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The table below looks at the demand for Quality Management System (QMS) 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 QMS over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkQuality Management System (QMS)
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank3640
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads14
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.529 %1.365 %
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£411£401
% change on same period last year+2.43 %
Hourly rates quoted03
Average minimum hourly rate-£30.67
Average hourly rate-£32.83
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£40.42£39.10
% change on same period last year+3.36 %
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Lancashire
Matching contract IT job ads189293
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.307 %0.320 %
Daily rates quoted3756
Average minimum daily rate£331£325
Average daily rate£353£341
% change on same period last year+3.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£375£357
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£373
% change on same period last year+2.16 %
Hourly rates quoted5949
Average minimum hourly rate£25.88£25.11
Average hourly rate£27.09£27.32
% change on same period last year-0.85 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.30£29.53
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.22£29.56
% change on same period last year-4.53 %
QMS North WestQMS
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.

QMS
Demand Trend

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

Lancashire QMS Demand Trend

QMS
Daily Rate Trend

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

Lancashire QMS Daily Rate Trend

QMS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Lancashire QMS Hourly Rate Trend

QMS
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing QMS within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 4 December 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
PrestonNo change01--
QMS North WestQMS
North West

QMS
Top 6 Related IT Skills

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

11 (50.00 %)MS Office
11 (50.00 %)Quality Management
11 (50.00 %)Business Analysis
11 (50.00 %)Pensions
11 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
11 (50.00 %)Security Cleared

QMS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (50.00 %)MS Office
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Pensions
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Business Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Developer
11 (50.00 %)Analyst
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)Quality Management
11 (50.00 %)Business Analysis
11 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
11 (50.00 %)Security Cleared