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The table below looks at the demand for Mach-II skills within the London region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Mach-II over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMach-II
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank382474
Rank change on same period last yearUp+92
Matching contract IT job ads113
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.139 %0.025 %
Daily rates quoted61
Average minimum daily rate£333£250
Average daily rate£338£300
% change on same period last year+12.52 %
Average maximum daily rate£342£350
UK excluding London average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
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--
% change on same period last year-
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
London
Matching contract IT job ads793612234
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled11.22 %12.38 %
Daily rates quoted35024784
Average minimum daily rate£368£384
Average daily rate£397£411
% change on same period last year-3.45 %
Average maximum daily rate£425£437
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£333
% change on same period last year-1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted247358
Average minimum hourly rate£30.47£29.47
Average hourly rate£32.28£32.30
% change on same period last year-0.05 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.09£35.12
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.93£31.98
% change on same period last year-3.29 %
Mach-II EnglandMach-II
England

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.

Mach-II
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Mach-II across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

London Mach-II Demand Trend

Mach-II
Daily Rate Trend

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

London Mach-II Daily Rate Trend

Mach-II
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Mach-II across the London region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

London Mach-II Daily Rate Histogram

Mach-II
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London Mach-II Hourly Rate Trend

Mach-II
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Mach-II within the London region over the 3 months to 13 October 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
City of LondonNew entry-4£367-
Mach-II EnglandMach-II
England

Mach-II
Top 24 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing Mach-II 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 Mach-II.

118 (100.00 %)SQL
118 (100.00 %)ColdFusion
118 (100.00 %)MVC
118 (100.00 %)Model-Glue
216 (88.89 %)ColdSpring
216 (88.89 %)Apache
216 (88.89 %)IIS
315 (83.33 %)Java
414 (77.78 %)Tomcat
414 (77.78 %)Fusebox
513 (72.22 %)Subversion
513 (72.22 %)Eclipse
513 (72.22 %)Ant
513 (72.22 %)JUnit
611 (61.11 %)Linux
710 (55.56 %)MySQL
710 (55.56 %)SQL Server
89 (50.00 %)Windows
89 (50.00 %)Microsoft
89 (50.00 %)E-Commerce
92 (11.11 %)Change Management
92 (11.11 %)Spring
101 (5.556 %)JIRA
101 (5.556 %)Finance

Mach-II
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing Mach-II 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 Mach-II. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
118 (100.00 %)MVC
118 (100.00 %)Model-Glue
216 (88.89 %)ColdSpring
314 (77.78 %)Fusebox
42 (11.11 %)Spring
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
118 (100.00 %)ColdFusion
216 (88.89 %)IIS
216 (88.89 %)Apache
314 (77.78 %)Tomcat
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (55.56 %)MySQL
110 (55.56 %)SQL Server
London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
113 (72.22 %)Ant
113 (72.22 %)JUnit
113 (72.22 %)Eclipse
113 (72.22 %)Subversion
21 (5.556 %)JIRA
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (5.556 %)Finance
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (61.11 %)Developer
210 (55.56 %)ColdFusion Developer
32 (11.11 %)Java Developer
41 (5.556 %)Systems Developer
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (61.11 %)Linux
29 (50.00 %)Windows
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (50.00 %)E-Commerce
22 (11.11 %)Change Management
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
118 (100.00 %)SQL
215 (83.33 %)Java
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (50.00 %)Microsoft