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This section looks at the demand for Entity-Relationship Diagram (ER Diagram) skills within the Leeds region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ERD over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkEntity-Relationship Diagram (ER Diagram)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank75-
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 below0.259 %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£300£400
% change on same period last year-25.00 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£26.50-
Average hourly rate£29.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£32.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.88£21.50
% change on same period last year+34.30 %
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Leeds
Matching contract IT job ads771629
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.017 %0.626 %
Daily rates quoted237118
Average minimum daily rate£334£355
Average daily rate£358£382
% change on same period last year-6.31 %
Average maximum daily rate£382£409
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£377
% change on same period last year+0.71 %
Hourly rates quoted1542
Average minimum hourly rate£23.24£26.49
Average hourly rate£25.76£27.76
% change on same period last year-7.20 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.28£29.02
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.34£30.18
% change on same period last year+0.55 %
ERD West YorkshireERD
West Yorkshire

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.

ERD
Demand Trend

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

Leeds ERD Demand Trend

ERD
Daily Rate Trend

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

Leeds ERD Daily Rate Trend

ERD
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Leeds ERD Hourly Rate Trend

ERD
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds region citing ERD 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 ERD.

12 (100.00 %)C#
12 (100.00 %).NET
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server
12 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
12 (100.00 %)UML
12 (100.00 %)Unit Testing
21 (50.00 %).NET Framework
21 (50.00 %)RAD
21 (50.00 %)Microsoft
21 (50.00 %)ADO.NET

ERD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %).NET
12 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
21 (50.00 %).NET Framework
21 (50.00 %)ADO.NET
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Developer
12 (100.00 %).NET Developer
12 (100.00 %)ASP.NET Developer
21 (50.00 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
21 (50.00 %)C# Developer
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)UML
12 (100.00 %)Unit Testing
21 (50.00 %)RAD
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)C#
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft