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This section looks at the demand for Internet skills within the Leeds region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Internet over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInternet
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank4141
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads3730
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.049 %0.030 %
As % of the category below28.46 %17.44 %
Daily rates quoted1410
Average minimum daily rate£304£391
Average daily rate£322£391
% change on same period last year-17.63 %
Average maximum daily rate£339£391
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£339
% change on same period last year-0.41 %
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£23.50£23.69
% change on same period last year-0.80 %
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Leeds
Matching contract IT job ads130172
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.173 %0.174 %
Daily rates quoted3347
Average minimum daily rate£286£331
Average daily rate£305£337
% change on same period last year-9.59 %
Average maximum daily rate£323£343
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£344
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted108
Average minimum hourly rate£21.91£18.63
Average hourly rate£23.07£19.88
% change on same period last year+16.08 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.24£21.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.81£28.58
% change on same period last year-9.70 %
Internet West YorkshireInternet
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.

Internet
Demand Trend

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

Leeds Internet Demand Trend

Internet
Daily Rate Trend

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

Leeds Internet Daily Rate Trend

Internet
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Internet across the Leeds region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Leeds Internet Daily Rate Histogram

Internet
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Leeds Internet Hourly Rate Trend

Internet
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds region citing Internet 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 Internet.

124 (38.10 %)Windows
220 (31.75 %)Firewall
317 (26.98 %)Active Directory
317 (26.98 %)SQL Server
416 (25.40 %)Microsoft
515 (23.81 %)SQL
612 (19.05 %)UNIX
612 (19.05 %)SQL Server 2005
711 (17.46 %)WAN
711 (17.46 %)TCP/IP
711 (17.46 %)ITIL
711 (17.46 %)DNS
810 (15.87 %)Shell Script
810 (15.87 %)Perl
99 (14.29 %).NET
99 (14.29 %)C#
99 (14.29 %)Cisco
108 (12.70 %)C
108 (12.70 %)Telecoms
108 (12.70 %)Government
117 (11.11 %)Network Load Balancing
117 (11.11 %)PRINCE2
117 (11.11 %)MS Exchange
117 (11.11 %)SAN
126 (9.524 %)SQL Server 2000
126 (9.524 %)Intranet
126 (9.524 %)Cisco Certification
126 (9.524 %)Microsoft Certification
126 (9.524 %)Linux
126 (9.524 %)JavaScript

