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The table below looks at the demand for Retail-J skills within the England region with a comparison to our Business Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Retail-J over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRetail-J
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank547633
Rank change on same period last yearUp+86
Matching contract IT job ads1112
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.012 %
As % of the category below0.241 %0.186 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£333-
Average daily rate£333-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£333-
UK excluding London average daily rate£250-
% 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-
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
England
Matching contract IT job ads45626436
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled6.423 %6.504 %
Daily rates quoted12701905
Average minimum daily rate£427£437
Average daily rate£461£468
% change on same period last year-1.45 %
Average maximum daily rate£495£499
UK excluding London average daily rate£443£423
% change on same period last year+4.89 %
Hourly rates quoted134202
Average minimum hourly rate£30.68£26.30
Average hourly rate£33.44£28.22
% change on same period last year+18.48 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.20£30.14
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.75£28.14
% change on same period last year-12.03 %
Retail-J UKRetail-J
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.

Retail-J
Demand Trend

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

England Retail-J Demand Trend

Retail-J
Daily Rate Trend

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

England Retail-J Daily Rate Trend

Retail-J
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England Retail-J Hourly Rate Trend

Retail-J
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Retail-J within the England region over the 3 months to 10 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
South EastUp+427£250-
LondonUp+734£375-
Retail-J UKRetail-J
UK

Retail-J
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing Retail-J 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 Retail-J.

116 (100.00 %)Retail
26 (37.50 %)Java
26 (37.50 %)EPoS
33 (18.75 %)MS Excel
33 (18.75 %)Microsoft
33 (18.75 %)MS Office
33 (18.75 %)System Testing
42 (12.50 %)Business Analysis
42 (12.50 %)QA
42 (12.50 %)JDeveloper
51 (6.250 %)SAP
51 (6.250 %)Oracle 8/8i
51 (6.250 %)Oracle
51 (6.250 %)WebLogic
51 (6.250 %)Casewise
51 (6.250 %)Data Architecture

Retail-J
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing Retail-J 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 Retail-J. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (6.250 %)WebLogic
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (18.75 %)MS Office
13 (18.75 %)MS Excel
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (6.250 %)Oracle 8/8i
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (12.50 %)JDeveloper
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (100.00 %)Retail
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (37.50 %)Consultant
25 (31.25 %)Analyst
32 (12.50 %)Business Analyst
32 (12.50 %)Tester
32 (12.50 %)Support Analyst
41 (6.250 %)3rd Line Support
41 (6.250 %)Configuration Manager
41 (6.250 %)Java Developer
41 (6.250 %)IT Support Analyst
41 (6.250 %)Java Consultant
41 (6.250 %)SAP Business Analyst
41 (6.250 %)3rd Line Support Analyst
41 (6.250 %)Developer
41 (6.250 %)Applications Specialist
41 (6.250 %)Test Analyst
41 (6.250 %)Business Systems Analyst
41 (6.250 %)Systems Analyst
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (37.50 %)EPoS
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (18.75 %)System Testing
22 (12.50 %)Business Analysis
31 (6.250 %)Data Architecture
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (37.50 %)Java
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (12.50 %)QA
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (18.75 %)Microsoft
21 (6.250 %)Casewise
21 (6.250 %)Oracle
21 (6.250 %)SAP