The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Conversion in IT contracts advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Data Conversion over the 3 months to 17 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 terms in our Miscellaneous category for the 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
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Data Conversion
Rank 440 510 536
Rank change year-on-year
+70 +26
Contract jobs citing Data Conversion 70 48 36
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 0.168% 0.090% 0.064%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.628% 0.356% 0.218%
Number of daily rates quoted 53 27 21
Average daily rate £400 £475 £450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-15.78% +5.55%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £198 £250 £300
10% offered a daily rate of more than £670 £635 £550
UK excluding London average daily rate £550 £454 £400
% change year-on-year
+21.21% +13.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
Average hourly rate £19.75 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 - -
All of the Miscellaneous Category
England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
11144 13491 16543
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 26.81% 25.29% 29.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 6882 8110 9959
Average daily rate £443 £430 £525
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+2.90% -18.09%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £260 £288
10% offered a daily rate of more than £600 £601 £650
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £342 £340
% change year-on-year
+2.41% +0.51%
Number of hourly rates quoted 496 619 691
Average hourly rate £24.00 £23.00 £23.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+4.34% -
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.50 £12.50 £11.31
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £45.00 £46.50 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £24.50 £26.50
% change year-on-year
-10.20% -7.54%
Data Conversion
UK

Data Conversion
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Data Conversion across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

England Data Conversion Jobs Demand Trend

Data Conversion
Daily Rate Trend

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

England Data Conversion Daily Rate Trend

Data Conversion
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Data Conversion across the England region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

England Data Conversion Daily Rate Histogram

Data Conversion
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England Data Conversion Hourly Rate Trend

Data Conversion
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Data Conversion across the England region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

England Data Conversion Hourly Rate Histogram

Data Conversion
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Conversion within the England region over the 3 months to 17 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
London +50 55 £375 -31.81%
South East +22 4 £700 +47.36%
West Midlands +10 3 £500 +73.91%
North West +16 2 - -
East of England +9 1 £450 +80.00%
Yorkshire - 1 - -
East Midlands - 1 £425 -
Data Conversion
UK

Data Conversion
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing Data Conversion 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 Data Conversion.

1 44 (42.72%) XML
2 41 (39.81%) XSLT
2 41 (39.81%) HTML
3 37 (35.92%) CSS
4 35 (33.98%) W3C
5 33 (32.04%) XSD
6 32 (31.07%) Migration
7 30 (29.13%) Publishing
8 24 (23.30%) Oracle
9 23 (22.33%) Validation
9 23 (22.33%) Finance
10 22 (21.36%) Data Migration
11 21 (20.39%) SQL
11 21 (20.39%) Python
11 21 (20.39%) ETL
12 20 (19.42%) XQuery
13 15 (14.56%) PL/SQL
13 15 (14.56%) Degree
14 13 (12.62%) Data Management
15 12 (11.65%) SAP
15 12 (11.65%) Data Cleansing
16 10 (9.709%) Master Data Management
16 10 (9.709%) ERP
16 10 (9.709%) Data Modelling
16 10 (9.709%) Legal
17 9 (8.738%) Oracle EBS
18 8 (7.767%) Manufacturing
18 8 (7.767%) RDF
18 8 (7.767%) SAP Data Services
18 8 (7.767%) Data Quality

