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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Northgate 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 Northgate over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNorthgate
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank491565
Rank change on same period last yearUp+74
Matching contract IT job ads5976
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.082 %0.076 %
As % of the category below0.208 %0.187 %
Daily rates quoted1024
Average minimum daily rate£279£293
Average daily rate£335£310
% change on same period last year+7.87 %
Average maximum daily rate£390£327
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£333
% change on same period last year-0.30 %
Hourly rates quoted1115
Average minimum hourly rate£21.60£19.07
Average hourly rate£24.46£20.40
% change on same period last year+19.88 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.31£21.73
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.30£18.67
% change on same period last year+51.60 %
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
England
Matching contract IT job ads2843140655
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled39.72 %40.85 %
Daily rates quoted862912025
Average minimum daily rate£375£389
Average daily rate£400£413
% change on same period last year-3.17 %
Average maximum daily rate£425£437
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£354
% change on same period last year+1.60 %
Hourly rates quoted26433810
Average minimum hourly rate£23.04£23.35
Average hourly rate£24.54£24.81
% change on same period last year-1.07 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.05£26.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.36£24.43
% change on same period last year-0.31 %
Northgate UKNorthgate
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 Northgate Information Solutions plc.

Northgate
Demand Trend

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

England Northgate Demand Trend

Northgate
Daily Rate Trend

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

England Northgate Daily Rate Trend

Northgate
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Northgate across the England region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

England Northgate Daily Rate Histogram

Northgate
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England Northgate Hourly Rate Trend

Northgate
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Northgate across the England region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

England Northgate Hourly Rate Histogram

Northgate
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Northgate within the England region over the 3 months to 6 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+6122£338+11.55 %
North WestUp+2613£290-
South EastUp+326£280-
East of EnglandUp+316£378-
YorkshireNew entry-4--
East MidlandsNew entry-3--
West MidlandsUp+102--
South WestUp+192--
Northgate UKNorthgate
UK

Northgate
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

145 (30.00 %)SQL
239 (26.00 %)Orchard
335 (23.33 %)Anite
431 (20.67 %)Academy Housing
528 (18.67 %)Capita
528 (18.67 %)arcHouse
625 (16.67 %)Project Management
625 (16.67 %)Migration
625 (16.67 %)Civica
724 (16.00 %)Oracle
823 (15.33 %)PL/SQL
922 (14.67 %)CRM
1019 (12.67 %)Data Migration
1118 (12.00 %)BusinessObjects
1118 (12.00 %)Business Objects
1216 (10.67 %)Finance
1216 (10.67 %)Front Office
1313 (8.667 %)UNIX
1313 (8.667 %)Microsoft
1313 (8.667 %)Comino
1313 (8.667 %)ResourceLink
1411 (7.333 %)Government
1411 (7.333 %)Workflow
1510 (6.667 %)SQL Server
1510 (6.667 %)User Acceptance Testing
169 (6.000 %).NET
169 (6.000 %)PRINCE2
178 (5.333 %)GIS
178 (5.333 %)PeopleSoft
178 (5.333 %)VB

Northgate
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (6.000 %).NET
26 (4.000 %)HTML
34 (2.667 %)ASP
34 (2.667 %)JSP
34 (2.667 %)XML
42 (1.333 %)ASP.NET
42 (1.333 %).NET Framework
51 (0.667 %)CSS
51 (0.667 %)XHTML
51 (0.667 %)AJAX
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (4.667 %)Oracle Workflow
23 (2.000 %)Lotus Notes
32 (1.333 %)IIS
32 (1.333 %)CMS
41 (0.667 %)SharePoint
41 (0.667 %)MS Exchange
41 (0.667 %)Exchange Server 2003
41 (0.667 %)Joomla!
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (4.000 %)MS Project
25 (3.333 %)MS Excel
33 (2.000 %)MS Visio
33 (2.000 %)MS Office
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
131 (20.67 %)Academy Housing
228 (18.67 %)arcHouse
313 (8.667 %)ResourceLink
41 (0.667 %)PeopleSoft HRMS
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (0.667 %)Firewall
11 (0.667 %)Symposium
11 (0.667 %)IP Telephony
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
118 (12.00 %)BusinessObjects
210 (6.667 %)SQL Server
38 (5.333 %)GIS
46 (4.000 %)Crystal Reports
46 (4.000 %)MS Access
55 (3.333 %)Oracle 9i
55 (3.333 %)Oracle 10g
64 (2.667 %)SQL Server 2000
73 (2.000 %)Data Mining
73 (2.000 %)Cognos Impromptu
73 (2.000 %)Oracle Reports
82 (1.333 %)OLAP
82 (1.333 %)Datawarehouse
82 (1.333 %)DTS
82 (1.333 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
82 (1.333 %)SQL Server 2005
82 (1.333 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
91 (0.667 %)SQL Server Integration Services
91 (0.667 %)BusinessObjects XI
91 (0.667 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (2.000 %)Oracle APEX
21 (0.667 %)Visual Studio
21 (0.667 %)ProC
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (10.67 %)Front Office
116 (10.67 %)Finance
211 (7.333 %)Government
38 (5.333 %)Local Government
47 (4.667 %)Retail
56 (4.000 %)Back Office
63 (2.000 %)Auditing
72 (1.333 %)Pharmaceutical
72 (1.333 %)Legal
81 (0.667 %)Telecoms
81 (0.667 %)Education
81 (0.667 %)Pensions
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
150 (33.33 %)Analyst
226 (17.33 %)Business Analyst
319 (12.67 %)Project Manager
417 (11.33 %)Developer
515 (10.00 %)Systems Analyst
612 (8.000 %)Support Analyst
79 (6.000 %)Systems Support
88 (5.333 %)Applications Support
97 (4.667 %)Administrator
97 (4.667 %)Consultant
97 (4.667 %)Applications Specialist
97 (4.667 %)Applications Support Analyst
106 (4.000 %)Business Systems Analyst
115 (3.333 %)Trainer
115 (3.333 %)Oracle Developer
115 (3.333 %)Systems Support Analyst
115 (3.333 %)Data Manager
115 (3.333 %)Business Manager
115 (3.333 %)Migration Project Manager
124 (2.667 %)IT Support Analyst
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (2.000 %)LLPG
22 (1.333 %)NLPG
31 (0.667 %)CCTV
31 (0.667 %)Fat Client
31 (0.667 %)Data Integration
31 (0.667 %)NHS
31 (0.667 %)Thin Client
31 (0.667 %)Management Information System
31 (0.667 %)E-Learning
31 (0.667 %)Tandem
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (8.667 %)UNIX
25 (3.333 %)Windows
33 (2.000 %)Solaris
42 (1.333 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (0.667 %)Windows 2000 Server
51 (0.667 %)Windows NT
51 (0.667 %)NetWare
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
125 (16.67 %)Project Management
125 (16.67 %)Migration
222 (14.67 %)CRM
319 (12.67 %)Data Migration
411 (7.333 %)Workflow
510 (6.667 %)User Acceptance Testing
69 (6.000 %)PRINCE2
76 (4.000 %)Data Modelling
76 (4.000 %)Business Analysis
84 (2.667 %)Stakeholder Management
84 (2.667 %)Disaster Recovery
84 (2.667 %)GAP Analysis
93 (2.000 %)Asset Management
93 (2.000 %)Business Intelligence
93 (2.000 %)Project Planning
93 (2.000 %)Integration Testing
102 (1.333 %)WFM
102 (1.333 %)Release Management
102 (1.333 %)ITIL
111 (0.667 %)Data Management
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
145 (30.00 %)SQL
223 (15.33 %)PL/SQL
38 (5.333 %)VB
46 (4.000 %)JavaScript
54 (2.667 %)C++
63 (2.000 %)COBOL
63 (2.000 %)PHP
63 (2.000 %)Transact-SQL
72 (1.333 %)VBScript
72 (1.333 %)VB.NET
72 (1.333 %)VBA
72 (1.333 %)Progress 4GL
81 (0.667 %)DHTML
81 (0.667 %)C
81 (0.667 %)C#
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (1.333 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
21 (0.667 %)Citrix Certification
21 (0.667 %)CCEA
21 (0.667 %)PRINCE2 Certification
21 (0.667 %)Check Point Certification
21 (0.667 %)Degree
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (2.667 %)BS7666
22 (1.333 %)QA
22 (1.333 %)SLA
England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.667 %)Active Directory
11 (0.667 %)Backup Exec
England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.667 %)Norton AntiVirus
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
139 (26.00 %)Orchard
235 (23.33 %)Anite
328 (18.67 %)Capita
425 (16.67 %)Civica
524 (16.00 %)Oracle
618 (12.00 %)Business Objects
713 (8.667 %)Microsoft
713 (8.667 %)Comino
88 (5.333 %)PeopleSoft
95 (3.333 %)SAP
95 (3.333 %)Agresso
104 (2.667 %)Mapinfo
104 (2.667 %)Singularity
113 (2.000 %)Lotus
113 (2.000 %)Cognos
113 (2.000 %)Intel
113 (2.000 %)Citrix
122 (1.333 %)Progress
122 (1.333 %)Cisco
122 (1.333 %)GGP