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This section looks at the demand for File Transfer Protocol (FTP) skills within the Lancashire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited FTP over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFile Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank30-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads80
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.000 %
As % of the category below18.18 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted40
Average minimum daily rate£210-
Average daily rate£226-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£241-
UK excluding London average daily rate£312£363
% change on same period last year-14.16 %
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£37.20£31.65
% change on same period last year+17.53 %
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Lancashire
Matching contract IT job ads4444
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.059 %0.044 %
Daily rates quoted1213
Average minimum daily rate£269£316
Average daily rate£282£330
% change on same period last year-14.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£296£345
UK excluding London average daily rate£343£343
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Hourly rates quoted64
Average minimum hourly rate£20.29£28.17
Average hourly rate£23.71£29.75
% change on same period last year-20.31 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.12£31.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.58£28.76
% change on same period last year-11.03 %
FTP North WestFTP
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.

FTP
Demand Trend

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

Lancashire FTP Demand Trend

FTP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Lancashire FTP Daily Rate Trend

FTP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing FTP across the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Lancashire FTP Daily Rate Histogram

FTP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Lancashire FTP Hourly Rate Trend

FTP
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing FTP within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 29 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
BlackburnNew entry-2--
PrestonNew entry-1--
FTP North WestFTP
North West

FTP
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire region citing FTP 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 FTP.

14 (50.00 %)REXX
14 (50.00 %)AutoSys
14 (50.00 %)JCL
14 (50.00 %)HTML
14 (50.00 %)JavaScript
14 (50.00 %)SQL
14 (50.00 %)SQL Server
14 (50.00 %)DB2
14 (50.00 %)CSS
14 (50.00 %)XHTML
14 (50.00 %)MS Visio
14 (50.00 %)Dreamweaver
14 (50.00 %)CICS
14 (50.00 %)Construction
14 (50.00 %)VSAM
22 (25.00 %)Mainframe
22 (25.00 %)Change Management
31 (12.50 %)CA

FTP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire region citing FTP 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 FTP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (50.00 %)HTML
14 (50.00 %)CSS
14 (50.00 %)XHTML
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (50.00 %)CICS
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (50.00 %)MS Visio
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (50.00 %)SQL Server
14 (50.00 %)DB2
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (50.00 %)Dreamweaver
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (50.00 %)Construction
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (62.50 %)Developer
24 (50.00 %)Web Developer
33 (37.50 %)Analyst
42 (25.00 %)Operations Analyst
51 (12.50 %)Mainframe Developer
51 (12.50 %)Mainframe Programmer
51 (12.50 %)Programmer
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (50.00 %)VSAM
22 (25.00 %)Mainframe
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (25.00 %)Change Management
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (50.00 %)JavaScript
14 (50.00 %)SQL
14 (50.00 %)REXX
14 (50.00 %)JCL
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (50.00 %)AutoSys
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (12.50 %)CA