The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Statistics in IT contracts advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Statistics over the 3 months to 19 June 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
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Statistics
Rank 388 323 346
Rank change year-on-year
-65 +23
Contract jobs citing Statistics 145 237 246
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 0.335% 0.448% 0.430%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.222% 1.768% 1.489%
Number of daily rates quoted 91 101 103
Average daily rate £325 £300 £380
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+8.33% -21.05%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £190 £170 £166
10% offered a daily rate of more than £525 £539 £585
UK excluding London average daily rate £300 £280 £285
% change year-on-year
+7.14% -1.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 12 12
Average hourly rate £18.25 £16.31 £14.93
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+11.87% +9.29%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.75 £11.48 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £32.50 £27.50 £37.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.50 £16.00 £14.07
% change year-on-year
+21.87% +13.71%
All of the Miscellaneous Category
England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
11864 13403 16520
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 27.42% 25.31% 28.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 7322 7988 10108
Average daily rate £430 £425 £525
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+1.17% -19.04%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £251 £275
10% offered a daily rate of more than £600 £610 £650
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £345 £328
% change year-on-year
+1.44% +5.34%
Number of hourly rates quoted 515 629 645
Average hourly rate £22.50 £22.50 £22.50
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.50 £11.95 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £43.00 £45.00 £42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £21.63 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
-3.88% -10.00%
Statistics
UK

Statistics
Jobs Demand Trend

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

England Statistics Jobs Demand Trend

Statistics
Daily Rate Trend

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

England Statistics Daily Rate Trend

Statistics
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Statistics across the England region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

England Statistics Daily Rate Histogram

Statistics
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England Statistics Hourly Rate Trend

Statistics
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Statistics across the England region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

England Statistics Hourly Rate Histogram

Statistics
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Statistics within the England region over the 3 months to 19 June 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
Find
Job
Vacancies
London -13 84 £375 +15.38% 64
South East +6 26 £300 +20.00% 13
South West +34 12 £220 -17.75% 2
Yorkshire -5 7 £375 +36.36% 13
North West +12 5 £323 -13.42% 10
North East +16 4 £300 -
West Midlands -3 4 £253 -25.18% 3
East of England +14 3 - - 13
South Coast - - - -
East Midlands - - - - 2
Statistics
UK

Statistics
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing Statistics 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 Statistics.

1 86 (26.63%) SQL
2 83 (25.70%) Degree
3 80 (24.77%) Mathematics
4 66 (20.43%) Finance
5 51 (15.79%) Microsoft
6 47 (14.55%) SQL Server
6 47 (14.55%) Computer Science
7 45 (13.93%) SAS
8 44 (13.62%) MS Excel
9 42 (13.00%) Windows
10 41 (12.69%) Analytics
11 37 (11.46%) Security Cleared
12 34 (10.53%) Marketing
13 33 (10.22%) C++
14 32 (9.907%) Data Analysis
15 31 (9.598%) Banking
15 31 (9.598%) Java
15 31 (9.598%) R
16 28 (8.669%) Project Management
16 28 (8.669%) Physics
17 26 (8.050%) MS Office
17 26 (8.050%) SC Cleared
18 25 (7.740%) ITIL
19 24 (7.430%) C#
19 24 (7.430%) Data Modelling
19 24 (7.430%) Management Information System
20 23 (7.121%) Oracle
21 22 (6.811%) VBA
21 22 (6.811%) Data Mining
22 21 (6.502%) SLA

