Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Lotus products and/or services in IT contracts within the Lancashire region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Lotus over the 3 months to 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLotus
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank3143
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching contract IT job ads21
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.001 %
As % of the category below1.575 %0.641 %
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£238£258
% change on same period last year-7.48 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£10.00£8.00
Average hourly rate£11.00£11.50
% change on same period last year-4.34 %
Average maximum hourly rate£12.00£15.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£16.93£18.25
% change on same period last year-7.24 %
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Lancashire
Matching contract IT job ads127156
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.255 %0.195 %
Daily rates quoted3534
Average minimum daily rate£269£315
Average daily rate£287£331
% change on same period last year-13.49 %
Average maximum daily rate£305£347
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£353
% change on same period last year+0.73 %
Hourly rates quoted1920
Average minimum hourly rate£17.70£18.62
Average hourly rate£18.37£20.72
% change on same period last year-11.33 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.03£22.82
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£23.32
% change on same period last year+1.85 %
Lotus North WestLotus
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within IBM Lotus Software.

Lotus
Demand Trend

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

Lancashire Lotus Demand Trend

Lotus
Daily Rate Trend

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

Lancashire Lotus Daily Rate Trend

Lotus
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Lancashire Lotus Hourly Rate Trend

Lotus
Top 9 Related IT Skills

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

12 (100.00 %)Windows
12 (100.00 %)Lotus Notes
21 (50.00 %)Windows XP
21 (50.00 %)LAN
21 (50.00 %)Microsoft
21 (50.00 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (50.00 %)MS Office
21 (50.00 %)SAP
21 (50.00 %)MS PowerPoint

Lotus
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (100.00 %)Lotus Notes
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (50.00 %)MS Office
11 (50.00 %)MS PowerPoint
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)LAN
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Analyst
21 (50.00 %)Support Analyst
21 (50.00 %)Helpdesk Analyst
21 (50.00 %)2nd Line Support
21 (50.00 %)Project Analyst
21 (50.00 %)Project Support Analyst
21 (50.00 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)Windows
21 (50.00 %)Windows XP
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)SAP
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft