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The table below looks at the demand for Electronic Business (eBusiness) skills within the Merseyside 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-business over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkElectronic Business (eBusiness)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4444
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads21
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.877 %0.448 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£275-
Average daily rate£363-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£450-
UK excluding London average daily rate£453£350
% change on same period last year+29.49 %
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£16.00£42.13
% change on same period last year-62.01 %
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Merseyside
Matching contract IT job ads228223
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.322 %0.226 %
Daily rates quoted7273
Average minimum daily rate£345£320
Average daily rate£391£344
% change on same period last year+13.75 %
Average maximum daily rate£436£368
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£371
% change on same period last year+1.83 %
Hourly rates quoted1823
Average minimum hourly rate£24.20£28.84
Average hourly rate£26.49£31.98
% change on same period last year-17.18 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.78£35.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.42£29.97
% change on same period last year-1.81 %
E-business North WestE-business
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-business
Demand Trend

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

Merseyside E-business Demand Trend

E-business
Daily Rate Trend

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

Merseyside E-business Daily Rate Trend

E-business
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing E-business across the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Merseyside E-business Daily Rate Histogram

E-business
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing E-business within the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 13 October 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
LiverpoolDown-12£363-
E-business North WestE-business
North West

E-business
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Merseyside region citing E-business 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-business.

15 (100.00 %)Oracle
22 (40.00 %)XML
22 (40.00 %)Solaris
22 (40.00 %)Oracle Financials
22 (40.00 %)Oracle 8/8i
22 (40.00 %)Oracle 9i
22 (40.00 %)EAI
22 (40.00 %)SOA
22 (40.00 %)ETL
22 (40.00 %)Finance
22 (40.00 %)Oracle Applications
22 (40.00 %)Logistics
22 (40.00 %)PL/SQL
22 (40.00 %)SQL
22 (40.00 %)Time Management
22 (40.00 %)Oracle Fusion
31 (20.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
31 (20.00 %)Test Scripting
31 (20.00 %)System Testing
31 (20.00 %)HP
31 (20.00 %)CRM

E-business
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Merseyside region citing E-business 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-business. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (40.00 %)XML
12 (40.00 %)Oracle Fusion
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (40.00 %)Oracle Financials
12 (40.00 %)Oracle Applications
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (40.00 %)Oracle 8/8i
12 (40.00 %)Oracle 9i
12 (40.00 %)ETL
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (40.00 %)Finance
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (40.00 %)Developer
12 (40.00 %)Senior Consultant
12 (40.00 %)Consultant
12 (40.00 %)DBA
12 (40.00 %)Oracle DBA
12 (40.00 %)Oracle Developer
12 (40.00 %)Senior Oracle DBA
12 (40.00 %)Senior DBA
21 (20.00 %)Senior Oracle Consultant
21 (20.00 %)Tester
21 (20.00 %)Oracle Consultant
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (40.00 %)Solaris
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (40.00 %)EAI
12 (40.00 %)SOA
12 (40.00 %)Logistics
12 (40.00 %)Time Management
21 (20.00 %)CRM
21 (20.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
21 (20.00 %)Test Scripting
21 (20.00 %)System Testing
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (40.00 %)PL/SQL
12 (40.00 %)SQL
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (100.00 %)Oracle
21 (20.00 %)HP