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This section looks at the demand for Apache HTTP Server skills within the Lancashire region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Apache over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkApache HTTP Server
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank3146
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads45
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.005 %
As % of the category below6.452 %9.615 %
Daily rates quoted14
Average minimum daily rate£300£300
Average daily rate£325£300
% change on same period last year+8.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£340
% change on same period last year+4.94 %
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£33.48£33.94
% change on same period last year-1.34 %
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
Lancashire
Matching contract IT job ads6252
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.082 %0.052 %
Daily rates quoted1313
Average minimum daily rate£256£306
Average daily rate£273£319
% change on same period last year-14.34 %
Average maximum daily rate£290£331
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£347
% change on same period last year+1.55 %
Hourly rates quoted916
Average minimum hourly rate£22.96£23.50
Average hourly rate£26.29£24.85
% change on same period last year+5.81 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.63£26.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.10£24.95
% change on same period last year+0.60 %
Apache North WestApache
North 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.

Apache
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Apache across the Lancashire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

Lancashire Apache Demand Trend

Apache
Daily Rate Trend

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

Lancashire Apache Daily Rate Trend

Apache
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Lancashire Apache Hourly Rate Trend

Apache
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Apache within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
PrestonNew entry-2--
BlackburnNew entry-1£325-
Apache North WestApache
North West

Apache
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire region citing Apache 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 Apache.

13 (60.00 %)Java
22 (40.00 %)JavaScript
22 (40.00 %)SQL
22 (40.00 %)SQL Server
22 (40.00 %)CSS
22 (40.00 %)WebServices
22 (40.00 %)Tomcat
22 (40.00 %)IIS
22 (40.00 %)Microsoft
22 (40.00 %)AJAX
31 (20.00 %)WebSphere
31 (20.00 %)QlikView
31 (20.00 %)EPoS
31 (20.00 %)Visual Studio
31 (20.00 %)ASP
31 (20.00 %)XHTML
31 (20.00 %)LDAP
31 (20.00 %)Datawarehouse
31 (20.00 %)E-Commerce
31 (20.00 %)Eclipse
31 (20.00 %)SSL
31 (20.00 %)IBM
31 (20.00 %)XML
31 (20.00 %)Linux
31 (20.00 %)WebLogic
31 (20.00 %)C#
31 (20.00 %)HTML
31 (20.00 %).NET
31 (20.00 %)J2EE
31 (20.00 %)MySQL

Apache
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire region citing Apache 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 Apache. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (40.00 %)CSS
12 (40.00 %)WebServices
12 (40.00 %)AJAX
21 (20.00 %)WebSphere
21 (20.00 %)ASP
21 (20.00 %)XHTML
21 (20.00 %)XML
21 (20.00 %)HTML
21 (20.00 %).NET
21 (20.00 %)J2EE
21 (20.00 %)Hibernate
21 (20.00 %)Spring
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (40.00 %)Tomcat
12 (40.00 %)IIS
21 (20.00 %)WebLogic
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (20.00 %)LDAP
11 (20.00 %)SSL
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (40.00 %)SQL Server
21 (20.00 %)QlikView
21 (20.00 %)Datawarehouse
21 (20.00 %)MySQL
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (20.00 %)Visual Studio
11 (20.00 %)Eclipse
11 (20.00 %)Subversion
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Retail
11 (20.00 %)Insurance
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (60.00 %)Developer
21 (20.00 %)Software Developer
21 (20.00 %)Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Systems Administrator
21 (20.00 %)Analyst Programmer
21 (20.00 %)Programmer
21 (20.00 %)Administrator
21 (20.00 %)Java Developer
21 (20.00 %)PHP Developer
21 (20.00 %)Java Analyst Programmer
21 (20.00 %)Java Programmer
21 (20.00 %)MySQL Developer
21 (20.00 %)J2EE Analyst Programmer
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (20.00 %)EPoS
11 (20.00 %)Management Information System
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (20.00 %)Linux
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (20.00 %)E-Commerce
11 (20.00 %)Content Management
11 (20.00 %)Information Management
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (60.00 %)Java
22 (40.00 %)JavaScript
22 (40.00 %)SQL
31 (20.00 %)C#
31 (20.00 %)Perl
31 (20.00 %)PHP
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (40.00 %)Microsoft
21 (20.00 %)IBM