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This section looks at the demand for B2B (Business-to-Business) skills within the England region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited B2B over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkB2B (Business-to-Business)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank409458
Rank change on same period last yearUp+49
Matching contract IT job ads153182
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.204 %0.182 %
As % of the category below0.399 %0.386 %
Daily rates quoted4656
Average minimum daily rate£383£339
Average daily rate£403£363
% change on same period last year+10.86 %
Average maximum daily rate£423£388
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£372
% change on same period last year-9.31 %
Hourly rates quoted215
Average minimum hourly rate£29.50£22.97
Average hourly rate£34.50£26.52
% change on same period last year+30.10 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.50£30.07
UK excluding London average hourly rate£9.00£26.38
% change on same period last year-65.87 %
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
England
Matching contract IT job ads3838747195
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled51.16 %47.08 %
Daily rates quoted1436716004
Average minimum daily rate£389£390
Average daily rate£417£415
% change on same period last year+0.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£445£439
UK excluding London average daily rate£379£376
% change on same period last year+0.60 %
Hourly rates quoted23183059
Average minimum hourly rate£28.07£28.51
Average hourly rate£29.91£30.38
% change on same period last year-1.54 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.74£32.24
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.35£30.32
% change on same period last year+0.10 %
B2B UKB2B
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.

B2B
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing B2B across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

England B2B Demand Trend

B2B
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing B2B across the England region.

England B2B Daily Rate Trend

B2B
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing B2B across the England region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

England B2B Daily Rate Histogram

B2B
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing B2B across the England region.

England B2B Hourly Rate Trend

B2B
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing B2B within the 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
LondonUp+2966£423+17.79 %
South EastUp+6344£295-16.11 %
South WestUp+2917£356-
YorkshireNew entry-10£358-
North WestUp+67£225-58.13 %
West MidlandsDown-23--
East of EnglandUp+33£475+33.72 %
MidlandsUp+172--
East MidlandsUp+51£500-
B2B UKB2B
UK

B2B
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing B2B 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 B2B.

165 (22.81 %).NET
261 (21.40 %)B2C
351 (17.89 %)C#
446 (16.14 %)Finance
543 (15.09 %)ASP.NET
641 (14.39 %)E-Commerce
641 (14.39 %)Marketing
733 (11.58 %)XML
832 (11.23 %)Oracle
832 (11.23 %)Telecoms
930 (10.53 %)Retail
1029 (10.18 %)SQL Server
1127 (9.474 %)Project Management
1225 (8.772 %)CRM
1324 (8.421 %)WebServices
1324 (8.421 %)J2EE
1423 (8.070 %)SQL
1521 (7.368 %)HTML
1521 (7.368 %)Publishing
1620 (7.018 %)Stakeholder Management
1620 (7.018 %)HTTP
1719 (6.667 %)Java
1719 (6.667 %)CSS
1818 (6.316 %)SOAP
1818 (6.316 %)SQL Server 2005
1917 (5.965 %)PRINCE2
1917 (5.965 %)BizTalk Server
2016 (5.614 %)VB.NET
2115 (5.263 %).NET Framework
2214 (4.912 %)Firewall

B2B
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing B2B 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 B2B. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
165 (22.81 %).NET
243 (15.09 %)ASP.NET
333 (11.58 %)XML
424 (8.421 %)WebServices
424 (8.421 %)J2EE
521 (7.368 %)HTML
619 (6.667 %)CSS
718 (6.316 %)SOAP
815 (5.263 %).NET Framework
913 (4.561 %)AJAX
1011 (3.860 %)EDI
119 (3.158 %)XHTML
128 (2.807 %)Middleware
128 (2.807 %)WCF
137 (2.456 %)EDIFACT
146 (2.105 %)WebSphere
155 (1.754 %)LAMP
164 (1.404 %)Spring
164 (1.404 %)UDDI
164 (1.404 %)EJB
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
117 (5.965 %)BizTalk Server
213 (4.561 %)IIS
311 (3.860 %)CMS
410 (3.509 %)WebLogic
56 (2.105 %)ESB
64 (1.404 %)Oracle Application Server
64 (1.404 %)JBoss
64 (1.404 %)WebLogic Portal
73 (1.053 %)CICS
73 (1.053 %)ArcGIS
73 (1.053 %)SAS
73 (1.053 %)Apache
73 (1.053 %)SharePoint
73 (1.053 %)Gentran
82 (0.702 %)SharePoint Server 2007
82 (0.702 %)ColdFusion
82 (0.702 %)Commerce Server
91 (0.351 %)Rendezvous
91 (0.351 %)MS Exchange
91 (0.351 %)WebSphere Application Server
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (2.105 %)MS Excel
25 (1.754 %)MS PowerPoint
34 (1.404 %)SPSS
34 (1.404 %)Photoshop
34 (1.404 %)MS Project
34 (1.404 %)Adobe Illustrator
43 (1.053 %)MS Office
43 (1.053 %)MS Visio
52 (0.702 %)FreeHand
61 (0.351 %)Fireworks
61 (0.351 %)CA Clarity
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (2.105 %)Movex
25 (1.754 %)SalesLogix
31 (0.351 %)SAP CRM
31 (0.351 %)SAP Oil and Gas
31 (0.351 %)PeopleSoft Financials
31 (0.351 %)SAP SD
31 (0.351 %)WebTrends
31 (0.351 %)Oracle EBS
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
120 (7.018 %)HTTP
214 (4.912 %)Firewall
312 (4.211 %)FTP
312 (4.211 %)Internet
410 (3.509 %)TCP/IP
59 (3.158 %)RIP
59 (3.158 %)OSPF
59 (3.158 %)BGP
67 (2.456 %)Wireless
67 (2.456 %)SSL
76 (2.105 %)DMZ
85 (1.754 %)LAN
94 (1.404 %)VoIP
94 (1.404 %)DSL
94 (1.404 %)BSS
94 (1.404 %)Nortel Meridian
103 (1.053 %)Broadband
103 (1.053 %)Ethernet
112 (0.702 %)WAN
121 (0.351 %)PBX
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
129 (10.18 %)SQL Server
218 (6.316 %)SQL Server 2005
39 (3.158 %)MySQL
47 (2.456 %)SQL Server Integration Services
47 (2.456 %)MS Access
55 (1.754 %)ETL
64 (1.404 %)GIS
73 (1.053 %)BusinessObjects
73 (1.053 %)SAP BW
73 (1.053 %)SQL Server 2000
73 (1.053 %)Base SAS
73 (1.053 %)SQL Server 2008
82 (0.702 %)Database Marketing
82 (0.702 %)Oracle 10g
91 (0.351 %)Datawarehouse
91 (0.351 %)Data Mining
91 (0.351 %)Crystal Reports
91 (0.351 %)Oracle 8/8i
91 (0.351 %)Oracle 9i
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (2.807 %)LoadRunner
27 (2.456 %)Visual Studio
36 (2.105 %)TestDirector
43 (1.053 %)Dreamweaver
52 (0.702 %)WinRunner
52 (0.702 %)Flash
61 (0.351 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
61 (0.351 %)PVCS
61 (0.351 %)VSS/SourceSafe
61 (0.351 %)Oracle Forms
61 (0.351 %)QuickTest Pro
61 (0.351 %)Ant
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
146 (16.14 %)Finance
241 (14.39 %)Marketing
332 (11.23 %)Telecoms
430 (10.53 %)Retail
521 (7.368 %)Publishing
611 (3.860 %)Banking
611 (3.860 %)Pensions
78 (2.807 %)Insurance
86 (2.105 %)Multimedia
86 (2.105 %)Government
86 (2.105 %)Telemarketing
95 (1.754 %)Construction
104 (1.404 %)Automotive
113 (1.053 %)Advertising
122 (0.702 %)Games
122 (0.702 %)Investment Banking
122 (0.702 %)Electric
122 (0.702 %)Music
122 (0.702 %)Music Industry
122 (0.702 %)Retail Banking
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
157 (20.00 %)Analyst
249 (17.19 %)Developer
339 (13.68 %)Project Manager
429 (10.18 %)Business Analyst
526 (9.123 %).NET Developer
625 (8.772 %)Architect
721 (7.368 %)C# Developer
818 (6.316 %)ASP.NET Developer
917 (5.965 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
1016 (5.614 %)VB.NET Developer
1114 (4.912 %)Consultant
1114 (4.912 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
1114 (4.912 %)Product Manager
129 (3.158 %)PHP Developer
129 (3.158 %)Technical Designer
129 (3.158 %)Web Developer
138 (2.807 %)Network Engineer
138 (2.807 %)Senior Analyst
138 (2.807 %)Marketing Manager
147 (2.456 %)EDI Analyst
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (3.158 %)Replication
19 (3.158 %)Clustering
26 (2.105 %)PKI
26 (2.105 %)AS400
35 (1.754 %)Data Integration
43 (1.053 %)Mainframe
43 (1.053 %)French Language
43 (1.053 %)German Language
43 (1.053 %)N-Tier
52 (0.702 %)EPoS
52 (0.702 %)BBC
52 (0.702 %)W3C
52 (0.702 %)Derivative
52 (0.702 %)Statistics
52 (0.702 %)Taxonomies
52 (0.702 %)Computer Science
61 (0.351 %)Wiki
61 (0.351 %)Blog
61 (0.351 %)Social Network
61 (0.351 %)Credit Risk
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (3.158 %)Linux
19 (3.158 %)UNIX
19 (3.158 %)Windows
23 (1.053 %)MVS
32 (0.702 %)Red Hat Linux
41 (0.351 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (0.351 %)Solaris
41 (0.351 %)Windows 2000
41 (0.351 %)Windows XP
41 (0.351 %)VMS
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
161 (21.40 %)B2C
241 (14.39 %)E-Commerce
327 (9.474 %)Project Management
425 (8.772 %)CRM
520 (7.018 %)Stakeholder Management
617 (5.965 %)PRINCE2
714 (4.912 %)SOA
811 (3.860 %)UML
811 (3.860 %)Load Balancing
910 (3.509 %)Web Development
910 (3.509 %)Logistics
910 (3.509 %)OO
109 (3.158 %)Technical Architecture
118 (2.807 %)Content Management
118 (2.807 %)Direct Marketing
118 (2.807 %)ERP
118 (2.807 %)E-business
118 (2.807 %)SC Cleared
118 (2.807 %)Security Cleared
127 (2.456 %)Web Design
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
151 (17.89 %)C#
223 (8.070 %)SQL
319 (6.667 %)Java
416 (5.614 %)VB.NET
513 (4.561 %)JavaScript
69 (3.158 %)PHP
76 (2.105 %)VB
84 (1.404 %)C
84 (1.404 %)PHP5
93 (1.053 %)JCL
102 (0.702 %)VBA
102 (0.702 %)SAS Macro
111 (0.351 %)PHP4
111 (0.351 %)Shell Script
111 (0.351 %)Ruby
111 (0.351 %)ABAP
111 (0.351 %)PL/SQL
111 (0.351 %)VBScript
111 (0.351 %)C++
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (3.509 %)Degree
24 (1.404 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
33 (1.053 %)ISEB
42 (0.702 %)SAP Certification
42 (0.702 %)PRINCE2 Certification
42 (0.702 %)ITIL Certification
51 (0.351 %)ISEB Practitioner
51 (0.351 %)Microsoft Certification
51 (0.351 %)MCSE
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
111 (3.860 %)QA
25 (1.754 %)SLA
33 (1.053 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
41 (0.351 %)Basel II
England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (1.404 %)MSMQ
23 (1.053 %)Active Directory
England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (1.053 %)OpenView
22 (0.702 %)Legato
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
132 (11.23 %)Oracle
214 (4.912 %)Cisco
39 (3.158 %)Nokia
39 (3.158 %)CheckPoint
47 (2.456 %)SAP
56 (2.105 %)Baan
65 (1.754 %)Microsoft
74 (1.404 %)Nortel
74 (1.404 %)Lucent
74 (1.404 %)Siebel
74 (1.404 %)IBM
74 (1.404 %)Blue Coat
83 (1.053 %)ATG
83 (1.053 %)Business Objects
83 (1.053 %)Juniper
92 (0.702 %)Red Hat
92 (0.702 %)BT
92 (0.702 %)Google
101 (0.351 %)Axway
101 (0.351 %)RedDot