The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Arabic Language in IT contracts advertised for the London region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Arabic Language over the 3 months to 20 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our General category for the London 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.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Arabic Language
Rank 375 399 429
Rank change year-on-year
+24 +30
Contract jobs citing Arabic Language 6 3 5
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London 0.028% 0.011% 0.016%
As % of the General category 0.054% 0.021% 0.027%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 2 1
Average daily rate £108 £300 £425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-64.16% -29.41%
UK excluding London average daily rate - £650 -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All of the General Category
London
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
General category
11156 14272 18244
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London 51.42% 53.15% 59.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 7812 9728 12398
Average daily rate £500 £475 £525
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+5.26% -9.52%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £310 £300 £350
10% offered a daily rate of more than £625 £625 £650
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £375 £375
Number of hourly rates quoted 154 228 293
Average hourly rate £22.50 £21.00 £23.25
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+7.14% -9.67%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.00 £12.50 £12.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £48.22 £45.00 £50.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £26.00 £25.00 £26.50
% change year-on-year
+4.00% -5.66%
Arabic Language
England

Arabic Language
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Arabic Language across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

London Arabic Language Jobs Demand Trend

Arabic Language
Daily Rate Trend

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

London Arabic Language Daily Rate Trend

Arabic Language
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Arabic Language across the London region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

London Arabic Language Daily Rate Histogram

Arabic Language
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London Arabic Language Hourly Rate Trend

Arabic Language
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Arabic Language within the London region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
City of London +22 4 £108 -64.16%
Arabic Language
England

Arabic Language
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing Arabic Language 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 Arabic Language.

1 13 (81.25%) French Language
1 13 (81.25%) Greek Language
1 13 (81.25%) Italian Language
1 13 (81.25%) Spanish Language
2 11 (68.75%) Polish Language
2 11 (68.75%) German Language
3 8 (50.00%) Portuguese Language
3 8 (50.00%) Croatian Language
4 5 (31.25%) Japanese Language
4 5 (31.25%) Marketing
4 5 (31.25%) E-Commerce
5 2 (12.50%) Project Management
5 2 (12.50%) Legal
5 2 (12.50%) Degree
5 2 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
6 1 (6.250%) Time Management
6 1 (6.250%) SC Cleared
6 1 (6.250%) Security Cleared
6 1 (6.250%) Information Security
6 1 (6.250%) Banking
6 1 (6.250%) Content Management
6 1 (6.250%) MS Office
6 1 (6.250%) MS Excel
6 1 (6.250%) Quality Management
6 1 (6.250%) Service Delivery
6 1 (6.250%) Finance
6 1 (6.250%) Law
6 1 (6.250%) Business Intelligence
6 1 (6.250%) Microsoft
6 1 (6.250%) Internet

Arabic Language
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing Arabic Language 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 Arabic Language. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 1 (6.250%) MS Office
1 1 (6.250%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 1 (6.250%) Internet
General
1 13 (81.25%) French Language
1 13 (81.25%) Greek Language
1 13 (81.25%) Italian Language
1 13 (81.25%) Spanish Language
2 11 (68.75%) Polish Language
2 11 (68.75%) German Language
3 8 (50.00%) Croatian Language
3 8 (50.00%) Portuguese Language
4 5 (31.25%) Japanese Language
4 5 (31.25%) Marketing
5 2 (12.50%) Legal
6 1 (6.250%) Banking
6 1 (6.250%) Finance
6 1 (6.250%) Law
Job Titles
1 9 (56.25%) Coordinator
2 4 (25.00%) Analyst
2 4 (25.00%) Web Analyst
3 1 (6.250%) IT Security Officer
3 1 (6.250%) Security Officer
3 1 (6.250%) Procurement Officer
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (31.25%) E-Commerce
2 2 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (12.50%) Project Management
3 1 (6.250%) Quality Management
3 1 (6.250%) Service Delivery
3 1 (6.250%) Information Security
3 1 (6.250%) Content Management
3 1 (6.250%) Time Management
3 1 (6.250%) Business Intelligence
Qualifications
1 2 (12.50%) Degree
2 1 (6.250%) SC Cleared
2 1 (6.250%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (6.250%) Microsoft