Statistics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing Statistics 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 Statistics. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 17 (5.263%) XML
2 15 (4.644%) .NET
3 14 (4.334%) HTML
4 12 (3.715%) Web Services
5 11 (3.406%) MapReduce
6 7 (2.167%) JSON
6 7 (2.167%) J2EE
6 7 (2.167%) XSLT
6 7 (2.167%) REST
7 6 (1.858%) ASP
7 6 (1.858%) CSS
8 5 (1.548%) Spring
8 5 (1.548%) RESTful
8 5 (1.548%) JAX-RS
9 4 (1.238%) HTML5
9 4 (1.238%) jQuery
9 4 (1.238%) LINQ
9 4 (1.238%) ArcObjects
10 3 (0.929%) Ajax
10 3 (0.929%) MDX
Application Platforms
1 45 (13.93%) SAS
2 16 (4.954%) MS Exchange
3 12 (3.715%) SharePoint
4 11 (3.406%) Apache
4 11 (3.406%) Apache Pig
5 7 (2.167%) CMS
6 6 (1.858%) WebLogic
6 6 (1.858%) IIS
7 4 (1.238%) Exchange Server 2010
7 4 (1.238%) SharePoint 2010
7 4 (1.238%) IBM Notes
7 4 (1.238%) ArcGIS
7 4 (1.238%) Oracle Spatial
7 4 (1.238%) Oracle Application Server
7 4 (1.238%) Mathematica
8 3 (0.929%) Exchange Server 2007
8 3 (0.929%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
9 2 (0.619%) Adobe CQ
9 2 (0.619%) Lync
10 1 (0.310%) Alfresco
Applications
1 44 (13.62%) MS Excel
2 26 (8.050%) MS Office
3 19 (5.882%) SPSS
4 9 (2.786%) MS PowerPoint
5 5 (1.548%) Photoshop
5 5 (1.548%) PowerPivot
6 4 (1.238%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.619%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.310%) Windchill
8 1 (0.310%) Office 365
Business Applications
1 5 (1.548%) Oracle EBS
2 4 (1.238%) Oracle Applications
2 4 (1.238%) Google Analytics
3 2 (0.619%) SunGard APT
3 2 (0.619%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.619%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.310%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.310%) WebTrends
4 1 (0.310%) Agresso
4 1 (0.310%) SAP HR
4 1 (0.310%) Oracle Financials
4 1 (0.310%) Oracle EBS R12
4 1 (0.310%) SiteCatalyst
Communications & Networking
1 16 (4.954%) VPN
2 11 (3.406%) Internet
3 9 (2.786%) Intranet
3 9 (2.786%) HTTP
4 8 (2.477%) Firewall
5 6 (1.858%) DNS
5 6 (1.858%) LAN
5 6 (1.858%) Network Security
6 5 (1.548%) WAN
6 5 (1.548%) TCP/IP
7 4 (1.238%) SAN
7 4 (1.238%) Wireless
8 3 (0.929%) OSPF
8 3 (0.929%) BGP
8 3 (0.929%) EIGRP
8 3 (0.929%) DHCP
8 3 (0.929%) Cisco ASA
8 3 (0.929%) FWSM
9 2 (0.619%) Radio Access Network
9 2 (0.619%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 47 (14.55%) SQL Server
2 22 (6.811%) Data Mining
3 20 (6.192%) Hadoop
4 15 (4.644%) Big Data
5 12 (3.715%) Data Warehouse
6 11 (3.406%) Apache Hive
7 10 (3.096%) SQL Server 2008
8 9 (2.786%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 9 (2.786%) Oracle 11g
8 9 (2.786%) MS Access
8 9 (2.786%) Apache Cassandra
8 9 (2.786%) Mahout
8 9 (2.786%) HBase
9 8 (2.477%) MySQL
9 8 (2.477%) Oracle 10g
10 6 (1.858%) Base SAS
10 6 (1.858%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 5 (1.548%) Oracle 8/8i
12 4 (1.238%) NoSQL
12 4 (1.238%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 7 (2.167%) Visual Studio
2 5 (1.548%) Git (software)
3 4 (1.238%) ProC
3 4 (1.238%) LoadRunner
4 3 (0.929%) Subversion
5 2 (0.619%) Ant
5 2 (0.619%) Selenium
6 1 (0.310%) NetBeans
6 1 (0.310%) SilkPerformer
6 1 (0.310%) JMeter
6 1 (0.310%) Xcode
6 1 (0.310%) QuickTest Pro
6 1 (0.310%) Dreamweaver
6 1 (0.310%) Visual Studio Team System
6 1 (0.310%) WebDriver
6 1 (0.310%) WinDbg
6 1 (0.310%) JProfiler
6 1 (0.310%) GitHub
General
1 66 (20.43%) Finance
2 34 (10.53%) Marketing
3 31 (9.598%) Banking
4 21 (6.502%) Investment Banking
5 11 (3.406%) Telecoms
6 7 (2.167%) Retail
6 7 (2.167%) Games
7 6 (1.858%) Publishing
8 5 (1.548%) Law
9 2 (0.619%) Legal
9 2 (0.619%) Manufacturing
9 2 (0.619%) Front Office
9 2 (0.619%) Portuguese Language
9 2 (0.619%) Local Government
9 2 (0.619%) Military
10 1 (0.310%) Billing
10 1 (0.310%) General Ledger
10 1 (0.310%) Danish Language
10 1 (0.310%) French Language
10 1 (0.310%) Swedish Language
Job Titles
1 117 (36.22%) Analyst
2 52 (16.10%) Developer
3 16 (4.954%) DBA
4 15 (4.644%) Senior Analyst
4 15 (4.644%) Data Analyst
5 14 (4.334%) Data Scientist
5 14 (4.334%) Business Analyst
5 14 (4.334%) SQL DBA
6 13 (4.025%) SAS Analyst
7 12 (3.715%) IT Support
7 12 (3.715%) Project Manager
8 10 (3.096%) Help Desk Analyst
