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The table below looks at the demand for Product Data Management (PDM) skills within the Lancashire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited PDM over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkProduct Data Management (PDM)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank-41
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads06
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.000 %2.174 %
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£381£270
% change on same period last year+41.02 %
Hourly rates quoted03
Average minimum hourly rate-£27.33
Average hourly rate-£29.33
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£31.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.32£26.60
% change on same period last year+21.50 %
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Lancashire
Matching contract IT job ads191276
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.269 %0.279 %
Daily rates quoted3458
Average minimum daily rate£349£330
Average daily rate£370£340
% change on same period last year+8.87 %
Average maximum daily rate£391£349
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£370
% change on same period last year+1.87 %
Hourly rates quoted5342
Average minimum hourly rate£26.58£25.40
Average hourly rate£27.69£27.08
% change on same period last year+2.25 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.80£28.77
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.44£30.00
% change on same period last year-1.89 %
PDM North WestPDM
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.

PDM
Demand Trend

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

Lancashire PDM Demand Trend

PDM
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Lancashire PDM Hourly Rate Trend

PDM
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire region citing PDM 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 PDM.

15 (100.00 %)Teamcenter
24 (80.00 %)C++
33 (60.00 %)Java
33 (60.00 %)Military
33 (60.00 %)UGS
33 (60.00 %)PLM
42 (40.00 %)Data Management
42 (40.00 %)Data Migration
42 (40.00 %)CATIA
42 (40.00 %)C
42 (40.00 %)Migration
42 (40.00 %)Baan
42 (40.00 %)Government
42 (40.00 %)OO
51 (20.00 %)Adabas
51 (20.00 %)VB
51 (20.00 %)Process Management
51 (20.00 %)Manufacturing

PDM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire region citing PDM 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 PDM. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (40.00 %)CATIA
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (100.00 %)Teamcenter
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (20.00 %)Adabas
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (60.00 %)Military
22 (40.00 %)Government
31 (20.00 %)Manufacturing
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (60.00 %)C++ Developer
13 (60.00 %)Developer
22 (40.00 %)Analyst
22 (40.00 %)Analyst Programmer
22 (40.00 %)Programmer
22 (40.00 %)Data Analyst
22 (40.00 %)Software Developer
22 (40.00 %)C++ Analyst Programmer
22 (40.00 %)C++ Programmer
22 (40.00 %)C++ Software Developer
22 (40.00 %)Developer Analyst
22 (40.00 %)C Developer
22 (40.00 %)C Programmer
22 (40.00 %)Data Programmer
22 (40.00 %)Software Programmer
31 (20.00 %)C++/Java Developer
31 (20.00 %)Java Developer
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (60.00 %)PLM
22 (40.00 %)Data Management
22 (40.00 %)Data Migration
22 (40.00 %)OO
22 (40.00 %)Migration
31 (20.00 %)Process Management
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (80.00 %)C++
23 (60.00 %)Java
32 (40.00 %)C
41 (20.00 %)VB
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (60.00 %)UGS
22 (40.00 %)Baan