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This section looks at the demand for Northgate ResourceLink skills within the England region with a comparison to our Business Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited ResourceLink over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNorthgate ResourceLink
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank545607
Rank change on same period last yearUp+62
Matching contract IT job ads1713
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.014 %
As % of the category below0.354 %0.219 %
Daily rates quoted04
Average minimum daily rate-£450
Average daily rate-£450
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£450
UK excluding London average daily rate-£450
% 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-
Business Applications EnglandBusiness Applications
England
Matching contract IT job ads48075929
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled6.339 %6.289 %
Daily rates quoted13571598
Average minimum daily rate£439£443
Average daily rate£470£477
% change on same period last year-1.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£500£510
UK excluding London average daily rate£448£446
% change on same period last year+0.56 %
Hourly rates quoted137114
Average minimum hourly rate£30.19£26.55
Average hourly rate£34.28£29.13
% change on same period last year+17.67 %
Average maximum hourly rate£38.36£31.70
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.25£27.60
% change on same period last year+13.20 %
ResourceLink UKResourceLink
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.

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Demand Trend

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

England ResourceLink Demand Trend

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Daily Rate Trend

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

England ResourceLink Daily Rate Trend

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

England ResourceLink Hourly Rate Trend

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Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing ResourceLink 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
South EastNew entry-12--
YorkshireNew entry-2--
East MidlandsNew entry-2--
MidlandsNew entry-1--
ResourceLink UKResourceLink
UK

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

124 (66.67 %)Northgate
217 (47.22 %)PeopleSoft
217 (47.22 %)Migration
314 (38.89 %)Data Migration
411 (30.56 %)User Acceptance Testing
59 (25.00 %)Cognos
68 (22.22 %)Project Management
77 (19.44 %)Retail
84 (11.11 %)Release Management
93 (8.333 %)PRINCE2 Certification
93 (8.333 %)Agresso
93 (8.333 %)PRINCE2
93 (8.333 %)PHP
93 (8.333 %)SQL
93 (8.333 %).NET
93 (8.333 %)Education
102 (5.556 %)Supplier Management
102 (5.556 %)Change Management
102 (5.556 %)Telecoms
102 (5.556 %)Finance
102 (5.556 %)Fault Management
102 (5.556 %)Data Conversion
111 (2.778 %)Data Cleansing
111 (2.778 %)SQL Server Integration Services
111 (2.778 %)Pensions
111 (2.778 %).NET Framework
111 (2.778 %)C
111 (2.778 %)Transact-SQL
111 (2.778 %)DTS
111 (2.778 %)Insurance

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
13 (8.333 %).NET
21 (2.778 %).NET Framework
Database & Business Intelligence
11 (2.778 %)DTS
11 (2.778 %)SQL Server Integration Services
11 (2.778 %)Data Cleansing
General
17 (19.44 %)Retail
23 (8.333 %)Education
32 (5.556 %)Telecoms
32 (5.556 %)Finance
41 (2.778 %)Health
41 (2.778 %)Insurance
41 (2.778 %)Pensions
Job Titles
115 (41.67 %)Analyst
26 (16.67 %)Technical Analyst
26 (16.67 %)Systems Analyst
35 (13.89 %)Project Manager
43 (8.333 %)Developer
52 (5.556 %)Business Analyst
52 (5.556 %)Programmer
61 (2.778 %)Service Manager
61 (2.778 %)Change Manager
61 (2.778 %).NET Developer
61 (2.778 %)Test Analyst
61 (2.778 %)Analyst Programmer
61 (2.778 %)Project Analyst
61 (2.778 %)PHP Developer
61 (2.778 %)Applications Manager
61 (2.778 %)Payroll Manager
Miscellaneous
12 (5.556 %)Data Conversion
Processes & Methodologies
117 (47.22 %)Migration
214 (38.89 %)Data Migration
311 (30.56 %)User Acceptance Testing
48 (22.22 %)Project Management
54 (11.11 %)Release Management
63 (8.333 %)PRINCE2
72 (5.556 %)Fault Management
72 (5.556 %)Change Management
72 (5.556 %)Supplier Management
Programming Languages
13 (8.333 %)PHP
13 (8.333 %)SQL
21 (2.778 %)Transact-SQL
21 (2.778 %)C
Qualifications
13 (8.333 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Vendors
124 (66.67 %)Northgate
217 (47.22 %)PeopleSoft
39 (25.00 %)Cognos
43 (8.333 %)Agresso
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