Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Geographic Information System (GIS) skills within the Lancashire region with a comparison to our Database & Business Intelligence category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited GIS over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGeographic Information System (GIS)
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank-40
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads04
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.000 %2.985 %
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£352£312
% change on same period last year+12.71 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£15.50
Average hourly rate-£16.13
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£16.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.72£22.64
% change on same period last year+9.19 %
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Lancashire
Matching contract IT job ads80134
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.130 %0.146 %
Daily rates quoted1622
Average minimum daily rate£243£231
Average daily rate£257£255
% change on same period last year+0.57 %
Average maximum daily rate£271£280
UK excluding London average daily rate£335£347
% change on same period last year-3.36 %
Hourly rates quoted1629
Average minimum hourly rate£23.71£23.84
Average hourly rate£26.69£26.36
% change on same period last year+1.24 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.66£28.88
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.53£31.68
% change on same period last year-16.25 %
GIS North WestGIS
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.

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Demand Trend

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

Lancashire GIS Demand Trend

GIS
Daily Rate Trend

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

Lancashire GIS Daily Rate Trend

GIS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Lancashire GIS Hourly Rate Trend

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Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire region citing GIS 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 GIS.

13 (75.00 %)Statistical Analysis
13 (75.00 %)Spreadsheet
21 (25.00 %)Statistics
21 (25.00 %)Degree
21 (25.00 %)Data Analysis
21 (25.00 %)Local Government
21 (25.00 %)ESRI
21 (25.00 %)Government
21 (25.00 %)MS Excel
21 (25.00 %)Microsoft
21 (25.00 %)NHS

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire region citing GIS 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 GIS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (75.00 %)Spreadsheet
21 (25.00 %)MS Excel
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Government
11 (25.00 %)Local Government
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %)Analyst
13 (75.00 %)Data Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Information Analyst
21 (25.00 %)GIS Analyst
21 (25.00 %)GIS Data Analyst
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (25.00 %)NHS
11 (25.00 %)Statistics
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (75.00 %)Statistical Analysis
21 (25.00 %)Data Analysis
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (25.00 %)Degree
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)Microsoft
11 (25.00 %)ESRI