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The table below looks at the demand for Rational Unified Process (RUP) skills within the Gloucestershire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited RUP over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRational Unified Process (RUP)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3943
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads1911
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.027 %0.011 %
As % of the category below4.104 %2.910 %
Daily rates quoted26
Average minimum daily rate£425£392
Average daily rate£425£404
% change on same period last year+5.15 %
Average maximum daily rate£425£417
UK excluding London average daily rate£406£389
% change on same period last year+4.61 %
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£40.23£28.46
% change on same period last year+41.37 %
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Gloucestershire
Matching contract IT job ads463378
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.652 %0.382 %
Daily rates quoted135132
Average minimum daily rate£384£379
Average daily rate£395£392
% change on same period last year+0.84 %
Average maximum daily rate£407£405
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£370
% change on same period last year+1.87 %
Hourly rates quoted3449
Average minimum hourly rate£23.40£29.78
Average hourly rate£27.76£30.42
% change on same period last year-8.72 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.13£31.06
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.44£30.00
% change on same period last year-1.89 %
RUP South WestRUP
South West

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.

RUP
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing RUP across the Gloucestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Gloucestershire RUP Demand Trend

RUP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Gloucestershire RUP Daily Rate Trend

RUP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing RUP across the Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Gloucestershire RUP Daily Rate Histogram

RUP
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing RUP within the Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
CheltenhamDown-35--
RUP South WestRUP
South West

RUP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Gloucestershire region citing RUP 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 RUP.

139 (86.67 %)Security Cleared
234 (75.56 %)DV Cleared
330 (66.67 %)J2EE
426 (57.78 %)Unified Process
524 (53.33 %)Java
623 (51.11 %)Configuration Management
722 (48.89 %)Sun Certification
821 (46.67 %)Sun
919 (42.22 %)C
1018 (40.00 %)OO
1117 (37.78 %)ClearCase
1210 (22.22 %)Oracle
139 (20.00 %)UML
147 (15.56 %)JBoss
147 (15.56 %)BEA
147 (15.56 %)WebLogic
147 (15.56 %)EJB
147 (15.56 %)UNIX
156 (13.33 %)Windows
156 (13.33 %)Linux
156 (13.33 %)Windows 2000
156 (13.33 %)IBM
156 (13.33 %)PRINCE2
156 (13.33 %)Project Management
156 (13.33 %)CMMI
156 (13.33 %)V-Model
165 (11.11 %)Java EE 5
165 (11.11 %)WebSphere
165 (11.11 %)Java EE
165 (11.11 %)SC Cleared

RUP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Gloucestershire region citing RUP 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 RUP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
130 (66.67 %)J2EE
27 (15.56 %)EJB
35 (11.11 %)SOAP
35 (11.11 %)XML
35 (11.11 %)JMS
35 (11.11 %)WebSphere
35 (11.11 %)Java EE
35 (11.11 %)Java EE 5
41 (2.222 %).NET
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (15.56 %)WebLogic
17 (15.56 %)JBoss
25 (11.11 %)WebSphere Application Server
25 (11.11 %)Oracle Application Server
32 (4.444 %)Apache
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (6.667 %)MS Visio
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
117 (37.78 %)ClearCase
23 (6.667 %)Telelogic DOORS
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (8.889 %)Government
23 (6.667 %)Law
32 (4.444 %)Pensions
41 (2.222 %)Finance
41 (2.222 %)Insurance
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
124 (53.33 %)Developer
222 (48.89 %)Java Developer
316 (35.56 %)Java/J2EE Developer
46 (13.33 %)Analyst
55 (11.11 %)Quality Manager
64 (8.889 %)Test Analyst
73 (6.667 %)Test Manager
73 (6.667 %)Integration Analyst
73 (6.667 %)Requirements Manager
82 (4.444 %)Business Analyst
82 (4.444 %)Integration Manager
91 (2.222 %)Consultant
91 (2.222 %)Security Consultant
91 (2.222 %)Software Developer
91 (2.222 %)Integration Test Analyst
91 (2.222 %)C++ Developer
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (15.56 %)UNIX
26 (13.33 %)Windows
26 (13.33 %)Linux
26 (13.33 %)Windows 2000
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
139 (86.67 %)Security Cleared
234 (75.56 %)DV Cleared
326 (57.78 %)Unified Process
423 (51.11 %)Configuration Management
518 (40.00 %)OO
69 (20.00 %)UML
76 (13.33 %)V-Model
76 (13.33 %)Project Management
76 (13.33 %)PRINCE2
76 (13.33 %)CMMI
85 (11.11 %)Risk Management
85 (11.11 %)SC Cleared
85 (11.11 %)Business Analysis
93 (6.667 %)Requirements Management
93 (6.667 %)Use Case
93 (6.667 %)Software Engineering
93 (6.667 %)DSDM
101 (2.222 %)OOD
101 (2.222 %)PRINCE
101 (2.222 %)BPR
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
124 (53.33 %)Java
219 (42.22 %)C
34 (8.889 %)C++
42 (4.444 %)VB
42 (4.444 %)Shell Script
51 (2.222 %)Perl
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
122 (48.89 %)Sun Certification
21 (2.222 %)CISSP
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
121 (46.67 %)Sun
210 (22.22 %)Oracle
37 (15.56 %)BEA
46 (13.33 %)IBM
53 (6.667 %)Telelogic