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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Legal' in contract IT jobs within the Merseyside region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Legal over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Legal
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank3145
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching contract IT job ads42
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.002 %
As % of the category below2.778 %1.143 %
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£386£393
% change on same period last year-1.85 %
Hourly rates quoted41
Average minimum hourly rate£17.00£15.00
Average hourly rate£17.00£15.50
% change on same period last year+9.67 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.00£16.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.63£23.17
% change on same period last year-19.59 %
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Merseyside
Matching contract IT job ads144175
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.190 %0.174 %
Daily rates quoted4359
Average minimum daily rate£358£315
Average daily rate£382£335
% change on same period last year+14.09 %
Average maximum daily rate£407£356
UK excluding London average daily rate£382£381
% change on same period last year+0.31 %
Hourly rates quoted917
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00£25.10
Average hourly rate£21.80£29.08
% change on same period last year-25.04 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.60£33.06
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.85£27.05
% change on same period last year+2.97 %
Legal North WestLegal
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.

Legal
Demand Trend

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

Merseyside Legal Demand Trend

Legal
Daily Rate Trend

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

Merseyside Legal Daily Rate Trend

Legal
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Merseyside Legal Hourly Rate Trend

Legal
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Legal across the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Merseyside Legal Hourly Rate Histogram

Legal
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Legal within the Merseyside 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
LiverpoolUp+113--
Legal North WestLegal
North West

Legal
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Merseyside region citing Legal 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 Legal.

14 (36.36 %)Law
23 (27.27 %)ITIL
23 (27.27 %)MS Exchange
23 (27.27 %)Citrix
23 (27.27 %)Novell
23 (27.27 %)Business Analysis
23 (27.27 %)Finance
23 (27.27 %)Novell eDirectory
32 (18.18 %)Insurance
32 (18.18 %)Pensions
32 (18.18 %)MS Office
32 (18.18 %)Blackberry
41 (9.091 %)Service Management
41 (9.091 %)ITSM
41 (9.091 %)Telecoms
41 (9.091 %)DeltaView
41 (9.091 %)WinForms
41 (9.091 %)Lotus
41 (9.091 %)Remedy
41 (9.091 %)Data Modelling
41 (9.091 %)SLA
41 (9.091 %)Active Directory
41 (9.091 %)Lotus Notes
41 (9.091 %)Oracle Forms
41 (9.091 %)CRM
41 (9.091 %)C
41 (9.091 %)C#
41 (9.091 %)VB.NET
41 (9.091 %).NET
41 (9.091 %)Oracle

Legal
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (9.091 %)WinForms
11 (9.091 %).NET
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (27.27 %)MS Exchange
21 (9.091 %)Lotus Notes
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (18.18 %)MS Office
21 (9.091 %)DeltaView
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (9.091 %)SQL Server
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (9.091 %)Oracle Forms
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (36.36 %)Law
23 (27.27 %)Finance
32 (18.18 %)Insurance
32 (18.18 %)Pensions
41 (9.091 %)Telecoms
41 (9.091 %)Billing
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (54.55 %)Analyst
23 (27.27 %)Administrator
23 (27.27 %)Systems Administrator
23 (27.27 %)Business Analyst
32 (18.18 %)Business Change Analyst
32 (18.18 %)Change Analyst
32 (18.18 %)Support Analyst
41 (9.091 %)Helpdesk Analyst
41 (9.091 %)Business Process Analyst
41 (9.091 %)Developer
41 (9.091 %)Process Analyst
41 (9.091 %)Legal Analyst
41 (9.091 %).NET Developer
41 (9.091 %)C# Developer
41 (9.091 %)VB.NET Developer
41 (9.091 %)IT Administrator
41 (9.091 %)CRM Business Analyst
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (18.18 %)Blackberry
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (27.27 %)ITIL
13 (27.27 %)Business Analysis
21 (9.091 %)Service Management
21 (9.091 %)ITSM
21 (9.091 %)Data Modelling
21 (9.091 %)CRM
21 (9.091 %)Document Management
21 (9.091 %)Problem Management
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (9.091 %)C
11 (9.091 %)C#
11 (9.091 %)VB.NET
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (9.091 %)SLA
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (27.27 %)Novell eDirectory
21 (9.091 %)Active Directory
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (27.27 %)Citrix
13 (27.27 %)Novell
21 (9.091 %)Lotus
21 (9.091 %)Remedy
21 (9.091 %)Oracle