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The table below looks at the demand for Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C) skills within the Lancashire region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited W3C over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWorldwide Web Consortium (W3C)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank38-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below3.333 %0.000 %
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£257£230
% change on same period last year+11.94 %
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£27.19£31.44
% change on same period last year-13.52 %
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Lancashire
Matching contract IT job ads6060
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.084 %0.061 %
Daily rates quoted1819
Average minimum daily rate£253£258
Average daily rate£268£270
% change on same period last year-1.04 %
Average maximum daily rate£282£282
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£345
% change on same period last year+1.19 %
Hourly rates quoted1514
Average minimum hourly rate£22.67£19.16
Average hourly rate£24.42£20.29
% change on same period last year+20.34 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.18£21.43
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.99£26.29
% change on same period last year-4.93 %
W3C North WestW3C
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.

W3C
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing W3C across the Lancashire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Lancashire W3C Demand Trend

W3C
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing W3C across the Lancashire region.

Lancashire W3C Hourly Rate Trend

W3C
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing W3C within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
BlackpoolNew entry-1--
PrestonNew entry-1--
BurnleyNew entry-1--
W3C North WestW3C
North West

W3C
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire region citing W3C 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 W3C.

12 (100.00 %)HTML
12 (100.00 %)JavaScript
12 (100.00 %)XHTML
12 (100.00 %)SEO
12 (100.00 %)CSS
21 (50.00 %)Flash
21 (50.00 %)C#
21 (50.00 %)Web Design
21 (50.00 %)E-Commerce
21 (50.00 %)Java RMI
21 (50.00 %)Dreamweaver
21 (50.00 %)VB.NET
21 (50.00 %).NET
21 (50.00 %)Photoshop
21 (50.00 %)ASP.NET

W3C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire region citing W3C 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 W3C. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %)HTML
12 (100.00 %)CSS
12 (100.00 %)XHTML
21 (50.00 %)Java RMI
21 (50.00 %).NET
21 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (50.00 %)Photoshop
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (50.00 %)Flash
11 (50.00 %)Dreamweaver
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Developer
12 (100.00 %)Web Developer
21 (50.00 %).NET Developer
21 (50.00 %)C# Developer
21 (50.00 %)ASP.NET Developer
21 (50.00 %).NET Web Developer
21 (50.00 %)C# Web Developer
21 (50.00 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)SEO
21 (50.00 %)Web Design
21 (50.00 %)E-Commerce
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)JavaScript
21 (50.00 %)VB.NET
21 (50.00 %)C#