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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Sage 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 jobs that have cited Sage over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSage
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank513541
Rank change on same period last yearUp+28
Matching contract IT job ads4797
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.063 %0.097 %
As % of the category below0.158 %0.240 %
Daily rates quoted1229
Average minimum daily rate£312£345
Average daily rate£336£355
% change on same period last year-5.44 %
Average maximum daily rate£360£365
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£364
% change on same period last year+3.46 %
Hourly rates quoted35
Average minimum hourly rate£16.67£24.60
Average hourly rate£18.63£26.30
% change on same period last year-29.16 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.59£28.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.33£27.25
% change on same period last year-25.38 %
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
England
Matching contract IT job ads2965640444
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled39.53 %40.35 %
Daily rates quoted917512024
Average minimum daily rate£381£389
Average daily rate£406£413
% change on same period last year-1.64 %
Average maximum daily rate£431£437
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£359
% change on same period last year+0.33 %
Hourly rates quoted27083632
Average minimum hourly rate£22.65£24.04
Average hourly rate£24.21£25.60
% change on same period last year-5.40 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.77£27.15
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.10£24.81
% change on same period last year-2.85 %
Sage UKSage
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 Sage Group PLC.

Sage
Demand Trend

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

England Sage Demand Trend

Sage
Daily Rate Trend

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

England Sage Daily Rate Trend

Sage
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Sage across the England region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

England Sage Daily Rate Histogram

Sage
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England Sage Hourly Rate Trend

Sage
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Sage across the England region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

England Sage Hourly Rate Histogram

Sage
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Sage within the England region over the 3 months to 29 August 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+5730£295+13.46 %
West MidlandsUp+24£382+9.09 %
North WestUp+94--
East MidlandsUp+12--
South EastUp+262£383-3.13 %
South WestUp+151--
North EastNew entry-1--
YorkshireUp+111--
East of EnglandUp+101--
Sage UKSage
UK

Sage
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing Sage 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 Sage.

147 (41.96 %)Finance
232 (28.57 %)CRM
327 (24.11 %)SQL Server
424 (21.43 %)SQL
519 (16.96 %)Line 500
617 (15.18 %)Microsoft
716 (14.29 %)MS Office
813 (11.61 %)User Acceptance Testing
912 (10.71 %)Crystal Reports
1011 (9.821 %)PRINCE2
1011 (9.821 %)MS Excel
1110 (8.929 %)Windows
1110 (8.929 %)System Testing
1110 (8.929 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
1110 (8.929 %)Business Analysis
129 (8.036 %)Change Management
138 (7.143 %)VB
138 (7.143 %).NET
138 (7.143 %)Workflow
138 (7.143 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
138 (7.143 %)Line 50
138 (7.143 %)Marketing
147 (6.250 %)Transact-SQL
156 (5.357 %)SAP
156 (5.357 %)Lotus Notes
156 (5.357 %)ERP
156 (5.357 %)Lotus
156 (5.357 %)SQL Server 2005
165 (4.464 %)Insurance
165 (4.464 %)Extranet

