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This section looks at the demand for Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) in IT contracts within the England region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited CIPD over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkChartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank520603
Rank change on same period last yearUp+83
Matching contract IT job ads4541
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.059 %0.041 %
As % of the category below0.608 %0.447 %
Daily rates quoted49
Average minimum daily rate£425£376
Average daily rate£478£394
% change on same period last year+21.22 %
Average maximum daily rate£530£412
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£356
% change on same period last year-1.75 %
Hourly rates quoted62
Average minimum hourly rate£14.33£11.00
Average hourly rate£15.11£11.25
% change on same period last year+34.32 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.89£11.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£11.22£14.50
% change on same period last year-22.59 %
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
England
Matching contract IT job ads74039165
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled9.769 %9.128 %
Daily rates quoted26022839
Average minimum daily rate£344£347
Average daily rate£365£366
% change on same period last year-0.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£386£385
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£329
% change on same period last year+0.48 %
Hourly rates quoted780917
Average minimum hourly rate£23.03£24.37
Average hourly rate£24.69£25.93
% change on same period last year-4.79 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.35£27.49
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.31£25.67
% change on same period last year-5.30 %
CIPD UKCIPD
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.

CIPD
Demand Trend

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

England CIPD Demand Trend

CIPD
Daily Rate Trend

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

England CIPD Daily Rate Trend

CIPD
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England CIPD Hourly Rate Trend

CIPD
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing CIPD across the England region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

England CIPD Hourly Rate Histogram

CIPD
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CIPD within the England region over the 3 months to 21 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+7127£520+22.64 %
YorkshireUp+206--
North WestNew entry-6--
South EastUp+404£350-
South WestUp+141--
West MidlandsNew entry-1--
CIPD UKCIPD
UK

CIPD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing CIPD 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 CIPD.

120 (24.39 %)Project Management
217 (20.73 %)Government
315 (18.29 %)Telecoms
414 (17.07 %)Degree
511 (13.41 %)PRINCE2
511 (13.41 %)Performance Management
69 (10.98 %)Security Cleared
69 (10.98 %)Law
78 (9.756 %)Change Management
78 (9.756 %)SAP
78 (9.756 %)NHS
86 (7.317 %)Oracle
86 (7.317 %)Finance
86 (7.317 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
95 (6.098 %)Programme Management
95 (6.098 %)Retail
95 (6.098 %)MS Excel
95 (6.098 %)MS Visio
104 (4.878 %)MS PowerPoint
113 (3.659 %)MCIPD
113 (3.659 %)SAP Payroll
113 (3.659 %)Advertising
113 (3.659 %)Police
113 (3.659 %)Education
113 (3.659 %)MS Office
113 (3.659 %)SAP Certification
113 (3.659 %)Matrix Management
113 (3.659 %)CTC Cleared
122 (2.439 %)JD Edwards
122 (2.439 %)Microsoft

CIPD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing CIPD 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 CIPD. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (2.439 %).NET
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (6.098 %)MS Excel
15 (6.098 %)MS Visio
24 (4.878 %)MS PowerPoint
33 (3.659 %)MS Office
41 (1.220 %)MS Project
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (3.659 %)SAP Payroll
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
117 (20.73 %)Government
215 (18.29 %)Telecoms
39 (10.98 %)Law
46 (7.317 %)Finance
55 (6.098 %)Retail
63 (3.659 %)Advertising
63 (3.659 %)Police
63 (3.659 %)Education
72 (2.439 %)Legal
72 (2.439 %)Local Government
81 (1.220 %)Pensions
81 (1.220 %)Banking
81 (1.220 %)Manufacturing
81 (1.220 %)Health
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
123 (28.05 %)Consultant
27 (8.537 %)Development Manager
35 (6.098 %)Project Manager
44 (4.878 %)Trainer
44 (4.878 %)HR Specialist
44 (4.878 %)Payroll Manager
53 (3.659 %)SAP Manager
53 (3.659 %)Team Leader
53 (3.659 %)Training Manager
53 (3.659 %)Coordinator
53 (3.659 %)Administrator
62 (2.439 %)Process Analyst
62 (2.439 %)Analyst
62 (2.439 %)Senior Consultant
62 (2.439 %)Business Analyst
62 (2.439 %)Business Process Analyst
62 (2.439 %)Oracle Trainer
71 (1.220 %)Project Consultant
71 (1.220 %)Project Coordinator
71 (1.220 %)IT Trainer
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (9.756 %)NHS
21 (1.220 %)Management Information System
21 (1.220 %)NPfIT
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
120 (24.39 %)Project Management
211 (13.41 %)PRINCE2
211 (13.41 %)Performance Management
39 (10.98 %)Security Cleared
48 (9.756 %)Change Management
55 (6.098 %)Programme Management
63 (3.659 %)Matrix Management
63 (3.659 %)CTC Cleared
71 (1.220 %)Resource Management
71 (1.220 %)Business Analysis
71 (1.220 %)Knowledge Management
71 (1.220 %)Stakeholder Management
71 (1.220 %)Benchmarking
71 (1.220 %)Service Delivery
71 (1.220 %)CRM
71 (1.220 %)ERP
71 (1.220 %)ITIL
71 (1.220 %)Time Management
71 (1.220 %)SC Cleared
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (2.439 %)C
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
114 (17.07 %)Degree
26 (7.317 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
33 (3.659 %)MCIPD
33 (3.659 %)SAP Certification
42 (2.439 %)CITP
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (2.439 %)QA
21 (1.220 %)SLA
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (9.756 %)SAP
26 (7.317 %)Oracle
32 (2.439 %)JD Edwards
32 (2.439 %)Microsoft
41 (1.220 %)Compaq