Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Northgate products and/or services in IT contracts within the London region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Northgate over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNorthgate
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank332426
Rank change on same period last yearUp+94
Matching contract IT job ads3429
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.055 %0.032 %
As % of the category below0.296 %0.153 %
Daily rates quoted189
Average minimum daily rate£297£368
Average daily rate£321£396
% change on same period last year-18.82 %
Average maximum daily rate£345£423
UK excluding London average daily rate£315£446
% change on same period last year-29.28 %
Hourly rates quoted53
Average minimum hourly rate£20.35£26.33
Average hourly rate£21.53£26.33
% change on same period last year-18.25 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.70£26.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.50£21.67
% change on same period last year+26.92 %
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
London
Matching contract IT job ads1149718941
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled18.66 %20.68 %
Daily rates quoted43466666
Average minimum daily rate£377£419
Average daily rate£402£444
% change on same period last year-9.55 %
Average maximum daily rate£427£470
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£348
% change on same period last year+2.54 %
Hourly rates quoted7911112
Average minimum hourly rate£24.32£23.43
Average hourly rate£25.64£24.84
% change on same period last year+3.23 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.97£26.24
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.89£24.00
% change on same period last year-0.42 %
Northgate EnglandNorthgate
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Northgate Information Solutions plc.

Northgate
Demand Trend

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

London Northgate Demand Trend

Northgate
Daily Rate Trend

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

London Northgate Daily Rate Trend

Northgate
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Northgate across the London region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

London Northgate Daily Rate Histogram

Northgate
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London Northgate Hourly Rate Trend

Northgate
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Northgate across the London region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

London Northgate Hourly Rate Histogram

Northgate
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Northgate within the London region over the 3 months to 4 December 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-2£298-
Northgate EnglandNorthgate
England

Northgate
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing Northgate 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 Northgate.

131 (43.66 %)SQL
223 (32.39 %)Project Management
320 (28.17 %)BusinessObjects
320 (28.17 %)Business Objects
417 (23.94 %)PL/SQL
515 (21.13 %)Orchard
613 (18.31 %)Oracle
613 (18.31 %)Academy Housing
712 (16.90 %)Comino
712 (16.90 %)Anite
811 (15.49 %)arcHouse
811 (15.49 %)Civica
910 (14.08 %)Government
108 (11.27 %)Workflow
108 (11.27 %)PRINCE2
108 (11.27 %)Local Government
117 (9.859 %)Capita
117 (9.859 %)Crystal Reports
126 (8.451 %)Risk Management
126 (8.451 %)UNIX
126 (8.451 %)Linux
126 (8.451 %)Data Modelling
135 (7.042 %)Front Office
135 (7.042 %)E-Learning
144 (5.634 %)Migration
144 (5.634 %)GIS
144 (5.634 %)Microsoft
144 (5.634 %)Mapinfo
144 (5.634 %)CRM
144 (5.634 %)BS7666

Northgate
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing Northgate 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 Northgate. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (1.408 %).NET
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (1.408 %)SharePoint
London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (1.408 %)MS Excel
London IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
113 (18.31 %)Academy Housing
211 (15.49 %)arcHouse
31 (1.408 %)ResourceLink
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
120 (28.17 %)BusinessObjects
27 (9.859 %)Crystal Reports
34 (5.634 %)GIS
43 (4.225 %)MS Access
52 (2.817 %)Datawarehouse
52 (2.817 %)EDRMS
61 (1.408 %)Oracle Reports
61 (1.408 %)Data Mining
61 (1.408 %)TOAD
61 (1.408 %)RDBMS
61 (1.408 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
61 (1.408 %)BusinessObjects XI
61 (1.408 %)SQL Server
London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.408 %)Oracle Forms
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (14.08 %)Government
28 (11.27 %)Local Government
35 (7.042 %)Front Office
43 (4.225 %)Auditing
43 (4.225 %)Finance
51 (1.408 %)Back Office
51 (1.408 %)Police
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
128 (39.44 %)Analyst
214 (19.72 %)Business Analyst
311 (15.49 %)Systems Analyst
47 (9.859 %)Applications Specialist
47 (9.859 %)Project Manager
47 (9.859 %)Trainer
47 (9.859 %)Business Systems Analyst
56 (8.451 %)Developer
64 (5.634 %)Project Leader
64 (5.634 %)Analyst Developer
73 (4.225 %)Applications Support
73 (4.225 %)Administrator
73 (4.225 %)Data Analyst
73 (4.225 %)Senior Project Manager
73 (4.225 %)Consultant
73 (4.225 %)Senior Manager
73 (4.225 %)Applications Project Manager
73 (4.225 %)Senior Applications Project Manager
73 (4.225 %)Applications Manager
82 (2.817 %)Systems Support
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (7.042 %)E-Learning
21 (1.408 %)LLPG
21 (1.408 %)Management Information System
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (8.451 %)UNIX
16 (8.451 %)Linux
22 (2.817 %)Windows
31 (1.408 %)Windows Server 2003
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
123 (32.39 %)Project Management
28 (11.27 %)PRINCE2
28 (11.27 %)Workflow
36 (8.451 %)Risk Management
36 (8.451 %)Data Modelling
44 (5.634 %)CRM
44 (5.634 %)Migration
53 (4.225 %)Programme Management
53 (4.225 %)ITIL
62 (2.817 %)Service Delivery
62 (2.817 %)Document Management
62 (2.817 %)Data Migration
62 (2.817 %)Data Protection
71 (1.408 %)User Acceptance Testing
71 (1.408 %)Service Management
71 (1.408 %)Business Intelligence
71 (1.408 %)PRINCE
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
131 (43.66 %)SQL
217 (23.94 %)PL/SQL
31 (1.408 %)VB.NET
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (1.408 %)PRINCE2 Certification
London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (5.634 %)BS7666
22 (2.817 %)SLA
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
120 (28.17 %)Business Objects
215 (21.13 %)Orchard
313 (18.31 %)Oracle
412 (16.90 %)Anite
412 (16.90 %)Comino
511 (15.49 %)Civica
67 (9.859 %)Capita
74 (5.634 %)Microsoft
74 (5.634 %)Mapinfo
83 (4.225 %)Singularity
92 (2.817 %)Agresso
101 (1.408 %)Citrix