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The table below looks at the demand for IBM Rational ClearQuest skills within the East of England region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ClearQuest over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM Rational ClearQuest
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank98143
Rank change on same period last yearUp+45
Matching contract IT job ads2513
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.039 %0.014 %
As % of the category below10.42 %2.142 %
Daily rates quoted42
Average minimum daily rate£320£465
Average daily rate£325£478
% change on same period last year-31.91 %
Average maximum daily rate£330£490
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£319
% change on same period last year+12.04 %
Hourly rates quoted74
Average minimum hourly rate£36.29£35.00
Average hourly rate£36.71£37.50
% change on same period last year-2.09 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.14£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£38.36£33.08
% change on same period last year+15.98 %
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads240607
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.378 %0.650 %
Daily rates quoted76196
Average minimum daily rate£264£301
Average daily rate£288£317
% change on same period last year-9.24 %
Average maximum daily rate£311£334
UK excluding London average daily rate£311£326
% change on same period last year-4.49 %
Hourly rates quoted3188
Average minimum hourly rate£33.43£33.03
Average hourly rate£34.82£34.36
% change on same period last year+1.32 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.21£35.69
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.68£31.31
% change on same period last year-2.00 %
ClearQuest EnglandClearQuest
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.

ClearQuest
Demand Trend

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

East of England ClearQuest Demand Trend

ClearQuest
Daily Rate Trend

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

East of England ClearQuest Daily Rate Trend

ClearQuest
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ClearQuest across the East of England region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

East of England ClearQuest Daily Rate Histogram

ClearQuest
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East of England ClearQuest Hourly Rate Trend

ClearQuest
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ClearQuest across the East of England region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

East of England ClearQuest Hourly Rate Histogram

ClearQuest
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ClearQuest within the East of England region over the 3 months to 21 November 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+3722£337-29.45 %
CambridgeshireUp+163£290-
ClearQuest EnglandClearQuest
England

ClearQuest
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing ClearQuest 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 ClearQuest.

125 (71.43 %)ClearCase
217 (48.57 %)Finance
314 (40.00 %)UML
412 (34.29 %)Project Management
511 (31.43 %)MS Office
610 (28.57 %)Java
79 (25.71 %)MS Excel
79 (25.71 %)MS PowerPoint
79 (25.71 %)Office Project Server
88 (22.86 %)Business Development
97 (20.00 %)Microsoft
97 (20.00 %)Financial Institution
106 (17.14 %)XML
115 (14.29 %)WebLogic
115 (14.29 %)PL/SQL
115 (14.29 %)SQL
115 (14.29 %)C
115 (14.29 %)C#
115 (14.29 %)C++
115 (14.29 %)Oracle
115 (14.29 %)Hibernate
115 (14.29 %)RequisitePro
115 (14.29 %)Configuration Management
115 (14.29 %)Spring
115 (14.29 %)Use Case
115 (14.29 %)Project Planning
124 (11.43 %)Systems Analysis
124 (11.43 %)Rational Robot
124 (11.43 %)CheckPoint
124 (11.43 %)Unified Process

ClearQuest
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing ClearQuest 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 ClearQuest. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (17.14 %)XML
25 (14.29 %)Hibernate
25 (14.29 %)Spring
32 (5.714 %)WebSphere
32 (5.714 %)Java EE
32 (5.714 %)XML Schema
32 (5.714 %)J2EE
32 (5.714 %)WebServices
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (25.71 %)Office Project Server
25 (14.29 %)WebLogic
32 (5.714 %)JBoss
32 (5.714 %)Smallworld
32 (5.714 %)WebSphere Application Server
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (31.43 %)MS Office
29 (25.71 %)MS Excel
29 (25.71 %)MS PowerPoint
34 (11.43 %)MS Project
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.857 %)SMTP
11 (2.857 %)FTP
11 (2.857 %)HTTP
11 (2.857 %)SNMP
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (11.43 %)GIS
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
125 (71.43 %)ClearCase
25 (14.29 %)RequisitePro
34 (11.43 %)Rational Robot
43 (8.571 %)Eclipse
43 (8.571 %)JUnit
52 (5.714 %)QuickTest Pro
52 (5.714 %)Rational Rose
52 (5.714 %)JMeter
52 (5.714 %)JIRA
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
117 (48.57 %)Finance
27 (20.00 %)Financial Institution
31 (2.857 %)Banking
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
123 (65.71 %)Analyst
211 (31.43 %)Support Analyst
211 (31.43 %)Project Analyst
211 (31.43 %)Project Support Analyst
35 (14.29 %)Business Analyst
44 (11.43 %)Test Analyst
53 (8.571 %)Coordinator
53 (8.571 %)Project Coordinator
53 (8.571 %)Technical Analyst
62 (5.714 %)Software Engineer
62 (5.714 %)Architect
62 (5.714 %)Solutions Architect
62 (5.714 %)Business Systems Analyst
62 (5.714 %)Systems Analyst
71 (2.857 %)Systems Engineer
71 (2.857 %)Software Developer
71 (2.857 %)Tester
71 (2.857 %)Developer
71 (2.857 %)Software Tester
71 (2.857 %)UML Business Analyst
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (8.571 %)Client/Server
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (2.857 %)UNIX
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (40.00 %)UML
212 (34.29 %)Project Management
38 (22.86 %)Business Development
45 (14.29 %)Use Case
45 (14.29 %)Configuration Management
45 (14.29 %)Project Planning
54 (11.43 %)PRINCE2
54 (11.43 %)RUP
54 (11.43 %)Unified Process
54 (11.43 %)Systems Analysis
63 (8.571 %)PRINCE
63 (8.571 %)OO
63 (8.571 %)RAD
72 (5.714 %)OOA/OOD
72 (5.714 %)Performance Testing
72 (5.714 %)Automated Testing
72 (5.714 %)Enterprise Architecture
81 (2.857 %)Software Testing
81 (2.857 %)Document Management
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (28.57 %)Java
25 (14.29 %)PL/SQL
25 (14.29 %)SQL
25 (14.29 %)C
25 (14.29 %)C#
25 (14.29 %)C++
32 (5.714 %)Magik
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (8.571 %)Degree
21 (2.857 %)ISEB
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (20.00 %)Microsoft
25 (14.29 %)Oracle
34 (11.43 %)BEA
34 (11.43 %)CheckPoint