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This section looks at the demand for PVCS (Polytron Version Control System) skills within the England region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited PVCS over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPVCS (Polytron Version Control System)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank483463
Rank change on same period last yearDown-20
Matching contract IT job ads76176
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.101 %0.178 %
As % of the category below1.203 %2.192 %
Daily rates quoted3138
Average minimum daily rate£341£326
Average daily rate£363£347
% change on same period last year+4.62 %
Average maximum daily rate£386£368
UK excluding London average daily rate£370£346
% change on same period last year+6.91 %
Hourly rates quoted926
Average minimum hourly rate£35.48£38.54
Average hourly rate£35.80£39.79
% change on same period last year-10.02 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.12£41.04
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.47£31.69
% change on same period last year+8.78 %
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
England
Matching contract IT job ads63168029
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled8.419 %8.123 %
Daily rates quoted21212479
Average minimum daily rate£338£358
Average daily rate£362£379
% change on same period last year-4.54 %
Average maximum daily rate£387£401
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£331
% change on same period last year-0.66 %
Hourly rates quoted460572
Average minimum hourly rate£29.88£31.92
Average hourly rate£31.90£34.00
% change on same period last year-6.16 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.92£36.08
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.89£34.13
% change on same period last year-3.63 %
PVCS UKPVCS
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.

PVCS
Demand Trend

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

England PVCS Demand Trend

PVCS
Daily Rate Trend

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

England PVCS Daily Rate Trend

PVCS
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing PVCS across the England region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

England PVCS Daily Rate Histogram

PVCS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England PVCS Hourly Rate Trend

PVCS
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing PVCS across the England region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

England PVCS Hourly Rate Histogram

PVCS
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PVCS within the England region over the 3 months to 25 July 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 WestUp+3223£295-9.12 %
LondonUp+1816£333+7.30 %
South EastUp+3914£372+4.27 %
North EastUp+2512£424-
West MidlandsUp+25£425+233.33 %
MidlandsUp+62--
North WestDown-172--
East of EnglandDown-292£555+41.08 %
PVCS UKPVCS
UK

PVCS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing PVCS 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 PVCS.

169 (48.59 %)Oracle
259 (41.55 %)UNIX
357 (40.14 %)SQL
448 (33.80 %)Configuration Management
532 (22.54 %)Java
629 (20.42 %)PL/SQL
725 (17.61 %)J2EE
824 (16.90 %)XML
923 (16.20 %)TestDirector
923 (16.20 %)QA
1020 (14.08 %)UML
1020 (14.08 %)C++
1117 (11.97 %)Middleware
1117 (11.97 %)Release Management
1216 (11.27 %)Security Cleared
1315 (10.56 %)Finance
1315 (10.56 %)Serena
1315 (10.56 %)MS Office
1315 (10.56 %)Windows
1414 (9.859 %)Solaris
1414 (9.859 %)Data Modelling
1414 (9.859 %)Microsoft
1414 (9.859 %)Government
1513 (9.155 %)Linux
1513 (9.155 %)Oracle Reports
1612 (8.451 %)CORBA
1612 (8.451 %)STL
1612 (8.451 %)Ant
1612 (8.451 %)Oracle 10g
1612 (8.451 %)GIS

