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This section looks at the demand for Electronic Commerce (eCommerce) skills within the Manchester region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited E-Commerce over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkElectronic Commerce (eCommerce)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank5153
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads3015
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.040 %0.015 %
As % of the category below4.594 %3.125 %
Daily rates quoted63
Average minimum daily rate£339£283
Average daily rate£362£320
% change on same period last year+13.02 %
Average maximum daily rate£384£357
UK excluding London average daily rate£370£360
% change on same period last year+2.81 %
Hourly rates quoted51
Average minimum hourly rate£28.40£20.00
Average hourly rate£30.50£20.00
% change on same period last year+52.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.60£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.86£34.47
% change on same period last year-10.49 %
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Manchester
Matching contract IT job ads653480
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.870 %0.486 %
Daily rates quoted137123
Average minimum daily rate£328£336
Average daily rate£345£357
% change on same period last year-3.37 %
Average maximum daily rate£361£377
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£376
% change on same period last year+1.21 %
Hourly rates quoted7726
Average minimum hourly rate£23.60£20.57
Average hourly rate£25.38£22.79
% change on same period last year+11.37 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.16£25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.33£30.16
% change on same period last year-2.72 %
E-Commerce North WestE-Commerce
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.

E-Commerce
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing E-Commerce across the Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Manchester E-Commerce Demand Trend

E-Commerce
Daily Rate Trend

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

Manchester E-Commerce Daily Rate Trend

E-Commerce
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Manchester E-Commerce Daily Rate Histogram

E-Commerce
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Manchester E-Commerce Hourly Rate Trend

E-Commerce
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Manchester E-Commerce Hourly Rate Histogram

E-Commerce
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing E-Commerce 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
StockportNew entry-5--
SalfordNew entry-1--
E-Commerce North WestE-Commerce
North West

E-Commerce
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester region citing E-Commerce 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 E-Commerce.

122 (44.00 %).NET
220 (40.00 %)ASP.NET
318 (36.00 %)C#
414 (28.00 %)HTML
414 (28.00 %)XML
414 (28.00 %)AJAX
513 (26.00 %)CSS
513 (26.00 %)SQL Server
612 (24.00 %)SQL Server 2005
711 (22.00 %)Retail
711 (22.00 %)JavaScript
88 (16.00 %)XHTML
97 (14.00 %)OO
97 (14.00 %)Flash
106 (12.00 %)VB.NET
106 (12.00 %)E-business
115 (10.00 %)PHP5
115 (10.00 %)PHP
115 (10.00 %)SQL
124 (8.000 %)Java
124 (8.000 %)ASP
124 (8.000 %)MySQL
124 (8.000 %)CRM
124 (8.000 %)Internet
124 (8.000 %)Finance
124 (8.000 %)Web Development
124 (8.000 %)Insurance
133 (6.000 %)Web Design
133 (6.000 %)Adobe Flex
133 (6.000 %)ASP.NET 2.0

E-Commerce
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
122 (44.00 %).NET
220 (40.00 %)ASP.NET
314 (28.00 %)HTML
314 (28.00 %)XML
314 (28.00 %)AJAX
413 (26.00 %)CSS
58 (16.00 %)XHTML
64 (8.000 %)ASP
73 (6.000 %)XSLT
73 (6.000 %)Adobe Flex
73 (6.000 %)WebServices
73 (6.000 %)ASP.NET 2.0
82 (4.000 %).NET Framework
82 (4.000 %)J2EE
82 (4.000 %)JSP
91 (2.000 %)Struts
91 (2.000 %)ADO.NET
91 (2.000 %)WebSphere
91 (2.000 %).NET Remoting
91 (2.000 %)J2ME
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (6.000 %)SharePoint
21 (2.000 %)CMS
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (6.000 %)MS Office
13 (6.000 %)Fireworks
22 (4.000 %)MS Excel
22 (4.000 %)Photoshop
31 (2.000 %)MS Project
31 (2.000 %)Adobe Illustrator
31 (2.000 %)MS PowerPoint
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.000 %)Oracle Applications
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (8.000 %)Internet
21 (2.000 %)BSS
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (26.00 %)SQL Server
212 (24.00 %)SQL Server 2005
34 (8.000 %)MySQL
42 (4.000 %)SQL Server 7
42 (4.000 %)SQL Server 2000
51 (2.000 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
51 (2.000 %)DTS
51 (2.000 %)SQL Server Integration Services
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (14.00 %)Flash
23 (6.000 %)Dreamweaver
32 (4.000 %)Visual Studio
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (22.00 %)Retail
24 (8.000 %)Insurance
24 (8.000 %)Finance
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
130 (60.00 %)Developer
214 (28.00 %)C# Developer
311 (22.00 %)Web Developer
410 (20.00 %).NET Developer
59 (18.00 %)Project Manager
65 (10.00 %)ASP.NET Developer
65 (10.00 %).NET Web Developer
65 (10.00 %)C# Web Developer
74 (8.000 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
74 (8.000 %)VB.NET Developer
74 (8.000 %)Web Designer
74 (8.000 %)PHP Developer
83 (6.000 %)E-Commerce Manager
83 (6.000 %)E-Commerce Project Manager
83 (6.000 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
92 (4.000 %)Java Developer
92 (4.000 %)Author
101 (2.000 %)Architect
101 (2.000 %)Tester
101 (2.000 %)Data Architect
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.000 %)PMI
11 (2.000 %)Mainframe
11 (2.000 %)Replication
11 (2.000 %)Clustering
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (6.000 %)Windows
22 (4.000 %)UNIX
31 (2.000 %)AIX
31 (2.000 %)MVS
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (14.00 %)OO
26 (12.00 %)E-business
34 (8.000 %)Web Development
34 (8.000 %)CRM
43 (6.000 %)B2B
43 (6.000 %)Project Management
43 (6.000 %)Web Design
52 (4.000 %)SOA
52 (4.000 %)PRINCE2
61 (2.000 %)UML
61 (2.000 %)OOA/OOD
61 (2.000 %)Data Modelling
61 (2.000 %)ITIL
61 (2.000 %)PRINCE
61 (2.000 %)Agile Software Development
61 (2.000 %)Stakeholder Management
61 (2.000 %)Unified Process
61 (2.000 %)Data Architecture
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
118 (36.00 %)C#
211 (22.00 %)JavaScript
36 (12.00 %)VB.NET
45 (10.00 %)PHP
45 (10.00 %)SQL
45 (10.00 %)PHP5
54 (8.000 %)Java
61 (2.000 %)VB6
61 (2.000 %)VB
61 (2.000 %)PHP4
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (2.000 %)MCDBA
11 (2.000 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (2.000 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (4.000 %)QA
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (6.000 %)Oracle
13 (6.000 %)Microsoft
21 (2.000 %)Adobe
21 (2.000 %)Zend
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