Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Pensions' in contract IT jobs within the East of England 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 Pensions over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPension
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank9477
Rank change on same period last yearDown-17
Matching contract IT job ads3684
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.051 %0.087 %
As % of the category below2.287 %4.202 %
Daily rates quoted527
Average minimum daily rate£275£437
Average daily rate£285£442
% change on same period last year-35.56 %
Average maximum daily rate£295£448
UK excluding London average daily rate£408£412
% change on same period last year-0.81 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00-
Average hourly rate£20.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£16.33£34.38
% change on same period last year-52.48 %
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads15741999
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.243 %2.067 %
Daily rates quoted509749
Average minimum daily rate£356£344
Average daily rate£383£366
% change on same period last year+4.75 %
Average maximum daily rate£411£388
UK excluding London average daily rate£384£381
% change on same period last year+0.91 %
Hourly rates quoted184210
Average minimum hourly rate£26.37£27.33
Average hourly rate£27.90£29.45
% change on same period last year-5.26 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.43£31.57
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.97£26.66
% change on same period last year+4.91 %
Pensions EnglandPensions
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.

Pensions
Demand Trend

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

East of England Pensions Demand Trend

Pensions
Daily Rate Trend

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

East of England Pensions Daily Rate Trend

Pensions
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Pensions across the East of England region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

East of England Pensions Daily Rate Histogram

Pensions
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East of England Pensions Hourly Rate Trend

Pensions
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Pensions within the East of England region over the 3 months to 15 October 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
CambridgeshireUp+2616£300-38.46 %
SuffolkUp+2510£233-
NorfolkDown-384--
HertfordshireUp+63£425+9.67 %
East AngliaUp+22--
EssexNo change02--
Pensions EnglandPensions
England

Pensions
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing Pensions 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 Pensions.

158 (49.57 %)Finance
252 (44.44 %)Insurance
323 (19.66 %)Project Management
417 (14.53 %)DSDM
514 (11.97 %)PRINCE2
613 (11.11 %)SQL
712 (10.26 %)Stakeholder Management
712 (10.26 %)WebSphere
810 (8.547 %).NET
810 (8.547 %)SQL Server
810 (8.547 %)PRINCE
99 (7.692 %)Java
108 (6.838 %)Agile Software Development
116 (5.128 %)C++
116 (5.128 %)VB
116 (5.128 %)Windows
116 (5.128 %)OO
116 (5.128 %)Microsoft
116 (5.128 %)Business Analysis
116 (5.128 %)Degree
116 (5.128 %)User Acceptance Testing
116 (5.128 %)QMS
125 (4.274 %)WPS
125 (4.274 %)Government
125 (4.274 %)Health
125 (4.274 %)GAP Analysis
134 (3.419 %)Automotive
134 (3.419 %)Migration
134 (3.419 %)BusinessObjects
134 (3.419 %)PRINCE2 Certification

