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This section looks at the demand for Unified Modeling Language (UML) 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 UML over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUnified Modeling Language (UML)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank3438
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads413
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.013 %
As % of the category below2.410 %3.611 %
Daily rates quoted13
Average minimum daily rate£540£387
Average daily rate£540£403
% change on same period last year+33.88 %
Average maximum daily rate£540£420
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£364
% change on same period last year+5.24 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£37.82£34.87
% change on same period last year+8.44 %
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Lancashire
Matching contract IT job ads166360
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.219 %0.359 %
Daily rates quoted3886
Average minimum daily rate£369£347
Average daily rate£388£358
% change on same period last year+8.40 %
Average maximum daily rate£407£368
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£377
% change on same period last year+0.74 %
Hourly rates quoted3340
Average minimum hourly rate£23.45£24.81
Average hourly rate£24.93£27.59
% change on same period last year-9.64 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.41£30.37
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.30£30.18
% change on same period last year+0.42 %
UML North WestUML
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.

UML
Demand Trend

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

Lancashire UML Demand Trend

UML
Daily Rate Trend

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

Lancashire UML Daily Rate Trend

UML
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Lancashire UML Hourly Rate Trend

UML
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing UML within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
Newton-le-WillowsNo change03--
BlackpoolDown-21£540+17.39 %
UML North WestUML
North West

UML
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire region citing UML 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 UML.

14 (40.00 %)Government
14 (40.00 %)HTML
14 (40.00 %)Java
23 (30.00 %)SQL
23 (30.00 %).NET
23 (30.00 %)J2EE
23 (30.00 %)C#
23 (30.00 %)C++
23 (30.00 %)SQL Server
23 (30.00 %)Sybase
23 (30.00 %)CSS
23 (30.00 %)JDBC
23 (30.00 %)JSP
23 (30.00 %)Servlets
23 (30.00 %)OO
23 (30.00 %)Migration
23 (30.00 %)Microsoft
23 (30.00 %)Internet
23 (30.00 %)Configuration Management
32 (20.00 %)Visual Studio
32 (20.00 %)UNIX
32 (20.00 %)Hibernate
32 (20.00 %)Oracle
32 (20.00 %)Finance
32 (20.00 %)QA
32 (20.00 %)Use Case
32 (20.00 %)BC Cleared
32 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
41 (10.00 %)VME
41 (10.00 %)Business Analysis

UML
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire region citing UML 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 UML. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (40.00 %)HTML
23 (30.00 %).NET
23 (30.00 %)J2EE
23 (30.00 %)CSS
23 (30.00 %)JDBC
23 (30.00 %)JSP
23 (30.00 %)Servlets
32 (20.00 %)Hibernate
41 (10.00 %)AJAX
41 (10.00 %)XML Schema
41 (10.00 %)XML
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (30.00 %)Internet
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (30.00 %)SQL Server
21 (10.00 %)Oracle 9i
21 (10.00 %)Oracle 10g
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (20.00 %)Visual Studio
21 (10.00 %)Ant
21 (10.00 %)Eclipse
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (40.00 %)Government
22 (20.00 %)Finance
31 (10.00 %)Banking
31 (10.00 %)Telecoms
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (60.00 %)Developer
22 (20.00 %)Analyst
22 (20.00 %)Java Developer
22 (20.00 %).NET Developer
22 (20.00 %)UML Business Analyst
22 (20.00 %)Business Analyst
31 (10.00 %)Technical Architect
31 (10.00 %)Senior Developer
31 (10.00 %)Technical Support
31 (10.00 %)Software Developer
31 (10.00 %)Architect
31 (10.00 %)Project Manager
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (20.00 %)UNIX
21 (10.00 %)VME
21 (10.00 %)MVS
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (30.00 %)OO
13 (30.00 %)Migration
13 (30.00 %)Configuration Management
22 (20.00 %)Use Case
22 (20.00 %)BC Cleared
22 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
31 (10.00 %)Business Analysis
31 (10.00 %)Enterprise Architecture
31 (10.00 %)Project Planning
31 (10.00 %)Web Development
31 (10.00 %)Zachman Framework
31 (10.00 %)TOGAF
31 (10.00 %)Information Management
31 (10.00 %)SSADM
31 (10.00 %)DSDM
31 (10.00 %)Scrum
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (40.00 %)Java
23 (30.00 %)SQL
23 (30.00 %)C#
23 (30.00 %)C++
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (10.00 %)Degree
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (20.00 %)QA
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (30.00 %)Sybase
13 (30.00 %)Microsoft
22 (20.00 %)Oracle