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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of RedDot 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 job ads that have cited RedDot over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRedDot
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank475587
Rank change on same period last yearUp+112
Matching contract IT job ads8733
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.115 %0.035 %
As % of the category below0.289 %0.088 %
Daily rates quoted214
Average minimum daily rate£273£325
Average daily rate£298£341
% change on same period last year-12.60 %
Average maximum daily rate£324£358
UK excluding London average daily rate£298£425
% change on same period last year-29.95 %
Hourly rates quoted52
Average minimum hourly rate£37.00£22.50
Average hourly rate£37.50£27.50
% change on same period last year+36.36 %
Average maximum hourly rate£38.00£32.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£27.50
% change on same period last year-
Vendors EnglandVendors
England
Matching contract IT job ads3009837547
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled39.69 %39.83 %
Daily rates quoted907710944
Average minimum daily rate£383£389
Average daily rate£407£413
% change on same period last year-1.34 %
Average maximum daily rate£431£436
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£356
% change on same period last year+1.15 %
Hourly rates quoted27193078
Average minimum hourly rate£22.03£24.23
Average hourly rate£23.57£25.86
% change on same period last year-8.85 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.12£27.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.91£25.10
% change on same period last year-8.72 %
RedDot UKRedDot
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 RedDot Solutions.

RedDot
Demand Trend

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

England RedDot Demand Trend

RedDot
Daily Rate Trend

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

England RedDot Daily Rate Trend

RedDot
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing RedDot across the England region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

England RedDot Daily Rate Histogram

RedDot
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England RedDot Hourly Rate Trend

RedDot
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing RedDot across the England region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

England RedDot Hourly Rate Histogram

RedDot
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing RedDot within the England region over the 3 months to 4 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
LondonUp+12166£312-0.44 %
South EastUp+3411--
YorkshireUp+145£240-
West MidlandsUp+32--
North WestNew entry-2--
RedDot UKRedDot
UK

RedDot
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing RedDot 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 RedDot.

1141 (84.43 %)CMS
279 (47.31 %)Content Management
367 (40.12 %)CSS
457 (34.13 %)HTML
551 (30.54 %)JavaScript
647 (28.14 %).NET
738 (22.75 %)C#
836 (21.56 %)XHTML
930 (17.96 %)ColdFusion
1029 (17.37 %)XML
1127 (16.17 %)Internet
1225 (14.97 %)ASP
1323 (13.77 %)XSLT
1323 (13.77 %)SQL
1323 (13.77 %)Government
1420 (11.98 %)Photoshop
1420 (11.98 %)Dreamweaver
1519 (11.38 %)SQL Server
1618 (10.78 %)Java
1618 (10.78 %)Adobe
1716 (9.581 %)ASP.NET
1716 (9.581 %)Intranet
1815 (8.982 %)E-Learning
1815 (8.982 %)WebServices
1913 (7.784 %)MS Excel
2012 (7.186 %)Education
2012 (7.186 %)Microsoft
2111 (6.587 %)Macromedia
2111 (6.587 %)Agile Software Development
2111 (6.587 %)Web Development

