The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term SaaS in IT contracts advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited SaaS over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our Miscellaneous category for the England region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Rank 327 332 483
Rank change year-on-year
+5 +151
Contract jobs citing SaaS 189 238 72
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 0.447% 0.445% 0.130%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.664% 1.755% 0.444%
Number of daily rates quoted 110 173 26
Average daily rate £425 £450 £463
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-5.55% -2.70%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £299 £340 £350
10% offered a daily rate of more than £551 £625 £525
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £400 £485
% change year-on-year
+6.25% -17.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 2 0
Average hourly rate £36.50 £20.00 -
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+82.50% -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £36.50 £20.00 -
% change year-on-year
+82.50% -
All of the Miscellaneous Category
England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
11357 13564 16214
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 26.85% 25.35% 29.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 7008 8146 9772
Average daily rate £440 £435 £525
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+1.14% -17.14%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £246 £260 £288
10% offered a daily rate of more than £600 £608 £650
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £345 £340
% change year-on-year
+1.44% +1.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 506 624 681
Average hourly rate £24.00 £22.50 £23.36
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+6.66% -3.68%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.79 £12.48 £11.30
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £45.00 £47.50 £42.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £23.00 £26.50
% change year-on-year
-4.34% -13.20%
SaaS
UK

SaaS
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing SaaS across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

England SaaS Jobs Demand Trend

SaaS
Daily Rate Trend

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

England SaaS Daily Rate Trend

SaaS
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SaaS across the England region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

England SaaS Daily Rate Histogram

SaaS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England SaaS Hourly Rate Trend

SaaS
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SaaS across the England region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

England SaaS Hourly Rate Histogram

SaaS
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SaaS within the England region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
London -84 83 £400 -11.11%
South East +50 49 £425 +9.67%
East of England +20 14 £400 +5.26%
Yorkshire - 13 £425 -
North West +18 8 £425 -
East Midlands +7 8 £500 +122.22%
West Midlands +12 4 £313 +20.19%
South West +26 3 £425 +6.25%
SaaS
UK

SaaS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing SaaS 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 SaaS.

1 116 (27.49%) Telecoms
2 111 (26.30%) ERP
3 107 (25.36%) Manufacturing
4 62 (14.69%) Microsoft
5 61 (14.45%) Java
6 57 (13.51%) Project Management
7 53 (12.56%) Salesforce.com
7 53 (12.56%) Finance
7 53 (12.56%) Oracle
7 53 (12.56%) Windows
8 51 (12.09%) Migration
9 49 (11.61%) Linux
10 48 (11.37%) SQL
10 48 (11.37%) .NET
11 47 (11.14%) PaaS
12 44 (10.43%) C#
13 42 (9.953%) CRM
13 42 (9.953%) Cloud Computing
14 39 (9.242%) IaaS
15 38 (9.005%) Web Services
16 37 (8.768%) Agile Software Development
17 36 (8.531%) Scrum
17 36 (8.531%) ASP.NET
17 36 (8.531%) JavaScript
17 36 (8.531%) SQL Server
17 36 (8.531%) SAP
17 36 (8.531%) Apex Code
18 34 (8.057%) Stakeholder Management
19 33 (7.820%) PRINCE2
20 32 (7.583%) Retail