Data Conversion
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing Data Conversion 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 Data Conversion. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 44 (42.72%) XML
2 41 (39.81%) HTML
2 41 (39.81%) XSLT
3 37 (35.92%) CSS
4 33 (32.04%) XSD
5 2 (1.942%) BAPI
6 1 (0.971%) PostGIS
6 1 (0.971%) .NET
6 1 (0.971%) ASP.NET
Application Platforms
1 3 (2.913%) Documentum
1 3 (2.913%) ArcGIS
1 3 (2.913%) CMS
2 1 (0.971%) ArcSDE
2 1 (0.971%) Oracle Spatial
2 1 (0.971%) Oracle Service Bus
2 1 (0.971%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (5.825%) MS Excel
2 2 (1.942%) MS PowerPoint
2 2 (1.942%) MS Project
2 2 (1.942%) MS Office
3 1 (0.971%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 9 (8.738%) Oracle EBS
2 8 (7.767%) Oracle EBS R12
3 3 (2.913%) Oracle HRMS
4 2 (1.942%) Oracle iProcurement
5 1 (0.971%) Agresso
5 1 (0.971%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.971%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.971%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 1 (0.971%) AWD
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.913%) NAS
2 2 (1.942%) Network Security
3 1 (0.971%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (7.767%) Oracle 11g
1 8 (7.767%) SAP Data Services
2 7 (6.796%) BusinessObjects
3 6 (5.825%) Oracle BI EE
4 5 (4.854%) GIS
5 4 (3.883%) MS Access
5 4 (3.883%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (3.883%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 3 (2.913%) Oracle Exadata
6 3 (2.913%) Oracle 10g
6 3 (2.913%) Oracle Reports
6 3 (2.913%) Oracle 9i
7 1 (0.971%) SQL Server
7 1 (0.971%) OLAP
7 1 (0.971%) Data Mining
7 1 (0.971%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.971%) Oracle OLAP
Development Applications
1 7 (6.796%) PowerDesigner
2 3 (2.913%) LSMW
3 2 (1.942%) WinRunner
3 2 (1.942%) LoadRunner
4 1 (0.971%) Oracle Forms
4 1 (0.971%) QuickTest Pro
4 1 (0.971%) Selenium
General
1 30 (29.13%) Publishing
2 23 (22.33%) Finance
3 10 (9.709%) Legal
4 8 (7.767%) Manufacturing
5 5 (4.854%) Banking
6 3 (2.913%) Automotive
7 2 (1.942%) Retail
7 2 (1.942%) Investment Banking
7 2 (1.942%) Local Government
7 2 (1.942%) Retail Banking
8 1 (0.971%) Front Office
8 1 (0.971%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 25 (24.27%) Architect
2 23 (22.33%) Developer
3 20 (19.42%) Consultant
4 13 (12.62%) Analyst
5 9 (8.738%) Data Architect
6 6 (5.825%) Data Analyst
6 6 (5.825%) XML Developer
7 5 (4.854%) Data Manager
7 5 (4.854%) SAP Manager
8 4 (3.883%) Data Migration Consultant
8 4 (3.883%) Data Consultant
8 4 (3.883%) Migration Consultant
8 4 (3.883%) Project Manager
9 3 (2.913%) Business Analyst
9 3 (2.913%) Test Manager
9 3 (2.913%) Systems Support
9 3 (2.913%) SAP Consultant
9 3 (2.913%) Data Migration Manager
9 3 (2.913%) Data Migration Analyst
10 2 (1.942%) Insurance Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 35 (33.98%) W3C
2 8 (7.767%) Semantic Web
3 5 (4.854%) Data Integration
4 4 (3.883%) Management Information System
5 2 (1.942%) Ergonomics
5 2 (1.942%) SaaS
6 1 (0.971%) PMI
6 1 (0.971%) Open Source
6 1 (0.971%) Computer Science
6 1 (0.971%) Reference Data
6 1 (0.971%) Data Extraction
6 1 (0.971%) E-Learning
6 1 (0.971%) LLPG
Operating Systems
1 4 (3.883%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (31.07%) Migration
2 23 (22.33%) Validation
3 22 (21.36%) Data Migration
4 21 (20.39%) ETL
5 13 (12.62%) Data Management
6 12 (11.65%) Data Cleansing
7 10 (9.709%) Master Data Management
7 10 (9.709%) ERP
7 10 (9.709%) Data Modelling
8 8 (7.767%) RDF
8 8 (7.767%) Data Analysis
