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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Orchard 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 Orchard over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOrchard
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank132-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads70
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.442 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£256-
Average daily rate£306-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£356-
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£200
% change on same period last year+61.91 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00-
Average hourly rate£25.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.00-
% 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 %
Orchard EnglandOrchard
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 Orchard Information Systems Ltd.

Orchard
Demand Trend

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

East of England Orchard Demand Trend

Orchard
Daily Rate Trend

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

East of England Orchard Daily Rate Trend

Orchard
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East of England Orchard Hourly Rate Trend

Orchard
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Orchard 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
East AngliaNew entry-4--
CambridgeshireNew entry-2£275-
HertfordshireNew entry-2£275-
NorfolkNew entry-1£368-
Orchard EnglandOrchard
England

Orchard
Top 26 Related IT Skills

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

114 (77.78 %)arcHouse
25 (27.78 %)Business Objects
25 (27.78 %)BusinessObjects
34 (22.22 %)Anite
34 (22.22 %)Northgate
34 (22.22 %)Academy Housing
43 (16.67 %)Capita
52 (11.11 %)Asset Management
52 (11.11 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
52 (11.11 %)Lotus Notes
52 (11.11 %)Data Mining
52 (11.11 %)Lotus
52 (11.11 %)SQL Server 2000
52 (11.11 %)Project Management
52 (11.11 %)MS Office
52 (11.11 %)SQL
52 (11.11 %)VBA
52 (11.11 %)SQL Server
52 (11.11 %)OLAP
52 (11.11 %)Civica
52 (11.11 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
61 (5.556 %)Data Cleansing
61 (5.556 %)UNIX
61 (5.556 %)Solaris
61 (5.556 %)Citrix
61 (5.556 %)Finance

Orchard
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (11.11 %)Lotus Notes
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (11.11 %)MS Office
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
114 (77.78 %)arcHouse
24 (22.22 %)Academy Housing
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (27.78 %)BusinessObjects
22 (11.11 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
22 (11.11 %)Data Mining
22 (11.11 %)SQL Server 2000
22 (11.11 %)SQL Server
22 (11.11 %)OLAP
22 (11.11 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
31 (5.556 %)Data Cleansing
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (5.556 %)Finance
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (44.44 %)Analyst
25 (27.78 %)Applications Support
34 (22.22 %)Support Analyst
43 (16.67 %)Applications Support Analyst
43 (16.67 %)Administrator
52 (11.11 %)Team Leader
52 (11.11 %)Business Project Manager
52 (11.11 %)Business Manager
52 (11.11 %)Project Manager
52 (11.11 %)Business Analyst
52 (11.11 %)Report Writer
61 (5.556 %)Business Consultant
61 (5.556 %)Applications Manager
61 (5.556 %)Business Objects Consultant
61 (5.556 %)Support Manager
61 (5.556 %)Support Team Leader
61 (5.556 %)UNIX Specialist
61 (5.556 %)Applications Support Manager
61 (5.556 %)Data Analyst
61 (5.556 %)Systems Analyst
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (5.556 %)UNIX
11 (5.556 %)Solaris
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (11.11 %)Asset Management
12 (11.11 %)Project Management
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (11.11 %)SQL
12 (11.11 %)VBA
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (27.78 %)Business Objects
24 (22.22 %)Anite
24 (22.22 %)Northgate
33 (16.67 %)Capita
42 (11.11 %)Lotus
42 (11.11 %)Civica
51 (5.556 %)Citrix