Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Degree in IT contracts within the Lancashire region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Degree over the 3 months to 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDegree
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank2727
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads617
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.021 %
As % of the category below11.32 %16.04 %
Daily rates quoted24
Average minimum daily rate£375£433
Average daily rate£400£470
% change on same period last year-14.89 %
Average maximum daily rate£425£508
UK excluding London average daily rate£342£335
% change on same period last year+1.88 %
Hourly rates quoted17
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£23.50
Average hourly rate£30.00£27.21
% change on same period last year+10.23 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00£30.93
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.05£28.88
% change on same period last year-2.88 %
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Lancashire
Matching contract IT job ads53106
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.106 %0.133 %
Daily rates quoted822
Average minimum daily rate£365£360
Average daily rate£394£387
% change on same period last year+1.80 %
Average maximum daily rate£423£413
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£364
% change on same period last year-3.30 %
Hourly rates quoted2120
Average minimum hourly rate£29.13£23.13
Average hourly rate£30.78£25.63
% change on same period last year+20.13 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.44£28.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.27£27.12
% change on same period last year+4.26 %
Degree North WestDegree
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.

Degree
Demand Trend

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

Lancashire Degree Demand Trend

Degree
Daily Rate Trend

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

Lancashire Degree Daily Rate Trend

Degree
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Lancashire Degree Hourly Rate Trend

Degree
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank 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
BlackpoolDown-62--
LancasterNew entry-1£425-
Lytham St AnnesNew entry-1--
BlackburnNew entry-1£375-
Degree North WestDegree
North West

Degree
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire region citing Degree 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 Degree.

13 (27.27 %)SQL Server
13 (27.27 %)SQL
22 (18.18 %)Siemens
22 (18.18 %)JavaScript
22 (18.18 %)Oracle
31 (9.091 %)PHP
31 (9.091 %)PL/SQL
31 (9.091 %)Service Management
31 (9.091 %)NPfIT
31 (9.091 %)Security Management
31 (9.091 %)Electronics
31 (9.091 %)SEO
31 (9.091 %)Government
31 (9.091 %)Health
31 (9.091 %)MBA
31 (9.091 %)Migration
31 (9.091 %)Stakeholder Management
31 (9.091 %)CMS
31 (9.091 %)Oracle RMAN
31 (9.091 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
31 (9.091 %)Insurance
31 (9.091 %)Data Mart
31 (9.091 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (9.091 %)Pensions
31 (9.091 %)Web Development
31 (9.091 %)CA Clarity
31 (9.091 %)Computer Science
31 (9.091 %)QA
31 (9.091 %)HL7
31 (9.091 %)User Acceptance Testing

Degree
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire region citing Degree 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 Degree. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (9.091 %)HTML
11 (9.091 %)J2EE
11 (9.091 %)XHTML
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (9.091 %)Apache
11 (9.091 %)CMS
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (9.091 %)CA Clarity
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (9.091 %)Internet
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (27.27 %)SQL Server
21 (9.091 %)OLAP
21 (9.091 %)Oracle 9i
21 (9.091 %)Oracle 10g
21 (9.091 %)SQLPlus
21 (9.091 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
21 (9.091 %)Data Mart
21 (9.091 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (9.091 %)MySQL
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (9.091 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (9.091 %)Electronics
11 (9.091 %)Government
11 (9.091 %)Health
11 (9.091 %)Insurance
11 (9.091 %)Pensions
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (18.18 %)Developer
12 (18.18 %)Administrator
21 (9.091 %)SQL Developer
21 (9.091 %)Systems Architect
21 (9.091 %)SQL Server Developer
21 (9.091 %)Electronics Engineer
21 (9.091 %)Business Intelligence Developer
21 (9.091 %)Citrix Administrator
21 (9.091 %)Architect
21 (9.091 %)Analyst
21 (9.091 %)Senior Consultant
21 (9.091 %)Business Developer
21 (9.091 %)Consultant
21 (9.091 %)DBA
21 (9.091 %)Development Manager
21 (9.091 %)Senior Manager
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (9.091 %)N-Tier
11 (9.091 %)NHS
11 (9.091 %)NPfIT
11 (9.091 %)Computer Science
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (9.091 %)UNIX
11 (9.091 %)Windows
11 (9.091 %)AIX
11 (9.091 %)Linux
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (9.091 %)ITIL
11 (9.091 %)PRINCE2
11 (9.091 %)Business Intelligence
11 (9.091 %)Project Management
11 (9.091 %)Service Management
11 (9.091 %)Security Management
11 (9.091 %)SEO
11 (9.091 %)Migration
11 (9.091 %)Stakeholder Management
11 (9.091 %)Web Development
11 (9.091 %)User Acceptance Testing
11 (9.091 %)Data Migration
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (27.27 %)SQL
22 (18.18 %)JavaScript
31 (9.091 %)PHP
31 (9.091 %)PL/SQL
31 (9.091 %)C
31 (9.091 %)C++
31 (9.091 %)Java
31 (9.091 %)Transact-SQL
31 (9.091 %)Assembly Language
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (9.091 %)Oracle Certification
11 (9.091 %)MBA
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (9.091 %)QA
11 (9.091 %)HL7
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (9.091 %)Active Directory
11 (9.091 %)Oracle RMAN
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (18.18 %)Oracle
12 (18.18 %)Siemens
21 (9.091 %)Reuters
21 (9.091 %)Bloomberg
21 (9.091 %)SAP
21 (9.091 %)Intel
21 (9.091 %)Citrix
21 (9.091 %)Actuate
21 (9.091 %)CA
21 (9.091 %)NetApp