8 8 (7.767%) Knowledge Management
8 8 (7.767%) Data Mapping
9 7 (6.796%) Data Validation
9 7 (6.796%) User Acceptance Testing
9 7 (6.796%) Content Management
10 6 (5.825%) Business Intelligence
10 6 (5.825%) Data Governance
11 5 (4.854%) Metadata Management
11 5 (4.854%) Data Architecture
Programming Languages
1 21 (20.39%) SQL
1 21 (20.39%) Python
2 20 (19.42%) XQuery
3 15 (14.56%) PL/SQL
4 8 (7.767%) SPARQL
5 3 (2.913%) C++
6 2 (1.942%) VBScript
6 2 (1.942%) VB
6 2 (1.942%) ABAP
6 2 (1.942%) VBA
6 2 (1.942%) Shell Script
7 1 (0.971%) T-SQL
7 1 (0.971%) Java
7 1 (0.971%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.971%) C#
Qualifications
1 15 (14.56%) Degree
2 2 (1.942%) PMI Certification
3 1 (0.971%) ISTQB
3 1 (0.971%) ISEB
3 1 (0.971%) PMP
3 1 (0.971%) APMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (7.767%) Data Quality
2 3 (2.913%) QA
3 1 (0.971%) SLA
Systems Management
1 1 (0.971%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 24 (23.30%) Oracle
2 12 (11.65%) SAP
3 7 (6.796%) Business Objects
4 5 (4.854%) Mercator
4 5 (4.854%) Microsoft
5 3 (2.913%) ESRI
5 3 (2.913%) Northgate
6 2 (1.942%) Hyperion
7 1 (0.971%) HP
7 1 (0.971%) Google
7 1 (0.971%) Microgen
7 1 (0.971%) Guidewire
7 1 (0.971%) Siebel
London
My client based in west London is in urgent need of a Senior ODI (Oracle Data Integrator) developer to work on an exciting 3 month contract. The ideal...
E-synergy Solutions
Rate: £1 - £375 per day
Posted: 13 May 2013
London
A leading education & publishing company based in London is looking for a experienced XML Conversion Analyst on a contract basis for an initial 6months.Job description: To own...
Hudson IT London
Posted: 22 April 2013
London
SQL Business Intelligence Developer - SQL / SSIS / ETL / Insurance - £350-450pd - LondonSQL Developer with strong SSIS / ETL Development skills required for an initial 3 month contract with my insurance...
OPUS
Rate: GBP350 to GBP450 per day
Posted: 11 May 2013
Liverpool, Merseyside
We are currently searching for a SAP Migration specialist to work in the Speke Data Stewardship team to play a critical role in building the fundamental Master Data...
SEC Recruitment Limited
Posted: 15 May 2013
City of London
I am looking for an experienced Cutover Manager for my London based client to take full ownership of the cutover processes on their Oracle R12 Programme to ensure...
Sand Resources
Rate: Market Rates
Posted: 3 May 2013
City, London
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Mortimer Spinks
Rate: £500 - £650 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013
London
My client a large media organisation require an XML Content Analyst/Content Engineer/XML Developer to join them for an initial 6 month basis. Key responsibilities will include...
DGH Recruitment Ltd
Rate: £190 - £210 per day
Posted: 13 May 2013
City, London
With the company going through a period of sustained growth, it is now seeking an XML Content Analyst to join its team based in the City. the post...
Cogence Search
Rate: £28000 - £30000 per annum + bens
Posted: 14 May 2013
England
URGENT ROLE - LONDON CITY, CONTRACT POSITION - SENIOR MANAGER - HR WORKSTREAM / DIVESTMENTI am currently recruiting for a large financial consultancy in the City who has an urgent need for...
Cornucopia IT Resourcing Limited
Rate: £600 - £750 per day
Posted: 30 April 2013
City of London
URGENT ROLE - LONDON CITY, CONTRACT POSITION - SENIOR MANAGER - HR WORKSTREAM / DIVESTMENTI am currently recruiting for a large financial consultancy in the City who has an urgent need for...
Cornucopia IT Resourcing Limited
Rate: £650 - £750 per day
Posted: 24 April 2013