Internet
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds region citing Internet 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 Internet. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (14.29 %).NET
26 (9.524 %)J2EE
26 (9.524 %)HTML
35 (7.937 %)XML
35 (7.937 %)ASP.NET
44 (6.349 %)WebServices
44 (6.349 %).NET Framework
53 (4.762 %)CSS
62 (3.175 %)XSLT
62 (3.175 %)XHTML
62 (3.175 %)Hibernate
62 (3.175 %)WCF
62 (3.175 %)WebSphere
71 (1.587 %)Google Maps API
71 (1.587 %)ASP.NET 2.0
71 (1.587 %)JSON
71 (1.587 %)KML
71 (1.587 %)Spring
71 (1.587 %)AJAX
71 (1.587 %)Windows SharePoint Services
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (11.11 %)MS Exchange
25 (7.937 %)SharePoint
34 (6.349 %)WebLogic
34 (6.349 %)CMS
34 (6.349 %)Exchange Server 2000
34 (6.349 %)Exchange Server 2003
43 (4.762 %)SharePoint Server 2007
43 (4.762 %)IIS
52 (3.175 %)WebSphere MQ
61 (1.587 %)Tuxedo
61 (1.587 %)Exchange Server 2007
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (7.937 %)MS Office
15 (7.937 %)MS Excel
23 (4.762 %)MS PowerPoint
31 (1.587 %)InfoPath
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
120 (31.75 %)Firewall
211 (17.46 %)DNS
211 (17.46 %)WAN
211 (17.46 %)TCP/IP
37 (11.11 %)SAN
46 (9.524 %)Intranet
55 (7.937 %)HTTP
64 (6.349 %)VPN
64 (6.349 %)Extranet
64 (6.349 %)MPLS
64 (6.349 %)LAN
64 (6.349 %)SSL
72 (3.175 %)iSCSI
72 (3.175 %)Frame Relay
72 (3.175 %)DHCP
72 (3.175 %)FTP
72 (3.175 %)ATM
72 (3.175 %)OSPF
72 (3.175 %)X.509
72 (3.175 %)Kerberos
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
117 (26.98 %)SQL Server
212 (19.05 %)SQL Server 2005
36 (9.524 %)SQL Server 2000
45 (7.937 %)SQL Server 7
53 (4.762 %)RDBMS
61 (1.587 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
61 (1.587 %)OLAP
61 (1.587 %)Datawarehouse
61 (1.587 %)DTS
61 (1.587 %)SQL Server Integration Services
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (4.762 %)Visual Studio
21 (1.587 %)VSS/SourceSafe
21 (1.587 %)Ant
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (12.70 %)Telecoms
18 (12.70 %)Government
23 (4.762 %)Health
32 (3.175 %)Finance
32 (3.175 %)Pharmaceutical
41 (1.587 %)Back Office
41 (1.587 %)Education
41 (1.587 %)Marketing
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (23.81 %)Developer
29 (14.29 %)Consultant
37 (11.11 %)Network Engineer
45 (7.937 %)Web Developer
54 (6.349 %)Technical Consultant
54 (6.349 %)Systems Engineer
54 (6.349 %)Architect
54 (6.349 %)Systems Integrator
63 (4.762 %)Technical Manager
63 (4.762 %)UNIX Engineer
63 (4.762 %)OpenView Engineer
63 (4.762 %)Project Manager
63 (4.762 %)Trainer
63 (4.762 %)Desktop Support
63 (4.762 %)Analyst
63 (4.762 %)Support Engineer
63 (4.762 %)Infrastructure Engineer
72 (3.175 %)2nd Line Support
72 (3.175 %)C# Developer
72 (3.175 %)Desktop Support Engineer
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (6.349 %)Clustering
23 (4.762 %)Client/Server
23 (4.762 %)NHS
31 (1.587 %)AS400
31 (1.587 %)N-Tier
31 (1.587 %)PKI
31 (1.587 %)Web 2.0
31 (1.587 %)RIA
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
124 (38.10 %)Windows
212 (19.05 %)UNIX
36 (9.524 %)Linux
45 (7.937 %)Windows 2000
45 (7.937 %)Windows XP
54 (6.349 %)Windows Server 2003
63 (4.762 %)Solaris
72 (3.175 %)Windows Vista
81 (1.587 %)NetWare
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (17.46 %)ITIL
27 (11.11 %)PRINCE2
27 (11.11 %)Network Load Balancing
35 (7.937 %)Security Cleared
44 (6.349 %)Network Design
53 (4.762 %)Agile Software Development
53 (4.762 %)SOA
53 (4.762 %)Content Management
53 (4.762 %)Time Management
62 (3.175 %)Project Management
62 (3.175 %)Risk Management
62 (3.175 %)OO
62 (3.175 %)Validation
62 (3.175 %)Supplier Management
71 (1.587 %)Web Development
71 (1.587 %)Data Analysis
71 (1.587 %)Business Continuity
71 (1.587 %)Web Design
71 (1.587 %)TOGAF
71 (1.587 %)E-Commerce
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
115 (23.81 %)SQL
210 (15.87 %)Perl
210 (15.87 %)Shell Script
39 (14.29 %)C#
48 (12.70 %)C
56 (9.524 %)JavaScript
65 (7.937 %)Java
71 (1.587 %)Transact-SQL
71 (1.587 %)VBScript
71 (1.587 %)VB.NET
71 (1.587 %)PL/SQL
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (9.524 %)Cisco Certification
16 (9.524 %)Microsoft Certification
25 (7.937 %)MCSE
25 (7.937 %)CCNA
34 (6.349 %)PRINCE2 Certification
42 (3.175 %)CCNP
51 (1.587 %)MCP
51 (1.587 %)MCDBA
51 (1.587 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
51 (1.587 %)CISSP
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (4.762 %)SLA
22 (3.175 %)PCI DSS
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
117 (26.98 %)Active Directory
25 (7.937 %)VMware Infrastructure
34 (6.349 %)VMware ESX
42 (3.175 %)Terminal Services
51 (1.587 %)ISA Server
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (7.937 %)OpenView
15 (7.937 %)OVIS
24 (6.349 %)NNM
24 (6.349 %)OVOW
31 (1.587 %)OVPA
31 (1.587 %)OVPM
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (25.40 %)Microsoft
29 (14.29 %)Cisco
35 (7.937 %)Oracle
35 (7.937 %)HP
35 (7.937 %)VMware
44 (6.349 %)RedDot
53 (4.762 %)Cognos
53 (4.762 %)IBM
62 (3.175 %)Citrix
62 (3.175 %)Websense
62 (3.175 %)Empirix
62 (3.175 %)CheckPoint
71 (1.587 %)webMethods
71 (1.587 %)Apple
71 (1.587 %)Google
71 (1.587 %)Finjan
71 (1.587 %)Juniper
71 (1.587 %)Vignette
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