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This section looks at the demand for Social Networking 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 Social Network over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSocial Networking
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank76-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads50
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.608 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£310£213
% change on same period last year+45.88 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£30.00
% change on same period last year-
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Manchester
Matching contract IT job ads311216
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.410 %0.215 %
Daily rates quoted6121
Average minimum daily rate£299£254
Average daily rate£317£271
% change on same period last year+16.64 %
Average maximum daily rate£335£289
UK excluding London average daily rate£351£352
% change on same period last year-0.16 %
Hourly rates quoted4344
Average minimum hourly rate£16.02£14.21
Average hourly rate£19.03£16.69
% change on same period last year+13.98 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.03£19.17
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.30£28.72
% change on same period last year-11.88 %
Social Network North WestSocial Network
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.

Social Network
Demand Trend

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

Manchester Social Network Demand Trend

Social Network
Daily Rate Trend

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

Manchester Social Network Daily Rate Trend

Social Network
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Social Network within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 20 August 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-1--
Social Network North WestSocial Network
North West

Social Network
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester region citing Social Network 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 Social Network.

14 (66.67 %)JavaScript
14 (66.67 %)XML
23 (50.00 %)CSS
23 (50.00 %)XHTML
23 (50.00 %)PHP
23 (50.00 %)HTML
23 (50.00 %)MySQL
23 (50.00 %)Web 2.0
23 (50.00 %)jQuery
32 (33.33 %)Marketing
32 (33.33 %)SEO
32 (33.33 %)Adobe Illustrator
32 (33.33 %)Photoshop
32 (33.33 %)Flash
41 (16.67 %)XSLT
41 (16.67 %)Windows
41 (16.67 %)OOP
41 (16.67 %)IIS
41 (16.67 %)ASP.NET
41 (16.67 %)SQL Server
41 (16.67 %)C#
41 (16.67 %).NET
41 (16.67 %)Spring
41 (16.67 %)AJAX
41 (16.67 %)NHibernate
41 (16.67 %)PHP5
41 (16.67 %)PHP4

Social Network
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester region citing Social Network 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 Social Network. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (66.67 %)XML
23 (50.00 %)CSS
23 (50.00 %)XHTML
23 (50.00 %)HTML
23 (50.00 %)jQuery
31 (16.67 %)XSLT
31 (16.67 %)ASP.NET
31 (16.67 %).NET
31 (16.67 %)Spring
31 (16.67 %)AJAX
31 (16.67 %)NHibernate
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (16.67 %)IIS
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (33.33 %)Adobe Illustrator
12 (33.33 %)Photoshop
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (50.00 %)MySQL
21 (16.67 %)SQL Server
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (33.33 %)Flash
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (33.33 %)Marketing
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (50.00 %)Developer
22 (33.33 %)Flash Designer
22 (33.33 %)Senior Flash Designer
22 (33.33 %)Web Designer
22 (33.33 %)PHP Developer
22 (33.33 %)Senior Web Designer
31 (16.67 %)Senior Developer
31 (16.67 %)Senior PHP Developer
31 (16.67 %).NET Developer
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (50.00 %)Web 2.0
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (16.67 %)Windows
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (33.33 %)SEO
21 (16.67 %)OOP
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (66.67 %)JavaScript
23 (50.00 %)PHP
31 (16.67 %)C#
31 (16.67 %)PHP5
31 (16.67 %)PHP4