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

LinkFat Client
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£415£330
% change on same period last year+25.81 %
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£17.12£35.25
% change on same period last year-51.44 %
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Lancashire
Matching contract IT job ads5958
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.118 %0.073 %
Daily rates quoted2216
Average minimum daily rate£269£256
Average daily rate£289£276
% change on same period last year+4.81 %
Average maximum daily rate£309£296
UK excluding London average daily rate£342£351
% change on same period last year-2.62 %
Hourly rates quoted1611
Average minimum hourly rate£16.51£14.33
Average hourly rate£19.08£17.04
% change on same period last year+11.93 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.65£19.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.98£25.61
% change on same period last year+1.43 %
Fat Client North WestFat Client
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.

Fat Client
Demand Trend

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

Lancashire Fat Client Demand Trend

Fat Client
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Lancashire Fat Client Hourly Rate Trend

Fat Client
Top 9 Related IT Skills

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

12 (100.00 %)Windows
12 (100.00 %)Citrix
12 (100.00 %)Thin Client
21 (50.00 %)Blackberry
21 (50.00 %)Windows XP
21 (50.00 %)Cisco
21 (50.00 %)Microsoft
21 (50.00 %)Active Directory
21 (50.00 %)MS Office

Fat Client
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (50.00 %)MS Office
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Helpdesk Support
11 (50.00 %)Cisco Support
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (100.00 %)Thin Client
21 (50.00 %)Blackberry
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)Windows
21 (50.00 %)Windows XP
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (50.00 %)Active Directory
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)Citrix
21 (50.00 %)Cisco
21 (50.00 %)Microsoft