The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Lotus products and/or services in IT contracts advertised for the Liverpool region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Lotus over the 3 months to 19 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Vendors for the Liverpool region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are NOT representative of contractor rates within IBM Lotus Software.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Lotus
Rank 20 28 -
Rank change year-on-year
+8 -
Contract jobs citing Lotus 1 1 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Liverpool 0.787% 0.552% -
As % of the Vendors category 1.786% 1.205% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 0
Average daily rate - £250 -
UK excluding London average daily rate £250 £275 £320
% change year-on-year
-9.09% -14.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Average hourly rate £11.50 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £14.50 £13.25 £13.50
% change year-on-year
+9.43% -1.85%
All Vendors
Liverpool
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
56 83 86
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Liverpool 44.09% 45.86% 46.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 23 45 44
Average daily rate £400 £310 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+29.03% -11.42%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £213 £212 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £350 £453
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 8 11
Average hourly rate £21.50 £16.50 £20.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+30.30% -19.51%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.26 £19.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
+1.36% -5.00%
Lotus
Merseyside

Lotus
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Lotus across the Liverpool region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Liverpool Lotus Jobs Demand Trend

Lotus
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Lotus across the Liverpool region.

Liverpool Lotus Daily Rate Trend

Lotus
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Lotus across the Liverpool region.

Liverpool Lotus Hourly Rate Trend

Lotus
Top 5 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Liverpool region citing Lotus 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 Lotus.

1 2 (100.00%) IBM Notes
1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 2 (100.00%) Dutch Language
1 2 (100.00%) French Language
1 2 (100.00%) FMCG

Lotus
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Liverpool region citing Lotus 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 Lotus. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 2 (100.00%) IBM Notes
General
1 2 (100.00%) Dutch Language
1 2 (100.00%) French Language
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) 1st Line Support
1 2 (100.00%) Service Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) Service Desk Analyst
2 1 (50.00%) 1st Line Support Analyst
2 1 (50.00%) Support Analyst
2 1 (50.00%) Help Desk Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) FMCG
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory