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The table below looks at the demand for Blogs 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 Blog over the 3 months to 20 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBlogs
Location
3 months to
20 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank500593
Rank change on same period last yearUp+93
Matching contract IT job ads2924
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.045 %0.026 %
As % of the category below0.218 %0.128 %
Daily rates quoted125
Average minimum daily rate£301£248
Average daily rate£316£268
% change on same period last year+17.84 %
Average maximum daily rate£331£288
UK excluding London average daily rate£278-
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted23
Average minimum hourly rate£18.00£21.67
Average hourly rate£20.50£26.17
% change on same period last year-21.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.00£30.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.00-
% change on same period last year-
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
England
Matching contract IT job ads1329618685
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled20.85 %20.33 %
Daily rates quoted49126662
Average minimum daily rate£415£465
Average daily rate£446£497
% change on same period last year-10.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£478£529
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£341
% change on same period last year+1.10 %
Hourly rates quoted11391489
Average minimum hourly rate£23.92£23.41
Average hourly rate£25.69£25.37
% change on same period last year+1.23 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.45£27.34
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.52£25.59
% change on same period last year-0.26 %
Blog UKBlog
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.

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Demand Trend

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

England Blog Demand Trend

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Daily Rate Trend

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

England Blog Daily Rate Trend

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Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Blog across the England region over the 3 months to 20 November 2008.

England Blog Daily Rate Histogram

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

England Blog Hourly Rate Trend

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Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Blog within the England region over the 3 months to 20 November 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+7918£335+25.00 %
South EastUp+367£278-
South WestNew entry-3--
West MidlandsNew entry-1--
Blog UKBlog
UK

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing Blog 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 Blog.

134 (38.20 %)HTML
230 (33.71 %)Content Management
326 (29.21 %)Wiki
424 (26.97 %)SharePoint
518 (20.22 %)SQL Server
518 (20.22 %)Marketing
617 (19.10 %)JavaScript
617 (19.10 %)CSS
716 (17.98 %).NET
716 (17.98 %)RSS
716 (17.98 %)Microsoft
815 (16.85 %)PHP
815 (16.85 %)XML
815 (16.85 %)CMS
913 (14.61 %)Photoshop
1012 (13.48 %)Flash
1111 (12.36 %)Internet
1111 (12.36 %)Web 2.0
1210 (11.24 %)Dreamweaver
1210 (11.24 %)CRM
1210 (11.24 %)Perl
1210 (11.24 %)SQL
1210 (11.24 %)C#
1210 (11.24 %)ASP.NET
139 (10.11 %)Fireworks
139 (10.11 %)Content Management Server
139 (10.11 %)Document Management
148 (8.989 %)TeamSite
148 (8.989 %)E-Commerce
148 (8.989 %)MySQL

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
134 (38.20 %)HTML
217 (19.10 %)CSS
316 (17.98 %).NET
316 (17.98 %)RSS
415 (16.85 %)XML
510 (11.24 %)ASP.NET
66 (6.742 %)XHTML
66 (6.742 %)JSP
66 (6.742 %)J2EE
74 (4.494 %)Drupal
82 (2.247 %)Google Maps API
82 (2.247 %)ASP.NET 2.0
82 (2.247 %)ASP
82 (2.247 %)MonoRail
82 (2.247 %)MVC
82 (2.247 %)AJAX
91 (1.124 %).NET Framework
91 (1.124 %)Microsoft Enterprise Library
91 (1.124 %)WAP
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
124 (26.97 %)SharePoint
215 (16.85 %)CMS
39 (10.11 %)Content Management Server
48 (8.989 %)TeamSite
56 (6.742 %)IIS
56 (6.742 %)JBoss
56 (6.742 %)Apache
56 (6.742 %)Tomcat
56 (6.742 %)DotNetNuke
65 (5.618 %)SharePoint Server 2007
74 (4.494 %)BizTalk Server
82 (2.247 %)Immediacy CMS
82 (2.247 %)WordPress
91 (1.124 %)Documentum
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
113 (14.61 %)Photoshop
29 (10.11 %)Fireworks
37 (7.865 %)Adobe Illustrator
43 (3.371 %)MS Office
52 (2.247 %)MS Excel
61 (1.124 %)MS Visio
61 (1.124 %)MS Project
61 (1.124 %)Pro/ENGINEER
61 (1.124 %)MS PowerPoint
61 (1.124 %)Spreadsheet
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
17 (7.865 %)WebTrends
25 (5.618 %)Google Analytics
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (12.36 %)Internet
26 (6.742 %)Intranet
35 (5.618 %)SMS
43 (3.371 %)3G
51 (1.124 %)FTP
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
118 (20.22 %)SQL Server
28 (8.989 %)MySQL
33 (3.371 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (1.124 %)Oracle Reports
41 (1.124 %)Oracle 8/8i
41 (1.124 %)Datawarehouse
41 (1.124 %)RDBMS
41 (1.124 %)Oracle 10g
41 (1.124 %)dBASE
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
112 (13.48 %)Flash
210 (11.24 %)Dreamweaver
31 (1.124 %)ERwin
31 (1.124 %)Rational Rose
31 (1.124 %)Eclipse
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
118 (20.22 %)Marketing
26 (6.742 %)Publishing
35 (5.618 %)Finance
35 (5.618 %)Government
44 (4.494 %)Advertising
53 (3.371 %)Back Office
62 (2.247 %)Retail
71 (1.124 %)Local Government
71 (1.124 %)Music
71 (1.124 %)Health
71 (1.124 %)Automotive
71 (1.124 %)Education
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
127 (30.34 %)Developer
28 (8.989 %)Analyst
37 (7.865 %)Web Developer
46 (6.742 %)Systems Administrator
46 (6.742 %)Administrator
46 (6.742 %)UNIX Systems Administrator
46 (6.742 %)Web Designer
46 (6.742 %)PHP Developer
46 (6.742 %)UNIX Administrator
46 (6.742 %)Web Administrator
46 (6.742 %)Server Administrator
55 (5.618 %).NET Developer
55 (5.618 %)Consultant
55 (5.618 %)Web Manager
64 (4.494 %)BizTalk Consultant
64 (4.494 %)Systems Analyst
64 (4.494 %)Project Manager
64 (4.494 %)C# Developer
64 (4.494 %)ASP.NET Developer
73 (3.371 %)Database Developer
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
126 (29.21 %)Wiki
211 (12.36 %)Web 2.0
38 (8.989 %)Social Network
47 (7.865 %)Podcast
52 (2.247 %)W3C
61 (1.124 %)Statistics
61 (1.124 %)Taxonomies
61 (1.124 %)Copywriting
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (7.865 %)Linux
26 (6.742 %)UNIX
26 (6.742 %)Solaris
31 (1.124 %)Windows
31 (1.124 %)Windows Server 2003
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
130 (33.71 %)Content Management
210 (11.24 %)CRM
39 (10.11 %)Document Management
48 (8.989 %)E-Commerce
57 (7.865 %)SEO
65 (5.618 %)Project Management
74 (4.494 %)Internet Marketing
83 (3.371 %)Digital Marketing
83 (3.371 %)Web Development
83 (3.371 %)UML
83 (3.371 %)OO
83 (3.371 %)Workflow
92 (2.247 %)Migration
92 (2.247 %)GAP Analysis
92 (2.247 %)Agile Software Development
92 (2.247 %)TDD
92 (2.247 %)Systems Analysis
92 (2.247 %)DV Cleared
92 (2.247 %)Security Cleared
101 (1.124 %)Knowledge Management
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (19.10 %)JavaScript
215 (16.85 %)PHP
310 (11.24 %)SQL
310 (11.24 %)Perl
310 (11.24 %)C#
48 (8.989 %)DHTML
57 (7.865 %)Transact-SQL
66 (6.742 %)Java
66 (6.742 %)Korn
74 (4.494 %)ActionScript
81 (1.124 %)PHP5
81 (1.124 %)PHP4
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (3.371 %)Microsoft Certification
13 (3.371 %)Degree
England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (6.742 %)Squid
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (17.98 %)Microsoft
28 (8.989 %)Oracle
28 (8.989 %)Google
31 (1.124 %)Zend
31 (1.124 %)Vignette
31 (1.124 %)Adobe