The first table below looks at the demand for RAD skills in IT contracts advertised for the Essex region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited RAD over the 3 months to 23 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Essex 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
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Rapid Application Development (RAD)
Rank 39 - 48
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Contract jobs citing RAD 7 0 2
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Essex 1.763% - 0.496%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.482% - 0.803%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
Average daily rate £331 - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £350 £350
% change year-on-year
+7.14% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 1
Average hourly rate £30.24 - £30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.24 £40.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year
-24.40% +33.33%
All Processes & Methodologies
Essex
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
282 247 249
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Essex 71.03% 60.54% 61.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 140 118 112
Average daily rate £325 £350 £363
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-7.14% -3.44%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £213 £125 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £478 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £365 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
- -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 54 37 41
Average hourly rate £32.50 £27.00 £30.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+20.37% -10.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £22.66 £17.00 £23.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £46.00 £38.98 £39.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.45 £25.00 £29.00
% change year-on-year
+21.78% -13.79%
RAD
East of England

RAD
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing RAD across the Essex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Essex RAD Jobs Demand Trend

RAD
Daily Rate Trend

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

Essex RAD Daily Rate Trend

RAD
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing RAD across the Essex region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

Essex RAD Daily Rate Histogram

RAD
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Essex RAD Hourly Rate Trend

RAD
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing RAD within the Essex region over the 3 months to 23 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
Harlow - 3 £450 -
Brentwood - 2 £213 -
RAD
East of England

RAD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing RAD 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 RAD.

1 8 (80.00%) Java
2 7 (70.00%) JavaScript
2 7 (70.00%) J2EE
2 7 (70.00%) XHTML
2 7 (70.00%) Ant
2 7 (70.00%) CSS
2 7 (70.00%) JSP
2 7 (70.00%) XML
2 7 (70.00%) UNIX
2 7 (70.00%) Linux
2 7 (70.00%) OO
2 7 (70.00%) IBM
2 7 (70.00%) Scrum
2 7 (70.00%) HTML
2 7 (70.00%) WebSphere
2 7 (70.00%) Ajax
3 5 (50.00%) Content Management
4 4 (40.00%) Legal
4 4 (40.00%) RUP
4 4 (40.00%) Oracle
4 4 (40.00%) SQL
4 4 (40.00%) Apple iOS
4 4 (40.00%) Facebook
4 4 (40.00%) Twitter
4 4 (40.00%) Android
4 4 (40.00%) FQL
4 4 (40.00%) WebCenter
4 4 (40.00%) FatWire
5 3 (30.00%) Social Media
5 3 (30.00%) CRM

RAD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing RAD 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 RAD. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 7 (70.00%) J2EE
1 7 (70.00%) XHTML
1 7 (70.00%) CSS
1 7 (70.00%) JSP
1 7 (70.00%) XML
1 7 (70.00%) HTML
1 7 (70.00%) WebSphere
1 7 (70.00%) Ajax
2 4 (40.00%) WebCenter
Application Platforms
1 3 (30.00%) CMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (10.00%) Oracle 8/8i
Development Applications
1 7 (70.00%) Ant
General
1 4 (40.00%) Legal
2 2 (20.00%) Automotive
3 1 (10.00%) Publishing
3 1 (10.00%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 7 (70.00%) Developer
2 3 (30.00%) Project Manager
3 2 (20.00%) Technical Development Manager
3 2 (20.00%) Java Developer
3 2 (20.00%) Technical Manager
3 2 (20.00%) Development Project Manager
3 2 (20.00%) Technical Project Manager
3 2 (20.00%) Applications Developer
3 2 (20.00%) Development Manager
Miscellaneous
1 3 (30.00%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 7 (70.00%) UNIX
1 7 (70.00%) Linux
2 4 (40.00%) Apple iOS
2 4 (40.00%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (70.00%) OO
1 7 (70.00%) Scrum
2 5 (50.00%) Content Management
3 4 (40.00%) RUP
4 3 (30.00%) CRM
4 3 (30.00%) E-Commerce
4 3 (30.00%) SOA
Programming Languages
1 8 (80.00%) Java
2 7 (70.00%) JavaScript
3 4 (40.00%) SQL
3 4 (40.00%) FQL
Vendors
1 7 (70.00%) IBM
2 4 (40.00%) Oracle
2 4 (40.00%) Facebook
2 4 (40.00%) Twitter
2 4 (40.00%) FatWire