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The table below looks at the demand for Electronic Point Of Sale (EPoS) skills within the East of England region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited EPoS over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkElectronic Point Of Sale (EPoS)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank113121
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads2139
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.028 %0.038 %
As % of the category below3.153 %5.306 %
Daily rates quoted926
Average minimum daily rate£216£314
Average daily rate£236£321
% change on same period last year-26.45 %
Average maximum daily rate£256£328
UK excluding London average daily rate£226£293
% change on same period last year-23.02 %
Hourly rates quoted50
Average minimum hourly rate£10.00-
Average hourly rate£11.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£13.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£12.29£16.59
% change on same period last year-25.90 %
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads666735
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.900 %0.725 %
Daily rates quoted176230
Average minimum daily rate£320£309
Average daily rate£347£324
% change on same period last year+7.25 %
Average maximum daily rate£375£338
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£350
% change on same period last year+0.42 %
Hourly rates quoted132120
Average minimum hourly rate£26.72£29.55
Average hourly rate£28.19£31.19
% change on same period last year-9.60 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.67£32.83
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.26£28.13
% change on same period last year-10.19 %
EPoS EnglandEPoS
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.

EPoS
Demand Trend

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

East of England EPoS Demand Trend

EPoS
Daily Rate Trend

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

East of England EPoS Daily Rate Trend

EPoS
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing EPoS across the East of England region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

East of England EPoS Daily Rate Histogram

EPoS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East of England EPoS Hourly Rate Trend

EPoS
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing EPoS across the East of England region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

East of England EPoS Hourly Rate Histogram

EPoS
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing EPoS within the East of England region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
HertfordshireDown-511£251-23.19 %
CambridgeshireUp+245--
BedfordshireNew entry-3--
SuffolkNew entry-1--
EssexUp+11£90-
EPoS EnglandEPoS
England

EPoS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing EPoS 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 EPoS.

116 (42.11 %)Retail
26 (15.79 %)PRINCE2
26 (15.79 %)WebSphere
35 (13.16 %)Linux
35 (13.16 %)IBM
35 (13.16 %)WebSphere MQ
35 (13.16 %)Project Management
44 (10.53 %)Novell
44 (10.53 %)Chip and PIN
44 (10.53 %)Change Management
44 (10.53 %)Tivoli
44 (10.53 %)Data Protection
53 (7.895 %)Capita
53 (7.895 %)Degree
53 (7.895 %)ISA Server
53 (7.895 %)ERP
53 (7.895 %)Microsoft Certification
53 (7.895 %)PRINCE2 Certification
53 (7.895 %)A+ Certification
53 (7.895 %)MCP
53 (7.895 %)IIS
53 (7.895 %)MS Project
53 (7.895 %)Terminal Services
62 (5.263 %)LDAP
62 (5.263 %)SQL Server
62 (5.263 %)Microsoft
62 (5.263 %)ATM
62 (5.263 %)TestDirector
62 (5.263 %)Data Protection Act
62 (5.263 %)Computer Science

EPoS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing EPoS 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 EPoS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (15.79 %)WebSphere
21 (2.632 %).NET
21 (2.632 %)J2EE
21 (2.632 %)XML
21 (2.632 %)JMS
21 (2.632 %)Hibernate
21 (2.632 %)Spring
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (13.16 %)WebSphere MQ
23 (7.895 %)IIS
31 (2.632 %)WebLogic
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (7.895 %)MS Project
21 (2.632 %)MS Office
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (5.263 %)LDAP
12 (5.263 %)ATM
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (5.263 %)SQL Server
21 (2.632 %)MSDE
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (5.263 %)TestDirector
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (42.11 %)Retail
22 (5.263 %)Marketing
31 (2.632 %)Pensions
31 (2.632 %)Back Office
31 (2.632 %)Construction
31 (2.632 %)Government
31 (2.632 %)Manufacturing
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (26.32 %)Project Manager
28 (21.05 %)Analyst
35 (13.16 %)Systems Analyst
44 (10.53 %)Field Engineer
44 (10.53 %)Support Engineer
53 (7.895 %)Field Service Engineer
53 (7.895 %)IT Support Engineer
53 (7.895 %)Business Analyst
62 (5.263 %)Infrastructure Project Manager
62 (5.263 %)Test Analyst
62 (5.263 %)Infrastructure Manager
62 (5.263 %)2nd Line Support
71 (2.632 %)Implementation Manager
71 (2.632 %)Field Support Engineer
71 (2.632 %)Environment Manager
71 (2.632 %)Project Officer
71 (2.632 %)Break Fix Engineer
71 (2.632 %)Project Leader
71 (2.632 %)Java Developer
71 (2.632 %)Desktop Support Engineer
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (10.53 %)Chip and PIN
22 (5.263 %)Data Protection Act
22 (5.263 %)Computer Science
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (13.16 %)Linux
21 (2.632 %)Windows
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (15.79 %)PRINCE2
25 (13.16 %)Project Management
34 (10.53 %)Change Management
34 (10.53 %)Data Protection
43 (7.895 %)ERP
52 (5.263 %)User Acceptance Testing
61 (2.632 %)Test Scripting
61 (2.632 %)ITIL
61 (2.632 %)SOA
61 (2.632 %)Six Sigma
61 (2.632 %)UML
61 (2.632 %)Risk Management
61 (2.632 %)Stakeholder Management
61 (2.632 %)Supply Chain Management
61 (2.632 %)Business Analysis
61 (2.632 %)Project Planning
61 (2.632 %)Lean Six Sigma
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (2.632 %)Java
11 (2.632 %)SQL
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (7.895 %)Microsoft Certification
13 (7.895 %)PRINCE2 Certification
13 (7.895 %)A+ Certification
13 (7.895 %)MCP
13 (7.895 %)Degree
21 (2.632 %)ISEB
21 (2.632 %)Sun Certification
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (7.895 %)Terminal Services
13 (7.895 %)ISA Server
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (10.53 %)Tivoli
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (13.16 %)IBM
24 (10.53 %)Novell
33 (7.895 %)Capita
42 (5.263 %)Microsoft
51 (2.632 %)HP
51 (2.632 %)Retalix