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The table below looks at the demand for Insightful S-PLUS skills within the England region with a comparison to our Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited S-PLUS over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInsightful S-PLUS
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank548615
Rank change on same period last yearUp+67
Matching contract IT job ads226
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.026 %
As % of the category below0.025 %0.240 %
Daily rates quoted05
Average minimum daily rate-£361
Average daily rate-£389
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£416
UK excluding London average daily rate-£226
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted15
Average minimum hourly rate£13.00£34.60
Average hourly rate£14.50£42.90
% change on same period last year-66.20 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.00£51.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate£14.50£42.90
% change on same period last year-66.20 %
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
England
Matching contract IT job ads806410853
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled11.26 %10.90 %
Daily rates quoted23993164
Average minimum daily rate£303£313
Average daily rate£323£332
% change on same period last year-2.73 %
Average maximum daily rate£343£351
UK excluding London average daily rate£294£283
% change on same period last year+4.03 %
Hourly rates quoted13481872
Average minimum hourly rate£17.39£18.22
Average hourly rate£18.61£19.62
% change on same period last year-5.17 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.82£21.03
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.39£19.59
% change on same period last year-6.13 %
S-PLUS UKS-PLUS
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.

S-PLUS
Demand Trend

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

England S-PLUS Demand Trend

S-PLUS
Daily Rate Trend

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

England S-PLUS Daily Rate Trend

S-PLUS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England S-PLUS Hourly Rate Trend

S-PLUS
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing S-PLUS 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+601--
South EastUp+371--
S-PLUS UKS-PLUS
UK

S-PLUS
Top 15 Related IT Skills

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

12 (50.00 %)UNIX
12 (50.00 %)Solaris
12 (50.00 %)MS Visio
12 (50.00 %)BS7799
12 (50.00 %)ISO9001
12 (50.00 %)ISO27001
21 (25.00 %)Mathematics
21 (25.00 %)Database Marketing
21 (25.00 %)SPSS
21 (25.00 %)Telecoms
21 (25.00 %)Publishing
21 (25.00 %)Clementine
21 (25.00 %)Marketing
21 (25.00 %)Pharmaceutical
21 (25.00 %)SAS

S-PLUS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (25.00 %)SAS
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (50.00 %)MS Visio
21 (25.00 %)SPSS
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (25.00 %)Clementine
11 (25.00 %)Database Marketing
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Pharmaceutical
11 (25.00 %)Telecoms
11 (25.00 %)Publishing
11 (25.00 %)Marketing
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Developer
21 (25.00 %)Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Database Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Analyst Developer
21 (25.00 %)Database Developer
21 (25.00 %)Author
21 (25.00 %)Technical Author
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (25.00 %)Mathematics
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (50.00 %)UNIX
12 (50.00 %)Solaris
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (50.00 %)ISO9001
12 (50.00 %)BS7799
12 (50.00 %)ISO27001