogram

Retail
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East Midlands Retail Hourly Rate Trend

Retail
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Retail across the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

East Midlands Retail Hourly Rate Histogram

Retail
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Retail within the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
NorthamptonshireUp+748£466+15.64 %
LeicestershireUp+39£334-24.14 %
LincolnshireNew entry-1£255-
Retail EnglandRetail
England

Retail
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands 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.

172 (46.75 %)Banking
271 (46.10 %)Finance
363 (40.91 %)Retail Banking
427 (17.53 %)Stakeholder Management
518 (11.69 %)Change Management
518 (11.69 %)Project Management
617 (11.04 %)Java
715 (9.740 %)MS Office
715 (9.740 %)SAP
814 (9.091 %)Retail-J
913 (8.442 %)Business Analysis
913 (8.442 %)Microsoft
1012 (7.792 %)MS Excel
1111 (7.143 %)PRINCE2
1111 (7.143 %)SQL
1210 (6.494 %)Windows
1210 (6.494 %)CA Clarity
138 (5.195 %)EPoS
138 (5.195 %)GAP Analysis
138 (5.195 %)SQL Server
138 (5.195 %)Marketing
138 (5.195 %)Requirements Analysis
147 (4.545 %)XML
147 (4.545 %)SAP MM
156 (3.896 %).NET
156 (3.896 %)Data Analysis
156 (3.896 %)Test Scripting
165 (3.247 %)System Testing
165 (3.247 %)C#
165 (3.247 %)UML

Retail
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands 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.

East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (4.545 %)XML
26 (3.896 %).NET
34 (2.597 %)ASP.NET
42 (1.299 %)J2EE
42 (1.299 %)WinForms
42 (1.299 %)WebSphere
51 (0.649 %)DAO
51 (0.649 %)JSF
51 (0.649 %)WBIMB
51 (0.649 %)ASP
51 (0.649 %)CORBA
51 (0.649 %)COM
51 (0.649 %)DCOM
51 (0.649 %)JSP
51 (0.649 %)Struts
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (1.948 %)Lotus Notes
13 (1.948 %)Lotus Domino
13 (1.948 %)SAS
22 (1.299 %)WebSphere MQ
22 (1.299 %)SharePoint
31 (0.649 %)WebSphere Message Broker
31 (0.649 %)MQSeries
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
115 (9.740 %)MS Office
212 (7.792 %)MS Excel
310 (6.494 %)CA Clarity
44 (2.597 %)MS Project
44 (2.597 %)MS PowerPoint
52 (1.299 %)Casewise Corporate Modeler Suite
52 (1.299 %)Spreadsheet
61 (0.649 %)Open Workbench
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
114 (9.091 %)Retail-J
27 (4.545 %)SAP MM
33 (1.948 %)BASE24
33 (1.948 %)SAP SD
41 (0.649 %)SAP FI
41 (0.649 %)SAP FI/CO
41 (0.649 %)SAP CO
41 (0.649 %)SAP EBP
41 (0.649 %)SAP Retail
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (2.597 %)TCP/IP
22 (1.299 %)DNS
22 (1.299 %)Intranet
22 (1.299 %)Internet
22 (1.299 %)Firewall
22 (1.299 %)ATM
22 (1.299 %)LAN
22 (1.299 %)WAN
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (5.195 %)SQL Server
24 (2.597 %)Datawarehouse
24 (2.597 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (1.948 %)SQL Server Integration Services
33 (1.948 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
42 (1.299 %)DTS
42 (1.299 %)SQL Server 2000
42 (1.299 %)Cognos Powerplay
42 (1.299 %)Cognos Impromptu
51 (0.649 %)Oracle 8/8i
51 (0.649 %)MySQL
51 (0.649 %)BusinessObjects
51 (0.649 %)Data Mart
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (1.299 %)ClearCase
12 (1.299 %)ClearQuest
21 (0.649 %)Visual Studio
21 (0.649 %)TestDirector
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
172 (46.75 %)Banking
271 (46.10 %)Finance
363 (40.91 %)Retail Banking
48 (5.195 %)Marketing
53 (1.948 %)Manufacturing
53 (1.948 %)Back Office
62 (1.299 %)Health
71 (0.649 %)Legal
71 (0.649 %)Automotive
71 (0.649 %)Games
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
153 (34.42 %)Analyst
231 (20.13 %)Business Analyst
328 (18.18 %)Project Manager
413 (8.442 %)Banking Business Analyst
59 (5.844 %)Developer
68 (5.195 %)Consultant
68 (5.195 %)SAP Consultant
77 (4.545 %)Tester
77 (4.545 %)Support Analyst
77 (4.545 %)Senior Analyst
86 (3.896 %)Programme Manager
95 (3.247 %)Coordinator
95 (3.247 %)Senior Business Analyst
104 (2.597 %)Senior Manager
104 (2.597 %)Operations Manager
113 (1.948 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
113 (1.948 %)Workstream Manager
113 (1.948 %)Test Manager
113 (1.948 %)Test Analyst
113 (1.948 %)ASP.NET Developer
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (5.195 %)EPoS
23 (1.948 %)Chip and PIN
32 (1.299 %)Mainframe
32 (1.299 %)Tandem
32 (1.299 %)Statistics
32 (1.299 %)Computer Science
32 (1.299 %)EMV
32 (1.299 %)Data Integration
41 (0.649 %)Credit Risk
41 (0.649 %)Data Extraction
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (6.494 %)Windows
22 (1.299 %)UNIX
22 (1.299 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (0.649 %)Linux
31 (0.649 %)Windows NT
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
127 (17.53 %)Stakeholder Management
218 (11.69 %)Project Management
218 (11.69 %)Change Management
313 (8.442 %)Business Analysis
411 (7.143 %)PRINCE2
58 (5.195 %)GAP Analysis
58 (5.195 %)Requirements Analysis
66 (3.896 %)Test Scripting
66 (3.896 %)Data Analysis
75 (3.247 %)Migration
75 (3.247 %)UML
75 (3.247 %)SSADM
75 (3.247 %)DSDM
75 (3.247 %)Data Modelling
75 (3.247 %)PRINCE
75 (3.247 %)System Testing
84 (2.597 %)Programme Management
93 (1.948 %)Asset Management
93 (1.948 %)Data Management
93 (1.948 %)Information Management
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (11.04 %)Java
211 (7.143 %)SQL
35 (3.247 %)C#
43 (1.948 %)VB.NET
52 (1.299 %)ABAP
52 (1.299 %)C
61 (0.649 %)VC++
61 (0.649 %)C++
61 (0.649 %)Transact-SQL
61 (0.649 %)VB
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (3.247 %)PRINCE2 Certification
21 (0.649 %)ISEB
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.299 %)SLA
12 (1.299 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
12 (1.299 %)ISO8583
21 (0.649 %)QA
21 (0.649 %)PCI DSS
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (1.299 %)Active Directory
21 (0.649 %)Backup Exec
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (1.299 %)BMC PATROL
12 (1.299 %)ARCserve
12 (1.299 %)Norton AntiVirus
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (9.740 %)SAP
213 (8.442 %)Microsoft
34 (2.597 %)Lotus
34 (2.597 %)IBM
43 (1.948 %)Symantec
43 (1.948 %)Cognos
52 (1.299 %)Chordiant
52 (1.299 %)Oracle
52 (1.299 %)BMC
52 (1.299 %)Casewise
52 (1.299 %)CheckPoint
61 (0.649 %)Lawson
61 (0.649 %)Open Text
61 (0.649 %)VERITAS
61 (0.649 %)HP
61 (0.649 %)Business Objects
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