SaaS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing SaaS 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 SaaS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 48 (11.37%) .NET
2 38 (9.005%) Web Services
3 36 (8.531%) ASP.NET
4 26 (6.161%) Visualforce
5 23 (5.450%) CSS
6 22 (5.213%) Mason
7 19 (4.502%) HTML
8 15 (3.555%) jQuery
9 14 (3.318%) HTML5
10 12 (2.844%) XML
10 12 (2.844%) Middleware
11 10 (2.370%) ASP.NET MVC
11 10 (2.370%) CSS3
11 10 (2.370%) WCF
11 10 (2.370%) J2EE
12 8 (1.896%) .NET Framework
13 7 (1.659%) ASP
13 7 (1.659%) ASP.NET MVC 4
13 7 (1.659%) REST
14 6 (1.422%) WebSphere
Application Platforms
1 30 (7.109%) Force.com
2 21 (4.976%) Windows Azure
3 18 (4.265%) SharePoint
4 17 (4.028%) Apache
5 16 (3.791%) CMS
6 12 (2.844%) ESB
7 11 (2.607%) OpenStack
7 11 (2.607%) Amazon AWS
8 9 (2.133%) IIS
8 9 (2.133%) Amazon EC2
9 8 (1.896%) CloudStack
9 8 (1.896%) WebLogic
9 8 (1.896%) Tomcat
10 5 (1.185%) MS Exchange
11 4 (0.948%) TIBCO EMS
12 3 (0.711%) BizTalk Server
12 3 (0.711%) WebSphere Application Server
12 3 (0.711%) SAS
12 3 (0.711%) Drupal
13 2 (0.474%) Magento
Applications
1 20 (4.739%) MS Excel
2 8 (1.896%) MS Project
3 3 (0.711%) Google Apps
4 2 (0.474%) Adobe Illustrator
4 2 (0.474%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.474%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.237%) Fireworks
5 1 (0.237%) MS Office
5 1 (0.237%) InDesign
5 1 (0.237%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 12 (2.844%) SAP CRM
2 11 (2.607%) SAP Oil and Gas
2 11 (2.607%) Taleo
3 4 (0.948%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.948%) BusinessWorks
4 3 (0.711%) Remedy ITSM
5 2 (0.474%) PeopleSoft Financials
5 2 (0.474%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.474%) SAP HR
6 1 (0.237%) Oracle CRM
6 1 (0.237%) SAP QM
6 1 (0.237%) TrackWise
6 1 (0.237%) Maximo
6 1 (0.237%) SAP SRM
6 1 (0.237%) SAP IS-U
6 1 (0.237%) JDE World
Communications & Networking
1 20 (4.739%) Internet
2 18 (4.265%) SAN
3 10 (2.370%) VPN
3 10 (2.370%) VoIP
3 10 (2.370%) Intranet
4 9 (2.133%) DNS
5 8 (1.896%) WAN
5 8 (1.896%) CTI
6 7 (1.659%) LAN
7 6 (1.422%) HTTP
8 5 (1.185%) MPLS
8 5 (1.185%) Firewall
8 5 (1.185%) SSL
8 5 (1.185%) Ethernet
9 4 (0.948%) NAS
9 4 (0.948%) TCP/IP
10 3 (0.711%) Unified Communications
11 2 (0.474%) Cisco ASA
11 2 (0.474%) NFC
11 2 (0.474%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (8.531%) SQL Server
2 30 (7.109%) MySQL
3 15 (3.555%) DB2
4 14 (3.318%) Data Warehouse
5 12 (2.844%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 10 (2.370%) NoSQL
6 10 (2.370%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 9 (2.133%) SQL Server 2008
8 8 (1.896%) RDBMS
9 7 (1.659%) SQL Server 2005
10 6 (1.422%) Oracle 10g
10 6 (1.422%) GIS
11 5 (1.185%) MongoDB
12 4 (0.948%) SQL Server 2012
12 4 (0.948%) Oracle 11g
12 4 (0.948%) BusinessObjects
13 3 (0.711%) OLTP
13 3 (0.711%) InterSystems Cache
