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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of RedDot 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 RedDot over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRedDot
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank334454
Rank change on same period last yearUp+120
Matching contract IT job ads6714
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.089 %0.014 %
As % of the category below0.467 %0.066 %
Daily rates quoted132
Average minimum daily rate£306£325
Average daily rate£334£338
% change on same period last year-0.91 %
Average maximum daily rate£363£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£309£425
% change on same period last year-27.20 %
Hourly rates quoted43
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00£28.33
Average hourly rate£35.63£29.17
% change on same period last year+22.14 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.25£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
London
Matching contract IT job ads1434621104
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled19.12 %21.35 %
Daily rates quoted56447547
Average minimum daily rate£412£416
Average daily rate£439£442
% change on same period last year-0.72 %
Average maximum daily rate£466£469
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£359
% change on same period last year-0.40 %
Hourly rates quoted8271135
Average minimum hourly rate£22.67£25.27
Average hourly rate£24.29£26.85
% change on same period last year-9.53 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.91£28.43
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.25£24.99
% change on same period last year-6.94 %
RedDot EnglandRedDot
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 RedDot Solutions.

RedDot
Demand Trend

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

London RedDot Demand Trend

RedDot
Daily Rate Trend

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

London RedDot Daily Rate Trend

RedDot
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing RedDot across the London region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

London RedDot Daily Rate Histogram

RedDot
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London RedDot Hourly Rate Trend

RedDot
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing RedDot across the London region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

London RedDot Hourly Rate Histogram

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Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing RedDot within the London region over the 3 months to 25 July 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 LondonDown-174£230-
Kingston Upon ThamesNew entry-2--
TwickenhamNew entry-1£288-
RedDot EnglandRedDot
England

RedDot
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing RedDot 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 RedDot.

1100 (81.30 %)CMS
260 (48.78 %)Content Management
355 (44.72 %)CSS
444 (35.77 %)JavaScript
536 (29.27 %)HTML
635 (28.46 %).NET
734 (27.64 %)XHTML
831 (25.20 %)XML
930 (24.39 %)ColdFusion
1026 (21.14 %)XSLT
1125 (20.33 %)C#
1220 (16.26 %)ASP
1317 (13.82 %)SQL Server
1317 (13.82 %)WebServices
1317 (13.82 %)Government
1416 (13.01 %)Intranet
1515 (12.20 %)Internet
1614 (11.38 %)Java
1713 (10.57 %)SQL
1713 (10.57 %)SOAP
1811 (8.943 %)E-Learning
1910 (8.130 %)ASP.NET
1910 (8.130 %)Photoshop
1910 (8.130 %)Microsoft
1910 (8.130 %)Adobe
209 (7.317 %)Dreamweaver
209 (7.317 %)PHP
218 (6.504 %)Agile Software Development
218 (6.504 %)Publishing
218 (6.504 %)Education