PVCS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing PVCS 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 PVCS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
125 (17.61 %)J2EE
224 (16.90 %)XML
317 (11.97 %)Middleware
412 (8.451 %)CORBA
412 (8.451 %)LuciadMap
412 (8.451 %)STL
511 (7.746 %).NET
68 (5.634 %)HTML
68 (5.634 %)Servlets
77 (4.930 %)Struts
86 (4.225 %)JSP
95 (3.521 %)JDBC
95 (3.521 %)JAAS
104 (2.817 %)WebSphere
104 (2.817 %)XSLT
112 (1.408 %)ASP.NET
112 (1.408 %).NET Framework
121 (0.704 %)JMS
121 (0.704 %)XML Schema
121 (0.704 %)EDIFACT
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (3.521 %)TPMS
24 (2.817 %)Tuxedo
24 (2.817 %)Documentum
33 (2.113 %)WebSphere MQ
33 (2.113 %)WebLogic
42 (1.408 %)MQSeries
42 (1.408 %)CMS
42 (1.408 %)Oracle Application Server
51 (0.704 %)NetWeaver
51 (0.704 %)BizTalk Server
51 (0.704 %)MS Exchange
51 (0.704 %)WebSphere Application Server
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
115 (10.56 %)MS Office
29 (6.338 %)MS Excel
29 (6.338 %)MS Project
35 (3.521 %)MS Visio
42 (1.408 %)RoboHelp
42 (1.408 %)FrameMaker
42 (1.408 %)MS PowerPoint
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (4.225 %)Staffware
16 (4.225 %)Oracle Applications
24 (2.817 %)Oracle EBS
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (4.930 %)Ethernet
17 (4.930 %)TCP/IP
25 (3.521 %)LDAP
34 (2.817 %)PPP
43 (2.113 %)SNMP
43 (2.113 %)Firewall
43 (2.113 %)LAN
43 (2.113 %)PBX
43 (2.113 %)PSTN
52 (1.408 %)WAN
52 (1.408 %)Broadband
52 (1.408 %)GSM
52 (1.408 %)TELNET
61 (0.704 %)FTP
61 (0.704 %)HTTP
61 (0.704 %)2G
61 (0.704 %)TETRA
61 (0.704 %)Cisco IOS
61 (0.704 %)Internet
61 (0.704 %)3G
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (9.155 %)Oracle Reports
212 (8.451 %)Oracle 10g
212 (8.451 %)GIS
311 (7.746 %)Oracle OWB
311 (7.746 %)ETL
311 (7.746 %)TOAD
311 (7.746 %)Oracle Discoverer
46 (4.225 %)PowerCenter
55 (3.521 %)Datawarehouse
64 (2.817 %)Oracle 9i
64 (2.817 %)SQL Server
64 (2.817 %)BusinessObjects
72 (1.408 %)SQL Server 2000
72 (1.408 %)DB2
81 (0.704 %)Crystal Reports
81 (0.704 %)MS Access
81 (0.704 %)Data Mining
81 (0.704 %)SQLPlus
81 (0.704 %)SQL Server 2005
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
123 (16.20 %)TestDirector
212 (8.451 %)Ant
311 (7.746 %)VSS/SourceSafe
311 (7.746 %)ClearCase
410 (7.042 %)WinRunner
410 (7.042 %)QuickTest Pro
57 (4.930 %)Oracle Forms
65 (3.521 %)JUnit
74 (2.817 %)LoadRunner
74 (2.817 %)LabVIEW
83 (2.113 %)StarTeam
92 (1.408 %)Subversion
92 (1.408 %)FrontPage
92 (1.408 %)ChangeMan
92 (1.408 %)GoLive
92 (1.408 %)Dreamweaver
101 (0.704 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
101 (0.704 %)Eclipse
101 (0.704 %)CruiseControl
101 (0.704 %)PowerBuilder
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (10.56 %)Finance
214 (9.859 %)Government
310 (7.042 %)Retail
46 (4.225 %)Education
55 (3.521 %)Banking
64 (2.817 %)Telecoms
73 (2.113 %)Financial Institution
73 (2.113 %)Manufacturing
73 (2.113 %)Games
82 (1.408 %)Wholesale Banking
82 (1.408 %)Billing
82 (1.408 %)Insurance
82 (1.408 %)Electric
91 (0.704 %)Publishing
91 (0.704 %)Criminal Justice
91 (0.704 %)Health
91 (0.704 %)Pensions
