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The table below looks at the demand for Association for Payment Clearing Services (APACS) skills within the England region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited APACS over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAssociation for Payment Clearing Services (APACS)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank535584
Rank change on same period last yearUp+49
Matching contract IT job ads1347
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.047 %
As % of the category below0.092 %0.236 %
Daily rates quoted314
Average minimum daily rate£392£302
Average daily rate£408£332
% change on same period last year+22.80 %
Average maximum daily rate£425£363
UK excluding London average daily rate£513£343
% change on same period last year+49.23 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
England
Matching contract IT job ads1415619943
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled20.12 %20.14 %
Daily rates quoted55517141
Average minimum daily rate£438£467
Average daily rate£471£500
% change on same period last year-5.88 %
Average maximum daily rate£504£534
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£345
% change on same period last year+1.10 %
Hourly rates quoted11251582
Average minimum hourly rate£24.19£24.20
Average hourly rate£26.11£26.08
% change on same period last year+0.11 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.03£27.95
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.85£26.56
% change on same period last year-6.42 %
APACS UKAPACS
UK

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.

APACS
Demand Trend

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

England APACS Demand Trend

APACS
Daily Rate Trend

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

England APACS Daily Rate Trend

APACS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England APACS Hourly Rate Trend

APACS
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing APACS within the England region over the 3 months to 7 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
LondonUp+697£356+21.79 %
South EastUp+383--
East of EnglandUp+301£513+95.23 %
East MidlandsNew entry-1--
APACS UKAPACS
UK

APACS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing APACS 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 APACS.

19 (42.86 %)EMV
19 (42.86 %)EFT
19 (42.86 %)ISO8583
27 (33.33 %)Banking
27 (33.33 %)Finance
35 (23.81 %)EPoS
35 (23.81 %)ATM
35 (23.81 %)Migration
44 (19.05 %)Chip and PIN
53 (14.29 %)Internet
53 (14.29 %)XML
62 (9.524 %)PRINCE2
62 (9.524 %)RUP
62 (9.524 %)Smartcard
62 (9.524 %)Unified Process
62 (9.524 %)Software Testing
62 (9.524 %)Business Analysis
62 (9.524 %)BASE24
71 (4.762 %)Local Government
71 (4.762 %)Derivative
71 (4.762 %)Requirements Analysis
71 (4.762 %)CA Clarity
71 (4.762 %)Mathematics
71 (4.762 %)Computer Science
71 (4.762 %)Performance Management
71 (4.762 %)Data Migration
71 (4.762 %)Agile Software Development
71 (4.762 %)Retail
71 (4.762 %)Data Analysis
71 (4.762 %)Spring

APACS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing APACS 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 APACS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (14.29 %)XML
21 (4.762 %)Hibernate
21 (4.762 %)Spring
21 (4.762 %).NET
21 (4.762 %)J2EE
21 (4.762 %)EJB
21 (4.762 %)WebServices
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (4.762 %)JBoss
11 (4.762 %)Apache
11 (4.762 %)Tomcat
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (4.762 %)MS Visio
11 (4.762 %)CA Clarity
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (9.524 %)BASE24
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (23.81 %)ATM
23 (14.29 %)Internet
31 (4.762 %)SMS
31 (4.762 %)HTTP
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (33.33 %)Finance
17 (33.33 %)Banking
21 (4.762 %)Retail
21 (4.762 %)Local Government
21 (4.762 %)Government
21 (4.762 %)Back Office
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
113 (61.90 %)Analyst
25 (23.81 %)Business Analyst
25 (23.81 %)Test Analyst
34 (19.05 %)Developer
43 (14.29 %)Tester
52 (9.524 %)Analyst Developer
61 (4.762 %)Implementation Consultant
61 (4.762 %)Junior Developer
61 (4.762 %)Junior J2EE Developer
61 (4.762 %)Financial Business Analyst
61 (4.762 %)Performance Manager
61 (4.762 %)Financial Services Business Analyst
61 (4.762 %)Junior
61 (4.762 %)Test Manager
61 (4.762 %)Consultant
61 (4.762 %)Senior Business Analyst
61 (4.762 %)Senior Analyst
61 (4.762 %)Software Tester
61 (4.762 %).NET Developer
61 (4.762 %)J2EE Developer
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (42.86 %)EFT
19 (42.86 %)EMV
25 (23.81 %)EPoS
34 (19.05 %)Chip and PIN
42 (9.524 %)Smartcard
51 (4.762 %)Derivative
51 (4.762 %)Mathematics
51 (4.762 %)Computer Science
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (23.81 %)Migration
22 (9.524 %)Unified Process
22 (9.524 %)RUP
22 (9.524 %)Business Analysis
22 (9.524 %)Software Testing
22 (9.524 %)PRINCE2
31 (4.762 %)UML
31 (4.762 %)SSADM
31 (4.762 %)Requirements Analysis
31 (4.762 %)Performance Management
31 (4.762 %)Data Migration
31 (4.762 %)DSDM
31 (4.762 %)E-Commerce
31 (4.762 %)Data Modelling
31 (4.762 %)GAP Analysis
31 (4.762 %)Agile Software Development
31 (4.762 %)Data Analysis
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (4.762 %)C
11 (4.762 %)Java
11 (4.762 %)VB.NET
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (4.762 %)Citrix Certification
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
19 (42.86 %)ISO8583
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (4.762 %)Siemens