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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Ab Initio products and/or services in IT contracts within the East of England region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Ab Initio over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAb Initio
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank137131
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching contract IT job ads222
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.022 %
As % of the category below0.126 %1.194 %
Daily rates quoted27
Average minimum daily rate£255£355
Average daily rate£280£398
% change on same period last year-29.57 %
Average maximum daily rate£305£440
UK excluding London average daily rate£386£473
% change on same period last year-18.39 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads15821843
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.109 %1.839 %
Daily rates quoted451535
Average minimum daily rate£340£328
Average daily rate£361£348
% change on same period last year+3.82 %
Average maximum daily rate£381£367
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£359
% change on same period last year+0.33 %
Hourly rates quoted194292
Average minimum hourly rate£24.31£24.21
Average hourly rate£25.39£25.51
% change on same period last year-0.46 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.47£26.81
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.10£24.81
% change on same period last year-2.85 %
Ab Initio EnglandAb Initio
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within the Ab Initio Software Corporation (AbInitio).

Ab Initio
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Ab Initio across the East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

East of England Ab Initio Demand Trend

Ab Initio
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Ab Initio across the East of England region.

East of England Ab Initio Daily Rate Trend

Ab Initio
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Ab Initio across the East of England region.

East of England Ab Initio Hourly Rate Trend

Ab Initio
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Ab Initio within the East of England region over the 3 months to 29 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
HertfordshireUp+22£280-29.57 %
Ab Initio EnglandAb Initio
England

Ab Initio
Top 25 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing Ab Initio 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 Ab Initio.

114 (93.33 %)Oracle
213 (86.67 %)Datawarehouse
311 (73.33 %)UNIX
48 (53.33 %)Telecoms
56 (40.00 %)Netezza
56 (40.00 %)ETL
56 (40.00 %)SQL
65 (33.33 %)Shell Script
65 (33.33 %)ITIL
74 (26.67 %)ISEB
83 (20.00 %)SLA
83 (20.00 %)Chordiant
83 (20.00 %)Finance
83 (20.00 %)Billing
92 (13.33 %)Data Modelling
92 (13.33 %)PRINCE2
92 (13.33 %)Oracle Reports
92 (13.33 %)ITIL Certification
92 (13.33 %)Informatica
92 (13.33 %)ERwin
101 (6.667 %)Business Intelligence
101 (6.667 %)Incident Management
101 (6.667 %)Marketing
101 (6.667 %)Project Planning
101 (6.667 %)Degree

Ab Initio
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing Ab Initio 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 Ab Initio. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (86.67 %)Datawarehouse
26 (40.00 %)ETL
32 (13.33 %)Oracle Reports
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (13.33 %)ERwin
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (53.33 %)Telecoms
23 (20.00 %)Finance
23 (20.00 %)Billing
31 (6.667 %)Marketing
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (73.33 %)Analyst
25 (33.33 %)Test Analyst
25 (33.33 %)Support Analyst
34 (26.67 %)Senior Support Analyst
34 (26.67 %)Senior Analyst
41 (6.667 %)Datawarehouse Consultant
41 (6.667 %)Applications Support Analyst
41 (6.667 %)Technical Analyst
41 (6.667 %)Consultant
41 (6.667 %)Tester
41 (6.667 %)Developer
41 (6.667 %)Ab Initio Developer
41 (6.667 %)Datawarehouse Analyst
41 (6.667 %)Applications Support
41 (6.667 %)Technical Consultant
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (73.33 %)UNIX
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (33.33 %)ITIL
22 (13.33 %)PRINCE2
22 (13.33 %)Data Modelling
31 (6.667 %)Business Intelligence
31 (6.667 %)Incident Management
31 (6.667 %)Project Planning
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (40.00 %)SQL
25 (33.33 %)Shell Script
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (26.67 %)ISEB
22 (13.33 %)ITIL Certification
31 (6.667 %)Degree
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (20.00 %)SLA
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (93.33 %)Oracle
26 (40.00 %)Netezza
33 (20.00 %)Chordiant
42 (13.33 %)Informatica