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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of ICL products and/or services in IT contracts within the England region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ICL over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkICL
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank519630
Rank change on same period last yearUp+111
Matching contract IT job ads418
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.055 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.138 %0.020 %
Daily rates quoted42
Average minimum daily rate£388£150
Average daily rate£390£150
% change on same period last year+160.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£393£150
UK excluding London average daily rate£384£150
% change on same period last year+155.77 %
Hourly rates quoted92
Average minimum hourly rate£31.11£35.00
Average hourly rate£37.50£41.25
% change on same period last year-9.09 %
Average maximum hourly rate£43.89£47.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£37.50£30.00
% change on same period last year+24.99 %
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
England
Matching contract IT job ads2965640444
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled39.53 %40.35 %
Daily rates quoted917512024
Average minimum daily rate£381£389
Average daily rate£406£413
% change on same period last year-1.64 %
Average maximum daily rate£431£437
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£359
% change on same period last year+0.33 %
Hourly rates quoted27083632
Average minimum hourly rate£22.65£24.04
Average hourly rate£24.21£25.60
% change on same period last year-5.40 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.77£27.15
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.10£24.81
% change on same period last year-2.85 %
ICL UKICL
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within International Computers Ltd (ICL).

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Demand Trend

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

England ICL 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 ICL across the England region.

England ICL Daily Rate Trend

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Daily Rate Histogram

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

England ICL 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 ICL across the England region.

England ICL Hourly Rate Trend

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Hourly Rate Histogram

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

England ICL Hourly Rate Histogram

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Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ICL 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
South EastUp+7824--
North EastUp+116£440+193.33 %
MidlandsNew entry-5£240-
West MidlandsNew entry-3--
East MidlandsNew entry-3--
East of EnglandNew entry-2--
North WestNew entry-1--
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UK

ICL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

138 (76.00 %)VME
230 (60.00 %)COBOL
327 (54.00 %)Mainframe
424 (48.00 %)Perl
520 (40.00 %)TPMS
618 (36.00 %)IDMS
717 (34.00 %)Migration
816 (32.00 %)Windows
915 (30.00 %)SQL Server
1011 (22.00 %)XSLT
1110 (20.00 %)SQL
129 (18.00 %)UNIX
129 (18.00 %)Micro Focus
138 (16.00 %)Oracle
138 (16.00 %)Data Migration
146 (12.00 %)Applix
146 (12.00 %)PVCS
146 (12.00 %)ClearCase
146 (12.00 %)Configuration Management
146 (12.00 %)Staffware
155 (10.00 %)Finance
155 (10.00 %)Insurance
155 (10.00 %)Release Management
164 (8.000 %)Regression Testing
164 (8.000 %)MS Excel
164 (8.000 %)Microsoft
173 (6.000 %)Adobe
173 (6.000 %)Sun
173 (6.000 %)Shockwave
173 (6.000 %)Flash

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
111 (22.00 %)XSLT
23 (6.000 %).NET
23 (6.000 %).NET Framework
31 (2.000 %)VML
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
120 (40.00 %)TPMS
23 (6.000 %)IIS
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (8.000 %)MS Excel
23 (6.000 %)Shockwave
32 (4.000 %)MS Project
32 (4.000 %)MS Office
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (12.00 %)Staffware
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (6.000 %)TCP/IP
22 (4.000 %)Internet
31 (2.000 %)SSH
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
118 (36.00 %)IDMS
215 (30.00 %)SQL Server
31 (2.000 %)Oracle 8/8i
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (12.00 %)PVCS
16 (12.00 %)ClearCase
23 (6.000 %)Flash
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (10.00 %)Finance
15 (10.00 %)Insurance
22 (4.000 %)Government
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (34.00 %)Analyst
212 (24.00 %)Programmer
212 (24.00 %)Developer
311 (22.00 %)Analyst Programmer
46 (12.00 %)Release Manager
55 (10.00 %)Consultant
55 (10.00 %)COBOL Analyst
64 (8.000 %)Perl Developer
64 (8.000 %)Migration Consultant
73 (6.000 %)Software Engineer
73 (6.000 %)COBOL Analyst Programmer
73 (6.000 %)COBOL Programmer
73 (6.000 %)COBOL Developer
82 (4.000 %)Analyst Developer
82 (4.000 %)Infrastructure Manager
82 (4.000 %)Systems Analyst
91 (2.000 %)Tester
91 (2.000 %)Applications Developer
91 (2.000 %)Senior Developer
91 (2.000 %)Migration Technician
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
127 (54.00 %)Mainframe
21 (2.000 %)Cryptography
21 (2.000 %)PKI
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
138 (76.00 %)VME
216 (32.00 %)Windows
39 (18.00 %)UNIX
42 (4.000 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (4.000 %)HPUX
42 (4.000 %)Solaris
51 (2.000 %)Windows XP
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
117 (34.00 %)Migration
28 (16.00 %)Data Migration
36 (12.00 %)Configuration Management
45 (10.00 %)Release Management
54 (8.000 %)Regression Testing
62 (4.000 %)SC Cleared
62 (4.000 %)Security Cleared
62 (4.000 %)Project Management
71 (2.000 %)Service Management
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
130 (60.00 %)COBOL
224 (48.00 %)Perl
310 (20.00 %)SQL
43 (6.000 %)Java
51 (2.000 %)PL/SQL
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.000 %)ISO9001
England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (4.000 %)Active Directory
12 (4.000 %)ISA Server
12 (4.000 %)Citrix Presentation Server
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (18.00 %)Micro Focus
28 (16.00 %)Oracle
36 (12.00 %)Applix
44 (8.000 %)Microsoft
53 (6.000 %)Adobe
53 (6.000 %)Sun
53 (6.000 %)Unisys
53 (6.000 %)IBM
62 (4.000 %)Citrix
71 (2.000 %)Fujitsu
71 (2.000 %)HP