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This section looks at the demand for IBM Rational ClearQuest skills within the Leicestershire region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ClearQuest over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM Rational ClearQuest
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank3133
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads23
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.003 %
As % of the category below10.00 %5.263 %
Daily rates quoted22
Average minimum daily rate£140£350
Average daily rate£145£375
% change on same period last year-61.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£150£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£321
% change on same period last year+4.96 %
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£41.17£35.80
% change on same period last year+14.99 %
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Leicestershire
Matching contract IT job ads2057
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.027 %0.057 %
Daily rates quoted69
Average minimum daily rate£224£333
Average daily rate£245£350
% change on same period last year-29.99 %
Average maximum daily rate£266£367
UK excluding London average daily rate£326£335
% change on same period last year-2.74 %
Hourly rates quoted26
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00£20.17
Average hourly rate£27.10£21.83
% change on same period last year+24.12 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.20£23.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.37£33.40
% change on same period last year-0.07 %
ClearQuest East MidlandsClearQuest
East Midlands

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.

ClearQuest
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing ClearQuest across the Leicestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

Leicestershire ClearQuest Demand Trend

ClearQuest
Daily Rate Trend

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

Leicestershire ClearQuest Daily Rate Trend

ClearQuest
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ClearQuest across the Leicestershire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Leicestershire ClearQuest Daily Rate Histogram

ClearQuest
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ClearQuest within the Leicestershire region over the 3 months to 29 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
LeicesterUp+71£100-
ClearQuest East MidlandsClearQuest
East Midlands

ClearQuest
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicestershire region citing ClearQuest 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 ClearQuest.

15 (100.00 %)IBM
23 (60.00 %)IBM Mainframe
23 (60.00 %)Mainframe
23 (60.00 %)Data Modelling
23 (60.00 %)Unisys
23 (60.00 %)AS400
23 (60.00 %)Finance
23 (60.00 %)BASE24
32 (40.00 %)Banking
32 (40.00 %)Retail
32 (40.00 %)Retail Banking
32 (40.00 %)Test Scripting
32 (40.00 %)ClearCase
41 (20.00 %)Manual Testing

ClearQuest
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicestershire region citing ClearQuest 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 ClearQuest. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (60.00 %)BASE24
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (40.00 %)ClearCase
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (60.00 %)Finance
22 (40.00 %)Banking
22 (40.00 %)Retail
22 (40.00 %)Retail Banking
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (80.00 %)Analyst
23 (60.00 %)Data Analyst
31 (20.00 %)Test Engineer
31 (20.00 %)Test Analyst
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (60.00 %)Mainframe
13 (60.00 %)AS400
13 (60.00 %)IBM Mainframe
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (60.00 %)Data Modelling
22 (40.00 %)Test Scripting
31 (20.00 %)Manual Testing
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (100.00 %)IBM
23 (60.00 %)Unisys