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This section looks at the demand for Mach-II skills within the Manchester 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

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20 Aug 2008
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Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Manchester
Matching contract IT job ads414256
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.546 %0.255 %
Daily rates quoted5134
Average minimum daily rate£294£245
Average daily rate£313£269
% change on same period last year+16.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£331£293
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.55 %
Hourly rates quoted3825
Average minimum hourly rate£25.97£24.93
Average hourly rate£29.13£26.92
% change on same period last year+8.23 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.30£28.90
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.72£33.29
% change on same period last year-1.69 %
Mach-II North WestMach-II
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.

Mach-II
Demand Trend

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

Manchester Mach-II Demand Trend

Mach-II
Top 4 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester 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.

12 (100.00 %)SQL Server
12 (100.00 %)Windows
12 (100.00 %)ColdFusion
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2000

Mach-II
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester 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.

Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (100.00 %)ColdFusion
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2000
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Developer
12 (100.00 %)ColdFusion Developer
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)Windows