13 3 (0.711%) Neo4j
14 2 (0.474%) Base SAS
Development Applications
1 8 (1.896%) Selenium
2 7 (1.659%) Subversion
3 5 (1.185%) Maven
3 5 (1.185%) SpecFlow
3 5 (1.185%) Git (software)
4 4 (0.948%) WebDriver
4 4 (0.948%) JIRA
4 4 (0.948%) ReSharper
4 4 (0.948%) Visual Studio
5 3 (0.711%) ProC
5 3 (0.711%) Oracle Forms
6 2 (0.474%) Cucumber
6 2 (0.474%) WATIR
6 2 (0.474%) FitNesse
6 2 (0.474%) Log4j
6 2 (0.474%) NUnit
6 2 (0.474%) CruiseControl
6 2 (0.474%) Eclipse
6 2 (0.474%) JUnit
7 1 (0.237%) LSMW
General
1 116 (27.49%) Telecoms
2 107 (25.36%) Manufacturing
3 53 (12.56%) Finance
4 32 (7.583%) Retail
5 19 (4.502%) Marketing
6 12 (2.844%) Banking
7 10 (2.370%) Pharmaceutical
8 7 (1.659%) Back Office
9 4 (0.948%) Publishing
10 3 (0.711%) Electronics
10 3 (0.711%) Games
10 3 (0.711%) Advertising
10 3 (0.711%) German Language
11 2 (0.474%) Dutch Language
11 2 (0.474%) Retail Banking
11 2 (0.474%) Legal
11 2 (0.474%) Billing
12 1 (0.237%) Law
12 1 (0.237%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 91 (21.56%) Developer
2 72 (17.06%) Architect
3 67 (15.88%) Project Manager
4 42 (9.953%) Consultant
5 36 (8.531%) Analyst
6 22 (5.213%) Solutions Architect
7 21 (4.976%) Technical Architect
8 20 (4.739%) Business Analyst
9 18 (4.265%) Technical Leader
10 17 (4.028%) .NET Developer
11 10 (2.370%) Service Manager
11 10 (2.370%) C# Developer
12 9 (2.133%) Programme Manager
12 9 (2.133%) Technical Consultant
12 9 (2.133%) Lead Developer
12 9 (2.133%) PHP Developer
12 9 (2.133%) Salesforce.com Business Analyst
12 9 (2.133%) Designer
13 8 (1.896%) Infrastructure Architect
13 8 (1.896%) Administrator
Miscellaneous
1 47 (11.14%) PaaS
2 42 (9.953%) Cloud Computing
3 39 (9.242%) IaaS
4 29 (6.872%) Enterprise Software
5 16 (3.791%) Mainframe
6 15 (3.555%) Open Source
7 13 (3.081%) Mobile App
8 12 (2.844%) EPoS
8 12 (2.844%) Management Information System
9 8 (1.896%) CMDB
10 7 (1.659%) E-Learning
11 6 (1.422%) Computer Science
12 5 (1.185%) N-Tier
12 5 (1.185%) IVR
12 5 (1.185%) Digital Media
12 5 (1.185%) Heroku
13 4 (0.948%) IBM Mainframe
13 4 (0.948%) Smart Meter
13 4 (0.948%) Visualisation
13 4 (0.948%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 53 (12.56%) Windows
2 49 (11.61%) Linux
3 18 (4.265%) UNIX
4 7 (1.659%) AIX
5 6 (1.422%) Windows Server 2008
5 6 (1.422%) Solaris
6 5 (1.185%) Windows Server 2003
6 5 (1.185%) CentOS
7 4 (0.948%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 4 (0.948%) Ubuntu
8 2 (0.474%) Windows 7
8 2 (0.474%) Windows XP
8 2 (0.474%) OpenVMS
8 2 (0.474%) Mac OS X
9 1 (0.237%) Windows 2000
9 1 (0.237%) HPUX
9 1 (0.237%) VMS
9 1 (0.237%) NetWare
9 1 (0.237%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.237%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 111 (26.30%) ERP
2 57 (13.51%) Project Management
3 51 (12.09%) Migration
4 42 (9.953%) CRM
5 37 (8.768%) Agile Software Development
6 36 (8.531%) Scrum
7 34 (8.057%) Stakeholder Management
8 33 (7.820%) PRINCE2
9 30 (7.109%) E-Commerce
10 28 (6.635%) ITIL
11 24 (5.687%) Business Analysis
12 22 (5.213%) SOA
13 21 (4.976%) MVC
14 17 (4.028%) Service Delivery
14 17 (4.028%) Information Security
14 17 (4.028%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 16 (3.791%) OO
15 16 (3.791%) ETL
16 14 (3.318%) Data Migration
16 14 (3.318%) Performance Management
Programming Languages
1 61 (14.45%) Java
2 48 (11.37%) SQL
3 44 (10.43%) C#
4 36 (8.531%) JavaScript
4 36 (8.531%) Apex Code
5 22 (5.213%) PHP
6 18 (4.265%) Ruby
7 15 (3.555%) C++
8 13 (3.081%) C
8 13 (3.081%) T-SQL
9 11 (2.607%) Python
10 5 (1.185%) VB.NET
10 5 (1.185%) Perl
10 5 (1.185%) PHP5
11 4 (0.948%) Bash shell
11 4 (0.948%) Korn
11 4 (0.948%) PL/SQL
12 3 (0.711%) Shell Script
13 2 (0.474%) SAS Macro
13 2 (0.474%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 13 (3.081%) Degree
2 10 (2.370%) Security Cleared
3 7 (1.659%) SC Cleared
4 6 (1.422%) Cisco Certification
4 6 (1.422%) ISEB
4 6 (1.422%) CCNA
5 5 (1.185%) CCNP
5 5 (1.185%) PMI Certification
6 4 (0.948%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 4 (0.948%) MCTS
6 4 (0.948%) MCITP
6 4 (0.948%) ITIL Certification
6 4 (0.948%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (0.948%) CISSP
7 3 (0.711%) MCSA
7 3 (0.711%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 3 (0.711%) ISTQB
8 2 (0.474%) PMP
9 1 (0.237%) SSCP
9 1 (0.237%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (1.896%) SLA
2 7 (1.659%) QA
3 3 (0.711%) PCI DSS
4 2 (0.474%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.237%) 21 CFR Part 11
5 1 (0.237%) GxP
System Software
1 25 (5.924%) VMware Infrastructure
2 14 (3.318%) Hyper-V
3 12 (2.844%) Xen
4 11 (2.607%) Active Directory
5 7 (1.659%) UAG
5 7 (1.659%) XenServer
6 5 (1.185%) vSphere
7 4 (0.948%) Microsoft App-V
8 3 (0.711%) vCloud
9 2 (0.474%) XenApp
10 1 (0.237%) RACF
10 1 (0.237%) VMware ESX
10 1 (0.237%) Oracle RMAN
10 1 (0.237%) Oracle RAC
10 1 (0.237%) Forefront TMG
10 1 (0.237%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 19 (4.502%) SCOM
2 9 (2.133%) Tivoli
3 7 (1.659%) Unicenter
3 7 (1.659%) MOM
3 7 (1.659%) Netcool
3 7 (1.659%) BMC PATROL
4 3 (0.711%) Tivoli Storage Manager
4 3 (0.711%) McAfee ePO
5 2 (0.474%) HP SIM
6 1 (0.237%) Nagios
6 1 (0.237%) NetBackup
6 1 (0.237%) SCCM
6 1 (0.237%) HP Quality Center
6 1 (0.237%) Puppet
6 1 (0.237%) Data Guard
Vendors
1 62 (14.69%) Microsoft
2 53 (12.56%) Salesforce.com
2 53 (12.56%) Oracle
3 36 (8.531%) SAP
4 31 (7.346%) VMware
5 21 (4.976%) Citrix
6 13 (3.081%) Siebel
6 13 (3.081%) Google
7 11 (2.607%) Cisco
8 10 (2.370%) webMethods
9 9 (2.133%) Red Hat
10 8 (1.896%) ArcSight
10 8 (1.896%) NetApp
11 7 (1.659%) HP
11 7 (1.659%) BMC
12 6 (1.422%) Adobe
12 6 (1.422%) IBM
12 6 (1.422%) Business Objects
12 6 (1.422%) Remedy
13 5 (1.185%) JBoss
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