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The table below looks at the demand for the Junior role in IT contracts within the Lancaster region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Junior in their job title over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Junior
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below8.333 %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£252£245
% change on same period last year+2.84 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£23.00-
Average hourly rate£23.09-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£23.18-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£13.75£14.70
% change on same period last year-6.45 %
Lancaster IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Lancaster
Matching contract IT job ads1226
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.026 %
Daily rates quoted33
Average minimum daily rate£268£248
Average daily rate£293£260
% change on same period last year+12.69 %
Average maximum daily rate£318£272
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£353
% change on same period last year-0.10 %
Hourly rates quoted55
Average minimum hourly rate£15.86£16.05
Average hourly rate£17.40£16.72
% change on same period last year+4.04 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.93£17.39
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.69£25.18
% change on same period last year-5.93 %
Junior LancashireJunior
Lancashire

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.

Junior
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Junior across the Lancaster region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Lancaster Junior Demand Trend

Junior
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Lancaster Junior Hourly Rate Trend

Junior
Top 5 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancaster region that cited Junior in their job title 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 with Junior in their job title.

13 (100.00 %)PRINCE2
13 (100.00 %)Project Management
13 (100.00 %)Education
21 (33.33 %)Government
21 (33.33 %)Stakeholder Management

Junior
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancaster region that cited Junior in their job title 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 with Junior in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Lancaster IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (100.00 %)Education
21 (33.33 %)Government
Lancaster IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (100.00 %)PRINCE2
13 (100.00 %)Project Management
21 (33.33 %)Stakeholder Management