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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Mercator 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 Mercator over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMercator
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank504533
Rank change on same period last yearUp+29
Matching contract IT job ads56105
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.075 %0.105 %
As % of the category below0.189 %0.260 %
Daily rates quoted2812
Average minimum daily rate£380£449
Average daily rate£382£476
% change on same period last year-19.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£385£503
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£500
% change on same period last year-24.59 %
Hourly rates quoted016
Average minimum hourly rate-£57.50
Average hourly rate-£57.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£57.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£40.00
% change on same period last year-
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 %
Mercator UKMercator
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 Mercator Software, Inc.

Mercator
Demand Trend

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

England Mercator Demand Trend

Mercator
Daily Rate Trend

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

England Mercator Daily Rate Trend

Mercator
Daily Rate Histogram

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

England Mercator Daily Rate Histogram

Mercator
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England Mercator Hourly Rate Trend

Mercator
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Mercator 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
LondonUp+1321£399-9.82 %
West MidlandsUp+1517£376-
MidlandsUp+249£373-
South EastUp+535£399-16.05 %
East of EnglandUp+62--
North EastNew entry-2--
Mercator UKMercator
UK

Mercator
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

131 (31.96 %)Java
225 (25.77 %)XML
322 (22.68 %)JavaScript
420 (20.62 %)J2EE
420 (20.62 %)UNIX
516 (16.49 %)XHTML
615 (15.46 %)CSS
713 (13.40 %)Microsoft
713 (13.40 %)AJAX
812 (12.37 %)OO
911 (11.34 %)BEA
911 (11.34 %)XSLT
1010 (10.31 %)XSL
1010 (10.31 %)SQL Server
1010 (10.31 %)Apache
1010 (10.31 %)SharePoint
119 (9.278 %)Web Development
128 (8.247 %)AquaLogic
128 (8.247 %)Agile Software Development
128 (8.247 %)Spring
128 (8.247 %)RUP
128 (8.247 %)J2SE
128 (8.247 %)Perl
128 (8.247 %)SQL
128 (8.247 %)Oracle
128 (8.247 %)Government
128 (8.247 %)Hibernate
137 (7.216 %)W3C
137 (7.216 %)WebLogic
137 (7.216 %)CGI

