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The table below looks at the demand for Internet 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 Internet over the 3 months to 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInternet
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank3140
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching contract IT job ads24
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.005 %
As % of the category below9.091 %7.692 %
Daily rates quoted12
Average minimum daily rate£400£325
Average daily rate£425£334
% change on same period last year+27.34 %
Average maximum daily rate£450£343
UK excluding London average daily rate£368£327
% change on same period last year+12.63 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£15.52£35.00
Average hourly rate£15.52£40.00
% change on same period last year-61.20 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.52£45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.99£21.19
% change on same period last year-5.68 %
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Lancashire
Matching contract IT job ads2252
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.044 %0.065 %
Daily rates quoted115
Average minimum daily rate£400£328
Average daily rate£425£349
% change on same period last year+21.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£450£370
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£344
% change on same period last year-1.90 %
Hourly rates quoted47
Average minimum hourly rate£24.42£15.27
Average hourly rate£26.09£18.56
% change on same period last year+40.57 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.75£21.85
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.67£27.04
% change on same period last year-1.34 %
Internet North WestInternet
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.

Internet
Demand Trend

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

Lancashire Internet Demand Trend

Internet
Daily Rate Trend

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

Lancashire Internet Daily Rate Trend

Internet
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Lancashire Internet Hourly Rate Trend

Internet
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Internet 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
PrestonNew entry-1--
LancasterNew entry-1£425-
Internet North WestInternet
North West

Internet
Top 21 Related IT Skills

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

12 (40.00 %)HTML
12 (40.00 %)SEO
12 (40.00 %)Web Development
21 (20.00 %)Degree
21 (20.00 %)Internet Marketing
21 (20.00 %)Spreadsheet
21 (20.00 %)Education
21 (20.00 %)MBA
21 (20.00 %)CMS
21 (20.00 %)Web Design
21 (20.00 %)Marketing
21 (20.00 %)Java
21 (20.00 %)JavaScript
21 (20.00 %)J2EE
21 (20.00 %)Oracle
21 (20.00 %)XHTML
21 (20.00 %)MS Excel
21 (20.00 %)MS Access
21 (20.00 %)N-Tier
21 (20.00 %)Intranet
21 (20.00 %)Extranet

Internet
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (40.00 %)HTML
21 (20.00 %)J2EE
21 (20.00 %)XHTML
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (20.00 %)CMS
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (20.00 %)MS Excel
11 (20.00 %)Spreadsheet
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (20.00 %)Intranet
11 (20.00 %)Extranet
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (20.00 %)MS Access
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Education
11 (20.00 %)Marketing
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (20.00 %)Architect
11 (20.00 %)Analyst
11 (20.00 %)Senior Consultant
11 (20.00 %)Consultant
11 (20.00 %)Solutions Architect
11 (20.00 %)Development Manager
11 (20.00 %)Senior Manager
11 (20.00 %)Applications Support
11 (20.00 %)Data Analyst
11 (20.00 %)SEO Specialist
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (20.00 %)N-Tier
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (40.00 %)SEO
12 (40.00 %)Web Development
21 (20.00 %)Internet Marketing
21 (20.00 %)Web Design
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (20.00 %)Java
11 (20.00 %)JavaScript
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (20.00 %)MBA
11 (20.00 %)Degree
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (20.00 %)Oracle