8 10 (3.096%) Help Desk Support
9 9 (2.786%) Administrator
10 8 (2.477%) Insight Analyst
10 8 (2.477%) Software Developer
10 8 (2.477%) Junior
10 8 (2.477%) Support Analyst
10 8 (2.477%) Senior SAS Analyst
10 8 (2.477%) Java Developer
Miscellaneous
1 80 (24.77%) Mathematics
2 47 (14.55%) Computer Science
3 28 (8.669%) Physics
4 24 (7.430%) Management Information System
5 16 (4.954%) Economics
6 14 (4.334%) Credit Risk
7 13 (4.025%) Visualisation
8 10 (3.096%) Fixed Income
9 8 (2.477%) Machine Learning
9 8 (2.477%) NHS
9 8 (2.477%) Replication
10 6 (1.858%) Social Media
10 6 (1.858%) Social Network
10 6 (1.858%) Neural Network
10 6 (1.858%) Grid Computing
11 5 (1.548%) Data Protection Act
11 5 (1.548%) Blackberry
12 4 (1.238%) iPhone
13 3 (0.929%) Freedom of Information
13 3 (0.929%) Freedom of Information Act
Operating Systems
1 42 (13.00%) Windows
2 16 (4.954%) Linux
3 12 (3.715%) Windows Server 2008
4 11 (3.406%) Windows NT
5 10 (3.096%) UNIX
6 9 (2.786%) Windows Server 2003
7 6 (1.858%) HPUX
8 5 (1.548%) Windows XP
8 5 (1.548%) Windows 7
9 4 (1.238%) Solaris
9 4 (1.238%) Mac OS X
10 3 (0.929%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 2 (0.619%) Windows Mobile
12 1 (0.310%) Windows 2000
12 1 (0.310%) Android
12 1 (0.310%) Oracle Linux
12 1 (0.310%) Apple iOS
12 1 (0.310%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (12.69%) Analytics
2 32 (9.907%) Data Analysis
3 28 (8.669%) Project Management
4 25 (7.740%) ITIL
5 24 (7.430%) Data Modelling
6 20 (6.192%) Incident Management
7 19 (5.882%) Predictive Modelling
8 17 (5.263%) Statistical Modelling
9 14 (4.334%) Customer Insight
9 14 (4.334%) Service Delivery
9 14 (4.334%) Agile Software Development
9 14 (4.334%) Operations Research
10 13 (4.025%) Service Management
10 13 (4.025%) OO
11 12 (3.715%) Data Management
12 11 (3.406%) Business Analysis
12 11 (3.406%) Monte Carlo Method
12 11 (3.406%) Data Protection
13 10 (3.096%) Risk Analysis
14 9 (2.786%) Configuration Management
Programming Languages
1 86 (26.63%) SQL
2 33 (10.22%) C++
3 31 (9.598%) Java
3 31 (9.598%) R
4 24 (7.430%) C#
5 22 (6.811%) VBA
6 21 (6.502%) C
7 20 (6.192%) Python
8 14 (4.334%) Scala
9 13 (4.025%) T-SQL
10 10 (3.096%) VB
11 6 (1.858%) PL/SQL
11 6 (1.858%) Perl
11 6 (1.858%) SAS Macro
12 5 (1.548%) XPath
12 5 (1.548%) MATLAB
12 5 (1.548%) XQuery
12 5 (1.548%) JavaScript
13 4 (1.238%) PowerShell
13 4 (1.238%) PHP
Qualifications
1 83 (25.70%) Degree
2 37 (11.46%) Security Cleared
3 26 (8.050%) SC Cleared
4 20 (6.192%) DV Cleared
5 18 (5.573%) PhD
6 15 (4.644%) Microsoft Certification
7 8 (2.477%) MCP
7 8 (2.477%) MCITP
8 7 (2.167%) MCSE
9 6 (1.858%) ISEB
10 5 (1.548%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 5 (1.548%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (1.548%) Oracle Certification
10 5 (1.548%) CCNP
10 5 (1.548%) MCDBA
11 4 (1.238%) MCSA
11 4 (1.238%) OCP
12 3 (0.929%) MBA
12 3 (0.929%) CCDP
12 3 (0.929%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (6.502%) SLA
2 19 (5.882%) QA
3 10 (3.096%) ISO 9000
3 10 (3.096%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (1.548%) Data Quality
5 3 (0.929%) CDISC
6 1 (0.310%) GCP
6 1 (0.310%) Solvency II
System Software
1 21 (6.502%) Active Directory
2 7 (2.167%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (1.548%) VMware ESXi
4 4 (1.238%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.929%) Oracle RAC
6 2 (0.619%) Terminal Server
7 1 (0.310%) NFS
7 1 (0.310%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 4 (1.238%) HP Quality Center
2 3 (0.929%) Splunk
3 2 (0.619%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
3 2 (0.619%) HP Data Protector
4 1 (0.310%) Backup Exec
4 1 (0.310%) SCOM
4 1 (0.310%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 1 (0.310%) Norton AntiVirus
Vendors
1 51 (15.79%) Microsoft
2 23 (7.121%) Oracle
3 21 (6.502%) Citrix
4 10 (3.096%) IBM
4 10 (3.096%) HP
5 9 (2.786%) Cisco
6 8 (2.477%) VMware
7 7 (2.167%) Adobe
8 6 (1.858%) Apple
9 5 (1.548%) Google
9 5 (1.548%) Lotus
9 5 (1.548%) Reuters
9 5 (1.548%) Bloomberg
9 5 (1.548%) Business Objects
10 4 (1.238%) Symantec
10 4 (1.238%) Remedy
10 4 (1.238%) ESRI
11 3 (0.929%) RedDot
11 3 (0.929%) Omniture
11 3 (0.929%) Red Hat
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