Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Retail' in contract IT jobs within the Herefordshire region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Retail over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRetailing
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1518
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads14
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.004 %
As % of the category below2.778 %8.000 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£375
Average daily rate-£413
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£385£387
% change on same period last year-0.64 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00-
Average hourly rate£27.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.62£18.68
% change on same period last year+5.01 %
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Herefordshire
Matching contract IT job ads3650
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.058 %0.054 %
Daily rates quoted1110
Average minimum daily rate£259£302
Average daily rate£281£310
% change on same period last year-9.18 %
Average maximum daily rate£304£317
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£378
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Hourly rates quoted84
Average minimum hourly rate£29.83£29.00
Average hourly rate£31.79£30.06
% change on same period last year+5.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.75£31.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.35£26.62
% change on same period last year+2.74 %
Retail West MidlandsRetail
West Midlands

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.

Retail
Demand Trend

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

Herefordshire Retail Demand Trend

Retail
Daily Rate Trend

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

Herefordshire Retail Daily Rate Trend

Retail
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Herefordshire Retail Hourly Rate Trend

Retail
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Retail within the Herefordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
Hemel HempsteadUp+31--
Retail West MidlandsRetail
West Midlands

Retail
Top 7 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire region citing Retail 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 Retail.

11 (50.00 %)Windows
11 (50.00 %)MS Excel
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft
11 (50.00 %)Active Directory
11 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
11 (50.00 %)RFID
11 (50.00 %)Business Analysis

Retail
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire region citing Retail 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 Retail. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (50.00 %)MS Excel
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)RFID
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Business Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Desktop Support
11 (50.00 %)Analyst
11 (50.00 %)2nd Line Support
11 (50.00 %)PC Support
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)Windows
11 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)Business Analysis
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (50.00 %)Active Directory
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft