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This section looks at the demand for Client Server skills within the Manchester region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Client/Server over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkClient Server
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank7867
Rank change on same period last yearDown-11
Matching contract IT job ads31
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.829 %0.581 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£350-
Average daily rate£388-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£425-
UK excluding London average daily rate£344£356
% change on same period last year-3.52 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£9.00£25.00
Average hourly rate£9.50£30.00
% change on same period last year-68.33 %
Average maximum hourly rate£10.00£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.82£31.17
% change on same period last year-10.73 %
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Manchester
Matching contract IT job ads362172
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.483 %0.174 %
Daily rates quoted5818
Average minimum daily rate£325£246
Average daily rate£344£263
% change on same period last year+30.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£362£280
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£354
% change on same period last year-0.56 %
Hourly rates quoted6833
Average minimum hourly rate£13.68£15.19
Average hourly rate£16.10£17.89
% change on same period last year-10.02 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.52£20.60
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.44£29.20
% change on same period last year-16.30 %
Client/Server North WestClient/Server
North West

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.

Client/Server
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Client/Server across the Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Manchester Client/Server Demand Trend

Client/Server
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Client/Server across the Manchester region.

Manchester Client/Server Daily Rate Trend

Client/Server
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Client/Server across the Manchester region.

Manchester Client/Server Hourly Rate Trend

Client/Server
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Client/Server within the Manchester 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
OldhamNew entry-2--
BuryNew entry-1£388-
Client/Server North WestClient/Server
North West

Client/Server
Top 28 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester region citing Client/Server 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 Client/Server.

12 (40.00 %)Windows
12 (40.00 %)MS Excel
12 (40.00 %)Microsoft
12 (40.00 %)Active Directory
12 (40.00 %)Citrix
12 (40.00 %)Novell
12 (40.00 %)Terminal Services
12 (40.00 %)Intranet
12 (40.00 %)Internet
12 (40.00 %)Extranet
12 (40.00 %)MS Office
12 (40.00 %)Mainframe
12 (40.00 %)Incident Management
12 (40.00 %)Web Development
12 (40.00 %)VME
21 (20.00 %).NET Framework
21 (20.00 %)TETRA
21 (20.00 %)AJAX
21 (20.00 %)ASP.NET
21 (20.00 %)WebServices
21 (20.00 %)Project Management
21 (20.00 %)C#
21 (20.00 %)C++
21 (20.00 %)VB.NET
21 (20.00 %).NET
21 (20.00 %)Oracle
21 (20.00 %)SQL Server
21 (20.00 %)CTI

Client/Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester region citing Client/Server 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 Client/Server. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (20.00 %).NET
11 (20.00 %)ASP.NET
11 (20.00 %)WebServices
11 (20.00 %)AJAX
11 (20.00 %).NET Framework
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (40.00 %)MS Office
12 (40.00 %)MS Excel
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (40.00 %)Intranet
12 (40.00 %)Internet
12 (40.00 %)Extranet
21 (20.00 %)TETRA
21 (20.00 %)CTI
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (20.00 %)SQL Server
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (40.00 %)Project Manager
12 (40.00 %)1st Line Support
21 (20.00 %)Helpdesk Support
21 (20.00 %)Software Engineer
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (40.00 %)Mainframe
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (40.00 %)Windows
12 (40.00 %)VME
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (40.00 %)Incident Management
12 (40.00 %)Web Development
21 (20.00 %)Project Management
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (20.00 %)C#
11 (20.00 %)C++
11 (20.00 %)VB.NET
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (40.00 %)Active Directory
12 (40.00 %)Terminal Services
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (40.00 %)Microsoft
12 (40.00 %)Citrix
12 (40.00 %)Novell
21 (20.00 %)Oracle
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