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The table below looks at the demand for Sage Line 500 skills within the England region with a comparison to our Business Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Line 500 over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSage Line 500
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank536619
Rank change on same period last yearUp+83
Matching contract IT job ads715
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.016 %
As % of the category below0.155 %0.240 %
Daily rates quoted15
Average minimum daily rate£200£296
Average daily rate£250£326
% change on same period last year-23.31 %
Average maximum daily rate£300£356
UK excluding London average daily rate-£326
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
England
Matching contract IT job ads45286243
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled6.453 %6.456 %
Daily rates quoted12761846
Average minimum daily rate£426£439
Average daily rate£461£471
% change on same period last year-2.25 %
Average maximum daily rate£496£503
UK excluding London average daily rate£444£426
% change on same period last year+4.34 %
Hourly rates quoted133199
Average minimum hourly rate£30.84£25.91
Average hourly rate£33.56£27.98
% change on same period last year+19.94 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.27£30.04
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.02£27.53
% change on same period last year-9.13 %
Line 500 UKLine 500
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.

Line 500
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Line 500 across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Business Applications category.

England Line 500 Demand Trend

Line 500
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Line 500 across the England region.

England Line 500 Daily Rate Trend

Line 500
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Line 500 across the England region.

England Line 500 Hourly Rate Trend

Line 500
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Line 500 within the England region over the 3 months to 15 October 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+753£250-
South WestUp+232--
East MidlandsDown-11--
East of EnglandUp+291--
Line 500 UKLine 500
UK

Line 500
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing Line 500 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 Line 500.

120 (100.00 %)Sage
215 (75.00 %)SQL Server
39 (45.00 %)Finance
48 (40.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
55 (25.00 %)ODBC
55 (25.00 %)SQL
55 (25.00 %)Transact-SQL
63 (15.00 %)SQL Server 2005
63 (15.00 %)CRM
63 (15.00 %)SQL Server 2000
63 (15.00 %)Project Management
72 (10.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
72 (10.00 %)ERP
72 (10.00 %)Business Intelligence
72 (10.00 %).NET
72 (10.00 %)PRINCE2
81 (5.000 %)Document Management
81 (5.000 %)Business Analysis
81 (5.000 %)Microsoft
81 (5.000 %)DTS

Line 500
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing Line 500 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 Line 500. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (25.00 %)ODBC
22 (10.00 %).NET
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
115 (75.00 %)SQL Server
28 (40.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
33 (15.00 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (15.00 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (5.000 %)DTS
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (45.00 %)Finance
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (45.00 %)Consultant
28 (40.00 %)Analyst
36 (30.00 %)Sage Consultant
45 (25.00 %)Support Analyst
54 (20.00 %)Support Consultant
63 (15.00 %)Administrator
63 (15.00 %)Systems Administrator
63 (15.00 %)Sage Line 500 Consultant
63 (15.00 %)Systems Analyst
72 (10.00 %)Project Consultant
72 (10.00 %)Project Manager
72 (10.00 %)Implementation Consultant
81 (5.000 %)SQL DBA
81 (5.000 %)Systems Support Analyst
81 (5.000 %)Financial Analyst
81 (5.000 %)Data Analyst
81 (5.000 %)SQL Server DBA
81 (5.000 %)Business Analyst
81 (5.000 %)Developer
81 (5.000 %)Business Systems Analyst
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (15.00 %)CRM
13 (15.00 %)Project Management
22 (10.00 %)ERP
22 (10.00 %)Business Intelligence
22 (10.00 %)PRINCE2
31 (5.000 %)Document Management
31 (5.000 %)Business Analysis
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (25.00 %)SQL
15 (25.00 %)Transact-SQL
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (10.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
120 (100.00 %)Sage
21 (5.000 %)Microsoft