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The table below looks at the demand for Disaster Recovery skills within the Lancashire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Disaster Recovery over the 3 months to 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDisaster Recovery
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank3243
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.694 %0.398 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£313-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£325-
UK excluding London average daily rate£398£394
% change on same period last year+1.10 %
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£26.12£33.54
% change on same period last year-22.12 %
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Lancashire
Matching contract IT job ads144251
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.289 %0.314 %
Daily rates quoted3552
Average minimum daily rate£326£325
Average daily rate£343£341
% change on same period last year+0.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£359£356
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£376
% change on same period last year+1.41 %
Hourly rates quoted2641
Average minimum hourly rate£20.71£22.88
Average hourly rate£22.21£25.62
% change on same period last year-13.29 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.71£28.36
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.65£28.89
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
Disaster Recovery North WestDisaster Recovery
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.

Disaster Recovery
Demand Trend

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

Lancashire Disaster Recovery Demand Trend

Disaster Recovery
Daily Rate Trend

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

Lancashire Disaster Recovery Daily Rate Trend

Disaster Recovery
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Lancashire Disaster Recovery Hourly Rate Trend

Disaster Recovery
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Disaster Recovery 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
Lytham St AnnesNew entry-1£313-
Disaster Recovery North WestDisaster Recovery
North West

Disaster Recovery
Top 16 Related IT Skills

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

12 (50.00 %)Windows
12 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
12 (50.00 %)Active Directory
12 (50.00 %)Citrix
12 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
12 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
12 (50.00 %)Citrix Presentation Server
21 (25.00 %)Insurance
21 (25.00 %)Performance Management
21 (25.00 %)Service Management
21 (25.00 %)Finance
21 (25.00 %)Stakeholder Management
21 (25.00 %)Project Management
21 (25.00 %)ITIL
21 (25.00 %)PRINCE2
21 (25.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification

Disaster Recovery
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
12 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Finance
11 (25.00 %)Insurance
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Project Manager
12 (50.00 %)Infrastructure Project Manager
12 (50.00 %)Infrastructure Manager
12 (50.00 %)Citrix Engineer
12 (50.00 %)Exchange Engineer
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (50.00 %)Windows
12 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)ITIL
11 (25.00 %)PRINCE2
11 (25.00 %)Project Management
11 (25.00 %)Service Management
11 (25.00 %)Stakeholder Management
11 (25.00 %)Performance Management
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (25.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (50.00 %)Active Directory
12 (50.00 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)Citrix