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The table below looks at the demand for Statistics 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 Statistics over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkStatistics
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank73-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.993 %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£326£290
% change on same period last year+12.59 %
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£18.13£27.57
% change on same period last year-34.26 %
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Manchester
Matching contract IT job ads302233
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.408 %0.230 %
Daily rates quoted5928
Average minimum daily rate£291£255
Average daily rate£310£274
% change on same period last year+13.24 %
Average maximum daily rate£329£292
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£350
% change on same period last year+0.42 %
Hourly rates quoted4145
Average minimum hourly rate£17.62£14.66
Average hourly rate£21.08£16.27
% change on same period last year+29.52 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.54£17.88
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.26£28.13
% change on same period last year-10.19 %
Statistics North WestStatistics
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.

Statistics
Demand Trend

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

Manchester Statistics Demand Trend

Statistics
Daily Rate Trend

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

Manchester Statistics Daily Rate Trend

Statistics
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Manchester Statistics Hourly Rate Trend

Statistics
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Statistics within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
SaleNew entry-2--
AltrinchamNew entry-1--
Statistics North WestStatistics
North West

Statistics
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester region citing Statistics 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 Statistics.

13 (50.00 %)SQL
13 (50.00 %)SQL Server
13 (50.00 %)Microsoft
22 (33.33 %)Computer Science
22 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2005
22 (33.33 %)Wireless
22 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2000
22 (33.33 %)Finance
22 (33.33 %)MS Office
31 (16.67 %)HNC
31 (16.67 %)HND
31 (16.67 %)MS Excel
31 (16.67 %)MS Access
31 (16.67 %)SharePoint
31 (16.67 %)Crystal Reports
31 (16.67 %)Transact-SQL
31 (16.67 %)Education
31 (16.67 %)Telecoms
31 (16.67 %)Pensions
31 (16.67 %)Degree
31 (16.67 %)SharePoint Server 2007
31 (16.67 %)Network Design
31 (16.67 %)SQL Server Reporting Services

Statistics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester region citing Statistics 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 Statistics. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (16.67 %)SharePoint
11 (16.67 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (33.33 %)MS Office
21 (16.67 %)MS Excel
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (33.33 %)Wireless
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (50.00 %)SQL Server
22 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2000
22 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (16.67 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
31 (16.67 %)Crystal Reports
31 (16.67 %)MS Access
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (33.33 %)Finance
21 (16.67 %)Education
21 (16.67 %)Pensions
21 (16.67 %)Telecoms
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (50.00 %)Administrator
13 (50.00 %)Technical Administrator
22 (33.33 %)Analyst
22 (33.33 %)Senior Technical Analyst
22 (33.33 %)Senior Analyst
22 (33.33 %)Technical Analyst
31 (16.67 %)Network Administrator
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (33.33 %)Computer Science
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (16.67 %)Network Design
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (50.00 %)SQL
21 (16.67 %)Transact-SQL
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (16.67 %)HNC
11 (16.67 %)HND
11 (16.67 %)Degree
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (50.00 %)Microsoft