The first table below looks at the demand for Rational DOORS skills in IT contracts advertised for the East of England region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Rational DOORS over the 3 months to 20 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Development Applications category for the East of England region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
IBM Rational DOORS
Rank 109 128 102
Rank change year-on-year
+19 -26
Contract jobs citing Rational DOORS 6 8 23
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East of England 0.278% 0.272% 0.891%
As % of the Development Applications category 2.532% 2.360% 6.319%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
Average daily rate £306 - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £306 £400 £650
% change year-on-year
-23.43% -38.46%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 8 20
Average hourly rate £34.25 £37.50 £37.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-8.66% -
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £32.83 £37.50 £37.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £39.00 £41.50 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.80 £37.00 £35.50
% change year-on-year
+2.16% +4.22%
All Development Applications
East of England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Development Applications category
237 339 364
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East of England 10.98% 11.54% 14.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 123 152 139
Average daily rate £328 £345 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-5.07% +15.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £225 £175
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £450 £454
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £330 £325
% change year-on-year
-1.51% +1.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 54 69
Average hourly rate £33.00 £36.00 £35.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-8.33% +2.85%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £20.81 £27.10 £22.59
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £42.50 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year
+7.14% -
Rational DOORS
England

Rational DOORS
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Rational DOORS across the East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

East of England Rational DOORS Jobs Demand Trend

Rational DOORS
Daily Rate Trend

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

East of England Rational DOORS Daily Rate Trend

Rational DOORS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East of England Rational DOORS Hourly Rate Trend

Rational DOORS
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Rational DOORS within the East of England region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Hertfordshire +8 4 £306 -
Bedfordshire +6 2 - -
Rational DOORS
England

Rational DOORS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing Rational DOORS 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 Rational DOORS.

1 11 (73.33%) UML
2 8 (53.33%) Rational Rhapsody
3 7 (46.67%) Degree
3 7 (46.67%) Security Cleared
4 6 (40.00%) OO
4 6 (40.00%) Ada
5 5 (33.33%) SC Cleared
6 4 (26.67%) OOD
6 4 (26.67%) Microsoft
6 4 (26.67%) Configuration Management
6 4 (26.67%) Windows
6 4 (26.67%) Serena
7 3 (20.00%) Software Engineering
7 3 (20.00%) Systems Analysis
7 3 (20.00%) Business Analysis
7 3 (20.00%) Requirements Management
7 3 (20.00%) .NET Framework
7 3 (20.00%) Unit Testing
7 3 (20.00%) Integration Testing
7 3 (20.00%) Time Management
7 3 (20.00%) BPMN
7 3 (20.00%) VxWorks
7 3 (20.00%) Client/Server
7 3 (20.00%) MS Visio
7 3 (20.00%) C#
7 3 (20.00%) .NET
7 3 (20.00%) SQL Server
7 3 (20.00%) Visual Studio
7 3 (20.00%) Avionics
7 3 (20.00%) Military

Rational DOORS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing Rational DOORS 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 Rational DOORS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 3 (20.00%) .NET
1 3 (20.00%) .NET Framework
Applications
1 3 (20.00%) MS Visio
2 1 (6.667%) Simulink
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (20.00%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 8 (53.33%) Rational Rhapsody
2 3 (20.00%) Visual Studio
2 3 (20.00%) Team Foundation Server
3 1 (6.667%) Axure RP
General
1 3 (20.00%) Military
1 3 (20.00%) Avionics
2 2 (13.33%) Aerospace
3 1 (6.667%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 9 (60.00%) Software Engineer
2 3 (20.00%) Analyst
2 3 (20.00%) Systems Engineer
2 3 (20.00%) Business Analyst
3 2 (13.33%) UML Business Analyst
4 1 (6.667%) Ada Software Engineer
4 1 (6.667%) Agile Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 3 (20.00%) Client/Server
2 1 (6.667%) Physics
Operating Systems
1 4 (26.67%) Windows
2 3 (20.00%) VxWorks
3 1 (6.667%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (73.33%) UML
2 6 (40.00%) OO
3 4 (26.67%) OOD
3 4 (26.67%) Configuration Management
4 3 (20.00%) Software Engineering
4 3 (20.00%) Systems Analysis
4 3 (20.00%) Business Analysis
4 3 (20.00%) Unit Testing
4 3 (20.00%) Integration Testing
4 3 (20.00%) Time Management
4 3 (20.00%) BPMN
4 3 (20.00%) Requirements Management
5 2 (13.33%) SysML
6 1 (6.667%) Scrum
6 1 (6.667%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 6 (40.00%) Ada
2 3 (20.00%) C#
3 2 (13.33%) C++
4 1 (6.667%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 7 (46.67%) Degree
1 7 (46.67%) Security Cleared
2 5 (33.33%) SC Cleared
3 1 (6.667%) DV Cleared
Vendors
1 4 (26.67%) Microsoft
1 4 (26.67%) Serena