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
137 (26.06 %)Developer
220 (14.08 %)Analyst
316 (11.27 %)Software Engineer
316 (11.27 %)Configuration Manager
415 (10.56 %)Oracle Developer
512 (8.451 %)C++ Software Engineer
512 (8.451 %)Java Software Engineer
611 (7.746 %)Release Manager
710 (7.042 %)Tester
88 (5.634 %)Test Analyst
88 (5.634 %)Applications Tester
96 (4.225 %)Consultant
96 (4.225 %)Java Developer
105 (3.521 %)Author
105 (3.521 %)Technical Author
105 (3.521 %)Build Manager
105 (3.521 %)SQL Developer
105 (3.521 %)PL/SQL Developer
114 (2.817 %)Business Analyst
123 (2.113 %)Administrator
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (4.930 %)Client/Server
23 (2.113 %)N-Tier
23 (2.113 %)CMDB
32 (1.408 %)Credit Risk
32 (1.408 %)Device Driver
32 (1.408 %)Replication
32 (1.408 %)Streaming Media
41 (0.704 %)Dutch Language
41 (0.704 %)French Language
41 (0.704 %)Wiki
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
159 (41.55 %)UNIX
215 (10.56 %)Windows
314 (9.859 %)Solaris
413 (9.155 %)Linux
511 (7.746 %)VME
67 (4.930 %)AIX
76 (4.225 %)Windows NT
85 (3.521 %)Windows XP
85 (3.521 %)Windows 2000
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
148 (33.80 %)Configuration Management
220 (14.08 %)UML
317 (11.97 %)Release Management
416 (11.27 %)Security Cleared
514 (9.859 %)Data Modelling
610 (7.042 %)Unit Testing
79 (6.338 %)User Acceptance Testing
79 (6.338 %)Agile Software Development
87 (4.930 %)Migration
87 (4.930 %)Test Scripting
87 (4.930 %)Change Management
96 (4.225 %)Continuous Integration
96 (4.225 %)SC Cleared
105 (3.521 %)System Testing
105 (3.521 %)Performance Testing
105 (3.521 %)ERP
114 (2.817 %)Project Management
114 (2.817 %)RUP
123 (2.113 %)GAP Analysis
123 (2.113 %)Use Case
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
157 (40.14 %)SQL
232 (22.54 %)Java
329 (20.42 %)PL/SQL
420 (14.08 %)C++
511 (7.746 %)C#
66 (4.225 %)C
66 (4.225 %)COBOL
73 (2.113 %)VBScript
73 (2.113 %)VB.NET
73 (2.113 %)Shell Script
82 (1.408 %)Perl
91 (0.704 %)JavaScript
91 (0.704 %)DHTML
91 (0.704 %)VB
91 (0.704 %)Transact-SQL
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (3.521 %)ISEB
15 (3.521 %)Degree
23 (2.113 %)MCSE
23 (2.113 %)Microsoft Certification
32 (1.408 %)HNC
32 (1.408 %)HND
32 (1.408 %)ISEB Practitioner
41 (0.704 %)MBA
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
123 (16.20 %)QA
23 (2.113 %)ISO9001
32 (1.408 %)Basel II
England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.704 %)Active Directory
11 (0.704 %)VMware Infrastructure
England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (4.225 %)CONTROL-M
21 (0.704 %)OVSD
21 (0.704 %)OpenView Configuration Management
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
169 (48.59 %)Oracle
215 (10.56 %)Serena
314 (9.859 %)Microsoft
412 (8.451 %)Applix
56 (4.225 %)ICL
56 (4.225 %)MKS
65 (3.521 %)Retek
74 (2.817 %)Borland
74 (2.817 %)BEA
74 (2.817 %)Informatica
74 (2.817 %)Business Objects
83 (2.113 %)Cisco
83 (2.113 %)Sun
83 (2.113 %)HP
83 (2.113 %)Micro Focus
92 (1.408 %)VMware
92 (1.408 %)Adobe
92 (1.408 %)Cognos
92 (1.408 %)Remedy
92 (1.408 %)Empirix
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