Mercator
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
125 (25.77 %)XML
220 (20.62 %)J2EE
316 (16.49 %)XHTML
415 (15.46 %)CSS
513 (13.40 %)AJAX
611 (11.34 %)XSLT
710 (10.31 %)XSL
88 (8.247 %)Spring
88 (8.247 %)J2SE
88 (8.247 %)Hibernate
97 (7.216 %)CGI
106 (6.186 %)JMS
106 (6.186 %)HTML
115 (5.155 %)DOM
115 (5.155 %)Velocity
115 (5.155 %)WebSphere
124 (4.124 %)EDI
124 (4.124 %)SOAP
124 (4.124 %)EJB
124 (4.124 %).NET
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (10.31 %)Apache
110 (10.31 %)SharePoint
27 (7.216 %)WebLogic
36 (6.186 %)BizTalk Server
45 (5.155 %)Content Management Server
45 (5.155 %)MQSeries
45 (5.155 %)SharePoint Server 2007
54 (4.124 %)WebLogic Portal
63 (3.093 %)IIS
72 (2.062 %)Tomcat
72 (2.062 %)CMS
81 (1.031 %)JBoss
81 (1.031 %)ESB
81 (1.031 %)Papyrus
81 (1.031 %)StreamWeaver
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (1.031 %)MS Excel
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.031 %)Hyperion Planning
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (3.093 %)SAN
22 (2.062 %)LDAP
22 (2.062 %)Firewall
31 (1.031 %)BGP
31 (1.031 %)NetScreen
31 (1.031 %)SMTP
31 (1.031 %)DHCP
31 (1.031 %)FTP
31 (1.031 %)HTTP
31 (1.031 %)DNS
31 (1.031 %)HTTPS
31 (1.031 %)SSL
31 (1.031 %)Network Security
31 (1.031 %)Cisco ASA
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (10.31 %)SQL Server
24 (4.124 %)SQL Server Integration Services
24 (4.124 %)SQL Server 2005
24 (4.124 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
24 (4.124 %)MySQL
24 (4.124 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (1.031 %)Datawarehouse
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (5.155 %)Flash
23 (3.093 %)Introscope
31 (1.031 %)JUnit
31 (1.031 %)LoadRunner
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (8.247 %)Government
26 (6.186 %)Publishing
32 (2.062 %)Construction
41 (1.031 %)Banking
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
150 (51.55 %)Developer
213 (13.40 %)J2EE Developer
213 (13.40 %)Consultant
38 (8.247 %)Architect
38 (8.247 %)Project Manager
38 (8.247 %)Java Developer
47 (7.216 %)Administrator
47 (7.216 %)Website Developer
47 (7.216 %)UI Developer
56 (6.186 %)Java/J2EE Developer
65 (5.155 %)SharePoint Developer
74 (4.124 %)Web Developer
83 (3.093 %)SQL Developer
83 (3.093 %)SQL DBA
83 (3.093 %)Systems Administrator
83 (3.093 %)DBA
83 (3.093 %)Linux Administrator
83 (3.093 %)WebLogic Administrator
92 (2.062 %)Linux Systems Administrator
92 (2.062 %)Java Architect
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (7.216 %)W3C
23 (3.093 %)Data Integration
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
120 (20.62 %)UNIX
26 (6.186 %)Linux
35 (5.155 %)Windows
35 (5.155 %)Solaris
42 (2.062 %)Red Hat Linux
42 (2.062 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
51 (1.031 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (1.031 %)Windows XP
51 (1.031 %)Windows 2000 Server
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (12.37 %)OO
29 (9.278 %)Web Development
38 (8.247 %)Agile Software Development
38 (8.247 %)RUP
46 (6.186 %)PRINCE2
46 (6.186 %)PRINCE
55 (5.155 %)UML
55 (5.155 %)Content Management
55 (5.155 %)Usability Testing
63 (3.093 %)Validation
63 (3.093 %)Project Management
72 (2.062 %)Data Mapping
72 (2.062 %)Performance Testing
72 (2.062 %)Integration Testing
72 (2.062 %)E-Commerce
72 (2.062 %)Configuration Management
72 (2.062 %)Migration
81 (1.031 %)Service Delivery
81 (1.031 %)SOA
81 (1.031 %)Business Development
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
131 (31.96 %)Java
222 (22.68 %)JavaScript
38 (8.247 %)Perl
38 (8.247 %)SQL
46 (6.186 %)C
54 (4.124 %)PHP
54 (4.124 %)PL/SQL
63 (3.093 %)C#
72 (2.062 %)C++
72 (2.062 %)VBA
72 (2.062 %)Shell Script
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (2.062 %)Citrix Certification
12 (2.062 %)CCEA
21 (1.031 %)PRINCE2 Certification
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (3.093 %)QA
England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (8.247 %)AquaLogic
25 (5.155 %)Active Directory
32 (2.062 %)VMware Infrastructure
32 (2.062 %)Citrix Presentation Server
32 (2.062 %)NFS
England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (3.093 %)CA SiteMinder
21 (1.031 %)ZENworks
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (13.40 %)Microsoft
211 (11.34 %)BEA
38 (8.247 %)Oracle
45 (5.155 %)TIBCO
54 (4.124 %)webMethods
63 (3.093 %)EMC
72 (2.062 %)BMC
72 (2.062 %)Red Hat
72 (2.062 %)Citrix
72 (2.062 %)VMware
81 (1.031 %)ATG
81 (1.031 %)CheckPoint
81 (1.031 %)SAP
81 (1.031 %)Cisco
81 (1.031 %)Hyperion
81 (1.031 %)NetApp
81 (1.031 %)Nokia
81 (1.031 %)Novell
81 (1.031 %)Pega