Sage
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing Sage 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 Sage. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (7.143 %).NET
25 (4.464 %)ODBC
34 (3.571 %)ASP.NET
43 (2.679 %)ASP
51 (0.893 %)EDI
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (5.357 %)Lotus Notes
25 (4.464 %)MS Exchange
34 (3.571 %)Exchange Server 2003
41 (0.893 %)IIS
41 (0.893 %)SharePoint
41 (0.893 %)ColdFusion
41 (0.893 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
41 (0.893 %)Exchange Server 2000
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
116 (14.29 %)MS Office
211 (9.821 %)MS Excel
32 (1.786 %)MS Visio
41 (0.893 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (0.893 %)Spreadsheet
41 (0.893 %)MS Project
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
119 (16.96 %)Line 500
28 (7.143 %)Line 50
33 (2.679 %)GoldMine
33 (2.679 %)Oracle Financials
33 (2.679 %)WebTrends
42 (1.786 %)Great Plains
42 (1.786 %)Sage 1000
42 (1.786 %)SageBI
42 (1.786 %)Google Analytics
51 (0.893 %)SAP SD
51 (0.893 %)SalesLogix
51 (0.893 %)Dynamics CRM
51 (0.893 %)SageCRM MME
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (4.464 %)Extranet
23 (2.679 %)Firewall
23 (2.679 %)VLAN
23 (2.679 %)Intranet
23 (2.679 %)Internet
23 (2.679 %)VPN
31 (0.893 %)DNS
31 (0.893 %)PBX
31 (0.893 %)DHCP
31 (0.893 %)TCP/IP
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
127 (24.11 %)SQL Server
212 (10.71 %)Crystal Reports
310 (8.929 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
46 (5.357 %)SQL Server 2005
55 (4.464 %)SQL Server 2000
63 (2.679 %)Data Cleansing
72 (1.786 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
72 (1.786 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
72 (1.786 %)OLAP
72 (1.786 %)DTS
81 (0.893 %)Data Mining
81 (0.893 %)ETL
81 (0.893 %)BusinessObjects
81 (0.893 %)Informix
81 (0.893 %)Oracle 8/8i
81 (0.893 %)MS Access
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
147 (41.96 %)Finance
28 (7.143 %)Marketing
35 (4.464 %)Insurance
43 (2.679 %)Banking
43 (2.679 %)Education
52 (1.786 %)Government
61 (0.893 %)Health
61 (0.893 %)Manufacturing
61 (0.893 %)Publishing
61 (0.893 %)Automotive
61 (0.893 %)Construction
61 (0.893 %)Financial Institution
61 (0.893 %)Telecoms
61 (0.893 %)Retail
61 (0.893 %)Billing
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
138 (33.93 %)Analyst
219 (16.96 %)Project Manager
316 (14.29 %)Business Analyst
316 (14.29 %)Consultant
412 (10.71 %)Developer
412 (10.71 %)Sage Consultant
59 (8.036 %)Support Analyst
67 (6.250 %)Administrator
76 (5.357 %)CRM Manager
76 (5.357 %)CRM Project Manager
85 (4.464 %)Data Analyst
85 (4.464 %)2nd Line Support
94 (3.571 %)Support Consultant
94 (3.571 %)Systems Analyst
94 (3.571 %)Report Analyst
94 (3.571 %)Systems Administrator
94 (3.571 %)SQL Developer
103 (2.679 %)Systems Accountant
103 (2.679 %)CRM Consultant
103 (2.679 %)Sage Line 500 Consultant
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (2.679 %)Client/Server
13 (2.679 %)Management Information System
22 (1.786 %)Statistics
31 (0.893 %)Data Extraction
31 (0.893 %)EPoS
31 (0.893 %)Blackberry
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (8.929 %)Windows
24 (3.571 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (2.679 %)Windows Vista
42 (1.786 %)Windows XP
51 (0.893 %)UNIX
51 (0.893 %)Windows 2000 Server
51 (0.893 %)HPUX
51 (0.893 %)Linux
51 (0.893 %)Windows 2000
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
132 (28.57 %)CRM
213 (11.61 %)User Acceptance Testing
311 (9.821 %)PRINCE2
410 (8.929 %)Business Analysis
410 (8.929 %)System Testing
59 (8.036 %)Change Management
68 (7.143 %)Workflow
76 (5.357 %)ERP
85 (4.464 %)Data Modelling
85 (4.464 %)Migration
85 (4.464 %)Project Management
94 (3.571 %)Web Analytics
94 (3.571 %)UML
94 (3.571 %)Business Intelligence
103 (2.679 %)Data Security
103 (2.679 %)SEO
103 (2.679 %)Stakeholder Management
103 (2.679 %)Data Migration
112 (1.786 %)Project Planning
112 (1.786 %)Web Development
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
124 (21.43 %)SQL
28 (7.143 %)VB
37 (6.250 %)Transact-SQL
45 (4.464 %)VB.NET
53 (2.679 %)VB6
53 (2.679 %)C#
61 (0.893 %)JavaScript
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (7.143 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
23 (2.679 %)MCP
23 (2.679 %)MCSE
23 (2.679 %)Microsoft Certification
32 (1.786 %)PRINCE2 Certification
32 (1.786 %)ACCA
32 (1.786 %)CIMA
41 (0.893 %)Degree
England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.893 %)Samba
England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (2.679 %)MOM
13 (2.679 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
13 (2.679 %)MAILsweeper
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
117 (15.18 %)Microsoft
26 (5.357 %)Lotus
26 (5.357 %)SAP
34 (3.571 %)Oracle
34 (3.571 %)JD Edwards
34 (3.571 %)Adobe
43 (2.679 %)HP
43 (2.679 %)3Com
43 (2.679 %)Omniture
43 (2.679 %)Google
52 (1.786 %)ProClarity
61 (0.893 %)Visualfiles
61 (0.893 %)Business Objects
61 (0.893 %)Lucent
61 (0.893 %)Alcatel
61 (0.893 %)Epicor
61 (0.893 %)Agresso
61 (0.893 %)Remedy
61 (0.893 %)Sophos