RedDot
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing RedDot 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 RedDot. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
155 (44.72 %)CSS
236 (29.27 %)HTML
335 (28.46 %).NET
434 (27.64 %)XHTML
531 (25.20 %)XML
626 (21.14 %)XSLT
720 (16.26 %)ASP
817 (13.82 %)WebServices
913 (10.57 %)SOAP
1010 (8.130 %)ASP.NET
114 (3.252 %)JSP
123 (2.439 %)AJAX
132 (1.626 %)Spring
132 (1.626 %)J2EE
141 (0.813 %)Servlets
141 (0.813 %)Struts
141 (0.813 %)Taglibs
141 (0.813 %)Google Maps API
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1100 (81.30 %)CMS
230 (24.39 %)ColdFusion
37 (5.691 %)SharePoint
37 (5.691 %)LiveLink
45 (4.065 %)Documentum
45 (4.065 %)IIS
45 (4.065 %)Content Management Server
54 (3.252 %)ColdFusion MX
54 (3.252 %)TeamSite
63 (2.439 %)Apache
63 (2.439 %)Tomcat
63 (2.439 %)Alfresco
63 (2.439 %)Rhythmyx
71 (0.813 %)EPiServer
London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (8.130 %)Photoshop
27 (5.691 %)MS Office
35 (4.065 %)MS Excel
42 (1.626 %)Fireworks
51 (0.813 %)Adobe Illustrator
51 (0.813 %)Acrobat
51 (0.813 %)FreeHand
London IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (4.065 %)SAP SD
15 (4.065 %)SAP SRM
23 (2.439 %)SAP HR
31 (0.813 %)SAP FI
31 (0.813 %)SAP FI/CO
31 (0.813 %)SAP CO
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
116 (13.01 %)Intranet
215 (12.20 %)Internet
34 (3.252 %)3G
34 (3.252 %)FTP
43 (2.439 %)HTTP
52 (1.626 %)LDAP
52 (1.626 %)Extranet
61 (0.813 %)DNS
61 (0.813 %)SAN
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
117 (13.82 %)SQL Server
26 (4.878 %)MySQL
35 (4.065 %)SAP BW
44 (3.252 %)Crystal Reports
53 (2.439 %)MS Access
61 (0.813 %)SQL Server 2000
London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (7.317 %)Dreamweaver
24 (3.252 %)Flash
33 (2.439 %)Visual Studio
42 (1.626 %)JUnit
42 (1.626 %)Subversion
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
117 (13.82 %)Government
28 (6.504 %)Publishing
28 (6.504 %)Education
36 (4.878 %)Finance
36 (4.878 %)Back Office
45 (4.065 %)Banking
52 (1.626 %)Marketing
61 (0.813 %)Advertising
61 (0.813 %)Telecoms
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
197 (78.86 %)Developer
215 (12.20 %)Web Developer
313 (10.57 %).NET Developer
412 (9.756 %)C# Developer
58 (6.504 %)ColdFusion Developer
67 (5.691 %)Consultant
76 (4.878 %)Trainer
76 (4.878 %)SAP Trainer
76 (4.878 %)Web Editor
84 (3.252 %)SQL Developer
93 (2.439 %)Applications Developer
102 (1.626 %)Administrator
102 (1.626 %)Java Developer
102 (1.626 %)Project Manager
102 (1.626 %)Lead Designer
102 (1.626 %)Web Applications Developer
102 (1.626 %)Java Consultant
102 (1.626 %)J2EE Developer
102 (1.626 %)Web Administrator
102 (1.626 %)Web Content Editor
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (8.943 %)E-Learning
24 (3.252 %)Blackberry
33 (2.439 %)Web 2.0
42 (1.626 %)W3C
51 (0.813 %)Management Information System
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (5.691 %)Windows
23 (2.439 %)Linux
23 (2.439 %)UNIX
31 (0.813 %)Windows Server 2003
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
160 (48.78 %)Content Management
28 (6.504 %)Agile Software Development
37 (5.691 %)Migration
37 (5.691 %)Web Development
46 (4.878 %)Project Management
55 (4.065 %)CRM
64 (3.252 %)CAD
64 (3.252 %)Usability Testing
73 (2.439 %)Technical Architecture
73 (2.439 %)Service Management
81 (0.813 %)Service Delivery
81 (0.813 %)E-Procurement
81 (0.813 %)Workflow
81 (0.813 %)Security Cleared
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
144 (35.77 %)JavaScript
225 (20.33 %)C#
314 (11.38 %)Java
413 (10.57 %)SQL
59 (7.317 %)PHP
67 (5.691 %)VBScript
76 (4.878 %)VB
85 (4.065 %)C
94 (3.252 %)VB6
103 (2.439 %)Shell Script
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (1.626 %)Degree
London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (4.878 %)WAI
25 (4.065 %)QA
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (8.130 %)Microsoft
110 (8.130 %)Adobe
26 (4.878 %)SAP
35 (4.065 %)Macromedia
35 (4.065 %)Stellent
35 (4.065 %)Open Text
44 (3.252 %)Onyx
44 (3.252 %)Tridion
44 (3.252 %)salesforce.com
53 (2.439 %)Percussion
53 (2.439 %)FatWire
53 (2.439 %)Mediasurface
53 (2.439 %)Vignette
53 (2.439 %)EMC
53 (2.439 %)Interwoven
62 (1.626 %)Oracle
71 (0.813 %)Sun
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