RedDot
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing RedDot 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 RedDot. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
167 (40.12 %)CSS
257 (34.13 %)HTML
347 (28.14 %).NET
436 (21.56 %)XHTML
529 (17.37 %)XML
625 (14.97 %)ASP
723 (13.77 %)XSLT
816 (9.581 %)ASP.NET
915 (8.982 %)WebServices
1010 (5.988 %)SOAP
115 (2.994 %)JSP
124 (2.395 %)J2EE
124 (2.395 %)Spring
133 (1.796 %)AJAX
142 (1.198 %)Taglibs
142 (1.198 %)Servlets
142 (1.198 %)Struts
151 (0.599 %)Google Maps API
151 (0.599 %)ASP.NET 2.0
151 (0.599 %)RSS
Application Platforms
1141 (84.43 %)CMS
230 (17.96 %)ColdFusion
39 (5.389 %)IIS
39 (5.389 %)SharePoint
39 (5.389 %)LiveLink
47 (4.192 %)Documentum
56 (3.593 %)ColdFusion MX
65 (2.994 %)Content Management Server
74 (2.395 %)TeamSite
83 (1.796 %)Apache
83 (1.796 %)Tomcat
83 (1.796 %)Rhythmyx
83 (1.796 %)Alfresco
91 (0.599 %)EPiServer
91 (0.599 %)Immediacy CMS
91 (0.599 %)Morello
Applications
120 (11.98 %)Photoshop
213 (7.784 %)MS Excel
37 (4.192 %)MS Office
43 (1.796 %)Acrobat
43 (1.796 %)Fireworks
52 (1.198 %)Adobe Illustrator
52 (1.198 %)FreeHand
Business Applications
15 (2.994 %)SAP SD
15 (2.994 %)SAP SRM
24 (2.395 %)WebTrends
33 (1.796 %)SAP HR
41 (0.599 %)SAP FI
41 (0.599 %)SAP FI/CO
41 (0.599 %)SAP CO
Communications & Networking
127 (16.17 %)Internet
216 (9.581 %)Intranet
39 (5.389 %)Extranet
44 (2.395 %)3G
44 (2.395 %)FTP
53 (1.796 %)HTTP
62 (1.198 %)LDAP
71 (0.599 %)DNS
71 (0.599 %)SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
119 (11.38 %)SQL Server
29 (5.389 %)MS Access
36 (3.593 %)MySQL
45 (2.994 %)SAP BW
54 (2.395 %)Crystal Reports
63 (1.796 %)SQL Server 2000
72 (1.198 %)SQL Server 2005
81 (0.599 %)DTS
Development Applications
120 (11.98 %)Dreamweaver
24 (2.395 %)Visual Studio
32 (1.198 %)VSS/SourceSafe
32 (1.198 %)Subversion
32 (1.198 %)JUnit
41 (0.599 %)Oracle Forms
General
123 (13.77 %)Government
212 (7.186 %)Education
39 (5.389 %)Publishing
47 (4.192 %)Finance
55 (2.994 %)Banking
55 (2.994 %)Marketing
62 (1.198 %)Back Office
71 (0.599 %)Telecoms
71 (0.599 %)Interactive Media
71 (0.599 %)Advertising
Job Titles
1124 (74.25 %)Developer
220 (11.98 %)Web Developer
319 (11.38 %).NET Developer
413 (7.784 %)C# Developer
510 (5.988 %)ColdFusion Developer
69 (5.389 %)Web Editor
69 (5.389 %)Consultant
76 (3.593 %)Trainer
76 (3.593 %)SAP Trainer
85 (2.994 %)SQL Developer
85 (2.994 %)Web Analyst
85 (2.994 %)Analyst
94 (2.395 %)Java Developer
94 (2.395 %)J2EE Developer
94 (2.395 %)Web Designer
94 (2.395 %)Metrics Analyst
94 (2.395 %)Web Metrics Analyst
94 (2.395 %)Java/J2EE Developer
103 (1.796 %)Content Editor
103 (1.796 %).NET Programmer
Miscellaneous
115 (8.982 %)E-Learning
24 (2.395 %)Blackberry
24 (2.395 %)Management Information System
33 (1.796 %)W3C
33 (1.796 %)Web 2.0
42 (1.198 %)Statistics
51 (0.599 %)Podcast
Operating Systems
17 (4.192 %)Windows
23 (1.796 %)Linux
23 (1.796 %)Unix
31 (0.599 %)Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
179 (47.31 %)Content Management
211 (6.587 %)Web Development
211 (6.587 %)Agile Software Development
38 (4.790 %)Usability Testing
45 (2.994 %)CRM
54 (2.395 %)CAD
54 (2.395 %)Statistical Analysis
54 (2.395 %)Migration
63 (1.796 %)Technical Architecture
63 (1.796 %)Service Management
72 (1.198 %)Project Management
81 (0.599 %)B2B
81 (0.599 %)Service Delivery
81 (0.599 %)E-Procurement
81 (0.599 %)Workflow
81 (0.599 %)Web Design
81 (0.599 %)Security Cleared
Programming Languages
151 (30.54 %)JavaScript
238 (22.75 %)C#
323 (13.77 %)SQL
418 (10.78 %)Java
57 (4.192 %)VBScript
66 (3.593 %)VB
75 (2.994 %)PHP
84 (2.395 %)VB6
93 (1.796 %)C
93 (1.796 %)Shell Script
93 (1.796 %)Transact-SQL
101 (0.599 %)PL/SQL
Qualifications
12 (1.198 %)Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
17 (4.192 %)WAI
26 (3.593 %)QA
Vendors
118 (10.78 %)Adobe
212 (7.186 %)Microsoft
311 (6.587 %)Macromedia
47 (4.192 %)Stellent
56 (3.593 %)SAP
65 (2.994 %)Open Text
74 (2.395 %)Onyx
74 (2.395 %)Tridion
74 (2.395 %)salesforce.com
74 (2.395 %)Oracle
83 (1.796 %)Vignette
83 (1.796 %)EMC
83 (1.796 %)Interwoven
83 (1.796 %)Percussion
83 (1.796 %)FatWire
83 (1.796 %)Mediasurface
92 (1.198 %)Sun
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