Pensions
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing Pensions 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 Pensions. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (10.26 %)WebSphere
210 (8.547 %).NET
34 (3.419 %)J2EE
43 (2.564 %)WebServices
43 (2.564 %)XML
43 (2.564 %)HTML
43 (2.564 %)WPF
52 (1.709 %)AJAX
52 (1.709 %)ASP.NET
52 (1.709 %)CSS
52 (1.709 %)STL
52 (1.709 %)ADO.NET
61 (0.855 %)ASP
61 (0.855 %)J2SE
61 (0.855 %)WinForms
61 (0.855 %).NET Framework
61 (0.855 %)Java EE
61 (0.855 %)Application Packaging
61 (0.855 %)ASP.NET 2.0
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (4.274 %)WPS
21 (0.855 %)WebSphere Application Server
21 (0.855 %)IIS
21 (0.855 %)SharePoint
21 (0.855 %)CICS
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (2.564 %)MS Excel
13 (2.564 %)CA Clarity
22 (1.709 %)MS PowerPoint
31 (0.855 %)MS Project
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (0.855 %)Intranet
11 (0.855 %)Internet
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (8.547 %)SQL Server
24 (3.419 %)BusinessObjects
32 (1.709 %)SQL Server 2000
32 (1.709 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (0.855 %)Datawarehouse
41 (0.855 %)EDRMS
41 (0.855 %)MSDE
41 (0.855 %)GIS
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (1.709 %)QuickTest Pro
21 (0.855 %)LoadRunner
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
158 (49.57 %)Finance
252 (44.44 %)Insurance
35 (4.274 %)Government
35 (4.274 %)Health
44 (3.419 %)Automotive
44 (3.419 %)Avionics
53 (2.564 %)Electric
62 (1.709 %)Marketing
71 (0.855 %)Animation
71 (0.855 %)Local Government
71 (0.855 %)Construction
71 (0.855 %)Retail
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
137 (31.62 %)Analyst
232 (27.35 %)Project Manager
326 (22.22 %)Business Analyst
413 (11.11 %)Developer
57 (5.983 %)Software Engineer
57 (5.983 %).NET Developer
65 (4.274 %)Infrastructure Manager
74 (3.419 %)Insurance Business Analyst
74 (3.419 %)Senior Analyst
74 (3.419 %)Consultant
74 (3.419 %)Infrastructure Project Manager
74 (3.419 %)Systems Analyst
83 (2.564 %)Test Analyst
83 (2.564 %)Architect
83 (2.564 %)Junior
83 (2.564 %)Senior Software Engineer
83 (2.564 %)SQL Developer
83 (2.564 %)Lead Project Manager
92 (1.709 %)Senior C++ Software Engineer
92 (1.709 %)PMO Analyst
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (1.709 %)Mainframe
21 (0.855 %)Freedom of Information
21 (0.855 %)Computer Science
21 (0.855 %)PMI
21 (0.855 %)EPoS
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (5.128 %)Windows
24 (3.419 %)UNIX
33 (2.564 %)VxWorks
33 (2.564 %)Windows CE
42 (1.709 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (1.709 %)Linux
51 (0.855 %)Windows 2000
51 (0.855 %)Solaris
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
123 (19.66 %)Project Management
217 (14.53 %)DSDM
314 (11.97 %)PRINCE2
412 (10.26 %)Stakeholder Management
510 (8.547 %)PRINCE
68 (6.838 %)Agile Software Development
76 (5.128 %)Business Analysis
76 (5.128 %)User Acceptance Testing
76 (5.128 %)OO
76 (5.128 %)QMS
85 (4.274 %)GAP Analysis
94 (3.419 %)Migration
94 (3.419 %)E-Commerce
94 (3.419 %)Project Planning
94 (3.419 %)Data Management
94 (3.419 %)Test Scripting
103 (2.564 %)Scrum
103 (2.564 %)BPR
103 (2.564 %)Change Management
112 (1.709 %)Service Delivery
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (11.11 %)SQL
29 (7.692 %)Java
36 (5.128 %)VB
36 (5.128 %)C++
44 (3.419 %)C
44 (3.419 %)VB.NET
44 (3.419 %)VBA
53 (2.564 %)JavaScript
53 (2.564 %)PL/SQL
62 (1.709 %)Perl
62 (1.709 %)Python
62 (1.709 %)C#
62 (1.709 %)COBOL
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (5.128 %)Degree
24 (3.419 %)PRINCE2 Certification
31 (0.855 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
31 (0.855 %)MCP
31 (0.855 %)MCSD
31 (0.855 %)Postgraduate
31 (0.855 %)Microsoft Certification
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.855 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
11 (0.855 %)QA
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (5.128 %)Microsoft
24 (3.419 %)Oracle
24 (3.419 %)Business Objects
32 (1.709 %)Citrix
41 (0.855 %)Niku
41 (0.855 %)AppSense
41 (0.855 %)Kalido
41 (0.855 %)Altiris
41 (0.855 %)Sun