Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for JustSystems XMetaL 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 XMetaL over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJustSystems XMetaL
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank506-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads130
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.175 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted50
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£331-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£361-
UK excluding London average daily rate£331-
% 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, ApplicationsApplications
England
Matching contract IT job ads740810533
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled11.67 %11.29 %
Daily rates quoted20492981
Average minimum daily rate£302£304
Average daily rate£321£322
% change on same period last year-0.42 %
Average maximum daily rate£340£340
UK excluding London average daily rate£302£278
% change on same period last year+8.46 %
Hourly rates quoted13851922
Average minimum hourly rate£17.88£18.17
Average hourly rate£19.02£19.68
% change on same period last year-3.39 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.15£21.19
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.11£19.56
% change on same period last year-2.32 %
XMetaL UKXMetaL
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.

XMetaL
Demand Trend

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

England XMetaL Demand Trend

XMetaL
Daily Rate Trend

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

England XMetaL Daily Rate Trend

XMetaL
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing XMetaL across the England region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

England XMetaL Daily Rate Histogram

XMetaL
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing XMetaL within the England region over the 3 months to 21 November 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 EastNew entry-10£332-
South WestNew entry-2£325-
LondonNew entry-1--
XMetaL UKXMetaL
UK

XMetaL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing XMetaL 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 XMetaL.

19 (64.29 %)Windows
28 (57.14 %)Adobe
37 (50.00 %)Macromedia
37 (50.00 %)Windows XP
37 (50.00 %)SMS
37 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
37 (50.00 %)MSI
37 (50.00 %)XML
37 (50.00 %)SCCM
46 (42.86 %)Quicktime
55 (35.71 %)WebServices
55 (35.71 %)Paint Shop Pro
64 (28.57 %)Government
64 (28.57 %)Security Cleared
64 (28.57 %)Documentum
64 (28.57 %)BusinessObjects
64 (28.57 %)MTS
64 (28.57 %)Business Objects
73 (21.43 %)Java
73 (21.43 %)XSL
73 (21.43 %)XSLT
73 (21.43 %)BizTalk Server
73 (21.43 %)SC Cleared
82 (14.29 %)ASP.NET 2.0
82 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2005
82 (14.29 %)VB6
82 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2000
82 (14.29 %)MS Access
82 (14.29 %)C#
82 (14.29 %)VB

XMetaL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing XMetaL 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 XMetaL. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (50.00 %)XML
25 (35.71 %)WebServices
33 (21.43 %)XSL
33 (21.43 %)XSLT
42 (14.29 %)ASP.NET 2.0
42 (14.29 %).NET
42 (14.29 %)ASP
42 (14.29 %)ASP.NET
51 (7.143 %)HTML
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (28.57 %)MTS
14 (28.57 %)Documentum
23 (21.43 %)BizTalk Server
31 (7.143 %)CMS
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (42.86 %)Quicktime
25 (35.71 %)Paint Shop Pro
31 (7.143 %)Acrobat
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (50.00 %)SMS
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (28.57 %)BusinessObjects
22 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2000
22 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2005
22 (14.29 %)SQL Server
22 (14.29 %)Crystal Reports
22 (14.29 %)MS Access
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (50.00 %)MSI
22 (14.29 %)Visual Studio
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (28.57 %)Government
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (42.86 %)Analyst
16 (42.86 %)Software Packager
24 (28.57 %)Documentum Analyst
24 (28.57 %)Documentum Support
24 (28.57 %)Support Analyst
32 (14.29 %)Web Programmer
32 (14.29 %)Web Analyst
32 (14.29 %)Analyst Programmer
32 (14.29 %)Programmer
41 (7.143 %)Author
41 (7.143 %)Technical Author
41 (7.143 %)Applications Packager
41 (7.143 %)Senior Technical Author
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (7.143 %)Mainframe
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (64.29 %)Windows
27 (50.00 %)Windows XP
27 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (7.143 %)UNIX
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (28.57 %)Security Cleared
23 (21.43 %)SC Cleared
31 (7.143 %)Data Modelling
31 (7.143 %)Content Management
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (21.43 %)Java
22 (14.29 %)VB
22 (14.29 %)VB.NET
22 (14.29 %)VBA
22 (14.29 %)VB6
22 (14.29 %)C#
England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
17 (50.00 %)SCCM
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (57.14 %)Adobe
27 (50.00 %)Macromedia
34 (28.57 %)Business Objects